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Post by ga400richm on Oct 26, 2007 17:45:40 GMT -8
A dealer in central PA bought two 5 speed 15th anniversary TA's. Mine is an automatic on the right. It was fun!   |
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Post by TAdan on Oct 28, 2007 6:15:50 GMT -8
Cool shots Rich!  Have anymore? I havent seen that many 15th's together since the T/A Nats in Dayton '05. Thanks for sharing. |
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Post by ga400richm on Oct 28, 2007 15:35:54 GMT -8
Couple more pics One was out of SD and the other IL. The one 5 speed had the motor and exhaust redone. I drove both and this won just flew. The 5 speed with the side molding was the nicer of the two. I was able to drive both and I must admit shifting these things was a lot of fun. Compared to my '84 they both pulled much better than mine. I found myself running my automatic in "Drive" instead of "Overdrive" after driving the two 5 speeds! I think my engine needs some attension to match these two or maybe that's the nature of auto vs manual - I don't know   |
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Post by TAdan on Oct 29, 2007 5:39:15 GMT -8
That is cool you got to take them for a spin. The L69 can be a very peppy motor. I believe the 5-spd cars got 3.73 rear gears versus the 3.23 in the automatic cars. (I could be wrong, I'll have to check after work)
Does the dealer plan on keeping both cars or selling one of them? (My fingers are crossed...) ;D
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Post by Agent13 on Oct 29, 2007 11:20:43 GMT -8
That is cool you got to take them for a spin. The L69 can be a very peppy motor. I believe the 5-spd cars got 3.73 rear gears versus the 3.23 in the automatic cars. (I could be wrong, I'll have to check after work) Does the dealer plan on keeping both cars or selling one of them? (My fingers are crossed...) ;D All early 5-spd cars (LG4 and L69) received the 10 bolt with 3.73 gears. I believe the L69 automatics came with 3.42s standard and 3.73s as an option but I'm not 100% sure on that. Welcome to the boards Rich. Your 15th looks great! |
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Post by TAdan on Oct 29, 2007 14:12:29 GMT -8
Looking at my 84 dealer book... your right about the 5 speed 3.73 thing. Says the 3.73 was std. w/ the L69 stick and optional w/ the auto. So an auto L69 could have 3.23's or 3.73's. Looks like 3.42's were only available w/ the 2.5 I4 or 2.8 V6 stick cars though. (well according to the 84 dealer book anyway  ) |
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Post by TAdan on Oct 29, 2007 14:20:21 GMT -8
Here is a pic of Rich's 15th I took at a carshow in September...   |
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Post by 1tinindian on Oct 29, 2007 17:34:57 GMT -8
That is cool you got to take them for a spin. The L69 can be a very peppy motor. I believe the 5-spd cars got 3.73 rear gears versus the 3.23 in the automatic cars. (I could be wrong, I'll have to check after work) Does the dealer plan on keeping both cars or selling one of them? (My fingers are crossed...) ;D All early 5-spd cars (LG4 and L69) received the 10 bolt with 3.73 gears. I believe the L69 automatics came with 3.42s standard and 3.73s as an option but I'm not 100% sure on that. Welcome to the boards Rich. Your 15th looks great! That's not completely true. My 83 LG4 5-spd has the 3:73s only because it was also a WS6 car. Non WS6 LG4 5-spd T/As in 1983 came with 3:23s. Leon |
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Post by ga400richm on Oct 29, 2007 18:20:54 GMT -8
I asked the question too. He is going to take parts off one to make one good one. He is in no hurry. Said he would call me if he wants to unload one. Not holding my breath.
I wonder what gears I have. PHS? I am not a good car guy - I know!
Like the new board! Thank you!
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Post by TAdan on Oct 29, 2007 19:18:34 GMT -8
I asked the question too. He is going to take parts off one to make one good one. He is in no hurry. Said he would call me if he wants to unload one. Not holding my breath. I wonder what gears I have. PHS? I am not a good car guy - I know! Like the new board! Thank you! Well it may actually be easy to figure it out. There should be a sticker on your center console door. It should have your RPO's listed. RPO GU5 = 3.23. I dont know the 3.73 RPO off the top of my head but it should be G-- for the rear gear ratio. (G80 = posi for example) PHS should also be able to give you some info on your car. PHS ran into some legal trouble with GM and is only able to do up until 87 now. |
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Post by simo on Oct 29, 2007 20:31:15 GMT -8
Just looked at my 15th window sticker with automatic.
GT4 Axle Ratio RR 3.73 No Charge
MX0 Automatic Transmission, 4-Speed $295.00
California car, so has any one verified a 15th with some thing other than the 3.73 gear set. I know my 15th 5-speed has the 3.73 gear set.
My Automatic DT500 has
GW9 Axle Ratio RR 2.93 .00
MX0 Automatic Transmission $295.00
California car while other states had the 3.23 gear set.
Just noticed the window sticker for the 15th uses No Charge for the no cost portion and the 1983 DT500 WS uses .00
Go figure, learn some thing new every other day. ;D
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