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78F350 · 09-06-2021, 08:14 PM

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Originally Posted by ike84

That's awesome! Hoowf they clear the brakes? Is that a 2.5? ...

I didn't think that 15s would clear the brakes, but these wheels do on the rear and just barely bind on the front caliper. That's using wheel studs and 20mm spacers. I just ordered some 25mm spacers to see what that does in front.

The car is a 2001 base ...with a 2.5L set up with the intake and throttle off a 2.7L.

The wheels are pretty odd at 15x8.5 and deep. I pulled them off of a rat-eaten 924 that I bought, then traded. I haven't found much info on them.

itsnotanova · 10-02-2021, 08:14 PM

LS4 and 6 speed from a Pontiac G6

78F350 · 10-03-2021, 11:21 AM

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Originally Posted by itsnotanova

LS4 and 6 speed from a Pontiac G6

That would be nice, or even a supercharged 3800. For now I have too many other projects so I'm planning to work with the 2.8L 6 that's in it. I do see a couple salvage G6s on Copart and I'll watch for a good one to part.

itsnotanova · 10-10-2021, 10:36 AM

Both the LS4 and 3800sc are good cheap motors that are capable of 500hp. I prefer the LS only because there's such a huge aftermarket support for it. The 88 was a good year as they attempted to put a better rear suspension on it. I had a brief fling with Fiero's and bought one. I never did anything with it.

78F350 · 10-24-2021, 10:15 PM

Then there was a Gambler 500 Rally (An arguably $500 car running 500 miles of back-road checkpoints) that I needed a car for so I got a slightly wrecked CR-V with a bent frame.

Luckily my son-in-law got me access to a frame machine to get it bent back into shape. A quick paint job in the driveway, some accessories bolted on, and a little work with a Sawzall and sledge and it was ready to go...

Now I think that I can spend a couple months focused on the Fiero and some Boxster projects.