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Old Dec 12, 2006 | 03:14 PM
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Hey what's up guys, just thought I'd add one more hello thread to the list.

Anyway, bought my '99 A4 T/A about a month and a half ago. She's still bone stock but that'll change soon enough.

I've also got a 70 Buick Skylark Custom with a 350/4 soon to be swapped for a Procharged Potter Automotive Caddy 500


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Old Dec 12, 2006 | 03:27 PM
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Old Dec 12, 2006 | 03:31 PM
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where is visalia, i go to school in Cen Cal but never heard of Visalia, anyways welcome
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Old Dec 12, 2006 | 03:34 PM
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Old Dec 12, 2006 | 03:34 PM
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welcome. nice rides man!
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Old Dec 12, 2006 | 03:46 PM
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Originally Posted by 98camaro1le
where is visalia, i go to school in Cen Cal but never heard of Visalia, anyways welcome
It's about 50mi south of Fresno, and 70-80mi north of Bakersfield.



Thanks for the welcome guys, but I've just had a drastic change in thought.

Right after I wrote that a Caddy 500 was going in my Buick, I looked at the part prices, and they have really gone up since I last calculated a build

Then I came to a realization of why I have a blue block Buick 455 sitting in my garage...


so Super-Lope N/A Stage 2 455 it is!

haha
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Old Dec 12, 2006 | 03:52 PM
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Old Dec 13, 2006 | 10:47 AM
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Welcome, another Visalia memeber huh???
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Old Dec 13, 2006 | 12:33 PM
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welcome, hey your andys friend right? whats up? seen you around, and I know you have seen me.
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Originally Posted by orangefun
welcome, hey your andys friend right? whats up? seen you around, and I know you have seen me.
in that case u've seen me as well
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Old Dec 13, 2006 | 12:54 PM
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hey man nice car. you get new tires yet? haha that was a funny race
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Originally Posted by rice4098
hey man nice car. you get new tires yet? haha that was a funny race
i have new tires now
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Old Dec 13, 2006 | 03:46 PM
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Originally Posted by rice4098
hey man nice car. you get new tires yet? haha that was a funny race
No, I will soon enough though. Some guy at work says he can "hook me up" but I don't know if he will, with this next check I'll start buying some things.

Jake says you wanna go again, but I hear your tires hook great. I guess while I fishtail I'll be seeing taillights a lot earlier than last time.

Give me a month or two, then we'll see
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Old Dec 13, 2006 | 04:28 PM
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good tires, bad tires in the freezing cold nothing hooks, freeway time!!!!
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Originally Posted by rice4098
hey man nice car. you get new tires yet? haha that was a funny race

hey ricer whats up, you should hear the T/A now (but I really need a T/C )
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Old Dec 13, 2006 | 05:04 PM
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Originally Posted by orangefun
hey ricer whats up, you should hear the T/A now (but I really need a T/C )
ya i bet you do haha the car sounds good? does it stay running now? haha j/k ya i need to hear it
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Old Dec 13, 2006 | 05:08 PM
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No, I will soon enough though. Some guy at work says he can "hook me up" but I don't know if he will, with this next check I'll start buying some things.

Jake says you wanna go again, but I hear your tires hook great. I guess while I fishtail I'll be seeing taillights a lot earlier than last time.

Give me a month or two, then we'll see

ya they do hook pretty dam good. i like them well worth the money i spent on them. i heard you did good at the races last weekend haha

ya we will have to see in a month or two im puttin my money in my nova right now so you might have to race me in that haha
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Originally Posted by orangefun
hey ricer whats up, you should hear the T/A now (but I really need a T/C )
i have an awesome t/c
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