Re: 92 GTC Convertible Resto
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WOW I love your car! That looks GREAT. Keep up the good work.
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Cant wait to see it done !
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Great thread, subscribed:thumb:
Neon interiror lights? Underdash to look at your feet when you drive at night?
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You might think it's ugly, and the headlight's can be difficult/$$ to locate, but the 93+ upper nose with the exposed headlights is significantly lighter than the old flip style. Also not having the motor and rods in in the center behind the grill leaves plenty of room for a big front mount.
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raccoon
speed holes!
Wat? The hood vents?
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2.216VTurbo
Great thread, subscribed:thumb:
Neon interiror lights? Underdash to look at your feet when you drive at night?
LED, but they wont be on when the car is running, its wired into door open circuit.
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daver
You might think it's ugly, and the headlight's can be difficult/$$ to locate, but the 93+ upper nose with the exposed headlights is significantly lighter than the old flip style. Also not having the motor and rods in in the center behind the grill leaves plenty of room for a big front mount.
Those headlights doors are what got me interested in the car though. I first looked into a 66 Charger and 67 Eldorado, but my mom said they were too old. I moved onto newer cars with flip doors, haha. I agree with the FMIC part, but I do indeed think that the 92-95 front end is butt ugly.
Off to be wetsanded and buffed out, final trim installed:
http://i699.photobucket.com/albums/v...6-22145849.jpg
http://i699.photobucket.com/albums/v...6-22145827.jpg
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Looks pretty awesome so far! I have a twin to that car and was going to be doing the same thing but got too caught up in other cars. It will be this winter before I start on mine. I cant wait to see how yours turns out. Maybe it will inspire me to do mine.......
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Lotashelbys
Looks pretty awesome so far! I have a twin to that car and was going to be doing the same thing but got too caught up in other cars. It will be this winter before I start on mine. I cant wait to see how yours turns out. Maybe it will inspire me to do mine.......
You need to hire me for a week LMAO!
As for the car, its coming along great. I can't wait to see the finished product. I love the louvers in the hood.
Please keep this upto date.
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J&H Ryan
Those headlights doors are what got me interested in the car though. I first looked into a 66 Charger and 67 Eldorado, but my mom said they were too old.
My mom said the same thing with my 66 charger. So... I bought both =)
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Nice project! I'm interested in doing LED exterior lighting on my car as well. Any info would be appreciated as some of the htings I'v ebeen reading don't make much sense. I'd also like to see how they look lit up at night. Is there a way you can post pics of that?
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http://i699.photobucket.com/albums/v...2/DSC05951.jpg
Thats what my Jeep looks like on the inside, and the lebaron will be similar. I may not keep the blue lights I have in the pics above.
As far as exterior, they're easy, I have direct replacement bulbs in the Daytona all around (nothing external is incandescent, except the high beams), the lebaron has the running/brake lights/most interior done, and ill work on the blinkers (they need resistors).
I have all the bulbs needed, just let me know the bulb numbers you need and I can cross reference it.
As far as this thread being updated, I had the car pretty done, and the 8v motor blew a piston land, so its in the middle of a TIII swap, thinking about calling it a Phantom R/TIII now.
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Chrysler built VERY few of those cars with a turbo and a stick. I parted out a white auto that was hit hard and put the powertrain in my 92 coupe. Love the 92-95 wheels.
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Chrysler built VERY few of those cars with a turbo and a stick. I parted out a white auto that was hit hard and put the powertrain in my 92 coupe. Love the 92-95 wheels.
Very true. The same can be said for the V6/5-speed LeBarons. Most of those were exec cars from what I remember. Maybe this one was as well?
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Even at SDAC14 I was accused by 1or2 guys of putting that engine/trans in there as "they didn't put turbos and 568's in lebarons in 92". There were 232 +/- 3 92GTC TI 5spd turbo verts. It may be the first convertible TIII clone if I can beat Jackson, who's is identical to mine. I got mine first though ;)
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J&H Ryan
It may be the first convertible TIII clone if I can beat Jackson, who's is identical to mine. I got mine first though ;)
Um...IIRC, Jackson sold his 92 'vert to Turbokid...