This car is sick I would love to build one but once again why not do it to a plain regal why use a T Type or Grand National.
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Saw a video from LSfest on it with Hoonigan Autofocus. Way more technical breakdown.
I am PB and jelly.
I am PB and jelly.
I'd say, why do it to a plain jane regal instead of a ttype or grand national?
* It's much easier to find a super clean turbo car than base regal.
* Not many base regals can't with buckets/console/floor shift.
* harder to find a hardtop base regal, and, who wants to deal with the bodywork/rust of removing the landau?
* styling cues with less chrome, hood bulge, etc.
* guys still sell turbo cars as rollers in good shape
That's 30 seconds worth of thoughts. The value argument doesn't matter as such a car is appraised, and the suspension/drivetrain improvements don't count because at 1000hp you replace the stuff anyways. But the others I listed... when dumping the money in why not start with a clean slate not needing lots of body/interior work? And let's be honest, an ultra low mile base regal still won't be buckets/hardtop and would cost what a turbo car roller in good shape did... not sure about in la-la-bideninflationland these days.
* It's much easier to find a super clean turbo car than base regal.
* Not many base regals can't with buckets/console/floor shift.
* harder to find a hardtop base regal, and, who wants to deal with the bodywork/rust of removing the landau?
* styling cues with less chrome, hood bulge, etc.
* guys still sell turbo cars as rollers in good shape
That's 30 seconds worth of thoughts. The value argument doesn't matter as such a car is appraised, and the suspension/drivetrain improvements don't count because at 1000hp you replace the stuff anyways. But the others I listed... when dumping the money in why not start with a clean slate not needing lots of body/interior work? And let's be honest, an ultra low mile base regal still won't be buckets/hardtop and would cost what a turbo car roller in good shape did... not sure about in la-la-bideninflationland these days.
I've been following him on IG, check him out. Looks like he runs/owns a fabrication shop and this was his business card to show off what they can do...
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Dam that's nice!
I second ck80 about starting with a clean slate. But I also see Tuffregal83 side of things. Turbo cars tended to be better taken care of overall, thus a better base as the "inventory" of available cars started to diminish. It's not like you could get a "body in white" from GM anymore. Nobody really wants to spend countless hours and $$ fixing rust on a hulk just so they can start building the car they want. Or, it could simply be a version of that type of car they always envisioned it should be. It's more cost efficient to start with the cleanest, straightest example. Fortunately, or unfortunately, depending on your viewpoint, this is the smartest move when building any ride. In this case, he already owned the 86 T-type and blew the motor, and he just kept modifying once he put the LS in it. So he's got the car he wanted out of it.
All this complaining about using a T-type...who really wants a TOTALLY stock one, anyway?
It's when they (any G body) get the floors, firewall, wheelhouses cut out and turned into dedicated drag cars that kills them for me. I like spending more than one day a week in the car.
It's when they (any G body) get the floors, firewall, wheelhouses cut out and turned into dedicated drag cars that kills them for me. I like spending more than one day a week in the car.
He used a t type because that's what he had initially... Beyond that, who cares why..
This car makes me go from 6 to midnight everytime I see it. The hoonigan auto focus video from LS fest is so much more indepth as Mike said, he beat me to posting it. But none the less, I'm gonna go watch it again.
This car makes me go from 6 to midnight everytime I see it. The hoonigan auto focus video from LS fest is so much more indepth as Mike said, he beat me to posting it. But none the less, I'm gonna go watch it again.
I love it! These gbodys should be driven. I don’t see too many average people who are impressed by a low mileage, stock performance gbody unfortunately.
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