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 Post subject: spirit of 76'
PostPosted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 10:29 pm 
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ok i hope to be starting on the next luv build... here is the truck as i got it and as it sits now, and a few of the things that will be going into it... i want to build the truck Chevy never did , a sport model or cosworth luv… it would of been a 1976 only limited production but of course it never happened but i will build one any way... so i take a dealer optioned stepside from 1976 with 46,000 miles on it and add a chevy Vega cosworth motor (where it says cosworth vega on the valve cover it will say cosworth luv} that will have about 200hp and a five speed... as with any spirit of 76, vehicles by ford or chevy it will be red/white/ and blue something like the interior pic i have here and like the chevy full size truck here in the pics also... anyway it will begin as soon as the Capri is out of the shop and i can get this one over to the shop.. ground up on this one...may go coil overs on the front and a 240z irs in back

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and this that just got here today... my overhead console by panasonic called the cockpit

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 Post subject: Re: spirit of 76'
PostPosted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 10:48 pm 
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Sweet! LUV those phantom builds...

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 Post subject: Re: spirit of 76'
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 Post subject: Re: spirit of 76'
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the cockpit!! where in hades did you find that! too sweet!

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 Post subject: Re: spirit of 76'
PostPosted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 11:22 pm 
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They did a Spirit of 76 nova also, you might like that stripe package if you can find an example...

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found the spirit of 76 nova @ novaresource.com

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haven’t seen the nova but have seen gmc truck and i think the Camaro , ford maverick pinto and mustang…
Found the cockpit in Canada doing a craigslist and Google search $75 and this one had all the options as far as I can tell .. Most that I have seen on eBay for $300 and had less switches,,, wasnt the camaro it was the dart i saw... http://www.foundationpc.com/cars/76spirit.jpg
forgot i had one of these new in the box for the shows
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That is going to be a sharp truck when you are done.

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There also was a Spirit of 76 Chevy Monza.

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PostPosted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 11:05 pm 
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i think i have seen the corvette and monza but the where drag cars

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A buddy of mine had the Monza in 78 and pulled the wimpy stock V-8 out and put in a nasty running 350 but always had heating problems with it.What is funny is the 75 Monza was the only one you could get with a 350 and it was a whopping 120 or 140 hp but had the bigger radiator one of which i used in a V8 swap in a 82 S-10.

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Luv'd them Monza's, Never had heating problems with the ones I ditched the wimpy 267's in though :smt017 Never saw a Spirit Monza though. Now back on topic, I think it will be a neat truck...

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PostPosted: Sat Mar 07, 2009 7:07 pm 
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well i got this today so i may sell the other one but they are not cheap.... this one is new in the box with all instructions and mounting kits... i figured out how to do the other one but this just confirmed it for me now that i can see how it is supposed to be done... either that or ill put one in each, want to move new dash to 76 luv and build the 56 Plymouth dash for the luv i drive now so it needs a complete rewire anyway and may put it in then… I don’t know… if someone may want it hit mew up and if not that’s fine too
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the Capri title should be here soon so i can sell it and move the 76 luv to the shop and get started. man i cant wait.... :roll:

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