This is my hideous excuse for a car. I bought it for $350 with a n/a 2.5L with 230,000 miles on it. I wanted to learn how a car works... boy was I stupid. The engine is good and I fell in love with the burnouts. Fast forward a couple months of research and three engines later and you have this amalgamation of the best the junkyard has to offer!
This is the heart of the beast. You see a nearly stock turbo 2.5L from a '89 spirit, the wiring harness from a '88 caravelle, the ecu and fuel rail from a '89 caravan, and I think the fuel pump is off some V6 spirit. I've added a manual boost controller (set for 13psi, but not shown) and I'm tweaking placement of the hoses right now. So far no intercooler cause I'm poor and its cold enough outside to make up for it. Its not all that fast yet, but its a lot of fun beating up on mustangs.
The wagon didn't stop that quickly with the stock brakes, so I did a bit of research into the SLH package. And after a lucky find at the junkyard I got the back vented rotors/drums and rear axle off an '89 Lebaron GTC, the 11" front brakes, and the 24mm master cylinder. This tin box stops QUICK.
There is no way this car would even run if it wasn't for my friends. Guys, if you're reading this, you rule. For the rest down I dedicate to the two craziest ones.
This is Chuck's 1990 Pontiac Bonneville. There was once a set of concrete steps (they were there), a speed limit sign (didn't agree with it), and a little old lady (deserved it, never told me why). Chuck is insane. This is Jason's Big Red Beast. Chuck's Uncle Timmy ripped out the 2.3L EFI 4cylinder engine and replaced it with a late 70's 302. The donor car's identity has been lost to the mists of time. And alcohol. Nobody knows how it runs except Timmy who attached the thingamajig to the doohickey and adjusted the whatchamacallit. This makes it go faster. Jason rebuilt the engine and hopes to have it up and haulin around town soon. At least as soon as somebody finds the doohickey.
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