That looks like a must do, heck they even got hoods for the trucks too.. kinda cool..
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'87 Olds Cutlass Supreme. You vote
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You would run inline air filters with dual turbo inlets in the front? I think just move the battery to the trunk and then cutout both of the front of the front inner fenders and stuff the air cleaners in there to pull the air from right behind the bumper, hidden and subtle.
beags86
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Actually, I have been thinking maybe a custom hood with two scoops feeding the turbos on each side.
But not scoops that are above the hood line, but below.
Like the scoops that road race cars use to vent their brakes.
But not scoops that are above the hood line, but below.
Like the scoops that road race cars use to vent their brakes.
Naca ducts I think is the scooo you are referring to.
beags86
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Pic?
beags86
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Yep, some thing like that.
Those are cool, lots of air too, low profile.
beags86
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Then add a inverted heat exchanger scoop in the front of the hood for the intercooler/rad.
Like this RS Camaro.
Nothing nearly that aggressive though.
Something really simple and subdued.
Like this RS Camaro.
Nothing nearly that aggressive though.
Something really simple and subdued.
beags86
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Omg I jizzed my pants..
No you can't... I think the logic is like changing the rules of a football game in the middle of the 2nd quarter.
I call bs.. admin is god therefore logic does not apply..
beags86
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beags86
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So since @CK5 won't let me change the poll.... do I build this car a into:
A- sleeper, just turbos and engine, leave the rest.
B- a full out car like the Roadster shop Camaro
C- kind of in between, fender flares, like early in the thread, hood scoop, air splitter under the bumper etc etc, but mostly stock body.
A- sleeper, just turbos and engine, leave the rest.
B- a full out car like the Roadster shop Camaro
C- kind of in between, fender flares, like early in the thread, hood scoop, air splitter under the bumper etc etc, but mostly stock body.
A. Sleeper all the way
beags86
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I figure that what most will say. Sleeper. Basically leave the car the way it is, with a twin turbo 6.0.... and with my ADD that just might happen, lets see my 406 for the 79 is sitting on the engine stand, only a few feet from when I got it picked up from the dyno..... the 496 for the 76 is currently unknown status at the machine shop..... now I am playing with this.... I don't need another engine swap project....
It will probably be sort of a sleep status for awhile, pretty sure I'll go pure junkyard/ebay on this for awhile... then slowly start the g-machine status. I already started to look for another g body frame to start working on.... I want to go pretty full on with the frame on this car. (boxed, narrowed, gusseted, etc, etc,) that has been the plan from day one in my head.
I am thinking I work on a different frame then just do a frame swap someday.
@folkenheath do you know if the 78, 79, 80, 81 frames are the same as 82-88 g body frames?
It will probably be sort of a sleep status for awhile, pretty sure I'll go pure junkyard/ebay on this for awhile... then slowly start the g-machine status. I already started to look for another g body frame to start working on.... I want to go pretty full on with the frame on this car. (boxed, narrowed, gusseted, etc, etc,) that has been the plan from day one in my head.
I am thinking I work on a different frame then just do a frame swap someday.
@folkenheath do you know if the 78, 79, 80, 81 frames are the same as 82-88 g body frames?
I am pretty sure all the suspension parts interchange between the years from 78 - 87, but I don't know about the frames themselves. I think the answer is yes, but I don't know for sure. So you would want to find out for sure before you start working on a different year. I know I put a front nose off an 85 on my 81, but the core support didn't change so it attached to the frame the same.
I vote in between. Not really a sleeper, but not a g looking machine either. Forget all the fancy turbo inlets and whizbang looking gadgets that will make it look faster than it is. Get some nice rims for it (maybe 17s) and a good solid drivetrain and suspension and maybe even a new paintjob with fiberglass bumpers, but redoing the whole front clip sounds a little over the top. And I agree, you have too many projects going at once, makes me wonder if any of them will get finished for 10 years or more. From what I have seen when people start too many at the same time none of them get done, either from lack of time, or lack fo funds, or both. All your resources will be too spread out.
I vote in between. Not really a sleeper, but not a g looking machine either. Forget all the fancy turbo inlets and whizbang looking gadgets that will make it look faster than it is. Get some nice rims for it (maybe 17s) and a good solid drivetrain and suspension and maybe even a new paintjob with fiberglass bumpers, but redoing the whole front clip sounds a little over the top. And I agree, you have too many projects going at once, makes me wonder if any of them will get finished for 10 years or more. From what I have seen when people start too many at the same time none of them get done, either from lack of time, or lack fo funds, or both. All your resources will be too spread out.
