I will be posting all my updates and current goings on with this car in here.

Engine has unrebuilt 166,000 miles on it.



All the spark plug wires were reversed when I bought the car. Easy fix.





I just recently, as of yesterday, installed my new RB performance non-port exhaust.











Before I installed this, I had crap long headers that "almost" fit onto a flextube, then to a off brand muffler.

Now my car will get sideways around a turn.



next I will be upgrading all the bushings to polyurethane. Then I will move on to rear lower control arms, weather striping, window motors, headlight assemblies; I want a good base before I start the upgrades.

I have KONI adjustable race suspension in the garage so I will likely be installing that coupled with RB springs and sway bars.



I will start building an enlarged street ported 12A with matching exhaust ports next weekend, my nephews are down from VA this weekend.



I'll post more updates soon.



What's a good performance electric fan for this car?

I don't want to do much fabrication as I'm looking for easy installs, but I will if needed. I heard a dual fan from the Toyota MR2 works very well.

 

beautiful car man! wish mine still looked that good haha

 

its not looking that good lighting was the key to the photo.



im buying another 85 w/ the 12a sunday for $400 no title for parts, so if anybody in SW FL wants a shell for a racer, one will be available soon on the free.

ill let you guys know when im done.

 

damn, florida's too far away lol

 

Efan question:



I'm using a set of twin fans from a 1st Gen MR2. They go in very easily and work/look great.

 

thanks man, that what i will probably use.

 

Here's a picture. There is a "hook" or lip of metal on the top of the fan housing, which sits nicely in the little gutter that runs along the top of the radiator. Then, just drill two holes (one on each side) in the fan housing to match up with two of the mounting points for the original fan shroud. Use the original bolts to attach, and that's all there is to mounting it. You can see one of the bolts in the picture.



Then I went to Autozone and picked up an adjustable fan controller for $17.00 to run the system, and that has worked out very nicely. They had it behind the counter, not out on the shelf, so you have to ask for it.



The fan blades and motors can be removed from the housing if you want to clean/paint it before installation. I soaked mine in Muriatic Acid mixed 50% with water for about an hour, and it came out bare metal ready for primer and paint. You can pick the acid up for a few bucks/gallon at any hardware store, and it's a real time-saver.



Good luck, hopefully this information will help.

 

thanks for the info Kentetsu. it will help me out later on in this build.



i just picked up a parts car today for $400. it has the 4:10 rear end in it among many other things that i will be gutting.



a pic of her best side.

 

eesh. drop a 20b in with a ford 9" in the rear and make her a drag car.

 

i like your thinking:drive: