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Old Sep 11, 2004 | 12:05 PM
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Cool New guy...short intro

I've been a lurker for awhile and now have decided to "go legit".
Some interesting things about me...I am over 50, an electrical engineer, and I have been building cars since before I was old enough to drive them. My interests are customs and hot rods and anything hi-tech that will make them perform like a late model car. I have a 1950 Mercury lead sled with '94 ZR1 front and rear suspensions and a 2002 LS1 engine/trans. I have a few LS6 engines that I am building for a 1935 Chevy 5W coupe and a 34 Ford 3W coupe (just as soon as the Merc is finished). I hope that I have something to offer the group because I am sure that I will be learining something as well...
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Old Sep 11, 2004 | 12:53 PM
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sweet! some nice conversions going on there! well welcome to the club! there's a special forum down a bit thats all about ls1/6 conversions and such and im sure alot of people would love to read about that stuff! Welcome to the site!
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Old Sep 12, 2004 | 07:36 PM
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Welcome to the site Charlie! Looks like you will have alot of knowledge to share with the rest of us. Do you have any pics of any of your projects?
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Old Sep 13, 2004 | 09:15 AM
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Welcome to the site

And, as said, it is nice to have more talent at the site and with experience with an LS1 in a different vehicle.
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Old Sep 13, 2004 | 11:35 AM
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Would love to see some pics of the sled! Welcome to the site.
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Old Sep 13, 2004 | 01:13 PM
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Originally Posted by next
Would love to see some pics of the sled! Welcome to the site.
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Old Sep 22, 2004 | 12:25 AM
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Here's the 50 Merc chassis with the ZR-1 front section and C4 IRS and the LS1...
Attached Thumbnails New guy...short intro-merc-chassis.jpg  
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Old Sep 22, 2004 | 12:42 AM
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wow......are you required by law to shoot flames out the pipes if you drive one of those? welcome to the board! i've been getting more and more into the customs and hot rods the more i learn about cars in general over the last year or so(i'm relatively new to the whole culture)......i've got a 1970 electra that i'm going to be starting on shortly, it looks like i'll be trying an airride suspension on a ford 9 rear end and when i get to the engine, i'm thinking about using efi on the 455(or whatever it ends up growing to) and maybe some forced induction.....i think i'm gonna keep the looks fairly classic, but i really like a lot of the customs, like what you're working on! i'm sure everyone will be very interested in your project(s)....
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Old Sep 22, 2004 | 09:14 AM
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Looks sweet. I need body pics too
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Old Sep 22, 2004 | 11:17 AM
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WOW, and Welcome CharlieLed. It looks like you have your hands full with some nice projects. And I thought I lead a busy life!
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Old Sep 22, 2004 | 11:44 AM
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Welcome to the registered side of the fence Charlie! Looking forward to having you participate here with us. I'm sure you have found the Conversions forum by now, judging by your cool project cars!

Tony
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Old Sep 22, 2004 | 05:39 PM
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Flames shooting out the tailpipes.... cool!
That Merc's gonna ride like a dream.
Very nice work.
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