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c_creations



Joined: 20 Jan 2004
Posts: 205
Location: south dakota: SALTY ROAD CAPITAL :(

Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2004 11:35 pm    Post subject: Body Kits  

Does anyone know where i can get body kits for a 1985 Delta 88 royale brom or however you spell it. :?:
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88delta88



Joined: 09 Jun 2003
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Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2004 9:44 am    Post subject:  

Thats a big body style still in 85, right? I really dont think you'll find anything premade - I would make one yourself if you are up to it...
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c_creations



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Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2004 9:50 am    Post subject: Thats what i thought  

Thats what i figured but ive never worked with fiberglass resign before.
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86Delta



Joined: 06 Nov 2003
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Location: NJ, USA

Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2004 11:14 am    Post subject:  

i have a question... not to be a dick or anything but why do you want to rice out an 85 Delta 88?
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c_creations



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Location: south dakota: SALTY ROAD CAPITAL :(

Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2004 1:11 pm    Post subject: understood  

86delta i completly understand. my car is mint though and i want a buick GNX or a Grand National but i cant get one around here. this thing is a sleeper its so pimp or i thnk so when someone pulls up in there saleen mustang i just flip em off and then nod for the race i dust em without putting it to the floor. i dunno since i cant have a nissan skyline not because of 2 fast 2 furious just because ive thought that there a kewl car way before fast and the furious has ever been out, i have an oldsmobile the prime of its time.

i have pictures on my website
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88delta88



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Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2004 1:24 pm    Post subject:  

Fibreglassing is easy... Or so I hear... If you can paper mache, you can fibreglass. Those kinda cars look better just lowered, i think. They are THE pimp mobile otherwise...

Besides that, if you did get a body kit for it, parking lots, speed bumps and other road hazards will take care of it in about 6 months...

What kind of motor / modifications do you have to help you win against a mustang saleen? 307 alone don't cut it...
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c_creations



Joined: 20 Jan 2004
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Location: south dakota: SALTY ROAD CAPITAL :(

Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2004 1:28 pm    Post subject: LS6  

i plan on getting the vortech LS6 corvette engine with a twin turbo it only punches out about 650 horse or something on that order i know a guy that put one in his 43 ford its so fast
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Brando



Joined: 06 Jun 2003
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Location: Michigan, USA

Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2004 3:50 pm    Post subject:  

No dude...put a Olds 350 in it and tune the hell out of it, and if you want even more power add a turbo in....I know stroker will have something to add... :)

Oh yea, you might be able to get a body kit custom made for your car, but I would recommend just lowering it to a racing stance (high rear, low front)....

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88delta88



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Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2004 5:13 pm    Post subject:  

Brando, I have to disagree with your styling preferences... I think deltas kick ass with front and rear just a-draggin! And 13" wire knock offs!! yeah.... =P~ But thats just me...
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Psyco Diver 69



Joined: 21 Sep 2003
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Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2004 5:45 pm    Post subject:  

Brando wrote: No dude...put a Olds 350 in it and tune the hell out of it, and if you want even more power add a turbo in....I know stroker will have something to add... :)

I see someone is thinking along my lines, I don't know where stroker is, theres another thread about c_creations asking how to make is Delta perform better and stroker hasn't said anything, but I think me and BigBlock covered everything anyways
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Cutlass95Ciera



Joined: 27 Jun 2003
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Location: Portage, Michigan

Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2004 6:21 pm    Post subject:  

Brando wrote: No dude...put a Olds 350 in it and tune the hell out of it, and if you want even more power add a turbo in....I know stroker will have something to add... :)TOC Admin
Brando
Is it true that a 350 can in turn be faster then a 455, just because the 455 is a big heavy ass moter, and a 350 is smaller??
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Psyco Diver 69



Joined: 21 Sep 2003
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Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2004 6:33 pm    Post subject:  

Cutlass95Ciera wrote: Is it true that a 350 can in turn be faster then a 455, just because the 455 is a big heavy ass moter, and a 350 is smaller??

Possibly, 455s make tons of torque while 350s make lots of HP. I've seen a couple 455s pushing 300 hp with still running mid to high 12s becuase they have somuch torque. A 350 has a great bore to stroke ratio (better than a chevy 350). Its doesn't take much to make a 455 run fast but parts are more expensive, while a 350 is less expensive but takes more to make to run as fast, in the end their about equal but a 455 will be faster.
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Brando



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Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2004 6:55 pm    Post subject:  

Psyco Diver 69 wrote: but I think me and BigBlock covered everything anyways

BigBlock didn't post in this topic yet..... :shock:

:laughing:

And 88delta88, I have to agree on the low front and and low rear...I was thinking G-Body Cutlass....

I have to disagree with the 13" spokes though...lol
I wanted them at first, but I gave it thought and to keep those in shape is a lot of work.....cleaning those is a biotch....

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strokercutlass



Joined: 09 Jun 2003
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Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2004 9:36 pm    Post subject:  

Quote: I know stroker will have something to add

Brando, I'd have to say.....umm...nevermind...after including saleen dusting, body kits, nissan skyline, and fast and the furious in the same post, I just don't think I'm gonna go there...lol

Quote: Its doesn't take much to make a 455 run fast but parts are more expensive, while a 350 is less expensive but takes more to make to run as fast, in the end their about equal but a 455 will be faster.

Psycho...you COMPLETELY lost me there..lol the majority of parts for a 350 or 455 are nearly identical in price, and given the same conditions and dollars invested, the 455 will be faster.

[QUOTE][Is it true that a 350 can in turn be faster then a 455, just because the 455 is a big heavy ass moter, and a 350 is smaller??/QUOTE]

engine weights.... 350 weighs 560 lbs, 455 weighs 620 lbs the 60 lbs of weight difference can be easily overcome, and even in stock trim, the 455 "should" beat a stock 350 of a comparable year in a comparable vehicle, due to hp and torque differences

If that delta has a stock 307 in it, a 350 will bolt right in....
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TheDarkShadow



Joined: 17 Jan 2004
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Location: Virginia Beach, VA

Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2004 10:30 pm    Post subject:  

I say drop a 455 in it. have more fun... and give it a rake! rear in air, nose on ground!
Thats what mine kinda is, not by suspension mods but by tires, front is 235/60/r15, rears r 275/60/r15. nice big tires in back for traction (although in rain, i cant hold the road for %@#) and low, but wide tires in front for cornering *it seems to me i can fly through on-ramps just fine while other pos imports with ''superb'' handling cant go as fast.. *shrug*
I WAS going to put a 455 in my delta, but i changed my mind since the body is in so-so shape *got about 6 cdifferent colors total*, so i decided to switch and put it in a g-body, and i came across an 87 salon t-top, so thats gonna recieve it :)
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