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    Posted: 14 Jul 2010 at 10:12pm
no i dont mean justins other computers
i mean what else do you work on, customize, spend special time with, enjoy as much or more than your computer
no im not talking about your children or your significant others, i mean your tools and your toys!
 
I say this all the time and its really corny but honestly, I dont own now, nor have I ever owned another thing that makes me happier every time I look at it. I had some big plans for it but after i made a few changes I decided that I really liked it the way it is. I think the lift from the new tires gives it a good sporty racing feel and less of a thuggish "rollin on 20s" feel. the chrome trim on the back is the icing on the cake for me, love the way it looks. I dont think ill make any more changes except maybe get some different headlights later on
shes a 2006, I've had her for almost 3 years, and I couldnt imagine wanting another car for a long time, enjoy! and post the toys / tools/ machines that you love!
seperate links are at the bottom in case your browser/monitor cant fit them, but i did make them pretty small though. I feel like im the last person at 1280x1024
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


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im afraid to know what/how many cars you have
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That's what I'm working on this summer. '59 Thunderbird.
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hell yes
when you say working on, do you mean fully restoring?
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Originally posted by !ender_

hell yes

when you say working on, do you mean fully restoring?


Hell yes. Got her for $1600 total including renting a truck and trailer to haul it back home, and she's got a ton of parts stashed away in the trunk that the previous owner had bought for her.

The left rear tire just blew out though, so I've got new tires on the way, and then I'll get started on rebuilding the motor.

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My 04  GTO.  Iron 408 with twin 74mm turbos.  Ran 9.0s with a dead cyl. 




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damn im already liking this thread more than i thought i would
 
@runes are you going to put fat tires on her? white wall? are you looking for a classy restore or a muscle build?
 
@trak thats really nice, i planned for a while to try and drag mine, but i decided that for right now, i need to take it easy.. with how expensive it can get ill have to wait till a little later in life. you still running? your post seems to be in past tense
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Originally posted by !ender_

damn im already liking this thread more than i thought i would
 

@runes are you going to put fat tires on her? white wall? are you looking for a classy restore or a muscle build?

 



Whitewalls. I'm going for the right off the lot look. This one's been painted over, so I'll be restoring it to the original colors - cream body and white top.
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sounds great to me! im jealous
you should do a build log on the site Cool
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Originally posted by !ender_

sounds great to me! im jealous

you should do a build log on the site Cool


It's gonna be an awesome build. Logging would be very fun, but there would need to be progress for me to do that!
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2002 Firebird Transam WS6.  Bought it brand new in 2002.  Cops really don't like it when you do 120mph on the freeway...lol
 
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Damn Trakday!!!
This thread is suprising, lots of nice rides, lol everyone likes power here. Big%20Smile
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rholyrag that is the exact car and color i was planning to buy before i got my mustang, i still love seeing these on the road, i think that RamAir is such a cool and unique look, beautiful car
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NICE!
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Originally posted by !ender_

damn im already liking this thread more than i thought i would
 
@runes are you going to put fat tires on her? white wall? are you looking for a classy restore or a muscle build?
 
@trak thats really nice, i planned for a while to try and drag mine, but i decided that for right now, i need to take it easy.. with how expensive it can get ill have to wait till a little later in life. you still running? your post seems to be in past tense


Well that motor had issues, and I blew it up.  We should have the car back together and down the track before the end of September.  Hopefully 8.20s in the 1/4.  The car is actually painted a different color throughout now.  I will post new pictures when it is cleaned off and not on a lift at the shop.

No doubt drag racing gets expensive.  I bought the car brand new and gutted it before it had 25k miles on it.  haha.  I probably have over 100k in the damn thing, but I don't keep receipts because I have no interest in knowing. 
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HAHA... I almost bought a WS6 when I bought my GTO.  I still love the TAs and 02 Camaros.  I am a big time GM guy. 

A few of my other toys as well as one I just sold.
My lifted 06 Silverado 2500HD Duramax.  a few goodies and 800 ft lbs Torque



My daily driver... 09.5 Pontiac G8 GXP  6spd Only suspension mods to tighten the handling.



07 Tige 20V... 17 speakers... SOLD





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Nice boat! Too bad you sold that one.
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I just bought me a salvaged 1990 Acura Integra, its tore up, but it only cost me $740.00 now I just need to convince the better half its worth the money to fix it up all nice.
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Originally posted by Sarah

I just bought me a salvaged 1990 Acura Integra, its tore up, but it only cost me $740.00 now I just need to convince the better half its worth the money to fix it up all nice.


Nice! Got any pics?
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Originally posted by Sarah

I just bought me a salvaged 1990 Acura Integra, its tore up, but it only cost me $740.00 now I just need to convince the better half its worth the money to fix it up all nice.


Of course it is if you enjoy it! 
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Originally posted by Runes

Originally posted by Sarah

I just bought me a salvaged 1990 Acura Integra, its tore up, but it only cost me $740.00 now I just need to convince the better half its worth the money to fix it up all nice.


Nice! Got any pics?


Not yet...I literally just drove it home last night. Its seriously beat up, it needs body work, and some engine work. It only has 113k miles on it though, and it drives, which is a start.

I've also never worked on a car in my life, so it would be an experience for me thats for sure.
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It is very rewarding to work on your own car.  From simple oil changes to customization.  I started working on cars when I was 14.    I do some of the work on my race car, but I mostly work with a shop for that. 

Good luck with it and I really believe you would enjoy working on it.
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yea, ive never done anything too extreme, ive rebuilt a few things, repainted a car completely, couple other smaller projects but i agree 100%
 
just like with a computer (hence the thread name lol) i think you can really enjoy a car but once you start to do some customizing, rebuilding, and so on you really bond to it and love it way more than something off the line
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Originally posted by !ender_

rholyrag that is the exact car and color i was planning to buy before i got my mustang, i still love seeing these on the road, i think that RamAir is such a cool and unique look, beautiful car
 
Thank you for the comments.  What made you decide to buy the Mustang over the Transam?
 
@ Runes TrakDay, did you ever race your GTO when it was stock?  If so, what were your times?


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I think you are asking me about the GTO.  I honestly don't even remember what the car ran stock.  I have taken that car down the track over 300 times.  I think most guys were getting low 13s on completely stock 6spds.  I started upgrading mine with about 2500 miles, so I didn't spend much time with it stock.
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Got a few more pics of all the junk (that was formerly) in the trunk.

Once I find all the pics I took when I brought it home, I'll upload those too.

TBird pics
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wow that trunk was really freaking full lol
again, jealous of that project!!
 
@rholy, it was a few things, i loved the body of the mustang too, i had an in at the ford dealership, it was a lot of things. but i think the deciding factor was getting a new car over a used one
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Sorry about that TrakDay, I did mean your GTO.
 
@!ender, that new car smell does tend to win you over...lol Big%20Smile.
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Quick update on the TBird:

Got the new tires in last week, went to the store and got them all put on the rims, so I've moved the car into the garage now where it'll stay either until it's done or I sell the house (longish story).

I'm currently working on organizing the mass of car parts I have on the shelves. Talk about an annoying task....

Anyway, I'm also working on removing the battery tray, as it was rusted through. I've cut it out and have a new part in the mail as we speak. The liner on the inside of the hood is in the process of being removed as well, as it is also in extremely poor condition (practically crumbles in your hands).

The seats' bolts are rusted on, so I've also put some rust dissolver on those and we'll see if we can't get the seats out sometime this week(end).

Another thing - I'll be learning to weld as I go.
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Are you keeping a work log with pics.?  Looking forward to seeing the progress!
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Yeah we want more pics!  I should have my car up and running in another 30 days or so.  Then I can clean up the interior with new seating and panels!  
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Took the seats out a few days ago, found a few cool 30+-year old knick knacks.

Oddly enough, they're screwed in from the bottom. The nuts on the inside of the seats are actually welded to the frame of the seats, so they used a bolt with threads on either end, screwed that into the seats from the bottom up, and then put on another nut on the bottom of the car.

And I was trying to unscrew the bolts off the seats....
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lol..how long did it take for you to realize the nuts were welded to the seats?
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