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Old Apr 20, 2006 | 04:29 PM
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my name is jon bowman, live in Vincennes, IN. on my 4th project t/a, second LS1. My 87 started it all, and i love every minute of it. i now have a 02 ram air, A4, dark blue, tan interior. 33,000 on the clock. i think i have a real nice car to start with this time. no internal mods that i can tell. headers, off road y, hooker cat back. stock 4Lslipty, 3.23 posi (till it lets go!). glad to be here.
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Old Apr 20, 2006 | 04:31 PM
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Welcome! Atleast you have a few mods off the bat.
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Old Apr 20, 2006 | 04:39 PM
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yeah, but it came from around chicago, lots of salt , and all the pipes are rusty. got some new stuff in boxes, no time or place to work. im a show and go guy. its gotta be shinny!
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Old Apr 20, 2006 | 08:42 PM
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welcome jon ,lots of info here
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Old Apr 20, 2006 | 09:36 PM
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Welcome.
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Old Apr 20, 2006 | 10:10 PM
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salem indiana here man!!! nice to meet ya love the ws6's
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Old Apr 20, 2006 | 11:58 PM
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Hey Jon, I live in Vincennes too. Send me a pm sometime.
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Old Apr 21, 2006 | 06:34 AM
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Welcome from Northern Indiana! Good luck with the new ride.
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Old Apr 21, 2006 | 01:17 PM
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thanks everybody, nice to see lots of people recognize newbies!
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Old Apr 26, 2006 | 11:50 PM
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Sweet ride.
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Old Apr 27, 2006 | 12:01 AM
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a good friend of mine goes to college down in vincennes, do you happen to go there? he's majoring in law enforcement there.....
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Old Apr 27, 2006 | 04:04 AM
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Old Apr 27, 2006 | 04:08 AM
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welcome!!! I live in princeton indiana
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Old May 17, 2006 | 08:16 AM
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How's It going Jon. Everyone, My Trans Am was Jon's at one time. He did all the work and is getting a Cam before TA Nationals in August. He did a hell of a job on the car.
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Old May 18, 2006 | 05:18 PM
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damn loogootee, and Vincennes and Princeton in here. Im from across the Wabash in Mt. Carmel. great to have ya on board. midnight blue is a beautiful color.
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Old May 18, 2006 | 09:47 PM
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Welcome from central Indiana.
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Old May 19, 2006 | 03:47 AM
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thanks again for all the welcomes. yeah i am surprised of all the 'local guys' in here. we all need to get together sometime!
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Old May 19, 2006 | 05:38 AM
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Originally Posted by Jon87transam
thanks again for all the welcomes. yeah i am surprised of all the 'local guys' in here. we all need to get together sometime!
sounds like a plan to me
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Old May 19, 2006 | 06:01 PM
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doesnt sound too bad. let us all know.
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Old May 20, 2006 | 04:03 AM
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hey our car club in Loogootee (Park and Spark car club) is having a car cruise on june 3rd and a show on the 4th at west boggs park. anybody interested just let me know or pm me for more info.
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