Hey everyone!

Actually on old-school user here (u/n Rushin, since 2007) but haven't logged in since 2015 and cannot recover the account (no access to the email address to reset the password - oh well!).

Anyway, I did own an '02 Z28 - a hardtop, no-option daily-driven HCI/stall/built 4L60/250 shot. All the work and tuning on it was done by me and my friend/mentor through my teenage and early-20s years. Ran 11s easily on a bad day on a 175 wet shot and a 275 drag radial and (probably) would have ran high-10s if... it had the opportunity to. Unfortunately, it was stolen from me back in November 2011 and I haven't been in an LSx car since.

Over the years, I've gone trhough several Nissans, a pretty fun turbo 2JZ build in a 2003 Lexus GS300 that I daily drove, and several bikes. The speed itch never went away, but life did define some purchases along the way. Since my ownership of the Z, I've gotten two degrees, moved out of state, been through several work opportunities, got married, bought a house, and had a kid. Funny how it feels like it was just yesterday I was cruising in the Camaro, not caring about much besides shaving another tenth off on the track on a Friday night or gapping a Vette or Mustang in Mexico.

In the present day, I still own an '05 GSXR 750, a '13 Lexus GS daily, and the only V8 cars in my life are a '97 Dodge Ram beater with 217k miles and the wife's '20 Lexus GX. Now that my son has been born, I'm itching to get back into a project car that we can work together on and have started looking at F-bodies with fervent passion again. Hoping this time to go the 6-speed route and in a TA (but definitely not against finding another catfish), and possibly go the FI route with a turbo setup. After my stint in the 2JZ world, I've come to appreciate forced induction a ton and, given the state of the aftermarket now (compared to when I was in it) for LS platforms, I figure it would be easier than ever.

Looking forward to being back on the scene soon and have definitely missed the forum environment here.

Nice to see everyone again; cheers!

PS: My one regret: not taking more pictures of my previous car. Here is one from before it was lowered, but pretty much how it looked when it was yoinked (this is around April 2011, I believe):

 

welcome back!

 

Sucks that it was stolen man 😞 but welcome back!
Time flies for sure, I made this account back in HS and I'm a married man now with kids 😅
Can't wait to see what project you end up in

 

Well it didn't take long and we're back in an F-body. I lucked into a guy wanting to trade for a bike on FB MP. This thing needs A LOT of love but has fantastic bones and potential.

It is a 2000 sleek beak TA, 140k miles, black on black, auto, mostly untouched. Has an SLP (more likely an "SLP-ish") Loudmouth exhaust, EGR removed, and nothing else. Most importantly, an UNCRACKED DASH. Pics below: