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Old 04-21-2008, 04:58 PM
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first was a piece of crap 88 trans am that i bought for 800 and took the 305 out and put a 350 tpi in but it was still slow now i have a 02 ss SLP stock with an a4 which im selling

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Old 04-21-2008, 11:58 PM
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my first car was a 1988 Firebird w/ a V8 when i was 17 sold that after a year and bought my 2001 Firebird which is my current car and i plan on keeping this car for at least 3 years so i can pay it off. and after i sell it i'll probably get an '01 or '02 trans am or formula. love fbodys!
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my first f-body was a 87 camaro with a 2.8 v6, from there I moved up to an 87 Z28 with a 305, then a 93 Z28, and now a 99 Trans Am.
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first car I BOUGHT was a 70 1/2 firebird esprit in 1974 for $2000 with a 350 and auto. it was a dog. yes, i'm old compared to most of you.

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Old 04-22-2008, 11:56 AM
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my first car was a 1973 olds delta 88 with the olds rocket 455 motor back in 1988
Old 04-22-2008, 09:45 PM
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i waited til i was 19, bought 79 t/a, 80 pro street t/a!
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1976 firebird esprit, 400, nice shape! got it for 2500 when i was 15, drove all through highschool.
here is what i did with it eventually...

http://www.cardomain.com/id/firechicken76
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not yet but i will be soon
Old 04-23-2008, 07:51 PM
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first car at the age of 16
dart head/intake bbc swap in a 87 camaro
Old 04-23-2008, 11:53 PM
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my first car was a 1975 firebird. i was hooked after that.
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me lol 94 trans am
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I got my first f-body at 14 1/2...it was a 91 Trans Am GTA....350TPI, Flowmaster Exhaust, Edelbrock headers, B&M Shift Kit in a 700R4, much more work was done by the time I was able to drive it..lol...sadly I sold her before I moved out to AZ
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i got a 95 bird as my first car at 18 its only a 6 but its m5 and ttops. hopefully after college i can get an ls1
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got me a 79 esprit when i was about 16ish. had a devastating 301 in it, man did that thing not move. could hit 100 if the hill was big enough!!
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my first was a 1979 z28 and i still have it, its a lifetime fixer upper that was when i turned 17 and now i have my 1994 z28 and hopefully soon ill be moving up into the LS1 t/a or ss. I also had a 95 honda accord that got stolen and a 87 sentra i sold that for 500 bucks to some old guy. I am now 23 and will never stop having a f-body in my driveway they are just way too much fun.
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My first car was a 1983 Z28 that I bought when I was 17. It was slow as hell, but I didn't care at the time. Had a lot of fun in that car.
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My first car was a '79 Camaro with a 305 with a 2 barrel carb. I was 14 and bought it for $600.
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my camaro was my 2nd car but my impala was my 1st and i wouldnt have it any other way.
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Yep. Bought my 93 when I was 15 1/2 with the LT4 and straight pipes already on. Paid 2K for it. Now, Im 17 1/2 and still rockin it, but its got a little more than a stock LT4 goin for it now haha.
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I bought my 94 camaro by myself when I was 14 before I got my perment.Now after 4 years its a little faster but it is still right for me.


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