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Street Legal for the first time since 1988
« on: August 08 2016, 01:46:05 PM »
Still got a couple of things to do but it got registered and driven this morning for the first time since the late '80's.
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Re: Street Legal for the first time since 1988
« Reply #1 on: August 08 2016, 02:03:29 PM »
Looks really good!
Very urban setting - I only expect to see mesquite and goats in the background.
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Re: Street Legal for the first time since 1988
« Reply #2 on: August 08 2016, 02:14:55 PM »
Cool. Next: nitrous and slicks!
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Street Legal for the first time since 1988
« Reply #3 on: August 08 2016, 02:31:01 PM »
Very nice Steve
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Re: Street Legal for the first time since 1988
« Reply #4 on: August 08 2016, 02:31:28 PM »
Nice! :cheers:   I heard you were the original Rockford files? :)   What power plant does that thing have under the hood?
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Re: Street Legal for the first time since 1988
« Reply #5 on: August 08 2016, 03:31:13 PM »
Those are pecan trees, Dave.  My brother planted those back in the '50's for the city of Eden.

396 engine/turbo 400 tranny
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Re: Street Legal for the first time since 1988
« Reply #6 on: August 08 2016, 04:35:13 PM »
The whole thing looks pretty nice.
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Street Legal for the first time since 1988
« Reply #7 on: August 08 2016, 05:15:52 PM »
I bet it's a handful with a 396 and street tires
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Re: Street Legal for the first time since 1988
« Reply #8 on: August 08 2016, 05:28:15 PM »
Not really. It's the 325 HP version and I took some compression out when I rebuilt it. 3.07 rear end. I built it to cruise.
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Re: Street Legal for the first time since 1988
« Reply #9 on: August 08 2016, 06:35:34 PM »
Have to wait a few months or do it early for some topless motoring.

Looks good
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Re: Street Legal for the first time since 1988
« Reply #10 on: August 08 2016, 07:02:51 PM »
It is 106 in my shop right now...topless motoring would have to be about 2 in the morning right now.  I think November and April are the two best months for that like you said. 
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Re: Street Legal for the first time since 1988
« Reply #11 on: August 08 2016, 07:28:46 PM »
Awesome car.  Great job getting it back on the road!
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Re: Street Legal for the first time since 1988
« Reply #12 on: August 09 2016, 10:32:28 AM »
looks good - now get that dodge done!
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Re: Street Legal for the first time since 1988
« Reply #13 on: August 09 2016, 10:54:23 AM »
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Re: Street Legal for the first time since 1988
« Reply #14 on: August 09 2016, 01:56:12 PM »
Nice!  :cheers:


It reminds me of the Firebird 68-69? Orange & White convertible I had for about 3 months.
I was driving it to work & one day & a guy yells out at our job site "who's car is that & you want to sell it?"
He was the president of the Winnipeg Firebird club & I sold the next day for about $3300 in the early 80's.
I think it was an Automatic but I could be wrong? They look sorta similar & yours jogged my memory. 
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