80 Firebird build

[ucf10dk]

Hey guys im new to the forum. Just picked up an 80 Firebird esprit the other day. I have had other f bodies in the past. My last one was half way through a pro street build and I sold it due to moving and having no place to keep it. I regret that on a weekly basis haha. I have been on the hunt for something clean that I could afford for quite some time now and I finally got it.

I picked up this car cheap and its pretty solid. Needs a bit of rust repair in the rear but nothing to major. Has a v6 with a sweet rod knock too!

Here are a few pics from yesterday when I brought it home. Don't mind the lexus with to much camber lol. Its really slow and annoying to drive. Im glad to have an f body back in my life. Its about to get way less attention.

A local guy is selling a bare heidts front subframe for $500. I was thinking about picking that up. Any input on that?

[instro84]

nice looking bird, those era cars are getting hard to find

[Justin@EntropyRad]

Nice camaro..but I'm all about that JP-fitted UCF in the driveway

[ucf10dk]

Yeah they are going up in price and getting harder to find all the time.

Thanks Justin. Im kinda surprised someone on this forum knows what that car is lol. Its a premiums wide body car build by JP in the 90s back in japan. It was beat and I just brought it back to life.

[Justin@EntropyRad]

Had a few JZS16x cars, and am playing with an S14 now...variety is the spice of life:







ok, enough hijack

[WSSix]

Welcome to the site. Nice bird you got there. I'm honestly not sure about the Heidts front sub frame. I'd look into it more. Don't sweat it too much though if you miss it. The factory front sub is good and there are a number of parts available to make it even better.

Do you have any definite plans for the bird already?