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Old 05-28-2007, 11:32 AM
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Hey guys. As the title says my mom got an ls1. It's a 99 tope/champagne trans am m6. my dad works at a pontiac dealer and someone traded it in on a gto. it needs a clutch and brakes all the way around. My dad also thinks the rear end is bad in it as well. My dad got it for 5500 i think. He sold my moms 71 firebird and is in the process of selling his all original 61 bonneville so he is going to use some of the proceeds from that to fix the trans am. My mom knew i was jealous so she told me I'd get it when she was done with it

I just had to tell you guys about this craziness.
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stock rear ends are prone to nothing but problems. bad bearings and blowing apart ring gear teeth are the top 2 with posi's dieing another big one
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this is where a mechanic can become your best friend. sounds like someone has been hot rodding it. it's time to rebuild the rear end man, no other way around it. with the brakes, i'd suggest spending the extra money and getting some nice rotors because if you have to stop quickly you dont want them to warp under heat. get good ceramic pads too. i've been fighting brake noise for a year now and i hate it!
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you have cool parents.



go cruising with your mom when its fixed.
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lol thats badass man...
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I guess I lucked out with my rear, it has 151k on it and still quiet as a mouse. Although it did perform the one wheel wonder last time at the track....
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I bought my first LS1 from my mom..LOL. Now she drives an 05 Thunderbird...
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is your mom hot???
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hahaha i was goin to ask that
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took the words outta my mouth!
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Originally Posted by Trust
I guess I lucked out with my rear, it has 151k on it and still quiet as a mouse. Although it did perform the one wheel wonder last time at the track....
Sounds like the Clutches are gone..been there.
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61 Bonneville...would keep that.
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You never did answer is your Mom hot?
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Originally Posted by JohnFrazee02SS
You never did answer is your Mom hot?
not really (sorry mom)

Originally Posted by NHRAMAN
61 Bonneville...would keep that.
well my dad has shown it at almost every car show there is and taken best in show, so he can't take it to anymore shows and compete. also he built a 61 ventura race car (built 455 w/dual quads, built th400) which is his main focus so the bonneville hasn't been driven much and he has lost interest in it. Also people have offered him 80,000 cash for it (they showed him the cash).
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Tell your mom to register here and indroduce herself.
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This is about the car, not the guy's Mom....keep it on topic.
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but damn $5500 for that car
i need to go work at a stealership




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