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ybuy4n

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PostSubject: 1981 fairmont 2 eye 2 door   1981 fairmont 2 eye 2 door Icon_minitimeSun Dec 28, 2008 11:22 pm

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i picked on a local big block chevelle, i hole shotted the hell out of him and won the first race by a fender.damn that was fun!
2nd race,he jumped a little on me and won by a fender.
He was on motor and i was on the 150 shot.he runs 7.20's on motor.


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PostSubject: Re: 1981 fairmont 2 eye 2 door   1981 fairmont 2 eye 2 door Icon_minitimeMon Dec 29, 2008 1:02 am

Love the stock appearance (no hood bulge!) and it sounds like it's pretty fast!
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PostSubject: Re: 1981 fairmont 2 eye 2 door   1981 fairmont 2 eye 2 door Icon_minitimeTue Dec 30, 2008 12:25 am

its slow lol.



jk man!!
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PostSubject: Re: 1981 fairmont 2 eye 2 door   1981 fairmont 2 eye 2 door Icon_minitimeMon Mar 30, 2009 6:58 pm

this was what i started with. 4 cyl./auto
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PostSubject: Re: 1981 fairmont 2 eye 2 door   1981 fairmont 2 eye 2 door Icon_minitimeFri Apr 03, 2009 11:26 pm

Do you leave the anti-rollbar hooked up while you're street driving the car?
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PostSubject: Re: 1981 fairmont 2 eye 2 door   1981 fairmont 2 eye 2 door Icon_minitimeSun Apr 05, 2009 4:46 pm

yes,it stays hooked up.it is a stabilizer for the whole car.its not a daily driver anyways.
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PostSubject: Re: 1981 fairmont 2 eye 2 door   1981 fairmont 2 eye 2 door Icon_minitimeSun Apr 05, 2009 5:15 pm

ybuy4n wrote:
yes,it stays hooked up.it is a stabilizer for the whole car.its not a daily driver anyways.

Reason I asked, our roads up here can get quite shitty. Especially after the winter months. I was advised by the owner of TeamZ motorsports, that if I plan on doing a lot of street driving(which I do) to make a quick disconnect for one side...ie a pin instead of a bolt, that way I could quickly connect or disconnect the link. He advised to leave it disconnected on the street to avoid bending the links. He told me that he has seen guys drive with them hooked up for years, and no problems. Then he has also see guys leave his shop, and within a couple of miles (bad roads) bend them.
My car isn't going to be a daily driver either, but I just don't want to trash a $250 - $300 part.
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PostSubject: Re: 1981 fairmont 2 eye 2 door   1981 fairmont 2 eye 2 door Icon_minitimeTue Apr 07, 2009 6:13 pm

Awesome car man! I'm building up my 4 door in almost the same way, just i'm putting in through the floor SFC's and my engine wont be as stout. It will be a stock block 5L(the 351 is coming soon) with ported 351 heads and alittle spray.

I'm in the midst of cutting out and filling my spare tire holder, are the braces under yours for mounting the fuel cell to?
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Revolution909 wrote:
Awesome car man! I'm building up my 4 door in almost the same way, just i'm putting in through the floor SFC's and my engine wont be as stout. It will be a stock block 5L(the 351 is coming soon) with ported 351 heads and alittle spray.

I'm in the midst of cutting out and filling my spare tire holder, are the braces under yours for mounting the fuel cell to?
I dont know what your preference for gears are,but i highly recommend 4.10's for the fairmont.I was going to put in 3.73's but im glad that I didnt.the difference is huge!! Now that im going to eventually put in a powerglide,i wont need to change out the gears.


You say that your engine wont be as stout.Believe it or not;the cam in my engine came from a stock 1995 mustang,i do have a 200 shot on top of it though.The n.o.s makes up for alot.
I would also like to do a 351 swap in the future.I have found a few e series ford vans with the 5.8 l still in them and they go for about 125.00 complete.My plans for the 351 include,my other cam-.565/.574 lift,, a single plane intake and a set of 185 or 205 AFR heads.

The reason behind cutting out the spare tire well was to lose weight(those are heavy),my stock gas tank wasnt going to be used anyway.the braces were to help support the weight of the cell,just in case the sheetmetal wasnt thick enough(used to be a honda hood)
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PostSubject: Re: 1981 fairmont 2 eye 2 door   1981 fairmont 2 eye 2 door Icon_minitimeFri Apr 10, 2009 1:57 pm

Best use for a Honda hood I've seen yet!
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PostSubject: Re: 1981 fairmont 2 eye 2 door   1981 fairmont 2 eye 2 door Icon_minitimeFri Apr 10, 2009 6:09 pm

yeah, i agree.Thats why I used another honda hood for my rear firewall behind the rear seat.
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PostSubject: Re: 1981 fairmont 2 eye 2 door   1981 fairmont 2 eye 2 door Icon_minitimeSat Apr 11, 2009 8:00 pm

butchered hondas FOR THE WIN
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PostSubject: Re: 1981 fairmont 2 eye 2 door   1981 fairmont 2 eye 2 door Icon_minitimeThu May 07, 2009 10:04 am

I love the 2 door sedans. I have 79 4cyl auto that I drive around from time to time. I keep it around for one reason and what you have done to yours is the reason. I love the car man it looks like a real sleeper. Very Happy
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PostSubject: rear coilovers   1981 fairmont 2 eye 2 door Icon_minitimeSun May 31, 2009 7:29 pm

I finally got around to getting th coilovers installed.I didnt get the install photos because it took till 3:00 am to finish.I have carrerra coilover shocks with QA1 130# springs.I need to switch to a softer 110# springs to have a better launch,but it still leaves as straight as an arrow.the install looks really clean.These guys are very professional in their work.


What do you guys think?
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i also cut out the crash bars in the doors.this lost about 20 # out of the car.With the door panels back on,you cant tell any different.Its definitely lighter.
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