My advice to every highschool/college student with one of these cars is this: Buick 350 with a RV like cam, go for low end torque, and top it with a Q-jet. A 2004r trans will bolt right in place of a TH200, you have a TH350, if that crossmember is different, it's just a matter of finding a TH200 one from a later year. Then rear gears no higher than 3.23's, and if your oil pressure is good, 2.73's. That car will net you 23-28 mpgs and still have nice enough accel to put a smile on your face. I netted 23mpg's with a 455(I was looking for a 350 when I found the 455 cheap) with 3.23's, but you already have a 350 and the Buick 350 is a direct bolt in for the 231. My old Firebird had a 400 with an RV cam of unknown specs, a 700r4 and 2.73 gears and it got 18mpgs minimum and averaged 25mpg's on all road trips. Perfect for a broke college student. Then when you get out of school, let the fun start! That's my two cents. Oh yes, if you are unhappy with the interior, definately get it done or improved.
Leather interior? i didnt think that leather was an option on these cars. All interior parts are interchangable from the nova, ventura, omega, although the ventura did have a few different options, but they will fit.
hmm. its not cloth seats. its like really tough. i thought it was leather ou: . my car now gets around 23-26 mpg. . rv cam? where can i find one of theses. i want to go to a junk yard or something and find a old wrecked car (old corvette, camaro, cheveele, etc) and getting parks off.
ah, thats vinyl seats looks pretty good, just needs some little things like the back bumper filler pieces and a new tail light it looks like.
looking forward to seeing it progress maybe by next summer i will be doing an engine transplant. going to put some power in my 4 door lol
lol. me too. i want to find a old motor and build it. i like mine. especially for the price. just worked hard all summer for it ;p
rear bumper fillers and tail lights are very hard to find. you can get the aftermarket fillers at www.replicaplastics.com they are a terrible fit but there are no other options. you will haveto scour wrecking yards and evil-bay for tail lights.
where in alabama are you i have a running buick 350 and 350 turbo trans i am in nashville tn...... scott
My rear fillers fit okay, the right side fit without any cutting the the left i spend about 4 hours with a hack saw.
dans post earlier oops just clicked it and it was wrong lol heres the link to the buick ones http://www.replica-plastics.com/EditParts.aspx?Make=Buick
what would make it faster for cheap? i am thinking about putting a 4 bbl on it. i want a cheap cam but a good one. any suggestions?
