Project : Thunderbolt

[Professur]

As most of you know, Last spring, I bought a '91 GMC Sonoma, and spent some time trying to figure out how to improve it. To lift or drop was the question. To change from farm tractor red to what? Tonka yellow? Midnight blue?

Well, the anchor's dropped, baby. And the answer is project : Thunderbolt.

Stock:
2.8L V6 TBI mated to a battered 5 speed.
14" 205/70 front and back
extended cab, with a 6x4 box

Project Thunderbolt
4.3L mated to a new 5 speed
Looking for a 1" drop in front and a 2" lift in back. Maybe go to 17" tires in back.
Electric blue, with a silver/black lightning bolt running back to front. A friend who does collision repair claims he can get glow in the dark for the bolt, but I'm not holding my breath there.

Thoughts?

 

[leslie]

if you're painting it electric blue it'd better be really freakin cool or you'll just look like another wannabe.

myself , I think it'll be way cool

 

[Professur]

I'll be leaving the paintjob to a pro.

 

[Neo]

sounds very sweet there prof.once you get the outside done you gotta get all the neon effects inside and out. plus the kick ass sound system.

 

[leslie]

ooh yeah, with the blue, neon trims would be really cool

 

[Professur]

Nope. There won't be any neon tubes on this. It's not a civic, y'know.

 

[Nixy]

haha Civic! Reminds me of Woodbridge!

I will not state an opinion on the dropping of said truck as I have some extremem feelings against such things. They look UBER cool but all functionaity is gone...

 

[Professur]

It's a sonoma. Functionality is a myth. Besides, I'm lifting the read, ain't I?

 

[Gato_Solo]

How about dropping in one of those GMC Typhoon/Chevy Syclone engines in it?

 

[Professur]

That would kind of blow the budget on the whole affaire. But it would make dropping the front end a done deal, wouldn't it.

 

[Gato_Solo]

Not really. It's still the same engine, and, as for the budget, you can always go aftermarket for the parts withoug having to buy a crate engine...Should be in the nieghborhood of $2,000 USD...

 

[Noite Escura]

Paint it black...

 

[Professur]

Um ..... no.

 

[Neo]

you gotta get us some pics as you go along... day by day is fine.

 

[Professur]

How about one from each day I actually do something to it? That should mean about 4 pics before xmas.

 

[Professur]

Doh. Can anyone tell me wether the fuel injection will need retuning if I change the tires from 215/70R14 to 255/60R14? There's a really nice quad of performance tires sitting in the liquidation rack at a Wallymart about an hour away from here. $50cnd each. That's a helluva lot better than the $85 each I'm looking at for the stock size of rubber. And a meaner look too.

 

[MrBishop]

Yo Prof !!

You're actually gonna start playing with 'er ?

Damn...this I gotta see! Lemme know when it starts looking semi-presenteable...I'll drive right over.

BTW...How're you lightin'er up? You going for the blinding "Hotspots" on the roof?

 

[Professur]

Whaddya mean semi-presentable? She looks fine as is. I just wanna make her look better.

 

[MrBishop]

Originally posted by Professur
Whaddya mean semi-presentable? She looks fine as is. I just wanna make her look better.

Yada Yada....You know what I mean. BTW...how're you balancing work on the car with work on the roof? I'm still waiting for that call asking for time...

 

[Inkara1]

So how's the progress on the truck going?