# Albany Speed Shop's SonaBusa!
**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/albany-speed-shops-sonabusa/265073
**Category:** Builds
**Created:** [September 28, 2012, 6:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/albany-speed-shops-sonabusa/265073 "2012-09-28T06:28:27Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@FastTwins](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/FastTwins)
#### Post date: [September 28, 2012, 6:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/albany-speed-shops-sonabusa/265073/1 "2012-09-28T06:28:27Z")
Closing on on the end.
1500#/ 200hp / 6 forward speeds / 12,000rpms / NA
Setting up Alignment!
See many more of the build here:
> **[SonaBusa by Darryl Carl](https://s922.photobucket.com/user/dfcarl/library/SonaBusa)**
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> Project Build pics and Vids - View the full album on Photobucket.
Ill be street beating before snow!
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### Author:  [@Steve2](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Steve2)
#### Post date: [September 28, 2012, 8:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/albany-speed-shops-sonabusa/265073/2 "2012-09-28T08:08:44Z")
Excellent job guys, it looks great seeing it all together
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### Author:  [@Skidplate](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Skidplate)
#### Post date: [September 28, 2012, 6:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/albany-speed-shops-sonabusa/265073/3 "2012-09-28T18:56:57Z")
“6 forward speeds” well your fucked if you ever have to back up without help.
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### Author:  [@vcforlife15](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/vcforlife15)
#### Post date: [September 28, 2012, 9:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/albany-speed-shops-sonabusa/265073/4 "2012-09-28T21:29:31Z")
> [@New to NYSPEED](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-to-nyspeed/50788/5):
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> “6 forward speeds” well your fucked if you ever have to back up without help.
Guess youve never heard of a six speed
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### Author:  [@toomanycamaros](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/toomanycamaros)
#### Post date: [September 29, 2012, 5:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/albany-speed-shops-sonabusa/265073/5 "2012-09-29T05:15:14Z")
> [@to the person that keyed my car and cut my top](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/to-the-person-that-keyed-my-car-and-cut-my-top/50758/29):
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> Guess youve never heard of a six speed
I believe they put a busa motor and trans in the car. If thats what they did then no it doesn’t have reverse, but if I remember correctly it’s suppose to be a race car. Either way don’t mind :skid
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### Author:  [@FastTwins](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/FastTwins)
#### Post date: [September 29, 2012, 6:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/albany-speed-shops-sonabusa/265073/6 "2012-09-29T06:25:58Z")
yes it is the Busa motor and trans.
At 1500# I’d hardly need help pushing it backwards.
:ahh
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### Author:  [@Skidplate](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Skidplate)
#### Post date: [September 29, 2012, 7:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/albany-speed-shops-sonabusa/265073/7 "2012-09-29T07:00:59Z")
point taken. weighs less then a mazda 626 and i’ve pushed one of those fairly quicky
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### Author:  [@vonzs6](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/vonzs6)
#### Post date: [September 30, 2012, 12:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/albany-speed-shops-sonabusa/265073/8 "2012-09-30T12:42:10Z")
any plans for busa turbo kit?
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### Author:  [@ramairetransam](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ramairetransam)
#### Post date: [September 30, 2012, 1:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/albany-speed-shops-sonabusa/265073/9 "2012-09-30T13:03:03Z")
okay cool , but whats up with the rear wheel sticking out so much .
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### Author:  [@FastTwins](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/FastTwins)
#### Post date: [October 2, 2012, 7:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/albany-speed-shops-sonabusa/265073/10 "2012-10-02T07:51:41Z")
> [@Snake vs rabbit.](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/snake-vs-rabbit/50793/3):
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> any plans for busa turbo kit?
sure is, but we have to find out which links are weak and work up from there.
goal would be from 275hp to 325… easy to do with a busa motor
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### Author:  [@FastTwins](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/FastTwins)
#### Post date: [October 2, 2012, 7:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/albany-speed-shops-sonabusa/265073/11 "2012-10-02T07:53:08Z")
> [@nick hogan- john graziano accident video aftermath](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nick-hogan-john-graziano-accident-video-aftermath/50774/29):
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> okay cool , but whats up with the rear wheel sticking out so much .
stance for stability is one reason the other is because i cannot find a wheel with enough offset to inset them some more…
we should have shortened the rear end about 2" on each side…that would have fixed the issue…
i like the poke!
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### Author:  [@suzukijake](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/suzukijake)
#### Post date: [October 2, 2012, 8:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/albany-speed-shops-sonabusa/265073/12 "2012-10-02T08:59:24Z")
a wide body kit would be sick then you can shove what ever wheels you want in there
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### Author:  [@FastTwins](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/FastTwins)
#### Post date: [October 2, 2012, 10:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/albany-speed-shops-sonabusa/265073/13 "2012-10-02T10:05:57Z")
> [@I Miss Greg Johnson](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-miss-greg-johnson/50796/20):
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> a wide body kit would be sick then you can shove what ever wheels you want in there
I agree. But it would have to be a one off built by hand.
Perhaps Mike and Kevin from CRC would be the guys!!
DC
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### Author:  [@Alpine](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Alpine)
#### Post date: [October 2, 2012, 3:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/albany-speed-shops-sonabusa/265073/14 "2012-10-02T15:03:58Z")
PISS OUT MY ASS!!!
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### Author:  [@FastTwins](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/FastTwins)
#### Post date: [October 12, 2012, 2:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/albany-speed-shops-sonabusa/265073/15 "2012-10-12T14:00:41Z")
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### Author:  [@Reckone](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Reckone)
#### Post date: [October 15, 2012, 8:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/albany-speed-shops-sonabusa/265073/16 "2012-10-15T08:26:12Z")
Toss a set of fender flares on it. Did you guys keep it FWD?
As for reverse, most buggy guys use a flywheel attached to the rear carrier and a starter motor. Put the engine in Neutral and the starter motor backs you up.
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### Author:  [@FastTwins](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/FastTwins)
#### Post date: [October 15, 2012, 9:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/albany-speed-shops-sonabusa/265073/17 "2012-10-15T09:52:24Z")
No we changed it to RWD using a 1980 toyota corolla rear. built the tunnel and the driveshaft. slip yoke with a carrier bearing.
see entire build here… [SonaBusa Build Pics](http://s922.photobucket.com/albums/ad64/dfcarl/SonaBusa/)
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### Author:  [@JSEnclosures](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JSEnclosures)
#### Post date: [October 30, 2012, 12:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/albany-speed-shops-sonabusa/265073/18 "2012-10-30T12:04:40Z")
^ pics?
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### Author:  [@daknut93](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/daknut93)
#### Post date: [November 1, 2012, 10:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/albany-speed-shops-sonabusa/265073/19 "2012-11-01T10:59:58Z")
This really is awsome should make a hell of a track car esp with that wide ass. Is it coil or leaf rear?
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### Author:  [@JSEnclosures](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JSEnclosures)
#### Post date: [November 1, 2012, 12:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/albany-speed-shops-sonabusa/265073/20 "2012-11-01T12:08:06Z")
I am very interested at how you made this rwd with the engine trans setup
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