'82 Mariah widebody restoration (lots of pics)
 

Picked up this ugly duckling for 600 bucks.

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Before.

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Now.

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Damn nice find :) :icon_tup:

Now slap a TII setup in it and you will be good to go.

Sinking my teeth in.

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Suspension: Old crap.

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Suspension: New goodies.

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And as of today... New windshield WEEEEE!

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Go ahead and ask any questions. She is a stockport 12A, original as far as I can tell. 98,046 miles on the car. Yes that is a 600cfm Edelbrock, came on the car, shhh don't tell Sterling. I spent about 1200 or so on the Re-Speed coilovers, shocks/struts, and brake parts. Definitely a lot of work left.

Really looks good man :) I will go widebody one day hopefully, but not till I am about 300whp, don't wanna look like a poser :rofl:

Hey what are you trying to say?? :)

No really, I agree. That's why I'm planning a half bridgeport 13b w/ S5 internals. Then maybe save for a camden.

Yeah...I mean you picked it up for a great price so stockport isn't an issue :)
I just couldn't see dropping $1k+ on a kit to put on a 130hp 12a :D
Camden would be cool, but I would go turbo, expecially since you looking at going bridgie.

Are you going to repaint it black or return to red?

According to the paint code on the firewall, the original color should have been black. Someone must have painted it red, pretty extensively too. Then it appears that it was cheaply painted black again after the wide body kit was installed.

I have been thinking that I prefer black, but red would be pretty nice too.

I hate you. I have never even seen a widebody FB in person.

I would ditch the wing (please) and if you can find a way to freshen them up, KEEP THOSE WHEELS!!

Old school FTW.

:leaving: Off to find another 1st gen.

Awesome, looks good so far. Are those generic Ebay coil-over sleeves?