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Old Apr 16, 2008 | 10:08 PM
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Well most of you must be wondering what i have been doing since i sold my 1994 Camaro Z28. I have been going back and forth on what i have wanted. Right after i sold my car i bought a 1995 Camaro 3.4 V6. My dad, 94trans, and I have been doing the body work on it ever since. The 1995 Camaro is almost done now and ready to be sold for profit. I also bought a 1996 Corvette that was procharged. The corvette went into the transmission shop and my dad had a guy offer him $5000 more than he had in it so he sold it. Next i started looking at newer corevettes and ended up coming across a 2005 jeep rubicon and i got it. Well come to find out insurance on a jeep for a 16 year old kid is not cheap so my parents got rid of it. I am now starting to settle down and ended up buying a 1998 Z28 roller today that i will be dropping a motor trans and rearend into.

Got the new 1998 Camaro Z28 hauled to my house today and got to work cleaning the engine bay so i can paint it this weekend.

Sorry for the crappy pictures. Camera is at a friends house.





UPDATE as of 4/20/08
I started taking apart the dash today because there will be a whole new dash going in. Also starting sanding and treating the rust in the engine bay. Have GM Artic white paint canned so i can paint the engine bay next weekend. I also detailed my brothers WS6.







Update as of May 8th 2008:

LT1 Style SS spoiler
Por-15 on the underbody soon to come.
Repainting engine bay when weather gets better


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Old Apr 16, 2008 | 10:23 PM
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shes going to be sweet!
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Old Apr 16, 2008 | 10:27 PM
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cant wait to see what you do to it! dam seems like you went through alot of cars since i last seen you! lol
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Old Apr 16, 2008 | 10:29 PM
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Nice looking car man. I was looking at that same one before I decided to go another route. Keep us updated.
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Old Apr 16, 2008 | 10:31 PM
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cant wait to see what you do to it! dam seems like you went through alot of cars since i last seen you! lol
Yeah is sure have and still wish i would have kept my old camaro but this one will be faster and get better gas mileage.

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Nice looking car man. I was looking at that same one before I decided to go another route. Keep us updated.
I will be keeping you updated for sure cause i want those 35ths!
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Old Apr 16, 2008 | 10:37 PM
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Yeah is sure have and still wish i would have kept my old camaro but this one will be faster and get better gas mileage.



I will be keeping you updated for sure cause i want those 35ths!

Sonds good brother cant wait to meet ya in person. If ya want some help with the car let me know and Ill lend a hand where I can.
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Originally Posted by Blue 98 Ram Air
Sonds good brother cant wait to meet ya in person. If ya want some help with the car let me know and Ill lend a hand where I can.
he is a man of his word and very helpful!
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Old Apr 16, 2008 | 10:41 PM
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Nice car, what are your plans for the motor and tranny? M6? What mods on the motor?
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Originally Posted by Blue 98 Ram Air
Sonds good brother cant wait to meet ya in person. If ya want some help with the car let me know and Ill lend a hand where I can.
I dont think i will need any help because all the work will be done at USA motorsports but i would like my lights smoked soon and to get the wheels from you. Thanks for the offer though!


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Nice car, what are your plans for the motor and tranny? M6? What mods on the motor?
Motor is a built LS1 with trex cam, Ported heads and made 456rwhp. Transmission is a
A4 with 3800 torque converter. Rear end is a built 10 bolt but looking into 12 bolts.
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Old Apr 16, 2008 | 11:21 PM
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Damn! U sure do go through some cars for someone without a DL . I'm messing with ya man. Can't wait to see it when its all done.
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Damn! U sure do go through some cars for someone without a DL . I'm messing with ya man. Can't wait to see it when its all done.
Well i got my license on Monday so i can actually drive my cars now. Should all be done in about 2 weeks.
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2 weeks...damn that's not bad. I guess to you though it's not soon enough lol
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Old Apr 16, 2008 | 11:30 PM
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damn man i see you have been making progress lol. (need to fix my damn car)
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Originally Posted by MEZA TA
2 weeks...damn that's not bad. I guess to you though it's not soon enough lol
Well the car doesnt even go into the shop for a week and a half but should only take 2 to 3 days to complete.

This V6 camaro isnt bad to drive around until this is done. I mean with the way gas prices are now this V6 is saving me money for the time being.
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koo...lmk if you need some smaller pieces to put your roller together i parted out 2 cars
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koo...lmk if you need some smaller pieces to put your roller together i parted out 2 cars
Thanks but i have a whole parts car.
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Good luck on the new purchase.
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Good luck on the new purchase.
Thanks man. Your car sounded good at the Twin peaks in lewisville meet! What section at home depot did you get that smooth bellow?
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Nice! That should be fun to play around with once its complete...im glad you finally found a car that your going to keep
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Give me a shout if you need some help dude! Also you know where to go when you need an engine!
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