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Old May 24, 2012 | 06:56 PM
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I am new to this, just got my 1999 Z28 about a month ago, bone stock. Looking for soem guys to meet up with, I will be attending Southern Illinois University Edwardsville in the fall anyone going there?? lol

Right now, im on the Illinois side of STL, literally can see the arch from my backyard. lol Anyone around here let me know
Old May 24, 2012 | 06:59 PM
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Cool man i live in alton my car should be ready in a week. Just swaped a ls3 429 in a ls1 f body. Im going to siue for college next year for pharmacy. Once i get it done i got somebody and we are going to cruise then go to hooters. We do it every friday not this one though. If your intrested just tell me we can meet up a cruise or race. What are the plans for your car?
Old May 24, 2012 | 07:06 PM
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well right now im a poor high school graduate so my plans are whatever is cheap and either looks cool or adds power lol my car is bone stock right now, literally the only thing it has is SLP exhaust... kinda embarassed to go out to the cruises cause of how plain my car is
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Naw its cool im just a sr. In highschool know and so are the other two. Its not even there car lmao its there dads theres are both stock. If i where you i would save up for headers and a exhaust then do some different rims. Then so on. Got any pics of the z?
Old May 24, 2012 | 07:13 PM
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yea, when i turned sixteen i decied to get a lifted Chevy 1500 and put money into that, and i ahd to drive it 40 miles to school a day, so the gas ate all the money i made lol but now i bought my z as a "gas saver" and haev the truck for winter so hopefully now i can save some money lol

I got a few pics, but im not sure how to add them on here...
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Click the go advance button then click manage attachments then click browse and pic the photos. I bought a 99 grand am for gas since this one will get 13 mpg lol. So you graduated highschool this year? And from where?
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well the truck got about 10 mpg.... so i averaged a bout 1/4 tank of gas a day to school and back.... it was terrible. But i graduated this year from Gibault in Waterloo

And ill post pics when i get home to my computer later tonight
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I live just on the other side of the river in mo and my car should be up and running in a few days

i also have a lifted chevy 1500 and bought my camaro as a gas saver lol
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Old May 24, 2012 | 07:22 PM
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Cool so where do you live again?
Old May 24, 2012 | 07:24 PM
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Originally Posted by musclecarsrock68
I live just on the other side of the river in mo and my car should be up and running in a few days

i also have a lifted chevy 1500 and bought my camaro as a gas saver lol
thats crazy lol what kind of chevy you got?
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I live right across from STL in Cahokia... unfortunately lol
Old May 24, 2012 | 07:25 PM
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Originally Posted by JUSTINSWS6
Cool so where do you live again?
if this was for me i live in south county

Originally Posted by Brendan11
thats crazy lol what kind of chevy you got?
its a 95 z71 and you?
Old May 24, 2012 | 07:27 PM
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nice, mine is a 96 4x4 it, unfortunately, only has the 305 in it not the 350... one day i will have a diesel along side my Z though, one day... lol
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Originally Posted by Brendan11
I live right across from STL in Cahokia... unfortunately lol
O ****! You got that car in a locked garage or something?
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Originally Posted by Brendan11
nice, mine is a 96 4x4 it, unfortunately, only has the 305 in it not the 350... one day i will have a diesel along side my Z though, one day... lol
you got a pic?
Old May 24, 2012 | 07:29 PM
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Originally Posted by JUSTINSWS6
O ****! You got that car in a locked garage or something?
lmao actually yes, yes i do! lol the area where i live actually isnt that bad.. cause my family like owns a block of my road and we have a couple cops in the fam
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Will have pics of both my car and my truck up later on tonight when i make it home
Old May 24, 2012 | 07:48 PM
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Here is my new motor umderthe hood.

Here is the car. Its a stalled auto with a built 4l60e has a 3600 coan stall. Motor is a ls9 block with ls9 ported polished and milled heads fast 102 combo comp .630 lift cam relocated coils . Makes 674 rwhp. All umi suspension except front. I have misfiring problems right know though.
Old May 24, 2012 | 08:01 PM
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Now that is a nice car and engine bay
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