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History / Originality
09-26-2017, 08:16 PM
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Just got an '87 33k miles
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nick418
Re: Just got an '87 33k miles
Congrats! I love the t tops and L98 combo! You don't see too many of those. Blue is Sharp as well!
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Auto Detailing and Appearance
10-13-2011, 05:20 PM
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91 Project Z28 Updated Pics!
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3,916
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nick418
Re: 91 Project Z28 Updated Pics!
Looking good like always !
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Body
10-13-2011, 03:43 PM
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Door Lock Caps
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755
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nick418
Re: Door Lock Caps
Really? I'm curious what the part # is. Maybe I will go to my local Chevrolet dealership and ask them. I would of thought they wouldn't make something like that anymore. Thanks for the advice !
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Theoretical and Street Racing
10-13-2011, 02:29 PM
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why do honda/import "tuner" people think their stuff is fast
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Re: why do honda/import "tuner" people think their stuff is fast
Last time I saw you post you said you were running mid 13's no joke :lol:
Over the years I dislike imports, but as I aged Ive learned to respect all cars Import or Domestic because either one can...
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Body
10-13-2011, 02:19 PM
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Door Lock Caps
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755
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nick418
Re: Door Lock Caps
Yea I think you are right Greg. After taking a second look I notice those little tabs like you mentioned. Thanks for the input. I remember awhile ago I saw a couple of those on EBAY. Now I cant find...
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Body
10-13-2011, 01:26 PM
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Door Lock Caps
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Door Lock Caps
Hey guys, I was wondering if this part from Hawks are caps that protect our door locks. I'm looking for those plastic caps that clip on the door locks for protection. If not, does anyone know where I...
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Suspension and Chassis
04-06-2009, 10:14 PM
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Aftermarket wheel question
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381
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nick418
Aftermarket wheel question
Hey guys I haven't been on these boards in awhile and it feels great to be back. I have a quick question about swapping my 1991 z28 wheels onto my C4 Corvette. This year I'am putting my C4 corvette...
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Members Camaros
12-17-2007, 12:33 PM
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My '91 Z28
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3,045
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nick418
Re: My '91 Z28
No prob man, if you are thinking about making your car shine better, check this forum out.
www.autopia.org
You will see $300,000 ferrari,porsches,lambos all swirled up. So dont feel bad. These...
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Members Camaros
12-17-2007, 08:54 AM
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My '91 Z28
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3,045
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nick418
Re: My '91 Z28
In one pic you can see it (2nd pic) The sun reflection is hitting on the hood, you clearly see all that hazyness/cobwebs around or on the hood blisters (also last pic on your taillamp/rearbumper)...
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Members Camaros
12-16-2007, 06:50 PM
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My '91 Z28
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3,045
Posted By
nick418
Re: My '91 Z28
i was thinking the same smlk. If i were you, i would invest my money in a PC and purchase some polishes such as Menzerna, Poorboys. Congrats on the new ride. These cars still have great style and...
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Auto Detailing and Appearance
06-10-2007, 05:09 PM
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My weird detailing obsession and future projects.
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1,539
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nick418
Re: My weird detailing obsession and future projects.
Joe, let me know how the optimum works with your black paint. I heard Opti is a great product with no dusting at all! I believe its on the light side of paint cutting however... Opti Comp and Opti...
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Auto Detailing and Appearance
05-30-2007, 11:00 PM
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Spray wax Vs paste wax
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2,548
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nick418
Re: Spray wax Vs paste wax
i personally love that combo on my 3rd gen as well as many others. You can get it from autogeek.net. . Its pretty cheap for a nuba wax plus it looks great. It add excellent depth/wetness/pretty good...
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Auto Detailing and Appearance
05-30-2007, 10:34 PM
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Drying Your Car
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Re: Drying Your Car
electric leaf blower and go over each panel with a couple waffle weave towels. I try to avoid touching the paint. Less chances of destroying your finish by causing hairline scratches/marring..
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Auto Detailing and Appearance
05-30-2007, 05:38 PM
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Spray wax Vs paste wax
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2,548
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nick418
Re: Spray wax Vs paste wax
Dark Color cars = Poorboys EX sealant + Natty blues Paste Wax :) :idiot: There are some waxes that that are more durable then Nattys but it leaves one hell of a wet finish and last up to a few months...
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Auto Detailing and Appearance
05-21-2007, 08:07 PM
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84 black paint
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890
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nick418
Re: 84 black paint
Buy MF towels from Pakshak, Autogeek.. Those are the best MF you can get, they are from Korea, not like the ones you get from Walmart. Swirl Marks come from people washing it improperly,...
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Auto Detailing and Appearance
05-19-2007, 05:04 PM
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84 black paint
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nick418
Re: 84 black paint
pics will be alot helpful! How bad is the marring/swirls? Turtle wax compound is awful. Anything TW is terrible. Get pics up like sun light shots/ under halogen lights so we can see. I assume its...
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Auto Detailing and Appearance
05-15-2007, 02:10 PM
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Trying to get rid of the haze
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655
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nick418
Re: Trying to get rid of the haze
i heard many good things about optimum. Especially the opti seal they make. I use Menzerna on my cars, they dust little but great results, i should get some optimum and try it out. I heard there...
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Auto Detailing and Appearance
05-14-2007, 10:43 PM
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Trying to get rid of the haze
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655
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nick418
Re: Trying to get rid of the haze
that would be a great start, then step it up with a yellow pad if that doesnt work. if neither work a compound should come into play like ssr3. i love poorboys products,however, they dust like a...
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Auto Detailing and Appearance
05-13-2007, 10:32 PM
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Trying to get rid of the haze
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655
Posted By
nick418
Re: Trying to get rid of the haze
I think your going to need a compound or a heavy cut polish for that paint. I recommend Menzerna Power Gloss or Poorboys SSR3. Then step it down with a mild polish and then you do a sealant and you...
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Members Firebirds
05-10-2007, 09:19 PM
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57
Just got the Formula back from the body shop :)
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3,377
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nick418
Re: Just got the Formula back from the body shop :)
when the car gets painted of course orange peel exist. You need to wetsand it to get rid of it. Looks pretty good though.
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Auto Detailing and Appearance
04-26-2007, 08:05 PM
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Pics of my dyno run
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1,133
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nick418
Re: Pics of my dyno run
im going to disagree with some of those statements.
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Auto Detailing and Appearance
04-26-2007, 03:06 PM
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Pics of my dyno run
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nick418
Re: Pics of my dyno run
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why not be like me and have both:)
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Auto Detailing and Appearance
04-24-2007, 08:25 PM
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just clayed and wash/waxed car
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1,185
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nick418
Re: just clayed and wash/waxed car
www.autogeek.net
great place to start off at
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Auto Detailing and Appearance
04-23-2007, 11:36 PM
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just clayed and wash/waxed car
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1,185
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nick418
Re: just clayed and wash/waxed car
i would invest your money on a orbital PC with good set of pads (cutting/med cut/polishing and finishing pad) Great for swirl removal and paint defects. Plus its dummy proof unlike a rotary.
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Auto Detailing and Appearance
04-23-2007, 06:23 PM
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just clayed and wash/waxed car
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1,185
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nick418
Re: just clayed and wash/waxed car
get some direct sunlight shots. Looks pretty wet. What clay did you use? Did you just lubricate it with QD or did you wash the car and clayed/qd it at the same time? What wax you go with? Applied by...
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Auto Detailing and Appearance
04-23-2007, 05:38 PM
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For those of you that wanted to see a side shot of the 18/20 Combo..
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2,863
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nick418
Re: For those of you that wanted to see a side shot of the 18/20 Combo..
Hey shawns whats going on dude? Haven't heard from you a long time guy. Anyways i still think that iroc replicas look awesome. You can throw on various diff kinds of aftermarket wheels and it will...
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North East Region
04-23-2007, 05:34 PM
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169
Starting local third gen club...Neer Boston.
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4,011
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nick418
Re: Starting local third gen club...Neer Boston.
Bernal expect me to be there with my Z/28 soon. I decided to pull the maro out for this summer instead of the C4. I'll prob have it on the road less then a month. I need to clean it up a really good...
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Aftermarket Vendor Review
04-22-2007, 10:32 PM
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2
Another thumbs up on Moderndaymuscle.com
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563
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nick418
Another thumbs up on Moderndaymuscle.com
These guys are great! Order some stuff a few weeks ago and got everything less then a week! I ordered same parts from fbodymotorsports a couple days before and still havent recieved as of today!...
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Auto Detailing and Appearance
04-22-2007, 10:08 PM
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10
Screwed up polishing job
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995
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nick418
Re: Screwed up polishing job
You should start with the least aggressive combo for your paint. If your black (any paint color) paint doesnt need a full cut yellow pad with 2.5 SSR should you do it? Ah no... You'll have lots of...
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Auto Detailing and Appearance
04-22-2007, 12:07 AM
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10
Screwed up polishing job
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995
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nick418
Re: Screwed up polishing job
I personally never tried Meguiars Scratch X. However, i heard some good results from some that used it on smaller areas and some ppl that feel it didnt do much. You can buy some and try it with...
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Auto Detailing and Appearance
04-21-2007, 11:28 PM
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10
Screwed up polishing job
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995
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nick418
Re: Screwed up polishing job
Yea you need to go over it with finer polishes. what pads are u using? Pads play a big role... I usually do less then 2x2 area work the polish in for 5 mins (you can tell when the polish will be...
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Auto Detailing and Appearance
04-21-2007, 10:21 PM
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10
Screwed up polishing job
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995
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nick418
Re: Screwed up polishing job
Also get some LC pads (i wouldnt recommend any bigger then 6.5 on our cars) And good set of microfiber towels.
Great sites
www.autogeek.net (store and forum)
www.autopia.org (forum)
hope...
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Auto Detailing and Appearance
04-21-2007, 10:19 PM
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10
Screwed up polishing job
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995
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nick418
Re: Screwed up polishing job
First off turtle wax polishin compound sucks! People really get confused on how to detail a car. You should start off with the least aggressive polish/pad combo. Also there just more then just one...
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Aftermarket Vendor Review
04-19-2007, 09:12 AM
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177
Boycott F-Body Motorsports!
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28,332
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nick418
Re: Boycott F-Body Motorsports!
I should of done a quick search before i purchase 30 dollars from them a few weeks ago. I read that they went under new managment. So i figured i give them a shot (prior i had bad experience with...
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Members Firebirds
04-08-2007, 10:10 AM
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27
Some new pics
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1,337
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nick418
Re: Some new pics
Very nice clean 3rd gen you have! Did you use wire looms for your wire set?
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Auto Detailing and Appearance
04-04-2007, 11:33 AM
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59
My LS6'ed '91 SOM Z28
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4,468
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nick418
Re: My LS6'ed '91 SOM Z28
i agree with you, i perfer the pizza table boxish style dash/interior out of the 3rd gen over the bubbly 4th gen interior. I give a thumbs up though on it, looks to be well done:nod: Overall its a...
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Auto Detailing and Appearance
04-03-2007, 10:42 PM
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18
Got my New Camaro
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732
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nick418
Re: Got my New Camaro
That spoiler was an option only in 1988 for camaros esp the RS models.
Congrats on the car, let the addiction begin!
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Wheels and Tires
04-01-2007, 02:09 PM
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New wheels are installed, pictures inside
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5,036
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nick418
Re: New wheels are installed, pictures inside
I feel they look simply beautiful even with the IROCS on your car. Get more pics up.
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History / Originality
11-19-2006, 09:50 AM
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1989 TTA History-The real reason for the "underrated" #s
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nick418
I used to believe it was a corvette reason why...
I used to believe it was a corvette reason why they underated the #s. Ever heard of a Callaway Corvette? Those were low production number cars but they would walk all over a TTA in everything. Which...
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History / Originality
11-16-2006, 09:52 PM
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50
Who has the lowest mileage 3rd Gen
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3,096
Posted By
nick418
my 9 ---------- my 91 z28 has 16,000 original...
my 9
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my 91 z28 has 16,000 original miles...
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Theoretical and Street Racing
07-18-2006, 09:46 PM
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122
91 Formula 350 vs. 05-06 Mustang GT
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3,945
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nick418
25th i respect you with your knowledge man. you...
25th i respect you with your knowledge man. you know lot of info bout these cars. But im just saying. Seeing a 14.8 @ best with a L98 is very lame. Either the car is running bad with no good tune or...
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Theoretical and Street Racing
07-17-2006, 07:10 PM
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122
91 Formula 350 vs. 05-06 Mustang GT
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3,945
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if no ones seen a l98 fbody run a 14.8 or ...
if no ones seen a l98 fbody run a 14.8 or better.. then they have never seen a stock l98 with a decent driver at a track then. with the 5.0 stang vs the l98 fbody. Its a drivers race. but a stock...
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Theoretical and Street Racing
07-13-2006, 10:10 PM
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85 IROC VS 86 VETTE
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790
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nick418
86 vettes were the first year to come with the...
86 vettes were the first year to come with the aluminum heads (all convertibles had em and later coupes) They were no 2.56 gears. You mean 2.59. L98 vettes should run mid to low 14s stock form. And...
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Theoretical and Street Racing
06-26-2006, 12:12 AM
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i raced an 06 vett with my formula
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1,234
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nick418
LS1 and LS2 yea y not... But LS7 hell No LOL. To...
LS1 and LS2 yea y not... But LS7 hell No LOL. To bad TPI CHOKES
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Auto Detailing and Appearance
06-25-2006, 09:36 PM
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Took a bugillion pictures of my car
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1,734
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nick418
Curtis my man. Car looks good. I miss the 83...
Curtis my man. Car looks good. I miss the 83 berly :( You need to polish your wheels or get somthing better.
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Auto Detailing and Appearance
06-25-2006, 09:31 PM
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professional photographer+IROC-Z=56k no no
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1,491
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nick418
Car looks very good from last time i saw it Nick....
Car looks very good from last time i saw it Nick. I thought your going to give it to your sister? I agree as much as i like the 91-92 wheels. You have to ditch them and put Iroc Z wheels on. It will...
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Theoretical and Street Racing
06-25-2006, 09:25 PM
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i raced an 06 vett with my formula
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1,234
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nick418
I believe that a healthy L98 can take a LSx off...
I believe that a healthy L98 can take a LSx off the line with a good launch. Its believable......
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History / Originality
06-06-2006, 10:46 PM
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1986 Indy Pace Car Trans Am on e-Bay!!!
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841
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nick418
He stole those stickers off a 1986 Corvette...
He stole those stickers off a 1986 Corvette Convertible which was the pace car of 86. :crazy:
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Auto Detailing and Appearance
05-18-2006, 06:44 AM
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Car Impounded tonight for window tint F COPS
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8,199
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nick418
Thats total BS man. It sucks how you were just...
Thats total BS man. It sucks how you were just cruising to see your family and couple cops had to be total jerks and take your car away from you. Seriously, you have one hot ride and making me...
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Auto Detailing and Appearance
05-16-2006, 07:17 PM
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How much You paid and A picture of your Car...
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97,545
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Paid 9 grand back in 2001 with 10,000 original...
Paid 9 grand back in 2001 with 10,000 original miles. Got a good deal on it esp with cuz its a 350 tpi. I added some aftermarket rims, tint couple other stuff:crazy: I spent over 5 grand of extra...
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