Topic: 1982 Citation x-11
A buddy of mine told me he would pay me to take a 1982 Chevy Citation x-11 v-6 out of his yard!! has anyone run one of those? heard those were real POS in the day
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Re: 1982 Citation x-11
Yes, one was run. It lasted less than an hour. We nicknamed it "The Craptation."
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DO IT!!! Don't hesitate, just build the damn thing. 
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Great Lemons car! And if you get paid to take it, you can add that money to the $500 budget. Note that we're much more likely to believe the "paid to haul car away" story for a Citation than for, say, a Supra.
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do it.
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Believe it or not, they were pretty fast in their day. I was a very competitive Showroom Stock B vehicle. Lot's of power.
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Re: 1982 Citation x-11
lobster wrote:
A buddy of mine told me he would pay me to take a 1982 Chevy Citation x-11 v-6 out of his yard!! has anyone run one of those? heard those were real POS in the day
The rear brakes had a tendancy to lock-up, other than that, what could possibly go wrong?
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I always liked them. Probably because they are a distant relation to my 67 nova
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My grandfather bought two Citations new - same year, same options. I'd say he bought the second one for parts, but he didn't do his own work on them. They both crapped out permanently about the same time. I was never impressed by them.
Re: 1982 Citation x-11
weren't this the "hot-hatch" of their day....stuff the biggest (V6) engine in the little car and watch it go.....
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Re: 1982 Citation x-11
Spud wrote:
Believe it or not, they were pretty fast in their day. I was a very competitive Showroom Stock B vehicle. Lot's of power.
If I remember right they also held (and maybe still do) an NHRA pure stock ET record
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Re: 1982 Citation x-11
Steering would lock up frequently. Lots of accidents. A friend would back out his driveway and end up on the nieghbors lawn when it didn't turn. V6 4 speed was quick at the time.
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get the money, take the car...worry about details later.
Re: 1982 Citation x-11
sergio wrote:
The rear brakes had a tendancy to lock-up, other than that, what could possibly go wrong?
Just disconnect them then.
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As I recall, SSB was called the "X-11 Club" in the day...Not only are they quick, later 60-degree V-6 parts will fit...
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jimeditorial wrote:
As I recall, SSB was called the "X-11 Club" in the day... Not only are they quick, later 60-degree V-6 parts will fit...
yeah, that's what we thought, too. until our team actually ran an X-11 in a Lemons race. apparently the definition of "quick" has changed considerably over the years.
Murilee called the Craptation "the worst car ever brought to Lemons."
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