Large Fish's '94 GAGT coupe

[LargeFish]

Are all the pictures we previously uploaded gone?

[LargeFish]

Modified chip shown with stock chip.

[Artic]

cool :)

[Minime]

what chip is that?

[2001GAGT]

I Like that color Blue

[pre_16365]

pretty car!!

[LargeFish]

It's the Manatpart "OLDS Firehawk" style chip that they recently began making for the '94 HO GT. Previously posted in the 2.3 section. Here's their hype on it:

These are full sports profile chips made by the guy who did the Olds Firehawk chips, so they arent just a fudged one like some of the W.coast guys send. It is a fully remapped fuel and spark curve and gives a solid 10-15 hp even on the 94 engines with their smalled exht. port- these were made for each spec engine exactly, and we are now having them done for us at a considerable cost. They up revs to 7400 and take out the top speed limiter too, we arent making much on these, but they are the best.

[XtremeGrandAm]

very nice car!

[TA^Guy]

Looks cool, nice GA!

[LargeFish]

(See replies later for pics...)

[LargeFish]

My Brilliant Blue Metallic GA with my son's Pearl Blue Metallic Z28.

[mom2mac]

GOD I LOVE that blue :)

[jerseygt]

Very nice - looks a lot like my old ga.

[LargeFish]

Just happened to find a few more pics on my drive.

[LargeFish]

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[LargeFish]

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[LargeFish]

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[SpecialFX]

Originally posted by LargeFish
http://members.roadfly.com/largefish/gtengine.jpg

Is my mind in the gutter, or was "dirty HO!" incredibly funny to everyone else, too?

[p8ntman442]

Largefish, do you kick your sons but in that z28 or is it modded?

[LargeFish]

Pn8man - We don't know for sure yet, but I expect the GA will be quicker. I haven't run it yet. As soon as the snow clears. He's modded it some already, Headers and exhaust, and he's planning an intake manifold and cam an open air-cleaner for the spring. We'll see, but the GA is lighter...

[RedFireUFO]

Another fishy.. *waggles finger in a beckoning manner* here, fishy fishy..
ok sorry .. nice GA :lol:

[HondaCivicsSuck]

Look the car man..... which my red line was 6300 :(

[LargeFish]

My rev. limiter is now set to 7400, but I tend to not push it over 7000. Better safe than sorry.

[Jibo]

Originally posted by RedFireUFO
Another fishy.. *waggles finger in a beckoning manner* here, fishy fishy..
ok sorry .. nice GA :lol:

What you talkin bout there Nic eh :P fishy....sheesh!

[LargeFish]

Guess we both are used to the fish jokes, Jibo. Hey, get that snow off your GA!

[Jibo]

:lol:
I would If I could man

I finally washed my car after 4 weeks of it being too cold and such
Of course it just had to snow the moment i got out of the car wash :P :2up: Stupid snow

[Black03SC/T]

Nice lookin car man, gotta love the 92-95 GT's!

[NChill4x4]

Love the 94 with ground effects!!!

[LargeFish]

Here's an old view of my center console.
http://members.roadfly.com/largefish/oldgarad.jpg

I'll have to get a new shot up with the JVC HU and better clean up those HVAC knobs, also. :O Still haven't got the 10 M. xcvr. back in since the swap.

[LargeFish]

Here's the new center console look with the JVC HU.

[LargeFish]

Before swapping the HUs, I found my right rear speaker was blown, so I picked up some Jensen Triaxials. Much better than the stock drivers and nice blue color. Here I have them sitting above the deck.

[LargeFish]

I decided on mounting the speakers below the deck with the grill frame above. Too bad they will be out of view once I put the deck lid back in place.

[LargeFish]

Covers on.

[LargeFish]

Insulation back in place as my son's Z28 back's in to the background.

[LargeFish]

26 January, 2003

[LargeFish]

Still needs wax.

[LargeFish]

Out on the 'sac.

[LargeFish]

Badge.

[martopg]

Damn, man... you trying to pick up radio stations from Japan or somethin??? :D Niice car, BTW

[LargeFish]

Yeah, I'm not sure if I've worked Japan out of the car yet, but I've got New Zealand confirmed on 10 meters.

[LargeFish]

OK, Got a better view of the short throw linkage with airbox monstrosity removed.

[LargeFish]

I gotta get this thing fixed, putting too much milage on the Camaro. Anyhow, I yanked the cd player out since I'm getting the stock head fixed cheap and we only have a cassette head in the Windstar. So I sent the JVC over to the dark side and the harness I got plays thru the amplifiers in the van and it really sounds great.

[LargeFish]

Thought I'd be getting a new IDI cover, but this is how she came...

[LargeFish]

Well, it's not running yet, but the W41 is in the bay.

[antirice]

wow, how hard has it been to do the swap?

[LargeFish]

Not hard from where I'm sitting. My mechanic is doing it, so the only hard part will be paying him...

[LargeFish]

The intake wasn't done the way I wanted it but my mechanic got pretty frustrated on the car as the injectors in the engine didn't work and there was also a problem with the ignition module. I'll redo the intake in the spring so for now I'm WAI, but won't make much difference in the winter. I've got to repair the front brakes and if all goes well I may even have new tires/wheels here in time for Albany. Have to get 500 mi. on it so I can get the oil changed before I leave and I may even be able to take some runs with any luck.

[RocketFast321]

Now that is a sweet H.O.

[LargeFish]

The new '93 W41 motor now has about two miles on it, but didn't come with an IDI cover so I had to swap the original '94 HO cover over. Tomorrow morning I gotta get rotors and pads and I'm out on some extended test driving...

[99GrandAMSE]

Originally posted by LargeFish
The new '93 W41 motor now has about two miles on it, but didn't come with an IDI cover so I had to swap the original '94 HO cover over. Tomorrow morning I gotta get rotors and pads and I'm out on some extended test driving...

WOW ... looks great bud ... you gonna try and bring it to Albany?

[LargeFish]

Well, I had hoped to, if everything went right Monday I'd be driving it now. I took that day off in hopes of getting it ready. Got my pads exchanged at Midas and went to Summit and picked up some powerstop rotors (My son bought a Harwood 3" cowl hood for his '87 Z28 also) but when I got to work on it I discovered one of the calipers was cashed and there is also a little problem with the clamp on the cv boot on that side. Damn. So looks like I'm gonna miss Albany since I'm gonna spend Saturday finishing things up. I got the caliper tonite, it was only $15 w/ the core so I'm half thinking of replacing the other even though it seems OK. Once the car is running I'm snagging new Summer wheels/tires and the stocks will be for the winter use only. Only way I could go is if I took Friday off, but I need my brother's help on some of this and I don't think he'll be available 'til Saturday... And even if he was I can see jumping in the car and driving it 500 miles with all this fresh work. Gotta get that much milage in locally before I'm comfortable...

Originally posted by 99grandamse
WOW ... looks great bud ... you gonna try and bring it to Albany?

[LargeFish]

Latest mod, car is running. Yay. Finished brakes Saturday, but found on Monday AM that the injectors were throwing code 19 after about 10 miles of driving.

[LargeFish]

Reman. calipers and Powerstops.

[LargeFish]

Since it's time for new wheels and wanting to paint the calipers blue I couldn't leave this on once I saw how good the reman. looked on the other side...

[Old Guy]

:thumbup2: That's one good looking ride, but you know I'm a sucker for the older GAs!!! I'm glad to see you're getting close to having it finished. I can't wait to see it run at the track....I'll probably get a real good look at your back bumper if we line 'em up!!

[LargeFish]

This pic shows the Injector type Manta sent to replace the ones that came in the W41 on top and my original '94 HO injector on the bottom. Not real great quality, but thought it was odd how the 89-90 vintages ones sent were just a little longer. The Manta replacements worked sort of, but limited range to about 10 miles.

[LargeFish]

This shows a front view of my stock 94s on the left and the stock W41 injectors on the right. The injectors that came in the engine were the worst according to my mechanic. I just know that when I took the second Manta set out today and put the model year specific ones in, the throttle response really took off...

[LargeFish]

Thanks, Tom. No show car, but hope to keep it as a daily until it qualifies for Hysterical plates. Just the AC remains right now and the new wheel/tire package. I'm also gonna get a rear sway bar with some of the core credits that are in the works. About 350 miles left in break-in, then I dump the Dino, go Mobil1 and off for a run or two...

[HondaCivicsSuck]

let me know how it runs man :D

[LargeFish]

Still in break-in, loud as hell, lumpy, just a beatiful sensation. Hard to keep off it...

[ironray75]

So, how much did that cost to do? I might have to do one now. My engine kicked the bucket this week..lol

[LargeFish]

A lot. Too much really, but I'm stubborn. Some complications and extra things I had changed drove it up further.

[ironray75]

Ouch. Wanna do mine next...lol j/k

[LargeFish]

Old wheels, New wheels

[HondaHater]

Cool rims man!!!!!! I like a lot.....I want your engine...I'd get rid of my V6 in a hot second for a W41 motor and a stickshift, but nothing else :D I love the color, it's just as rare as my Polo Green GT. What size tires are you running now??? Also do you have Leather and/or a sunroof??? Those are the only two options I don't have in mine.

[LargeFish]

Thanks HH. The wheels are ACE Lola 17 X 7.5" and the tires are Kuhmo Ecsta 712 225/45/ZR17s. No sunroof and no leather. I really wanted the upscale cloth option that was available but the salesman at Sawyers was a gear head and he told me if I ordered I'd get 5 less HP as the car I bought off the lot was one of the last '94 HOs made with the 753 head...

[HondaHater]

You lose 5hp for ordering??? HAHAHAHAHA now that's funny. 95 GAs didn't lose any HP, as far as I know, so I dunno what that guy was thinking. I have the upscale sport cloth in mine....like i said I have every option besides leather and a sunroof. I love the wheels on your ride...I want some 17" for mine too.

[LargeFish]

They changed from the 753 to 456 head and if I would have ordered I would have got the later head. They used the 456 thru the end of the Quad4 production in '95. He was right...

[HondaHater]

Well then I guess you got the better head out of the deal. That's awesome that you are the original owner. I am the 3rd on mine.

[LargeFish]

I took delivery on 31 January, 1994. I feel like I should post up a new pic, but the cars a mess with the bad weather. As soon as I can get it cleaned up a bit I'll put up a birthday shot...

[LargeFish]

A lot of the pics I had up have vanished. The site that I had them hosted at changed terms and I didn't find out until they were gone. A number of them are still in my Webshots album though:

http://community.webshots.com/album/83951074zHJhbD

[Big Joe]

WOw man, long time no see.

[DontPassTheFence]

I knew joes car would look better as a GT :P Nice color, I call it 'Joe blue' - its excellent.

[Big Joe]

Originally posted by DontPassTheFence
I call it 'Joe blue' - its excellent.

:roflmfao:

[LargeFish]

Originally posted by LargeFish
Are all the pictures we previously uploaded gone?

[LargeFish]

Originally posted by LargeFish
Modified chip shown with stock chip.

[LargeFish]

Originally posted by LargeFish
My Brilliant Blue Metallic GA with my son's Pearl Blue Metallic Z28.

[LargeFish]

Trying to rebuild after getting hammered on my imaging site...

[LargeFish]

Originally posted by LargeFish
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[LargeFish]

Originally posted by LargeFish
Old wheels

[LargeFish]

Originally posted by LargeFish
New wheels

[LargeFish]

Originally posted by LargeFish

[LargeFish]

Originally posted by LargeFish
Just happened to find a few more pics on my drive.

[Big Joe]

kinda close to that wall..........

[gerald]

how can you shift, steer, drive, and take pictures at the same time?

['96GAGT]

^ I dont think its that hard mark..

[Bouchie11982]

Originally posted by Big Joe
kinda close to that wall..........
pfft i did that before....but it was an accident :doh:
looks good Largefish!

[99GrandAMSE]

Originally posted by gerald
how can you shift, steer, drive, and take pictures at the same time?

... it ain't easy, believe me!! :lol:

[LargeFish]

Originally posted by gerald
how can you shift, steer, drive, and take pictures at the same time?

That was on the highway with cruise on, so all I had to do other than steer was snap the picture..

[LargeFish]

Originally posted by LargeFish
Stock shift linkage.

[LargeFish]

Originally posted by LargeFish
F-bod's short-throw shift linkage.

[DontPassTheFence]

Did that work? If so, I hate you -- Ive wanted a short throw for my izusu trans for quite some time! Nice work, how does it feel (if you have it all installed yet..)

[LargeFish]

Originally posted by DontPassTheFence
Did that work? If so, I hate you -- Ive wanted a short throw for my izusu trans for quite some time! Nice work, how does it feel (if you have it all installed yet..)

It definitely works, I've had it in for 4 years now. It feels much stiffer than stock, more like a German manual transmission.

[DontPassTheFence]

thats awesome.

[LargeFish]

Well it's back from the dead time, must have been inspired by the re-appearance of the Gravey Train. Some of you may know my GA isn't so much a car as it is a mobile amateur radio station. Where most of you have a passenger seat, I have:

[LargeFish]

The new addition is a 1982 Kenwood TS-130s 80-10M 100 W HF transceiver. I just got it in today after adding some additional filters to it and making a little repair on the IF board. Made my first contacts mobile on it today on 20 and 40 Meters. It joins the HTX-10 10 meter rig mounted in the dash, the Yaesu FT-712RH UHF rig mounted atop the Drake MS-4 speaker and the Kenwood TH-315a 220 Mhz. handheld rig. Here's more of a closeup of the new rig and the speaker stack:

[LargeFish]

Well, this wouldn't be complete without the obligitory antenna shot. Much of the 8' 10 Meter whip and the 40M 8' Hamstick are cut-off.

[LargeFish]

I'm about to embark on a 10 day 9 state road trip and have to make my final run at GAOTW before the body falls apart. :D My son did a little cleanup work on it and I'll be looking for some scenic positions for photos on the trip.

[99GrandAMSE]

Originally posted by LargeFish
I'm about to embark on a 10 day 9 state road trip and have to make my final run at GAOTW before the body falls apart. :D My son did a little cleanup work on it and I'll be looking for some scenic positions for photos on the trip.

I can hardly wait ... make sure I see them bud ;) :)

[LargeFish]

First fuel stop. Pump stopped with less than a gallon pumped. Went inside this quaint place in KY and the owner said "Oh yeah we've been running out of premium".

[LargeFish]

Had to take a photo in front of the town post office. Bonnieville, KY. Sounds like a Pontiac town.

[LargeFish]

New dashboard shot. Just trying to keep up with the rate of traffic.

[LargeFish]

Sign at a road stop on the "Music Highway" in TN.

[LargeFish]

My '94 GAGT parked in front of that sign.

[LargeFish]

I never seem to take passenger side shots. This is a bit shadowy, but it's all I've got.

[99GrandAMSE]

Cool ... keep them coming!!

[LargeFish]

OK, a couple non-GA photos, first of two Corvette trailers spotted in TN. This one had some Indy500 special editions aboard.

[LargeFish]

Next one didn't have any Indy 500 cars. I have a complete travel album started at webshots also if you follow my www link.

[99GrandAMSE]

... you should have hijacked that trailer!! :lol:

[LargeFish]

Well it seems I didn't really manage to make any real good scenic shoots. I was behind schedule and just putting the petal to the metal. When I got to Georgia, they had this place called the GA Welcome Center which sounded cool, but when I pulled in there it seemed like mine was the only GA :???:

[LargeFish]

Early this moring, back in Ohio, I snapped this as my odometer began to approach 176K.

[LargeFish]

Originally posted by LargeFish
Early this moring, back in Ohio, I snapped this as my odometer began to approach 176K.

OOPS.

[99GrandAMSE]

I was waiting for you to get back Fish ... looking forward to seeing MORE ;) :)

[LargeFish]

Originally posted by 99GrandAMSE
I was waiting for you to get back Fish ... looking forward to seeing MORE ;) :)

Well as far as GA pics from the trip, that's it, but if you're interested in seeing my travel album it's up at:

http://travel.webshots.com/album/559551758YJotIq

[Tuny]

Cant see pics!!!

[Matt95GT]

Only cruising at 74 MPH? :lol:

Looks good. :bigok:

[LargeFish]

Originally posted by Tuny
Cant see pics!!!

Many in the early part of the thread vanished due to a problem with my imaging server. You should be able to see them on the later pages.

['96GAGT]

Sweet ride as always... its always good to resurect your own thread....
































even if its 4 years old.

[Riley1123d]

Cool dude.. congrats on gaotw

[LargeFish]

Originally posted by '96GAGT
Sweet ride as always... its always good to resurect your own thread....

:lol:

It's been periodically resurrected, last time was only 10 Mos. back.

Now that I reached that lofty position of GAOTW, let's hope the next resurrection is not pictures taken at the car crusher! :lol:

[LargeFish]

Well it's resurrection time and not going to the crusher.:lol: I got a vanity call for my amateur club station, so when it came time to get new plates I managed to get it on my license plate and replace my old primary call I gave up 5+ years ago.

[Ralph]

hey its my twin

I was just looking at your dash shots and I saw your temp gauge was at 120. Is that normal I was thinking my sensor was bad and that the quad should get much hotter.

[LargeFish]

hey its my twin

I was just looking at your dash shots and I saw your temp gauge was at 120. Is that normal I was thinking my sensor was bad and that the quad should get much hotter.

I think it's actually 160*, but yes, a quad normally should run cool.

[Ralph]

Thanks for that info now i only need an oil pressure sender!

[LargeFish]

Well this past weekend I made a little trip to the PA-MD-WV Tri-State for some mobile operations. I'll attach a pic of the marker and the GrandAm parked near it. I got there just after 10PM and stayed until 2 AM.

[99GrandAMSE]

... I have a HAM radio plate on my truck :)

[LargeFish]

... I have a HAM radio plate on my truck :)

Cool - would be fun to work you on-air. Do you hit the HF bands much?

[99GrandAMSE]

Nah, I haven't been active in several years but I have recently decided to put my 2-meter rig back in my truck :)

[Shadow-D]

That marker looks like um.......... never mind :lol:

[Gagt518]

Holy Batman those are some large antenna's :lol: Something you seen on news van

[LargeFish]

They're really not completely in view. You can just see the bottom of the approx. 4' long stainless steel stingers that screw into the 4' fibreglass sections. The screwdriver type motorized antennas a lot of the guys use appear even more imposing than these...

Holy Batman those are some large antenna's :lol: Something you seen on news van

[LargeFish]

Back from the dead time again. On May 10th I did another Tri-State operation while running special event call sign N8R celebrating 25 years of amateur radio. Since I was also carrying my personal and club call, this resulted in my sending out about 2 pounds of QSL cards for contacts made on the 40M and 75M 3905 Century Club nets. It was a lot of fun, and the GA, now with over 190K miles on it, got me there and back without any problems. Guess I was paranoid, still had the snow tires on... :lol: