I found this beast for $400

[onecrazyphucker]

93 Daytona ES, 3.0 A543

It's for my younger brother. He just bought it today. It has a good body and interior. Almost no rust. The underbody is awesome for its age. The only major problem is a bad head gasket. I am going to help him fix it. He wants to mod it and take it to the strip this year. I am going to use my knowledge and experience to teach him how to turn it into a monster. He wants to follow in my footsteps

3.0L A543 5 speed FTW!!!!!!!!

[srt-rex]

so what are the up grade plans, looks to be a hell of a deal.

[onecrazyphucker]

The basic bolt ons for now:

* 52mm or 58mm throttle body
* CAI
* port the lower intake and plenum
* 2.5" exhaust
* underdrive crank pulley
* possibly a fidanza aluminum flywheel

Future mods:
* engine rebuild with 10:1 compression or higher
* port and polish heads
* custom cams
* performance ECU (if FWDperformance makes it)

probably more stuff I can't think of right now.

The car should be able get into the 14's at the track.

I also forgot to mention the car only has 136k miles. According to the title, the car only put on about 3,000 miles since 2002. No wonder the underbody is awesome.

[roguetrip]

nice find! any other 92-93 daytonas there with the rear tailight lenses intact? I need to fix mine soon! I think i'll just patch the tailight housing.

Also check to make sure the heads didn't warp!

[onecrazyphucker]

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Originally Posted by roguetrip nice find! any other 92-93 daytonas there with the rear tailight lenses intact? I need to fix mine soon! I think i'll just patch the tailight housing.

Nope. It Sounds like you think that was a junkyard. That guy just has alot of cars behind his house.

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Originally Posted by roguetrip Also check to make sure the heads didn't warp!

Of course! Thanks for the reminder :)

[c2xejk]

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Originally Posted by roguetrip Also check to make sure the heads didn't warp!

I always recommending having the heads milled and pressure checked while the head is off. Saves you the effort of pulling the head later...

[moparfwdsleeper]

congrads on the find Josh, keep him in line though I can't wait to see what you two turn it into!!!

[Ondonti]

car looks really good. Missing its wheels but better to be missing the easiest to replace part.

[mopar3.0]

i will soon have a 58mm thouttle body and spacer for sale

[onecrazyphucker]

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Originally Posted by mopar3.0 i will soon have a 58mm thouttle body and spacer for sale

Very nice. Please PM me when its available

[92lebaronGTC]

That's such a great deal!!! I can't wait to see this work in action, be sure to document it's progress with photos!

[onecrazyphucker]

fo sho. I want to make a video of all the repairs. The only problem is that I do not know anyone with a video recorder at this time.

[440trk]

Pull both heads.
Do the valve seals and cam seals while the heads are off.
Water pump and timing belt may not be a bad idea either.....

$400 is a GREAT deal! Black or grey interior?
Congrats to your brother too, btw. :)

[jory]

Awesome deal! And it's black too, great color. What color is the interior? I would pull both heads and have them planed at the very least and valve seals inspected. Water pump and timing belt too as previously mentioned. Have any parts left over? Maybe toss some Diamante cams in it too. good luck

[onecrazyphucker]

It has grey interior.

The project begins on Saturday. The car is still at the sellers house. It is going to be towed to my brothers place.

I can't wait to tear into that engine.