The following table lists selected maintenance and upgrades from 1994 untill the car was taken off the road in 2001 to rebuild it.
The page on Rebuild cost lists the rebuild items
The next table lists items after the rebuild.
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Miles |
date |
Item |
Cost |
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113400 |
5-Jun-94 |
Purchased car |
$ 400.00 |
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113800 |
checked gas mileage, 16.8 |
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113900 |
15-Jun-94 |
patched holes in trunk with fiberglass and polyester resin |
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114000 |
1-Jul-94 |
painted inside doors with POR 15 |
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117000 |
29-Jul-94 |
replaced thermostat |
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119000 |
10-Sep-94 |
exhaust system |
$ 150.00 |
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119000 |
alignment |
$ 50.00 |
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119000 |
12-Sep-94 |
front shocks |
$ 32.00 |
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15-Feb-95 |
windshield wiper motor and linkage |
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1-Aug-95 |
installed Pioneer radio under dash, KE-1818, |
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134000 |
1-Nov-95 |
New Battery and cables |
$ 85.00 |
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142000 |
1-Apr-96 |
checked compression, 100 to 160 psi |
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143000 |
1-Jun-96 |
Engine rebuild: summit 1101 cam, oil pump, True Roller timing set, main and rod bearings, rings, harmonic ballancer, balance seal has offset contact point, temp sensor, motor mounts, |
$ 700.00 |
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143000 |
1-Jun-96 |
Painted engine compartment (Plasticote engine paint did not hold up) |
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Painted grille with Nybco Chrome paint |
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1-Sep-96 |
Painted car: Dupont centari Acrylic enamel B9428A GMC truck and bus code 43, 1994 Alt1, Emerald Green Metalic |
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153000 |
1-Jan-97 |
Accell 9107 Blue point HEI diatributor, stock springs removed, silver springs from kit installed. Accel 140003 Super Coil, distributor was installed using piont style wiring pattern. This is rotated I plug clockwise from the normal HEI position. Power was taken off of the fuse box "ignition" tap |
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157400 |
15-Apr-97 |
2.5" exhaust from Classic Exhaust, 2 chamber turbo muffler |
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157,000 |
15-Apr-97 |
Installed carter AFB carb and GM dual plane manifold from swap meet. 8 sec 0-50 after tuning |
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159000 |
20-May-97 |
4 tires |
$ 320.00 |
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159000 |
20-May-97 |
A arm bushings, upper and lower ball joints, Tie rod ends, center link |
$ 660.00 |
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165000 |
1-Aug-97 |
Water pump and fan |
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172000 |
6-Aug-97 |
gas mileage - 15.0 |
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175000 |
29-Dec-97 |
Exhaust lifter broke, removed both lifters and push rods from effected cylinder and continued trip to NH, got replacement there |
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installed Holly 1850 (4160) carb from swap meet, 9.4 sec shifting at 4000 rpm, Installed Dynomax headers, part #85001 |
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2-Dec-98 |
Comp Cams XE-262 H, part # CL 12-238-2, CS XE262H-10 |
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190000 |
14-Dec-97 |
Rear brakes replaced |
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190,000 |
21-Dec-98 |
B&M transpak, installed step2, high performance street, 0-60 in 8.9 seconds |
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changed trans to type F fluid |
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190000 |
26-Dec-98 |
replaced battery tray |
$ 20.00 |
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14-Dec-98 |
tunned holly carb, 65 jets, white secondary spring |
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Painted headers with Plastocote Ultra high temp paint after sandblasting, lasted one day before failure. |
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1-Jul-99 |
removed front clip and painted engine comartment body color, Used delstar Acrylic enamel, Painted grille with deltron base clear DBU 33723, Indam Silver Metalic |
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1-Jul-99 |
installed 1800 stall convertor, needed larger flexplate and different starter |
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1-Mar-00 |
changed rear from 2.73 to 3.73 gears |
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225,000 |
July-01 | Started rebuild |
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| 225,000 | March 03 | Car passed inspection after rebuild (including 1969 emissions) | $12,418 |
Post restoration Expenses
| miles | Date | Description | Cost |
| 225,000 | March 03 | Car passed inspection after rebuild (including 1969 emissions) | $12,418 |
| April 03 |
NOS front bumper from Ebay |
$ 250.00 |
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| May 03 |
MSD 6AL ignition |
$ 235.00 |
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| May 03 |
Holly Street Avenger 570 CFM carb |
$ 400.00 |
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| 229,000 |
May 03 |
Gas tank strap - Aftermarket strap failed due to incorrect hook design at front of tank. Sandblasted original straps and painted with Zero Rust Will install later | $5 |
| Crossfire distributor cap - In order to neaten up the ignition wires I changed to the Crossfire ignition cap from Classic Enterprises, part # 45123 (609 646 7032, www.classicenterprises.com). I installed Taylor 8 mm Spiro-Pro wires, part # 73051. The wires had to be re-crimped and the sequence is from the front pink/black, red/black, pink/orange. Used the MSD Low resistance bushing in the cap # 8412. Used Smoothie spark plug wire loom kit #50-75611
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$150 | ||
| 230,000 | June 03 | Installed stainless braid over heater hoses to protect them and upgrade appearance. (The after market alternator bracket rubs against the top heater hose). | $60 |
| 230,000 | June 03 | The MSD ignition interferes with the radio. in an effort to reduce the noise I added the MSD Noise Capacitor (# 8830) to Isolate the input to the MSD. It had no effect. | |
| 230,000 | June 03 | Replaced alternator | $66 |
| 231,000 | July 26, 03 | Replaced center link in front end. The Steering knuckle was worn, resulting in play between the steering wheel and tires. | $226
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| 231,000 | July 26, 03 | Installed torque converter cover on trans | 0 |
| 231,600 | July 26, 03 | Adjusted emergency brake cable | 0 |
| 235,000 | Aug 03 | Replaced rear link arms | $331 |
| 235,000 | Aug 03 | Subwoofer, amp and enclosure | $350 |
| Under hood light, Factory item from ebay | $60 | ||
| 235,700 | Oct 03 | New 700r4 Transmission with TV adapter (see 700R4 page) | $1220 |
| 235,700 | Oct 03 | Installation of transmission, oil cooler for transmission | $359 |
| 236,300 | Oct 03 | RPM trigger to activate nitrous system. Installed Adjustable RPM Module (8677) | $130 |
| 236,300 | Oct 03 |
Install Mr Gasket distributor kit to set advance curve (929G). 22-38 deg |
$9 |
| 236,400 | Oct 03 | Nitrous bottle heater | $155 |
| 236,400 | Oct 03 | Nitrous Purge Kit | $95 |
| 236,700 | Nov 03 | 4.53 gear set for 3 series carrier, Strange engineering |
$275 |
| 236,700 | Nov 03 | Replaced rear axles | $300 |
| 236,700 | Nov 03 | Higher speed shift governor for 700 R4 trans (V6 governor), from Bowtie overdrives |
$30 |
| 236,700 | Nov 03 | Installed gear reduction adaptor and 40 tooth gear to fix spedometer error , Performance Automotive and transmission center | $90 |
| 236,700 | Nov 03 | Tuning parts for Holly Carb, Vacuum secondary springs and accelerator pump cams | $60 |
| 236,700 | Nov 03 | Installed brown cam for Holly accelerator pump | |
| 236,700 | Nov 03 | Welded leaks in exhaust, H pipe and arround one clamp, Tightened other clamps and replaced hangers at rear of Mufflers, Passenger side had broken. | |
| Jan 04 | Replaced wipers with Anco 30-16 winter wiper blades | $10 |
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| Jan 04 | Installed Dynamat sound proofing materials for doors and trunk, Dynamat extreme for doors, quarters and hump over rear axle in trunk. used Dynamat original on trunk floor | $260 |
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| Jan 04 | Realligned driver door to prevent rubbing on fender | ||
| 29 Feb 04 | Replaced ignition coil in cap of distributor (Accell Supercoil). | $60 |
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| March 04 | Replaced driveshaft, suspected the shortened driveshaft was the source of high speed vibration. No effect | $320 |
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| Mach 04 | Repaired oil leak, warped timing cover | ||
| March 04 | Adjusted door and window allignment on driver side | ||
| March 04 | Repaired shallow dent on left quarter | ||
| Replaced green carpet in trunk with black material | $30 |
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| Aug 04 | Replaced ingnition coil with MSD coil, replaced plugs, rotor, rotor-coil contacr | $110 |
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| 4 channel power amp for primary speakers | $400 |
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| to do | check radio ground, try longer Power filter capacitor, chips, install sound material ($200), replace 8 ga power lead for sterio with 4 ga($50), Holly secondary springs, |
