New member (sort of) with 89T targa in Baton Rouge, LA

beachmaster

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Jun 29, 2012
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I've been a member since I picked this gem up in Dallas, TX a few months ago. Been doing more lurking than posting. I finally had some time to snap some nice photos of the car so I thought I'd post them and formally say hello! This is my 2nd 89T targa. I had a bone stock black one for about 5 years in the late 90s/early 2000s.

This one had 55,800 miles on it when I got it - a little under 57,000 miles right now. The PO put over $16,000 in upgrades under the hood bringing it to 350hp, supposedly (no hard proof of that number, but it's a helluva lot stronger than my previous '89T). The thing is immaculate. It had been sitting in storage for the majority of the past 8 years. Looking forward to getting to know y'all. Here's the pics I took this week:

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snowman

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What kind of magical voodoo is this? Wow, stunning. Cant stare too long or I'll go blind from the tems tops!
 

ForcedTorque

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Welcome! Very nice looking MKIII you got there. I don't know if I see $16K, but he did a really nice job in there, and a lot of the money would not be seen. I can see a pretty good bit of money.


ROLL TIDE!!!!!!
 

beachmaster

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Jun 29, 2012
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Baton Rouge, LA
Thanks guys! and yeah, there is a lot of stuff that you can't see - metal HG, exhaust, etc. He really did do a great job. Very meticulous. Actually it was Kenny Tran the NASCAR driver who did some of the work personally, and his shop did all of the rest. The PO also had the engine completely blueprinted/balanced to the tune of $6,000!

It runs like a top. I just love it.

TIGER BAIT!
 

Jarvis

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Dude, I'm in BR! How have I not seen your car??? Gotta say, you got a fine ride... I've got an '89 Turbo white package that needs TLC (prob. gonna sell) and a '91 Turbo that I just picked up and am fixing up. Hopefully she'll look as clean as yours does one day!
 

beachmaster

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Jun 29, 2012
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Baton Rouge, LA
Well it's good to know there's another BR member on here. I've only had the car since July and have only put a few hundred miles on it - mostly just on weekends - so it's not out much.

Check your PMs.