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Old Jan 9, 2010 | 09:10 AM
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Wanted to say hi to everyone here.

My name is Jon and I recently moved to Boston (Quincy) I would like to get to know car people from the area and where local cruises and fun car stuff to do, I am starting a small fabrication shop in East Bridgewater and I am currently trying to get my 72 GT Vega into action.



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Old Jan 9, 2010 | 09:15 AM
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Welcome. I work nights in Quincy and Days in Bridgewater.
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Old Jan 9, 2010 | 09:26 AM
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Oh dyno shop very cool are you there during daytime?
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Old Jan 9, 2010 | 09:39 AM
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Here is my RX7 LS1 T56
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Old Jan 9, 2010 | 11:08 AM
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Welcome. Nice RX7, that thing must be fun. Check out Northeast F-Body Association, we have a lot of meets in the eastern part of the state. There's a guy on there with an LS1 RX7 too. Car moves out, T56 and bolt ons and runs mid 11's.
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Old Jan 9, 2010 | 11:30 AM
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Hello Formula 413.

very cool just looked at that site, I have yet to run the RX7 on the strip but it dynoed 356 rwhp and it weighs 2800 lbs im sure it will break into the 11's, it has a fresh ls1 with cam and worked heads, very fun car.
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Old Jan 9, 2010 | 12:04 PM
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welcome!

check out www.508racing.com got alot of street racers if your into that
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Old Jan 9, 2010 | 01:48 PM
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Old Jan 9, 2010 | 01:58 PM
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Old Jan 9, 2010 | 04:28 PM
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welcome, sorry your gonna have to be in Boston when the Patriots get kicked out of the playoffs tomorrow lol. Why are you selling the RX7?
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Old Jan 9, 2010 | 07:57 PM
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Welcome From Holliston...
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Old Jan 10, 2010 | 09:12 AM
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welcome, sorry your gonna have to be in Boston when the Patriots get kicked out of the playoffs tomorrow lol. Why are you selling the RX7?
Hehehehe, have not gotten into the sports scene much so i think ill live Humm the RX7 I am trying to complete my 72 corvette, and build my little 72 Vega, its just too much having all these cars I did go for a drive in my trans am yesterday and that was fun
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Old Jan 10, 2010 | 08:03 PM
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Welcome from Waltham. Where did you move from? Feel free to PM me if you want to stop by next weekend as I finish up my winter project.
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Old Jan 10, 2010 | 09:56 PM
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hey man! im north about an hour in haverhill. hope to see u at NED sometime next season!
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Old Jan 11, 2010 | 06:34 PM
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Welcome from Sutton, MA. Gonna try and have a big car get together at my new house this summer.
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Old Jan 11, 2010 | 07:33 PM
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Welcome from ri, this kid I know selling a ls1/t56 if your interested
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Old Jan 16, 2010 | 06:09 PM
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Welcome! I'm from Peabody where the real race cars are from
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Old Jan 17, 2010 | 01:55 AM
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waddup, from H20 town...
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Old Jan 17, 2010 | 07:32 PM
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Welcome.. Nice RX 7
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Old Jan 17, 2010 | 08:22 PM
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