Thanks guys! Here's the specs as well as I can remember them(been working on it at least 15 years).
Suspension & chassis
Hotchkis= Springs,Swaybars,offset upper control arm shaft,Bilstein shocks
Global West= Del-A-Lum bushings
Energy Suspension= Poly body mounts
Bolt in sub frame connectors
Moog and Spicer steering and front end parts
Stock Disc/drum brakes still with Raybestos rotors and Raybestos semi metalic Heavy Duty pads/shoes Ford DOT 3 heavy duty brake fluid (changed for every road track event) I think the Line Lock was a Hurst unit
I have 3 different 10 bolt rears,2.72 BOP(stock open) good for trips, 3.73 Chevy 8.2 with tightly sprung posi unit (drag use) and a 2.41 (corporate) posi with moser housings and tapered axles alloy cover etc for long road tracks, top speed events, and open road
Wheels and tires
Centerlines with 3.5's up front with Mickey Thompson ET Streets and Mickeys up front
Custom backspacing ARE TT II's 17 X 9.5 and 17 X 11 with Yokohama AO 32's 315 35's and 275 40's no body mods at all to get the 315's in without rubbing, fronts just touch the swaybar at full lock
Body
I did the bodywork and then painted it in my dirt driveway. It's not perfect but it still looks pretty good after 15 years or more. Orig TA body parts from about 10 different cars used to turn the original Esprit into the look it has today. The only aftermarket part is the center section of the front spoiler. Almost no part hasn't been modified in some manner. I need to modify the induction a little as it pushes the hood scoop into the hood even without the gasket and pushes the hood up a little throwing the side hood/fender gap askew a little.
Interior
Orig interior was red but I wanted black. I recovered the factory seats adding padding to the front buckets to bolster them and give them a little more "bucket" to keep me in place. Replaced carpet, headliner,dash,and package tray.. Schroth harnesses,B&M shifter, Auto gauge gauges in carbon fiber look dash panel,shift light in a factory Tic Toc Tach where the clock was. MOMO Millenium wheel on the way. 50 W AM FM cassette W/6x9's
Engine
75 PONTIAC 400 With '68 #16 heads MSD pro billet, coil,and 6 box. Performer intake with carb spacers and Speed Demon carb fed by Holley Blue pump. Canton road race oil pan W/Melling standard pump special pickup welded in place. Professional products damper, Flow Kooler water pump. Turbo 350 with B&M supercooler and shift kit. Will probably go 5-6 speed standard in near future.
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John Paige
70 Firebird Esprit, 400 TA clone type "The 14 car"
lab-14.com
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