Tripleb45's Firebird 383 Stroker build log

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Ok I will put pics and vids in here from now on to cut down on the multiple threads. Now on to the build.

I actually started off with a crappy black running 1994 Camaro I bought on CL for 650 bucks.

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A week later I bought another 1996 roller Camaro for 500 bucks.

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My original plan was to do a basic V6 motor swap. After going online to forums I was motivated to do a V8 swap. I thought about doing an LS1 but the engine by itself was about 3500 bucks and from my understanding an LS1 is very limited in what you can do in the mod department, so I looked at an LT1 swap. That motor was about 2000 bucks. After a log of pricing around and did not like the price so I decided to sell both cars.

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Days after I put my cars up for sale, I saw a CL ad that had a 1994 Firebird Formula for sale for 1000 bucks. The motor was a LT1 //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/veryhappy.gif.fec4fed33b4a1279cf10bdd45a039dae.gif//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif:nerd:and it was said to have been blown. I offered to trade my running camaro for his non running firebird. We agreed on a straight trade. NOT EVEN 3 days later I found out it was the starter and head gasket. I put a starter in it and it ran smooth.

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So basically I paid 650 for a running Firebird Formula that needs about 500 bucks worth of work. (not including mods of course) FTW

Another good thing about this build is that my mechanic wants my camaro roller and is willing to help me restore my Firebird for it. FTW

Here are the vids (in order) of my build.

YouTube - My firebird

YouTube - firebird progress

YouTube - Firebird Starter Results

YouTube - Firebird update 7-23-2010

YouTube - New Firebird Update 7-29-2010

Newest vid

YouTube - LT1 Rebuild 7-31-2010 update

Please help me out by subscribing to my channel and commenting on my videos. It would really help me out.

 
You should of just never bought the 2 Camaro's.....Why not buy one that is V-8 and is running in the first place?...

Btw, this is a Car Audio Build Log Section on a Car Audio Forum....

 
You should of just never bought the 2 Camaro's.....Why not buy one that is V-8 and is running in the first place?
Btw, this is a Car Audio Build Log Section on a Car Audio Forum....
I know, the one that was running was not for sale at the time, but it worked out better in the end. Also Misfit suggested it so it is cool thanks for the heads up.

 
Either way, Firebird looks nice, got a good deal trading that piece of a camaro lol.....Make sure to put some nice wheels on it and lower it with a WS6 hood and spoiler...

 
I know, the one that was running was not for sale at the time, but it worked out better in the end. Also Misfit suggested it so it is cool thanks for the heads up.
I suggested a dedicated thread for this because you were making a bunch of new ones that went nowhere. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

 
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