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Old Feb 21, 2008 | 06:48 PM
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This was my first project car when i was 17. I did all the engine work and some body work to the car. I've come a long way since owned 2 stangs now my first trans am i'm working on the engine. Let me know what you guys think of my first car. ran 8.2 in the 1/8 dynoed at 300 to the front wheels. ha ha
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Old Feb 21, 2008 | 07:08 PM
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too ricey for me!!!!
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Old Feb 21, 2008 | 07:13 PM
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Paint it all 1 color and maybe buts its a small maybe
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Old Feb 21, 2008 | 07:41 PM
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^ What wheels are those, they're damn nice
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Old Feb 21, 2008 | 07:49 PM
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ha ha. I know its ricey. Guess it was the thing when i was young. its been 6 years. Now i own a soon to be 10 sec trans am in a couple weeks. Just a starting car..
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Old Feb 21, 2008 | 07:51 PM
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Your Trans am has some of the lowest stock numbers I have ever seen.....
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Old Feb 22, 2008 | 01:09 AM
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this was my highschool project, i was 17aswell. i also built a custom sub box out of fiberglass




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Old Feb 22, 2008 | 01:38 AM
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even though its a ricer it does look nice props on the work man
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dam how old was that phone???
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Old Feb 22, 2008 | 01:47 AM
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i dunno its the nokia that everyone and their mom had. i had the phone for a long time, it had awesome reception and signal strength. remember that picture is from about 5-6 years ago

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Old Feb 22, 2008 | 02:36 AM
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yea those things were indestructible but i guess they didnt make them to self destruct like they do these days
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Old Feb 22, 2008 | 06:32 AM
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heres my 1st car "project" and im still 17 ..it was your average V6 Hardtop plain jain firebird.....now the ONLY way to tell its not a ws6 is by the title....sorry for the shitty pics I plan on doing a wrtie up on it so Ill have much more....oh and I have a different lid with a ram air sticker for it for the ppl who notice.




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Old Feb 22, 2008 | 07:39 AM
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Yeah i don't know why it put down low numbers. It was some cheap dyno i never heard of before. He said if it was on a dyno jet it would be right around 300-305. Plus the old girl had 151k for miles. Original plugs, Not to mention all the rest of junk parts that were taken off. My current list of things for the motor is as follows.
1. PRC 2.5 5.3 heads TSP
2. MS4 cam TSP
3. Eagle h-beam rods
4. Diamond pistons 347.
5. Main,cam etc bearings with arp hardware.
6. ls6 intake
7. pacesetter long tubes. ORY
8. Electric dump
9. Slp lid.
10. p&p TB
11. and you get the story. I hope for 450rwhp. I have everything else just waiting on the heads and cam. Give me a month or so to get some new numbers. I'm going back to the same dyno afterwards to see what the differance is.
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Old Feb 22, 2008 | 10:54 AM
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At least on your first project car you painted it at all most cars like that around here I see are just primer and bondo
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