I got Spirit. Yes I do! I got Spirit. How ‘bout you!?!

03blackrt · Post by **03blackrt** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 8:20 pm

Alright, I was going to post the much requested pictures of me in my cheerleading uniform. But then I thought that maybe this wasn’t the best forum to do that in. So instead I’ll post some pics of my latest acquisition.

Nutmeg · Post by **Nutmeg** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 8:25 pm

Major seat stains... look out for STDs.

Anyway, plans for it? I'm surprised it's not another Neon haha.

JeffM · Post by **JeffM** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 8:37 pm

Very niiiiiice.

LilSparkPlug · Post by **LilSparkPlug** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 8:49 pm

Badass!!! Does it run well?

Mopar_Korean · Post by **Mopar_Korean** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 8:59 pm

Holy cow! The Sprint R/Ts are kinda rare right? Nice find!

Post by **racer12306** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 9:04 pm

just a little rare

TheRandom1 · Post by **TheRandom1** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 9:04 pm

Very nice and pretty clean really... (aside from stains, that is, good paint etc)

plans?

03blackrt · Post by **03blackrt** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 10:06 pm

Well, it’s a 1991 Spirit R/T. Spirit R/T’s were only made in 1991 and 1992. 1,208 R/T’s were made in 1991, only 191 were made in 1992. So they are kinda rare.

It runs pretty well, but has a coolant leak from the head gasket. It only has 9x,xxx miles on it, so it should run pretty well. It’s got the 224hp TIII 2.2L DOHC, 16 valve, turbocharged, intercooled motor (very rare!).

The interior is not stained at all. It’s actually very nice. It was re-painted once, supposedly under factory warranty. It has a few spots were it’s peeling, but not bad for a car that has a build date of 10/1990! It also has ZERO RUST!

The current plan is to remove the head to replace the head gasket. Once I remove the head I’ll thoroughly check it over. I’ll drop the oil pan too. After I get it apart I’ll examine the engine further and make plans from there.

lawhon · Post by **lawhon** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 10:24 pm

ooooooooo, give it to me .............I miss my spirit soooooooooooo much!!!

good find, and your lucky you got the T III, if i'm not mistaken, most of the late 80's got the T II along with there computers, which is a find!

Tam · Post by **Tam** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 11:06 pm

nice find!

NickKo · Post by **NickKo** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 11:43 pm

Mat666 wrote:nice find!

HELL YEAH that is a Nice Find !! (Understatement)

These were the quickest of all the front-drive Turbo Mopars of the '80s.
Limited by traction......

- Nick

Mopar_Korean · Post by **Mopar_Korean** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 12:57 am

224hp In the early 90's! That thing must have been able to hold its own with the V8s of the day.

Midnight_Rider · Post by **Midnight_Rider** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 1:13 am

Very nice.

Was badged as a Chrysler Saratoga in export markets.

MyNeonSaysHi · Post by **MyNeonSaysHi** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 1:29 am

OH gawd!!! SO jealous! Love those cars! It needs a progress log damnit!

Cabbs · Post by **Cabbs** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 1:39 am

Wow, that's pretty clean!

hybrid-Srt2001 · Post by **hybrid-Srt2001** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 4:16 am

you can haz turboz

Post by **racer12306** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 8:40 am

I was wondering where you people were seeing stains. I kept looking and couldn't find any.

TheRandom1 · Post by **TheRandom1** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 8:57 am

I was looking at the carpet, actually.

Post by **racer12306** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 9:13 am

Even that may not be a stain. The carpet in those cars were really funny and it could look like a stain in a picture but wouldn't be

TheRandom1 · Post by **TheRandom1** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 9:17 am

We would'nt know that without looking at the actual carpet though, now would we Mr. smartypants?

Post by **racer12306** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 9:25 am

Well, he also said no stains so pfffffffft

TheRandom1 · Post by **TheRandom1** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 9:28 am

And we're supposed to trust someone who is denying us cheerleader pics?

bone-yard-racing · Post by **bone-yard-racing** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 10:18 am

Mopar_Korean wrote:224hp In the early 90's! That thing must have been able to hold its own with the V8s of the day.

"While GLH owners could play with corvettes, GLHS owners could do the same with Ferraris."

Of course the Spirit weighs several hundred pounds more than the omni

ZeroChad · Post by **ZeroChad** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 10:34 am

Dude! Nice find. I love the engine bay, well designed. A nice project car for sure.

MyNeonSaysHi · Post by **MyNeonSaysHi** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 10:35 am

Spirit looks 100X better than the ugly Omni. (wouldn't mind having one of those either.

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03blackrt · Post by **03blackrt** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 11:42 am

For it's time it was a good car. 0-60 in 5.8s. 1/4 mile in 14.5s @ 97mph. It can easily get into the 12's.

MyNeonSaysHi · Post by **MyNeonSaysHi** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 3:04 pm

Nice!! ^^^

J-Villa · Post by **J-Villa** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 3:10 pm

i officially hate you....

ugh i still want one of these!

Mr Josh Zombie · Post by **Mr Josh Zombie** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 3:12 pm

god damn thing is as fast as my car

Really nice find, I'm jealous. I'd make that into one hell of a sleeper.

MyNeonSaysHi · Post by **MyNeonSaysHi** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 5:03 pm

Review in 91'

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYVu0RRN_Bs

This is just funny:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yf7_GPR7 ... re=related