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Old 02-24-2010, 10:07 PM   #1
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Looks great! But I would still want the top to go down.

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I dig everything about it except for the paint job.
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the cloth dash and panels are interesting
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i wanted to see a pic with the top down, and yes i would like it better in a solid red or black color
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I dig everything about it except for the paint job.

ive seen alot of crappy flame jobs on third gens,i dont know i its the lines of the car orwhat. they just never look right. This onr tho, someone put alot of love into. the flames break behind the door, i like it.

bluezee28....was that you in camaro performers this issue?
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You mean the letter I wrote? Yep that's me
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i wanted to see a pic with the top down, and yes i would like it better in a solid red or black color
The auction says that the top is no longer removable due to the rollcage. I guess its not a vert anymore just a soft top coupe with a trunk.
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Old 02-26-2010, 11:27 AM   #9
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Pretty crazy! I assume it's not stock?
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Re: craziest 'vert out there

Looks to have a nice power plant - but why would you build a drag car out of a convertible? That just doesn't make much sense to me - now with the roll cage your top is stationary... Wouldn't it have been just as easy and cheaper to build one from a hardtop? Too each is his own I suppose...
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Looks to have a nice power plant - but why would you build a drag car out of a convertible? That just doesn't make much sense to me - now with the roll cage your top is stationary... Wouldn't it have been just as easy and cheaper to build one from a hardtop? Too each is his own I suppose...
That's what I was thinking, especially since 'verts are a bit rarer. Considering that car's drivetrain has hardly anything original from factory, I would've just taken a dime-a-dozen RS or sport coupe.
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Pretty crazy! I assume it's not stock?

I think I see the LG4 in there....
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Re: craziest 'vert out there

might not have started out as a drag car, just where it ended up. I see quite a few verts at the track.

I wasnt going to put a bar in mine, but the wife and my mom teamed up and are making put in a 8pt. My top will still be usable. a few guys on here have verts w roll bars.
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Old 03-01-2010, 12:43 PM   #14
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Re: craziest 'vert out there

Most strips reqire that anymore if you are pulling a decent time in a 'vert...

I would rather be able to cruise with the top down so no strips for me - except for the Vegas strip
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I dig the car but I'd really want some action vids. Can a 6.71 blower actually push enough air for 1168hp??

I ran 9.85 with the top down and didn't get booted... Usually run low 10's though.. Shooting for 8's sooner or later...





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Nice pictures man! I like your vert. In the first pic, were you leaving a parade or something? I see your car, a weird tricycle, and a c4 corvette, all in line!
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It was last years Woodward Dream Cruise here in Detroit, MI. Biggest gearhead gathering in the world I believe on one of the oldest strips of road in our country. It's a suggested stop for any motorhead. 3rd weekend of august every year. They frown on burnouts in some locations but open headers are welcomed everywhere... haha
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The auction says that the top is no longer removable due to the rollcage. I guess its not a vert anymore just a soft top coupe with a trunk.
I wonder if it's the roll cage or the fact the rear tires take up all the space where the top would sit when it was down...
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Old 03-10-2010, 07:51 PM   #19
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oh wow I just noticed that the auction has been over for a while lol. Looks like someone took her away for $18 grand!
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Wow! and it was probably less then 30 miles from me.
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