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Forum: Theoretical and Street Racing
10-08-2012, 12:59 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 782
Posted By Lo3 maniac

Re: 1990 rs 305 vs other fbodies

I'm honestly not looking to put any money into the little 305, in my opinion it isn't worth it when I can buy a 350 rebuilt with no miles for 300-500 dollars and get just as much power out of it than...
Forum: Car Audio
10-07-2012, 09:15 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,980
Posted By Lo3 maniac

Installed kenwood CD player dash lights went out

Like the title says I put in a kenwood CD player and after the install my dash light, the heater controls, and the lights that indicate what gear I'm in also went out any help on this?
Forum: Body
10-06-2012, 02:36 PM
Replies: 319
Views: 72,647
Posted By Lo3 maniac

Re: Rustoleum 40 dollar paint job

Here are some closer pics for the non believers. Keep in mind it's kinda a crappy day proof is in the giant mud puddle under the car

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Forum: Body
10-06-2012, 02:11 PM
Replies: 319
Views: 72,647
Posted By Lo3 maniac

Re: Rustoleum 40 dollar paint job

I'm going to go out and take some pics of the car right now, the reason it looks like that is because it was 40 degrees that morning and there was a layer of frost on the car, you can see some frost...
Forum: Body
10-06-2012, 10:02 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 359
Posted By Lo3 maniac

Faux phantom nose

Anyone tried this instead of buying the phantom nose painting the area between the headlit buckets black so it looks sorta like the new camaros or challengers?
Forum: Body
10-06-2012, 10:01 AM
Replies: 319
Views: 72,647
Posted By Lo3 maniac

Re: Rustoleum 40 dollar paint job

[QUOTE=cal30_sniper;5394866]That simply isn't true. It doesn't take a pro, or a thousand bucks, to get a nice paint job. It just takes time, motivation, and a couple hundred bucks in supplies. A...
Forum: Body
10-06-2012, 06:18 AM
Replies: 319
Views: 72,647
Posted By Lo3 maniac

Re: Rustoleum 40 dollar paint job

You guys can be dicks all you want about it. Like I said If I would've posted the pics and not told you it was rattle can than nobody would've known, if my paint was pristine I wouldn't of messed...
Forum: Exhaust
10-05-2012, 04:49 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 607
Posted By Lo3 maniac

Re: what exhaust system are you running??

I wouldn't say I'm skilled with metal, I would say I'm a decent with a wire welder and I have a lot of extra pipe out at the shop lmao, it sounds awesome, it's not crazy loud like you would think but...
Forum: Exhaust
10-05-2012, 04:33 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 607
Posted By Lo3 maniac

Re: what exhaust system are you running??

I run straight pipes its a custom setup I built, it's basically a y pipe so I can have a straight pipe no muffler and keep the dual exhaust tips without running dual straights
Forum: Theoretical and Street Racing
10-05-2012, 03:53 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 782
Posted By Lo3 maniac

Re: 1990 rs 305 vs other fbodies

Man I knew she was slow but I didn't think she was this slow!
Forum: Body
10-05-2012, 03:46 PM
Replies: 319
Views: 72,647
Posted By Lo3 maniac

Re: Rustoleum 40 dollar paint job

Scott that car is the best looking thirdgen ie ever seen, it looks like something straight out of forza Motorsport. And I want to sit back and laugh at half these comments, I am a REAL CAR GUY I've...
Forum: Theoretical and Street Racing
10-04-2012, 09:07 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 782
Posted By Lo3 maniac

Re: 1990 rs 305 vs other fbodies

Only one response come on guys
Forum: Body
10-02-2012, 11:42 PM
Replies: 319
Views: 72,647
Posted By Lo3 maniac

Re: Rustoleum 40 dollar paint job

I already put stripes on the car. The only place that tape peels off paint is on the plastic because of the lacked hardener. I get low tack tape from work free so I get lucky there
Forum: Body
10-02-2012, 07:33 PM
Replies: 319
Views: 72,647
Posted By Lo3 maniac

Re: Rustoleum 40 dollar paint job

Thanks blackbetty, I'm 19 I work 40 hours a week and save just about every penny I make, I bought th car for 800 dollars and I have less than 1000 dollars in it. I get compliments every single time...
Forum: Exhaust
10-01-2012, 06:06 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,179
Posted By Lo3 maniac

Re: exhaust route?..

Yes I am running a cat it's a stock cat in the stock location but its gutted meaning that they're is nothing inside of it, I took a drill and a huge bit and went to town nd got all the little pieces...
Forum: Theoretical and Street Racing
10-01-2012, 07:35 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 782
Posted By Lo3 maniac

1990 rs 305 vs other fbodies

How would my 1990 rs fair against other f bodies, I have an edelbrock chrome air cleaner and a custom straight pipe exhaust with a gutted cat it's a 305 auto
I wanna know how I would do against a...
Forum: Exhaust
09-30-2012, 09:35 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,179
Posted By Lo3 maniac

Re: exhaust route?..

I do everything myself. I defineately have a deep deep growl. If that's what your looking for I would go the cheap route if your mechanically inclined cut your exhaust before the axle and put a down...
Forum: Exhaust
09-30-2012, 08:55 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,179
Posted By Lo3 maniac

Re: exhaust route?..

I have a 1990 rs 305 auto, I unbolted the midpipe punched out my cat and ran a factory midpipe into an exhaust that I welded up its a straight pipe but its got 2 outlets so you can keep dual tips in...
Forum: Auto Detailing and Appearance
09-24-2012, 08:20 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,111
Posted By Lo3 maniac

Re: Best way to paint stripes on.

That looks amazing with that cowl hood!!
Forum: Body
09-24-2012, 08:05 PM
Replies: 319
Views: 72,647
Posted By Lo3 maniac

Re: Rustoleum 40 dollar paint job

Yeah that's in the plans for tommorrow. I couldn't paint them right away because the paint on the nose wasn't hardened. And if I tape them the paint will just peel right off
Forum: Body
09-24-2012, 07:52 PM
Replies: 319
Views: 72,647
Posted By Lo3 maniac

Rustoleum 40 dollar paint job

Took a weekend last week to paint the car. It cost me 40 dollars in materials and the rest I already had laying around
Paint 6 cans of rustoleum at 3 dollars a piece...18 dollars
3 cans of primer...
Forum: Auto Detailing and Appearance
09-24-2012, 07:44 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,111
Posted By Lo3 maniac

Best way to paint stripes on.

Like the title says I want to paint 2 stripes on the car on the hood top and spoiler deck and so on. How have previous guys went about doing this. I want them to be straight and look good. I painted...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
09-24-2012, 04:51 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 3,131
Posted By Lo3 maniac

Re: High Highway RPMs

When on the highway try shifting into d not overdrive and see if overdrive is engaging
Forum: Car Audio
09-23-2012, 07:54 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,892
Posted By Lo3 maniac

Re: Missing Factory Speakers?

The speaker wire is between the plastic and the metal that's why you haven't found it, you can try to dig it out of there or you can run a nEw set of wires. You will need to cut off the pigtail on...
Forum: Wheels and Tires
09-22-2012, 09:30 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,272
Posted By Lo3 maniac

New rims and tires!! Did em myself

Had a set of corvette rally wheels I got for free,that looked like crap all painted up blue so I took a day yesterday to paint them up and make them look good! Here's how they look btw this is k 75...
Forum: Wheels and Tires
09-21-2012, 07:00 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 1,773
Posted By Lo3 maniac

Retrofitting 4th gen salad shooter center caps on a 1979 corvette rally wheel

Just like the title says I have a set of corvette rally wheels with good tires I got for free. They were painted blue too match the color of the car. I scuffed up the paint pretty good and taped...
Forum: Theoretical and Street Racing
09-16-2012, 09:13 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,023
Posted By Lo3 maniac

Who would win 1990 rs 305 vs 2007 300 hemi

Me and my buddy were talking the other day and we got to wondering who win in a race I've got a 1990 camaro rs 305 auto only thing done to it is an edelbrock open element, and the exhaust is dumped...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
09-15-2012, 12:34 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 525
Posted By Lo3 maniac

Exhaust sound deepened with open element

So i installed my new edelbrock 14 inch chrome air cleaner today and when I started the car after I noticed it had a deeper sound. Am I imagining this or is this actually legitimate. Btw it...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
09-15-2012, 08:25 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 676
Posted By Lo3 maniac

Re: I need a quick response here

So can I just buy a little breather filter? Like the ones autozone sells?
Forum: Tech / General Engine
09-15-2012, 07:38 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 676
Posted By Lo3 maniac

Re: I need a quick response here

Yeah there's two inside the old cleaner one attached to the passengers side one down. By the tb and one on the snorkel I need too know what todo with all of them
Forum: Tech / General Engine
09-15-2012, 06:53 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 676
Posted By Lo3 maniac

I need a quick response here

Im replacing my air cleaner in my 1990 rs 305 tbi 700r4 and I need to know what to do with the sensors. All of the, including the one on the snorkel. I am replacing it with an edelbrock 14 inch...
Forum: Theoretical and Street Racing
09-13-2012, 08:59 PM
Replies: 540
Views: 36,586
Posted By Lo3 maniac

Re: Fastest you've gone

The guy that owned it before me said he had the Chevy dealership remove the top speed limiter and adjust air fuel ratio, i always thought he was full of it, but if I'm not mistaken they shutoff at...
Forum: Theoretical and Street Racing
09-13-2012, 08:44 PM
Replies: 540
Views: 36,586
Posted By Lo3 maniac

Re: Fastest you've gone

I'm just going to post all my top speeds in all the cars I've owned in recen past my first car I will never forget racing a v8 t bird
1992 camaro v6 118mph and I got scared
1996 grand am gt...
Forum: Fabrication
09-08-2012, 07:23 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,113
Posted By Lo3 maniac

Re: my shifter plate.

Dude take out that ash tray and put in some cup holders!!
Forum: Exhaust
09-07-2012, 05:43 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 2,251
Posted By Lo3 maniac

Dumping exhaust before rear axle?

Anyone done this I have a 1990 rs 305 and just wondering how it sounded and if you can tell a difference in peppiness
Forum: North East Region
09-06-2012, 08:44 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 337
Posted By Lo3 maniac

Nw Ohio anyone?

Anyone here from northwest Ohio I'm from deshler! If anyone knows where this is it's between Findlay napoleon and bowling green!
Forum: Exhaust
09-06-2012, 07:09 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,287
Posted By Lo3 maniac

Re: Removing baffles from stock walker muffler

I searched and searched for a thread. But couldn't find one, it was alot of work Welding the plate back in place. And it's hard welding old rust to old rust lmao but ive got it all together I'm...
Forum: Exhaust
09-06-2012, 06:38 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,287
Posted By Lo3 maniac

Re: Removing baffles from stock walker muffler

Yeah that makes sense but I want to keep my dual tips and a straight pipe won't let me keep those the stock pipe setup is weird and too difficult to y off for what it's worth
Forum: Exhaust
09-05-2012, 11:17 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,287
Posted By Lo3 maniac

Removing baffles from stock walker muffler

So today i got the bright idea to cut a square out of the top of the muffler and cut out the baffles so it's just one big chamber I did this and removed the baffles them welded it all back together...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
09-05-2012, 02:20 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 342
Posted By Lo3 maniac

New guy here! Love me my fbodys!!

So I just recently stumbled across this forum and I'm very excited about it! I love me some fbodys especially the third gens! When I was 15 my grandfather (whom I love with) took me to look at my...
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