BrutalB.... what can I say... she is a woman and a worry wart. Her mother is even worse. I've already told her that if she gets to be like her mother... I ain't staying around and I'm taking my son with me. He don't need to suffer her antics either.
Blanco... it's what I'm pretty much trying to do but both my dad and the woman are creating roadblocks for me.... although I did show the woman how I found a used tranny with only 48k miles on it for $350 from my dad's buddy's salvage yard. Warrantied for 35k miles... sweet deal I must say. I'm constantly listening (despite the fact I'm deaf) and feeling the car searching for signs of trouble. I want to attempt to work out any major issues before I start collecting parts to boost the engine. I did find out reman/rebuilt tranny are usually more than a new tranny... kind of odd in my opinion but that's what I found, so my choices are above mentioned or new tranny and have my pops put it in for me. I've decided against an actual swap because I am seeing the curve between the D and B series boosting and performance costs and I really don't want a loud engine as most people are saying the B-Series are loud (as I'm more pursuing a sleeper build... you know... that quiet little guy walking around with a huge stick). I may go B-Series once I've gotten my hands dirty and have blown the D to hell and back. By that time I'll have my private funds built up and have the know-how.
Jeef... thanks for moving the thread and sorry to have to bother you for it.
Blanco/Jeef... ok 15's is the word from the two of you... I know I ain't touching chrome doves due to weight issues and maintenance cleaning to keep it clear of pits (the less external maintenance I have to worry about the better)... should I even change from factory steels and go with a light weight set of rims or is it not that much of a difference using steels vs lightweights? (to go that route I'd definitely have to locknut them and drop an alarm on the car cuz folks around here are even desperate enough to steel factory steel rims)
If ya'll are interested I'll keep ya'll posted and show some current pictures prior to mods and such. Once again... thank you all for your input and suggestions and ideas and thank you for not roasting/ignoring me because I'm new here.
Blanco... it's what I'm pretty much trying to do but both my dad and the woman are creating roadblocks for me.... although I did show the woman how I found a used tranny with only 48k miles on it for $350 from my dad's buddy's salvage yard. Warrantied for 35k miles... sweet deal I must say. I'm constantly listening (despite the fact I'm deaf) and feeling the car searching for signs of trouble. I want to attempt to work out any major issues before I start collecting parts to boost the engine. I did find out reman/rebuilt tranny are usually more than a new tranny... kind of odd in my opinion but that's what I found, so my choices are above mentioned or new tranny and have my pops put it in for me. I've decided against an actual swap because I am seeing the curve between the D and B series boosting and performance costs and I really don't want a loud engine as most people are saying the B-Series are loud (as I'm more pursuing a sleeper build... you know... that quiet little guy walking around with a huge stick). I may go B-Series once I've gotten my hands dirty and have blown the D to hell and back. By that time I'll have my private funds built up and have the know-how.
Jeef... thanks for moving the thread and sorry to have to bother you for it.
Blanco/Jeef... ok 15's is the word from the two of you... I know I ain't touching chrome doves due to weight issues and maintenance cleaning to keep it clear of pits (the less external maintenance I have to worry about the better)... should I even change from factory steels and go with a light weight set of rims or is it not that much of a difference using steels vs lightweights? (to go that route I'd definitely have to locknut them and drop an alarm on the car cuz folks around here are even desperate enough to steel factory steel rims)
If ya'll are interested I'll keep ya'll posted and show some current pictures prior to mods and such. Once again... thank you all for your input and suggestions and ideas and thank you for not roasting/ignoring me because I'm new here.
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