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Old Aug 6, 2007 | 04:52 AM
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Still working out some bugs, and just got it running for the first time last week.

I ordered the wrong O2 sensors - so in this video clip I hvae NONE in it at all...thus the puffs of black smoke.

So far the a/c is ICE cold...cruise control works...and the other systems are coming on-line as we go. We have the factory 85 Gauges on the digital dash mostly operational.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-C6O6sVlHJE

Those are new cherry bomb VORTEX mufflers through a cherry bomb X pipe and 2.5" exhaust. It sounds so good. Not too loud, but enough to know something is lurking under the hood!
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Old Aug 6, 2007 | 05:18 AM
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That's going to be a sweet ride.
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Old Aug 6, 2007 | 08:11 AM
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Very nice! Good job. Man the paint on that car is slick! Could see your adoring fans in the reflection! You are gonna love driving it.

Pat
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Old Aug 6, 2007 | 09:18 AM
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Very nice man!!
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Old Aug 6, 2007 | 09:23 AM
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Very nice! Good job. Man the paint on that car is slick! Could see your adoring fans in the reflection! You are gonna love driving it.

Pat
Thanks Pat...you want to hear something funny about that?

My wife is out of town right now and was at her dad's house last night when I uploaded the video link and asked her to check it out. She and her dad were watching it (my wife has been out of town all week and had not yet heard it run).

The hot blonde behind me in that shot came down the street with the guy that I asked to start and rev the engine. I have no idea who she is.

Anyway...my father-in-law was in the background while my wife was on the phone playing the link for the first time. I heard him ask/say

"who's the girl".......

BUSTED - ya...right! Anyway, I started laughing because I overheard him and told my wife how funny that would be that in my pursuit of the ultimate black paint job...that I ended up getting busted through YOUTUBE showing off my car! LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

She was hot though........
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Old Aug 6, 2007 | 10:20 AM
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Thanks Pat...you want to hear something funny about that?

My wife is out of town right now and was at her dad's house last night when I uploaded the video link and asked her to check it out. She and her dad were watching it (my wife has been out of town all week and had not yet heard it run).

The hot blonde behind me in that shot came down the street with the guy that I asked to start and rev the engine. I have no idea who she is.

Anyway...my father-in-law was in the background while my wife was on the phone playing the link for the first time. I heard him ask/say

"who's the girl".......

BUSTED - ya...right! Anyway, I started laughing because I overheard him and told my wife how funny that would be that in my pursuit of the ultimate black paint job...that I ended up getting busted through YOUTUBE showing off my car! LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

She was hot though........
If that's your story, you stick to it!
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Old Aug 6, 2007 | 10:34 AM
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I had to replay the vid to see the girl
nice vette btw
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Old Aug 6, 2007 | 08:25 PM
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I like the car. nice rear bumper and rims too. makes the 85 look much newer
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