88LXSleeper
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- Jan 6, 2016
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Nice car, too nice to go too far with it if you want to cruise around in it much. I would keep the exhaust and cats, they keep it from getting a smelly exhaust. Lots of guys say they have a budget but I think that is a relative comment. My car was a
" low" budget build, I have too many toys. I'll say what I did with mine and I'm pretty happy with it for what I spent, around $4000 with car and parts doing all the labor myself, with a lot help from my dad. Here's some highlights........
Junkyard GT40p heads and intake from 1999 Explorer, need to upgrade valve springs
E cam
Weld in frame stiffeners
Strut tower brace
Inexpensive lowering springs and shocks from LMR
Maximum Motorsports pan hard bar
Camber caster plates
Numerous bushings and front end parts
Ran it on a road course and never had an issue with stock brakes with higher temp pads and 4 lugs, planned on getting bigger and better tires but priorities got changed with a new toy car, a Spec Miata, want to go W2W in the near future.
It,s an old car, check all your wear items, rear end clutches, u joints, bushings, etc.....
Here is a short video of some fun I had in her, with 225/ 16 cheap all season tires.
View: https://youtu.be/ldrDFD59NQU
" low" budget build, I have too many toys. I'll say what I did with mine and I'm pretty happy with it for what I spent, around $4000 with car and parts doing all the labor myself, with a lot help from my dad. Here's some highlights........
Junkyard GT40p heads and intake from 1999 Explorer, need to upgrade valve springs
E cam
Weld in frame stiffeners
Strut tower brace
Inexpensive lowering springs and shocks from LMR
Maximum Motorsports pan hard bar
Camber caster plates
Numerous bushings and front end parts
Ran it on a road course and never had an issue with stock brakes with higher temp pads and 4 lugs, planned on getting bigger and better tires but priorities got changed with a new toy car, a Spec Miata, want to go W2W in the near future.
It,s an old car, check all your wear items, rear end clutches, u joints, bushings, etc.....
Here is a short video of some fun I had in her, with 225/ 16 cheap all season tires.
View: https://youtu.be/ldrDFD59NQU
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