ANYONE BREAK OUT THE CARS FROM HIBERNATION?
03-13-2007, 02:51 AM
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Car: 89 Firebird 89 Formula one red one black
Engine: 350, 355
Transmission: 700r4
ANYONE BREAK OUT THE CARS FROM HIBERNATION?
just curious with all this nice weather lately...
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03-13-2007, 06:00 AM
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yeah well im glad all the snow is gone finally and that its gonna be something crazy today about 75 degrees down here by springfield but its gonna drop to the mid 40s in a couple days, so hum ...
im trying to slap my ride together real quick after pulling it out of storage that its been in for a couple years untouched, and not really been together for about 7-8 years,
gotta put in the engine and figure out exhaust, the exhaust planning is turning for the worst, hmm
good luck
im trying to slap my ride together real quick after pulling it out of storage that its been in for a couple years untouched, and not really been together for about 7-8 years,
gotta put in the engine and figure out exhaust, the exhaust planning is turning for the worst, hmm
good luck
03-13-2007, 07:48 AM
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Car: 1997 Z28
Engine: LS1
Transmission: T56
Axle/Gears: 3.42
I actually drove my birdie to work this morning, just to get her out and about.
Found out half way here i have NO power steering
Found out half way here i have NO power steering
03-13-2007, 10:20 AM
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Car: 92RS 25th Anniv./88 IROC Z28 Vert
Engine: 305 TBI w/Tpi Air / 305 TPI
Transmission: 700r4/700r4
Axle/Gears: Posi
Been driving my '92 since Feb. 1 and it's been great. Lot's of looks and comments.
Now if I can get the '86 engine and over to the paint shop beforeMay 1 I will be real happy.
Can't wait to get off of work today-75 degrees, guess I will try the air to see how it feels. It was working great when last used in Oct.
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Been driving my '92 since Feb. 1 and it's been great. Lot's of looks and comments.
Now if I can get the '86 engine in and over to the paint shop before May 1 I will be real happy.,
Can't wait to get off of work today-75 degrees, guess I will try the air to see how it feels. It was working great when last used in Oct.
Now if I can get the '86 engine and over to the paint shop beforeMay 1 I will be real happy.
Can't wait to get off of work today-75 degrees, guess I will try the air to see how it feels. It was working great when last used in Oct.
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Been driving my '92 since Feb. 1 and it's been great. Lot's of looks and comments.
Now if I can get the '86 engine in and over to the paint shop before May 1 I will be real happy.,
Can't wait to get off of work today-75 degrees, guess I will try the air to see how it feels. It was working great when last used in Oct.
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03-13-2007, 10:56 AM
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Car: Only a daily driver, but comin home
Engine: I have one that runs ;)
Transmission: Caged hamster that runs really fast
Axle/Gears: They are round, I know that much
My car will be out this weekend.....on a trailer 
And not because it is fast, it is the opposite, there is nothing in it, I need to trailer it to my parents house and order a cage for it, cause thats the first think I am putting in.
And not because it is fast, it is the opposite, there is nothing in it, I need to trailer it to my parents house and order a cage for it, cause thats the first think I am putting in.
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03-13-2007, 11:18 AM
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Car: Forrest 91 t/a
Engine: 5.0 tpi w/underdrive/accel,full 3"
Transmission: 700r4
Axle/Gears: 3.73 pos
Today is the day for me. All I have left to do is put the wheels back on.
This winter I installed headers with 3" to a flowmaster 80. Also striped and refinished my lace wheels, getting the new cooper tires put on today. They better not install wheel weights on the outside of the rim!
This winter I installed headers with 3" to a flowmaster 80. Also striped and refinished my lace wheels, getting the new cooper tires put on today. They better not install wheel weights on the outside of the rim!
03-13-2007, 11:23 AM
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Car: 89 Firebird 89 Formula one red one black
Engine: 350, 355
Transmission: 700r4
exactly. NO wheel weights on outside!!!!!!!!!! enjoy the day boys, its gonna be a scorcher (compared to what we are used to!)
03-13-2007, 04:38 PM
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Car: 1991 Pontiac Firebird
Engine: 305 TBI
Transmission: 700-R4
Axle/Gears: 2.73?
I clay barred and waxed my car today although it is never really in hibernation. Anyway, it's nice to cruise around with the t-tops out. 
03-13-2007, 07:34 PM
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Car: 87 iroc
Engine: 454 .030 over
Transmission: th-350
Axle/Gears: 9 bolt
i got mine out of the garage, i pushed it to the end of the drivceway to work on it a lil bit, it was nice outside, i hoping to have the motor out tomoorw
03-13-2007, 09:51 PM
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Car: '90 RS
Engine: Vortec 350
Transmission: 700R4
Axle/Gears: 3.23 non posi
Well the 85 has been out all winter so I washed it and fixed the exhaust on sunday. As for the 90 I worked on that most of the day and it should eb done in about a month, the wiring is just a pain in the ****. 
03-14-2007, 12:14 AM
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Car: 1987 Trans am
Engine: Cammin Ls1
Transmission: Th400 w/brake 5500 stall
Axle/Gears: Moser 9" w/ 4.11's
I put the insurance back on the car today and went out for a little cruise. Started tuning the ls1 a little and made a couple passes. Then i get home after about an hour of driving and let the car sit for about an hour and what do i find? My car siting on the rim 
Now both my MT et streets have holes in them. I guess its time for tubes
O well i guess i had alot of fun using the transbrake and linelock
Now both my MT et streets have holes in them. I guess its time for tubes O well i guess i had alot of fun using the transbrake and linelock
03-14-2007, 02:59 AM
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i've driven all over on ET streets with no issues. Did you dump some dawn dishwashing soap all over the inside of the slicks before mounting them? Or some people use bar soap and rub it all around as well. I need a linelock install, let me know when you want to do it for me tim. 
03-14-2007, 03:51 AM
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Car: 1989 Camaro IROC-Z
Engine: L98 350 TPI
Transmission: Built TH-700 R4 (Vilgilante 2800)
Axle/Gears: 9 bolt w/ PBR's
Took the 9 bolt out of the garage, cleaned it up and painted it with some POR 15.
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03-14-2007, 04:32 PM
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Car: 91 Bird
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Axle/Gears: bent
03-14-2007, 04:43 PM
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Car: 91 z28, 07 trailblazer ss
Engine: lt1lt4 hot cam,ls2
Transmission: t56
Axle/Gears: 3.73
i pushed my 91z out of the garage and forgot how much i love that car. now i`m waiting on my new vortech heads to come back from the machine shop and still need too order a scroggins and dickey tpi intake.
03-16-2007, 02:50 AM
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Car: 1987 Firebird
Engine: 355
Transmission: T56
Mine is waiting in the garage, twitching to get some action. The hood is off, and im tinkering with some interior work to kill the time, but im ready to go at a moment's notice. My dad has a dealer plate so that helps. Had plenty of nice days already, but it WILL NOT go outside until the SALT DISAPPEARS!!! If it werent for the salt, i would have gone on a few cruises already.
03-17-2007, 08:31 AM
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Car: 1987 Firebird
Engine: 355
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lol yea, im pretty sure that white stuff that sticks to my freshly washed daily driver is salt. Matter of fact most of it had washed away, but today (saturday) were getting about 10-15 cm of snow. So chances are the salt is gonna stick around for a lil while longer,.
03-17-2007, 11:26 AM
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Car: 85 Camaro z/28
Engine: cammed 355
Transmission: th350 with shift kit
i broke mine out for a slumber the previous owner had...went home and worked on it...got it running right and then took it to get a bath :-) and then to show it off to my buddy...got there...found out the altinator was starting to go bad!!! nothing worse than driving home with basically no driving lights at night...and a 6" cowl hood...with no street lights...
03-17-2007, 03:24 PM
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Car: 85 Camaro z/28
Engine: cammed 355
Transmission: th350 with shift kit
sadly there isnt...yet...
my accel distributor cap requires me to raise the intake about an inch...so we have room to spare...
and im just going by what the guy said that i bought it from...its prolly more around the 4-5" mark
my accel distributor cap requires me to raise the intake about an inch...so we have room to spare...
and im just going by what the guy said that i bought it from...its prolly more around the 4-5" mark
03-17-2007, 05:51 PM
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Car: 85 Camaro z/28
Engine: cammed 355
Transmission: th350 with shift kit
thats why im sayin mine is shorter than what its said to be...because mine looks like yours...
03-18-2007, 12:17 PM
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Car: Only a daily driver, but comin home
Engine: I have one that runs ;)
Transmission: Caged hamster that runs really fast
Axle/Gears: They are round, I know that much
yeah a 6" cowl hood is a big difference from a 4"......and i dont have a mountian motor
03-18-2007, 03:52 PM
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Car: 1986 pontiac firebird
Engine: 2.8l v-6
Transmission: 5-speed
Axle/Gears: stock
the 85 is still in the shed with the oil pan dropped so it wont be out for a while but the 86 never went into hibernation caus eit is the daily driver or as some would call it clunker
03-18-2007, 10:28 PM
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Car: 89 Firebird 89 Formula one red one black
Engine: 350, 355
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SERIOUSLY D@MMIT!!!!!!!! i want to see more firechickens and camaros out there!!!!!!!!! 
03-19-2007, 01:26 AM
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definately a formal invite. hah. no idea if mine will even fire or have a rear end in it, but this week looks like the first week of weather above 40s, so i'm hopeful that next week will be even nicer.
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im off tues and wed...
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03-19-2007, 08:44 PM
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Car: 79 cutlass
Engine: sbc
Transmission: th-350
Axle/Gears: 12bolt
i drove min for the first time today since i started the project and it was a BLAST!!.........and now i just want it to stay nice out so i can enjoy the t-tops more!!!
03-19-2007, 10:45 PM
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Car: FBODYS
Engine: ALWAYS 8'S
Transmission: ALWAYS MENTAL
Axle/Gears: RUSTY AND BRAND NEW
Drove the 87 GTA today it was fun. Would be nicer with the new tires on!
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