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Old Nov 5, 2007 | 11:51 AM
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Well, sinc ei've been away from the car for this semester i have been thinking about the direction i wanna take my car. The list follows:

1. UMI- Torque Arm
2. UMI- LCA's
3. UMI- LCA Relocation brackets
4. UMI- Front tubular K-member
5. UMI- Upper and Lower A-Arms
6. Rebuilt transmission
7. New Stage 2 style cluthc
8. RAM Billet Flywheel.
9. SS Hood
10. LS1 SS Spoiler
11. Car repainted Black with Silver 30th SS style stripes
12. New Racing style seats
13. 6-Point cage with removable door bars
14. True Duals
15. Prokit 1" drop srings and appropriate shocks and struts
16. 17x9.5 Front and 17x11 Rear ZR1's grey
17. Track Wheels and tires ( not an expert in this department so thats why its not very specific )
18. Working A/C
19. Either a 12-Bolt, 9", or DANA 44.
20. Canton 7 Quart Oil Pan

All this, would bring a very clean look to my car while providing performance, this would also become my weekend only car. Maybe i could talk UMI to painting my stuff silver instead of red of black . But yea, what are you're plans for your cars? Its obvious i plan to keep my car for awhile.

-Chris
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Old Nov 5, 2007 | 08:34 PM
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well long term.... all the bolt ons... good weight reductions... and go for the bolt on record.... 11.83 set by shon herron...

short term aka this off season... CPT Pro Race rebuild on my 4L60E and a 3600 stall... havent decieded yank or vig yet tho
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Old Nov 5, 2007 | 09:26 PM
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I think i'm keeping my LT1 in the garage and bringing home a LS1..but who knows my plans my change, my LT1 needs a new top and weatherstripping and my biggest thing is i'd love it on a procharger or STS. of course it would be my weekend car
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Old Nov 5, 2007 | 09:48 PM
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Originally Posted by ckyconan2003
Well, sinc ei've been away from the car for this semester i have been thinking about the direction i wanna take my car. The list follows:

1. UMI- Torque Arm
2. UMI- LCA's
3. UMI- LCA Relocation brackets
4. UMI- Front tubular K-member
5. UMI- Upper and Lower A-Arms
6. Rebuilt transmission
7. New Stage 2 style cluthc
8. RAM Billet Flywheel.
9. SS Hood
10. LS1 SS Spoiler
11. Car repainted Black with Silver 30th SS style stripes
12. New Racing style seats
13. 6-Point cage with removable door bars
14. True Duals
15. Prokit 1" drop srings and appropriate shocks and struts
16. 17x9.5 Front and 17x11 Rear ZR1's grey
17. Track Wheels and tires ( not an expert in this department so thats why its not very specific )
18. Working A/C
19. Either a 12-Bolt, 9", or DANA 44.
20. Canton 7 Quart Oil Pan

All this, would bring a very clean look to my car while providing performance, this would also become my weekend only car. Maybe i could talk UMI to painting my stuff silver instead of red of black . But yea, what are you're plans for your cars? Its obvious i plan to keep my car for awhile.

-Chris
Where can you get a Dana 44? I thought those were in the vettes. Arent people runnin the S60s?

Oh and trust me black with 30th anniv silver stripes is ugly, haha. Thats what my car is
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Old Nov 6, 2007 | 12:32 AM
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i'll have the SS hood, so it'll have something to wrap around with, think of the 30th anniv SS, just black and silver ^_^.
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Old Nov 6, 2007 | 12:42 AM
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What about the Dana 44 im curios?
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Old Nov 6, 2007 | 12:47 AM
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Oh my plans in the immediate future are
New Paint along with SS hood and spoiler- Would have been done already but am inbetween colors
Cam- Custom Grind from Bret
Interior- MRC Seats, Leather Wrap all Panels and some small stuff
If I have money left over then an S60 and a little engine bay dress up

After that its a bottom end and heads
Sometime Id like to go to a CME and finish up some appearnace things
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Old Nov 6, 2007 | 12:48 AM
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1. Nitrous by next year
2. LE2 heads eventually
3. 9" eventually

Obviously with all this my motor won't last so when that goes I'm gonna rebuild it as a forged 355.
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My plans are similar to what CamaroRacing12 said. Bolt ons plus massive weight reduction for me.
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well with a tune i should be in the 12's. i just want a 12.9 or 12.8 slip for the mods i have now.

then, once i throw the cam in hopefully an 11.9 or 11.8
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Old Nov 6, 2007 | 09:18 AM
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N2o
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Old Nov 6, 2007 | 10:10 AM
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Full BMR suspension, predator ram air hood, grandsport stripes, Drag radials, c5 zo6 wheels, racetronix fuel system, tint... no time line on any of these items, just when i get around and have the cash
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Old Nov 6, 2007 | 11:49 AM
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Just purchased a house so my original intension are sort of on hold.

-Solid Roller
-heads ported by CFE
-9" rear w/4.30 gears.
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Old Nov 6, 2007 | 12:40 PM
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I also want to add a 125 Dry shot of nitrous.
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Old Nov 6, 2007 | 01:07 PM
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LE3 heads and cam
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Old Nov 6, 2007 | 03:18 PM
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hopfully droping in a ls1
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Old Nov 6, 2007 | 06:13 PM
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1. 4 inch Glasstech cowl hood
2. 8 point cage
3. LT headers
4. True duals
5. Stall convertor
6. Tach & Shifter
7. Tint windows
8. Rebuild engine
9. Nitrous
10. 12 bolt
11. Suspension upgrades
12. repaint front and rear bumpers
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Old Nov 6, 2007 | 06:21 PM
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i want to do a ls1 swap with t-56 or 4l60e it doesnt bother me either way. and if i dont do that im goin to rebuild and stroke my motor to a 383 (with everything that is necessary dont feel like listing) thats what i love about my dad loving my car! he wants to put money into it. to bad i had to pay for all of it!
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Old Nov 6, 2007 | 09:08 PM
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new ecu and tune, m/t et streets, rear springs, panhard bar, custom fibreglass interior by me. NO IT WILL NOT BE TUNER!!! I HATE TUNERS WITH A PASION. IT'S MORE MERCEDES/LOTUS with my own FOOSE like flare to it. Gonna be sick, like nothing you have ever seen before!! can't wait i'm workin on the door panels now. All leather- black on black or black with tan accents.
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to put it back on the ground with paint by April
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