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85z28lover · 04-08-2012, 09:53 AM

This is to try and get as many third gens up to strats drive in in villa park this coming friday and saturday i was up there last night and we had a complete row of third gens out there and we rocked the whole night now we want the third gens to take over next week and take over the whole lot i wanna see how many are interested and for the guys who were there last night we showed them that nothing beats classic american muscle so my idea we all meet up at 5 or 6 take a nice cruise and then all roll into strats and make it one hell of a night

Rob H.
a.k.a speede
proud owner of a 1986 irocz tpi

X Jackal X · 04-09-2012, 09:40 PM

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Originally Posted by 85z28lover

This is to try and get as many third gens up to strats drive in in villa park this coming friday and saturday i was up there last night and we had a complete row of third gens out there and we rocked the whole night now we want the third gens to take over next week and take over the whole lot i wanna see how many are interested and for the guys who were there last night we showed them that nothing beats classic american muscle so my idea we all meet up at 5 or 6 take a nice cruise and then all roll into strats and make it one hell of a night

Rob H.
a.k.a speede
proud owner of a 1986 irocz tpi

Ah yes i remember you, haha you beat me to the punch! I'm the one with the black 1990 iroc, but yeah.. to add to that anyone reading this we really are trying to take over that parking lot. This weekend we started off with four, and then when we got to the lot after the cruise this guy^^^ and a couple others came out of the woodwork(about....8 cars?). The week before we must have had atleast 10 or so cars(including 4th gens as well). The portion of the pack i was with cruised up north on 83rd to get there coming from the south/southwest suburbs(la grange etc...) As far as I know our group comes on saturday nights and we try to get there around 7-8. Seriously though, if anyone is interested and has any other 3rd/4th gen friends, drag them over!! It would also be cool if we could meet up somewhere to cruise all in one huge pack too?!? I really want to see this get organized just because it was as AWESOME when we did this the first time but how about a entire fleet?!? hahaha! We should rename this something like Strats f-body takeover or something! but yeah.....

thetaman85 · 04-09-2012, 10:02 PM

I'd totally be up for it, but my trans just died yesterday, working on getting a race trans. Maybe some other time.

Chevy8588 · 04-09-2012, 10:32 PM

attendingx

Mike92Firebird · 04-11-2012, 06:28 AM

I'm in! I saw the picture on Facebook and it made me wanna join the fun. Haha

thetaman85 · 04-11-2012, 06:58 AM

It's looking like in about 2 weeks I'll have my new trans in, so maybe I'll cruise up there one night after then. You'll have to pardon the ugliness while I'm waiting for someone to paint my car.

Mike92Firebird · 04-11-2012, 07:29 AM

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Originally Posted by thetaman85

It's looking like in about 2 weeks I'll have my new trans in, so maybe I'll cruise up there one night after then. You'll have to pardon the ugliness while I'm waiting for someone to paint my car.

Didn't anyone ever tell you, it's not what's on the outside that matters? Haha

thetaman85 · 04-11-2012, 09:21 AM

In that case, I think you'll appreciate the work Ive done to it in almost three years.

89 350 · 04-12-2012, 02:00 PM

If weather permits i will take a cruise up there were exactly is it located

X Jackal X · 04-12-2012, 09:32 PM

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Originally Posted by 89 350

If weather permits i will take a cruise up there were exactly is it located

231 E North Ave
Villa Park, IL 60181

There is a big a$$ sign that says strats. Can't miss it.

prossi · 04-13-2012, 01:09 PM

ill be going tommorrow

Mike92Firebird · 04-14-2012, 12:14 AM

Final head count? Who drives what?

Black GTA
License plate: BLK BRRD

85z28lover · 04-14-2012, 04:13 AM

86 iroc z work in progress where do we wanna meet up

Mike92Firebird · 04-14-2012, 05:07 AM

I'm coming from Roselle. Out by Bloomingdale, Medinah, and Hanover Park. Anyone else coming from my direction?

X Jackal X · 04-14-2012, 05:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Mike92Firebird

Final head count? Who drives what?

Black GTA
License plate: BLK BRRD

Okay, i was worried about the weather, however if anyone is still going i want in, just call me at 1-630-803-0669. its michael.

Mike92Firebird · 04-14-2012, 05:29 PM

Any final confirmation of who's going?

prossi · 04-14-2012, 05:51 PM

im still going what time is everyon going to be there?

Mike92Firebird · 04-14-2012, 11:40 PM

Here's some pics of tonight for all who showed up!

Impaqt · 04-15-2012, 12:04 AM

Very nice. Couldnt make it this week, but will keep an eye on the thread and get mine up there one weekend for sure.

thetaman85 · 04-15-2012, 06:38 AM

I'll be there once I get a trans... I'll have to be nice to it for break-in though. This one needs to last, and it ought to.

Thirdgen89GTA · 04-18-2012, 12:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Mike92Firebird

Here's some pics of tonight for all who showed up!

Must have been after I left, don't remember the red bird.

T56 is in the car. Still need to do some electrical wiring and reprogram the PCM for a 6spd though.

Thirdgen89GTA · 04-20-2012, 03:10 PM

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Must have been after I left, don't remember the red bird.

T56 is in the car. Still need to do some electrical wiring and reprogram the PCM for a 6spd though.

And its up and driving in prototype form. Still no Reverse Lockout Disable so I need to bust out the muscle to put the car in reverse.

No center console yet, but I need to modify some stuff and get a lower shift boot. Probably going to do that tomorrow morning.

Been driving the car daily, and boy does it need a tune up. Still happy to drive it.

So perhaps I shall bring it out to strats Sat night. IAC follow on clutch in is not programmed yet so it stalls at lower revs if not careful. Really need to get it done right. Must learn more about tuning.

Mike92Firebird · 04-22-2012, 12:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Thirdgen89GTA

And its up and driving in prototype form. Still no Reverse Lockout Disable so I need to bust out the muscle to put the car in reverse.

No center console yet, but I need to modify some stuff and get a lower shift boot. Probably going to do that tomorrow morning.

Been driving the car daily, and boy does it need a tune up. Still happy to drive it.

So perhaps I shall bring it out to strats Sat night. IAC follow on clutch in is not programmed yet so it stalls at lower revs if not careful. Really need to get it done right. Must learn more about tuning.

So she's in driving form now!? Sweet! I'll have to check it out! Ended up not going to Strats tonight. Got preoccupied with other stuff. Will really try to make it out there next chance I get. But glad to hear your car is up and running. Now you just gotta get all your kinks ironed out. Haha

Thirdgen89GTA · 04-22-2012, 05:57 AM

W00t. Getting my powder coated white ZR1s with Nitto NT05 tires mounted up today. I am excited. This is my first set of no compromise big boy street tires.

Sneak peak at the rims.

Mike92Firebird · 04-22-2012, 08:23 AM

Wow I'm terribly jealous

I want myself a nice set of ZR1s. Did you buy a new set or pick them up used somewhere?
Wonder how much of an improvement you'll feel with those tires. What size tires are you going to be running?

Thirdgen89GTA · 04-22-2012, 08:30 AM

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Wow I'm terribly jealous

I want myself a nice set of ZR1s. Did you buy a new set or pick them up used somewhere?
Wonder how much of an improvement you'll feel with those tires. What size tires are you going to be running?

The tires will make the largest difference. I'm currently riding on a set of near 6/7 year old Kuhmo Ecsta's, the cheapest version they make. They are past the wear bars, and hard as a rock. Its ridiculously easily to lock the front tires up at highway speeds and not have any real deceleration.

I expect the Nitto's will give me a huge boost everywhere in handling/braking/acceleration.

The Rims I bought used for a super cheap deal from a friend, I painted them a while ago, but never had tires to put on them. The paint was crappy autozoo wheel paint and it yellowed really bad.

So when a chance came up to have them coated I took it. They had some serious curb rash and and a bent lip on 2 of the rims but balanced and mounted tires just fine. The coater fixed the bend and refinished all of the rims to remove curb rash. In places he actually welded additional aluminum on the wheel and sanded it all back down. He does great work.

I think the guy double coated them, aka a light 100% coat, baked, then another coat on top of that. They look amazing.

Car is super dirty right now, looked at this morning. Some animal decided to walk all over the hood, and I haven't washed it since before the storms we had the other day. So its got road dirt all over it.

I'll still post up a pic.

Center console is back in and the interior is buttoned up. I broke my console top plate modding it. I cut out the PRNDLE bit and when I was bolting it in, I forgot how fragile it had become and ended up snapping it in half.

All bolted together you can't really tell its broken at all.

Thirdgen89GTA · 04-22-2012, 10:21 AM

Missed that question

275/40/17s on 16x9" zr1s. I'd consider a 17x11 ZR1 in back, but thats a whole lot of clearancing I don't want to do to run them tucked in.

Currently have 245/50/16 as the Camaro salad shooters are 16x8 rims.

mark litavsky · 04-24-2012, 10:03 PM

i am new to this 3rd gen message board but i live in wheaton and would not mind joining in at strats some time. i dont think the weather is going to be to good this weekend. by the way anyone looking for some good parts i am selling a bunch of stuff cheap. just got divorced ....need money.....if you need details on anything for sale you can e-mail me marklitavsky@gmail.com thanks

Thirdgen89GTA · 04-24-2012, 10:36 PM

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Originally Posted by mark litavsky

i am new to this 3rd gen message board but i live in wheaton and would not mind joining in at strats some time. i dont think the weather is going to be to good this weekend. by the way anyone looking for some good parts i am selling a bunch of stuff cheap. just got divorced ....need money.....if you need details on anything for sale you can e-mail me marklitavsky@gmail.com thanks

Welcome to Thirdgenland.

You will want to go here: http://www.thirdgen.org/techboard/third-gen-fest-12/

Thirdgenfest 2012 takes place on Memorial Day in Crete IL.

Well worth setting the time aside to go there. Tons of very cool projects, finished builds, and clean stockers.

novadk13 · 04-25-2012, 09:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Thirdgen89GTA

Center console is back in and the interior is buttoned up. I broke my console top plate modding it. I cut out the PRNDLE bit and when I was bolting it in, I forgot how fragile it had become and ended up snapping it in half.

All bolted together you can't really tell its broken at all.

They get fragile, I broke my first manual 5 speed when I was cutting in my power window switch holes

I might swing by meets closer to the western burb side

Thirdgen89GTA · 04-26-2012, 10:02 AM

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Originally Posted by novadk13

They get fragile, I broke my first manual 5 speed when I was cutting in my power window switch holes

I might swing by meets closer to the western burb side

I did a decent job cutting out and smoothing my "PRNDLE" out. Too bad there isn't enough stuff for me to attach a boot somehow.

ZZ3 Z28 · 04-27-2012, 12:37 AM

Is this a weekly thing?

Delia38 · 04-27-2012, 08:01 PM

I'd totally be up for it, but my trans just died yesterday, working on getting a race trans. Maybe some other time.

Mike92Firebird · 04-28-2012, 02:15 AM

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Originally Posted by ZZ3 Z28

Is this a weekly thing?

Yes it's weekly. As long as the weather is nice, there's always cars up there!

Thirdgen89GTA · 05-03-2012, 12:40 AM

Hint. Hint.

http://www.thirdgen.org/techboard/mi...-may-20th.html (Cordova Dragway, May 20th 2012.)

Cordova Dragway rental is in slightly over 2 weeks. A grand time gaurenteed to be had by all.

Thirdgen89GTA · 05-03-2012, 10:09 AM

Looks like there is a Muscle Car Cruise on May 6th 2pm, starting in carpentersville.

http://ls1tech.com/forums/midwestern...e-may-6th.html