it's gettin' close!
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From: Born/Raised North East, MD Lived in VA, NC, MI Back in Yorktown, Va
damn i wish you would finish this damn car. i started following this thread when i got my first camaro the v6 and swapped it over to my LT1 t56 and this was one of the first threads that i subscribed to and damn just finish it! lol looks amazing though man. bring it up to michigan june 4th for the M&G lets see this thing run in person
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From: Webb City, MO...out in the garage
yeah it's taken some time for sure, but the tree my money was growing on died right after i started the build 
i plan on doing some road tripping with it, hopefully the 2011 Power Tour, but only time will tell.
i plan on doing some road tripping with it, hopefully the 2011 Power Tour, but only time will tell.
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From: Born/Raised North East, MD Lived in VA, NC, MI Back in Yorktown, Va
well what did u do to the money tree. mine is starting to grow i dont wanna kill mine 
lol looks amazing though man keep up the work!!!
lol looks amazing though man keep up the work!!! 
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From: Born/Raised North East, MD Lived in VA, NC, MI Back in Yorktown, Va
/\ /\ i really hope were thawed out by then ill be angry if not lol im hoping were thawed out by mid april so i can drive the camaro home
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From: Webb City, MO...out in the garage
I didn't have my car obviously, but I spent a week in Bridgman, MI back in october or november last year. I went up there to work in the D C Cook Nuclear Powerplant.
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From: Born/Raised North East, MD Lived in VA, NC, MI Back in Yorktown, Va
nuclear scientist? and youre saying your money tree is depleting! bahahaha lmao jk. welp hopefully you can get it together. what do you have left on her?
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nope, welder. i went up there to install some new heat exchangers that my company builds, actually to help the boilermakers do it. That, my fellow 'techers, was the last big harvest from this 'money tree' before it shriveled up.
as for the car, it's BASICALLY done i guess. there's some small stuff, like one of the platic covers that goes over the windshield wiper nut is broken and needs replaced. there are things i WANT to do, like drag shocks/springs in the rear and a drag sway bar, but nothing it NEEDS. After it gets aligned saturday, i'll get it inspected and tagged then start driving it and working on the tune.
One thing i am putting some heavy consideration in doing is having the car painted when i get my tax return. The front end doesn't need done since the hood is new, the bumper got painted, and the fenders were blended too. All it needs is the doors back, and my sail panel is COVERED in the infamous bubbles, plus i found a few small blemishes while it was in the booth, probably from while it was down, that i'd like fixed. I just figured i might as well have it repainted since every single other part of the car was new or needed nothing. it'll be perfect for when i'm ready to enjoy it or sell it.
as for the car, it's BASICALLY done i guess. there's some small stuff, like one of the platic covers that goes over the windshield wiper nut is broken and needs replaced. there are things i WANT to do, like drag shocks/springs in the rear and a drag sway bar, but nothing it NEEDS. After it gets aligned saturday, i'll get it inspected and tagged then start driving it and working on the tune.
One thing i am putting some heavy consideration in doing is having the car painted when i get my tax return. The front end doesn't need done since the hood is new, the bumper got painted, and the fenders were blended too. All it needs is the doors back, and my sail panel is COVERED in the infamous bubbles, plus i found a few small blemishes while it was in the booth, probably from while it was down, that i'd like fixed. I just figured i might as well have it repainted since every single other part of the car was new or needed nothing. it'll be perfect for when i'm ready to enjoy it or sell it.
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From: Born/Raised North East, MD Lived in VA, NC, MI Back in Yorktown, Va
nope, welder. i went up there to install some new heat exchangers that my company builds, actually to help the boilermakers do it. That, my fellow 'techers, was the last big harvest from this 'money tree' before it shriveled up.
as for the car, it's BASICALLY done i guess. there's some small stuff, like one of the platic covers that goes over the windshield wiper nut is broken and needs replaced. there are things i WANT to do, like drag shocks/springs in the rear and a drag sway bar, but nothing it NEEDS. After it gets aligned saturday, i'll get it inspected and tagged then start driving it and working on the tune.
One thing i am putting some heavy consideration in doing is having the car painted when i get my tax return. The front end doesn't need done since the hood is new, the bumper got painted, and the fenders were blended too. All it needs is the doors back, and my sail panel is COVERED in the infamous bubbles, plus i found a few small blemishes while it was in the booth, probably from while it was down, that i'd like fixed. I just figured i might as well have it repainted since every single other part of the car was new or needed nothing. it'll be perfect for when i'm ready to enjoy it or sell it.
as for the car, it's BASICALLY done i guess. there's some small stuff, like one of the platic covers that goes over the windshield wiper nut is broken and needs replaced. there are things i WANT to do, like drag shocks/springs in the rear and a drag sway bar, but nothing it NEEDS. After it gets aligned saturday, i'll get it inspected and tagged then start driving it and working on the tune.
One thing i am putting some heavy consideration in doing is having the car painted when i get my tax return. The front end doesn't need done since the hood is new, the bumper got painted, and the fenders were blended too. All it needs is the doors back, and my sail panel is COVERED in the infamous bubbles, plus i found a few small blemishes while it was in the booth, probably from while it was down, that i'd like fixed. I just figured i might as well have it repainted since every single other part of the car was new or needed nothing. it'll be perfect for when i'm ready to enjoy it or sell it.
THATS DEVIL TALK!!!! cant wait to see it
I've read the whole thread over the last 2 days, I admire your commitment lol. I hop on projects, get them done, enjoy them for a few months, get tired of them, and sell em. This is definitely a car you need to keep for life after all of the time and cash you have in it.
The car is absolutely perfect in every way, OTHER than the grill. That thing is just plain hideous IMO.
BUMP for you, and for the 48 pages I read LOL. I'm still waiting to see some dyno numbers, there are some great shops around. House of Boost and MC Racing are great places that are pretty close, I've also been to Speed Inc and Texas Speed.. neither disappointed me as well.
The car is absolutely perfect in every way, OTHER than the grill. That thing is just plain hideous IMO.
BUMP for you, and for the 48 pages I read LOL. I'm still waiting to see some dyno numbers, there are some great shops around. House of Boost and MC Racing are great places that are pretty close, I've also been to Speed Inc and Texas Speed.. neither disappointed me as well.
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From: Webb City, MO...out in the garage
Thanks man, I'm sure I'll keep it for a long time.
I've heard a lot of negative stories about both MC Racing and house of boost. They may or may not be credible, but I'm not risking it. I've had positive experience with Speed Inc and TSP. However, I've already decided to take it to Frost anyway when the time comes.
I've heard a lot of negative stories about both MC Racing and house of boost. They may or may not be credible, but I'm not risking it. I've had positive experience with Speed Inc and TSP. However, I've already decided to take it to Frost anyway when the time comes.
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From: Webb City, MO...out in the garage
Looks like we're in for a major blizzard here and possibly subzero temperatures for the rest of the week. It's starting to look like my car might not get aligned this weekend
i haven't had the pleaure of being in a car show lately, but i did a tranny swap for a kid last week and he brought a couple friends over when he picked his car up. they waited for me to bring it back from the body shop, so they got to see it run first. they nearly crapped their pants when i pulled in to the driveway
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From: Webb City, MO...out in the garage
I've finally had some oppotunities to work some overtime so i'm taking advantage of it. I won't be able to work on the car for a week or two now since i'm signed up to work both saturday and sunday this week.
All i'm waiting on right now is having an alignment done. there's only one shop in my area i trust with it and they close shortly after i get off work, so i can only get it done on a saturday, but they close the same time i get off on saturday too, so it's a waiting game for now.
Scheduling conflicts aside, it's been raining off and on too, so the car stays locked up until the weather is nicer. Once i get it aligned and tagged, i'll be driving/tuning it
