Grandpa

[Catmaigne]

Another example of me being a bad influence... This is a friend's car that was scooped up for $325. LT1 with a blown head gasket but only 109k, all power options, air ride, and posi. Car will be getting bolt-ons, gears, and eventually a cam. We've aleady stripped out the emissions crap and AC to save some weight but there is plenty more to go. This will be the fastest car he's ever owned and one of the cheapest up front. A sports car is too expensive and impractical for him so this budget build should get the job done. The local Mustangs won't be pleased.







Car $325
Aluminum heads $200
Head gaskets $35
Head bolts $22
Intake gaskets $8
Exhaust gaskets $25
Hockey puck $3
Spectre filter $22
Aluminum pipe $18
Silicone coupler $5
Stock airbox $10
Obd1 pcm $30
Knock sensors $45
Vacuum caps $4
Oil cooler delete adapter $22

Hoping the bottom end is doing alright... if not it'll be time to hit the junkyard

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[myltwon]

Love the 94-96 roadmasters. I always tell myself if my car ever got totaled I'd swap everything into a bbody wagon or sedan.

[Catmaigne]

They're so uncool and tacky that they've become trendy. Hipsters love crap like this in the same way they love flannels and Volvo 240s.

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[Catmaigne]

This car also banged a guard rail at one point... The drivers side isn't too pretty. Not like it'll ever be a looker anyway.



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[SSlowBoat]

Make it pull the wheels

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[Catmaigne]

So, we got the new heads cleaned up, oiled the guides a little (they've been sitting for a long time), and now they're ready to install. Also dumped some new oil down the lifter valley after removing the milkshake that was in there and primed the motor... some nasty stuff started seeping out of the lifters but the motor turns fine. We have to do some more scraping on the bores to get the rust out and then it will be time to slap it together. This shortblock doesn't owe us anything so it's worth a shot. If it turns out to be a dud then I know where to source another one on the cheap.

[Catmaigne]

It's mostly together. This isn't the most recent pic, it got dark but we kept working. It only needs the exhaust manifolds, alternator, valve covers, throttle body, and maf installed along with coolant. We were being cheap and decided to reuse the stock exhaust bolts only for a few weeks before getting headers. Unfortunately, one of the stock bolts sheared off in the head so we need an ez out. It's getting ARPs early.

Will revisit this later, gotta gey the Camaro ready for OC.

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[harner]

Love it! Unlike the hipsters, I always appreciated the Roadmasters. They don't make cars like that anymore.

[Catmaigne]

Land yachts! I think the Roadie sedan is the ugly duckling of the bunch but that just makes it cheaper to pick up. I dig the Caprice bc they look so similar to the Impy SS but people want them for donk reasons. It needed to be LT powered and in the junker price bracket lol.

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[popo8]

Let me know how u want me to get u the gears.

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