its alive and on the road again (pics)

[glht_omni]

well after all the cleaning, painting and hard work, its all paying off!!
i bought this 91 r/t from knoxville, tn. from the second owner (chrysler exec car) it was already modded pretty good with a 15 psi cal, +20's, magnecores, afpr, battery in the trunk, k&n behind the headlight, full 3" exhaust from the downpipe back, luk clutch eibach lowering springs, kyb gr2 struts and shocks, aftermarket front and rear swaybars, goodyear eagle hp 15" tires.


it has sat since may 05' with a split radiator and a warped head. i took everything out besides the lower end and trans to clean and repaint.
i painted the firewall, frame and inner fenders, i also painted the intake and valve covers. i had the head cleaned, pressure checked, the oil plug welded and milled. i used the thicker mls gasket with copper spray and arp head studs, i used all new gaskets including the valve covers.
i deleted the abs, ac and emissions crap, alltogether shaving about 150lbs plus the benefit of the battery being in the trunk.
for the radiator issue, i went with a 91 spirit tbi radiator from autozone for $105, drilled 2 new holes in the lower support for the radiator pegs, moved the intercooler to the side a little more towards the cone filter for now untill i get the spearco up front. i was able to use the stock r/t fan and overflow bottle. i had to flip the air bag sensors and brackets to the front side of the rad support and ran the driver side head, bumper, fog light wiring harness to the hole closer to the fender to get it out of the way and had to extend the top radiator hose, the lower was fine.
for the abs delete, i just had to remove it, swap out the proportioning valve for a non abs one, replace the 2 brake lines from the master cylinder and extend the sensor wire from the abs to the prop. valve.
i plan to drop a meth bottle where the charchoal canister was.

anyways, this car pulls very hard, but has no wheel hop at all on even pavement, the tires spin equally but gets very good traction with the suspension mods and tires, the tire spin isnt a huge issue neither is torque steer, it sticks very good. i am guessing it is breaking into the 13's with the goodyear eagles.

i am very happy with how it turned out and how it runs, by far the fastest and cleanest of the 3 r/ts i have had running 15psi cals. i cant wait to crank it up more with a shellgame t3 cal this summer.

i already ran a street race with a s10 running a 350 and 4bbl and took his $300

heres the pics.

i get my red hood and grille from jackson at sdac.
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d10/jkp9900/finishedrt001.jpg
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[BadAssPerformance]

Lookin' good! Ready for SDAC :thumb:

[2.216VTurbo]

One sweet, tasteful engine bay:hail::clap: Thank you for resisting the urge that some feel to use red (or some other garish color) split loom and vacuum lines;) That stuff always looks cool in the package...

[glht_omni]

Lookin' good! Ready for SDAC :thumb:
thanks, oh yeah i am very anxious for sdac, this will be my first time and i am very greatful to have a respectable ride to take there, not perfect but a gem compared to some of the other tds i have been happy driving for the past 7 years.
i am sure it will look slightly different under the bay by sdac, fmic and hopefully a meth kit.


One sweet, tasteful engine bay:hail::clap: Thank you for resisting the urge that some feel to use red (or some other garish color) split loom and vacuum lines;) That stuff always looks cool in the package...

yeah i was seeing too much red once i cleaned it up and repainted the firewall, frame and inner fenders. i figured i would just use the grey paint for now and see how i liked it and i do, so this winter i will take the motor out and do it the right way and powder coat the grey, probably the intake too.
i plan to have grey hard pipes for the spearco and use the red silicone couplers. i need a set of srt wheels to paint grey too.
i want to replace those 2 vac lines for the wastegate solenoid, i had to hook it up to see what ecu was really in this car when i got it, before i put the mbc on it and i was running short on hose, its close to the exhaust cam gear.