91CCFirebird's 1991 Firebird Formula "painted"

[91CCFirebird]

Here are some current pics of the car 5/2008. It is the car I bought from DF. Since it has been in Indiana it has been washed and the radio now works. The nitrous bottle has also been emptied. The plan is to drive it this summer and we will see what winter brings as far as modifications. It drips oil at a pretty good pace and my wife is mad about the spots on the driveway so I am going to be working on that. The rearend howls like some kind of monkey so that to is on the list. The passenger window doesn't go down so as the temperature goes up I am sure the urgency to fix that will also rise.

[HoosierGTA]

Re: 91CCFirebird's 1991 Firebird Formula

Nice to see some more picks ! Now see why my second bird has t-tops if the windows get stuck up ,just take the tops out! Of course I 'll probably have to cage it to fell safe in it if I ever get it on the road! LOL

[tiresmoke!]

Re: 91CCFirebird's 1991 Firebird Formula

Cool score on a "famous" magazine car!

OK, I now count (4) Indiana members with F-bodies...(3) with 3rd-gen cars, with the numbers going toward the Pontiac variant(yourself with the CC 'Bird, HoosierGTA with (2) feathered friends.......IndyShiftMan and myself with Camaros(although his is WAAAAAAAAAAY better than mine).

[HoosierGTA]

Re: 91CCFirebird's 1991 Firebird Formula

I've seen his at a car show we both ended up at in 05 I think and its better than all ours put together .

[tiresmoke!]

Re: 91CCFirebird's 1991 Firebird Formula

I'd lay money on that bet, too...LOL


Still, congrats on the purchase 91CCFirebird!!

[SpiderGearsMan]

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looks like a big monza :P

[91CCFirebird]

Re: 91CCFirebird's 1991 Firebird Formula

Thanks Tiresmoke....its been fun so far.....monza? that is a new one, I have heard bat mobile a couple of times though

[Freiburger]

Re: 91CCFirebird's 1991 Firebird Formula

It didn't drop oil at OUR shop. Hmm. What's leaking and from where? If anything, I'd guess a valve cover. I had changed one when someone pinched through the rubber gaskets. Perhaps it just needs a cinch.

Once again, that rearend howls like an air raid siren. I'll never buy cheapie gears again.

[HoosierGTA]

Re: 91CCFirebird's 1991 Firebird Formula

looks like a big monza :P

I always thought the third gen camaro looked like a second gen monza rear suspension is the same ,I had a 79 monza spider ( for those of youEuropean folks it wasn't a convertible ) so I like them both .

[91CCFirebird]

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It is blowing out the filler cap for one, and runs down the valve cover. I think it is the valve cover gasket on the other side. The plumbing on the pcv valve isn't connected to anything so I hope that is causing the blow by. I took it to a local guy that specialises in C4 corvettes and he is going to look at the plumbing, work on the idle issue and the SES light I get on the highway.

[SpiderGearsMan]

Re: 91CCFirebird's 1991 Firebird Formula

looks like a big monza :P

I always thought the third gen camaro looked like a second gen monza rear suspension is the same ,I had a 79 monza spider ( for those of youEuropean folks it wasn't a convertible ) so I like them both .

old joke
the monza was a great race car body

[Joeys66chevy]

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isnt that like the red twin turbo big block one that went like 287mph or something at bonneville???(drawing a blank on the guys name)

[HoosierGTA]

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If it was white and read he's here on car junkie . It's in his avtar.

[fahrenschnell]

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Gale Banks ;) ....With a twin turbo SBC... But it was an 86 or 87 that Banks used....Both third gen though

Seth

[Freiburger]

Re: 91CCFirebird's 1991 Firebird Formula

You're talking about Jerry Kugel's Firebird with a twin-turbo small-block by Mike Lefevers (Dynoroom here on CJTV). 300-plus mph.