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1997 Black GTP - Soon To Be Thumping.

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Re: 1997 Black GTP, Yet Another Update.

Wow she is gorgeous dude..im jealous as hell. I have to ask how you get the funding for all this
 
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WhiteLightningGTP said:
Clay bar ftmfw. Looks great!
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Indeed. Makes a big difference I think. Every time I clay barred a panel, the clay was almost black with dirt. Talk about nasty.

brandonl2000 said:
good job Dan! that car is to be proud of!
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Thank you kind sir. Still wouldn't mind selling her, even after she looks this good.

Yamahakid88 said:
Wow she is gorgeous dude..im jealous as hell. I have to ask how you get the funding for all this
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Thank you my man.

Well, its taken over two years to get it from completely bone stock to this. The reason I can fund, is because I work Full-time making decent money for a college student. I attend the Community College in my area, which is cheap. Less than $4k a year. I also live from home, since the Community College doesn't have any housing.

So my paycheck consists of a few thing. #1: Food, cause I like to eat. #2: Gas. #3 Girlfriend. #4 Car.
 
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She cleans up pretty good Dano. I really need to stop being lazy and take the bar and polisher to mine. One of these weekends when its not 110* in the garage, I may get off my ars and do what I need to for the car... maybe.

Sad part is that even after all the elbow grease in the world, she won't shine like yours. That black just reflects something fierce.
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Re: 1997 Black GTP, Yet Another Update.

spends hours of clay baring, washing and polishing then drives it down a gravel dusty road??? but at least its really shiny
 
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Not calander shot worthy, it doesnt look right. Background isnt right and for whatever reason in my eyes the edge of the right front bumper/fender have it looking like the car is melting.
 


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Sad but good news.

On my 3.5 setup, my car continuously sees 10* KR through out a WOT pull, especially in the higher RPM range, due to the Valve springs being worn out and tired. Stock with 155k on them. They start to float after 5k+ RPM.

So instead of replacing the springs with new stock ones, this is a great time to upgrade to some 105's. And what comes hand in hand with 105's? A cam. Before, you ask, No I do not have the 105's or the cam. This is just going to happen down the road after I save up some pocket change for the parts.

So in the meantime, I went back to a 3.8 pulley to keep the car safe. Cars sees virtually no KR until I start to hit the higher RPM range again at 5k+, then I see about 3-4* but that is much better than 10*+ on a 3.5, and the car actually feels a wee bit faster since it isn't constantly pulling a butt load of timing non stop through out a WOT pull.

New super small pulley :th_laugh-lol2:


Maximum MPG mode engage, cruise set at 71.
 
Re: 1997 Black GTP, Now Slower, But Yet Faster.

Lol, first person to do ever do a less than 2 inch pully... talk about boosting?
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