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Forum: History / Originality
05-28-2011, 12:35 PM
Replies: 163
Views: 15,169
Posted By Mark in Maine

Re: The Resurrection of "Nellie"

That's nice work, Tim - she looks really good!
Forum: History / Originality
05-05-2011, 10:52 PM
Replies: 63
Views: 5,641
Posted By Mark in Maine

Re: First three, then four, now five in a three-car garage.

Nice images, nice cars - I wish I had your garage space, as well . . .
Forum: Convertibles
03-22-2011, 09:55 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 4,552
Posted By Mark in Maine

Re: Convertible Pros and Cons

Nice car, Kat - LOVE the color . . .
Forum: Convertibles
03-22-2011, 09:51 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 1,738
Posted By Mark in Maine

Re: I just joined the vert club

Nice find! Yah, I think that was a great deal - I paid $1800 for my '90 RS, all stock, with the LO3, but in a little bit better condition. You got more motor for the same money. Good luck with...
Forum: Convertibles
03-18-2011, 10:50 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 4,552
Posted By Mark in Maine

Re: Convertible Pros and Cons

Yah, some of the parts may be a bit hard to find, it's not quite as rigid as a coupe (still love the coupes, though), and a replacement top can be pricey. But all of these issues tend to become...
Forum: History / Originality
03-06-2011, 08:34 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 1,009
Posted By Mark in Maine

Re: my baby is back :)

I Like your car - it looks fantastic in that color!
Forum: History / Originality
01-28-2011, 12:25 AM
Replies: 505
Views: 34,768
Posted By Mark in Maine

Re: 88 GTA: Now it's Dad's turn

Tim, I don't know what to say. We all gather here, owing to the "F-Body Habit", roam around, discover your thread, get pulled into the "88GTA vortex", and follow every stripped screw and replaced...
Forum: Convertibles
01-19-2011, 11:31 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 757
Posted By Mark in Maine

Re: 2011 goals/plans for your rides....

I'm going to tear it completely apart to prep and paint, get my new fenders put on, replace a brake line or two, change out all three brake hoses, and put on the mint dash pad that I picked up for...
Forum: Convertibles
01-19-2011, 11:22 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,613
Posted By Mark in Maine

Re: Few pics of my new toy!

Nice car - I wish mine was an '89, I hate the airbag wheel in my '90, looks like it has a parachute packed into the middle of it . . .
Forum: Convertibles
01-05-2011, 09:29 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,278
Posted By Mark in Maine

Re: Rescued a 92 TA vert today!

Nice going - it's great when someone rescues an F-body 'vert - there won't be any more of them, just fewer of them, hope you get along with it okay . . .
Forum: Convertibles
01-05-2011, 09:22 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,981
Posted By Mark in Maine

Re: 1991 Camaro Convertible desert baked restro

Great find, great deal, great car - I have a '90 RS 'vert, and mine was sold new in Las Vegas - spent most of the rest of it's life in San Diego, and was trailered here. If my car had been in Maine...
Forum: Convertibles
01-05-2011, 09:10 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 757
Posted By Mark in Maine

Re: 2011 goals/plans for your rides....

Come late Winter/early Spring, I'm going to change out the front hard brake lines/hoses, rear brake hose, install new lower control arms and Panhard rod, pull the nose apart and clean & undercoat...
Forum: History / Originality
11-16-2010, 09:41 PM
Replies: 122
Views: 17,882
Posted By Mark in Maine

Re: My old high school car back after 15 years!

This is some really nice work - enjoying looking in on your progress.
Forum: History / Originality
10-21-2010, 09:45 PM
Replies: 122
Views: 17,882
Posted By Mark in Maine

Re: My old high school car back after 15 years!

Great story - it's always nice to re-connect with an old friend of the four-wheeled variety. I wish I had access to a local junkyard with the kinds of parts that you're finding. Good luck with your...
Forum: North East Region
09-04-2010, 11:04 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 1,329
Posted By Mark in Maine

Re: Central Maine ThirdGen Club??

Hey, how's it going?
I just read your post, there's a few of us around, but there's still no small Maine-centric organization for us to belong to. There is necf, a great group of people down in...
Forum: History / Originality
09-03-2010, 10:19 PM
Replies: 168
Views: 9,525
Posted By Mark in Maine

Re: When did you guys first get in to Third Gens?

Nice thread. I was a kid when Camaros happened - the first ones. I like them all, even the second-gen cars, which were big-bumpered when I reached high school. I noticed the third gens when they...
Forum: Convertibles
09-03-2010, 09:57 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,706
Posted By Mark in Maine

Re: Pics of my '92 Z28 convertible M5

Beautiful! your car is absurdly clean - Third generation Camaros make such nice-looking convertibles to start with, and yours is really something - and it's a 5 speed - enjoy your car!
Forum: History / Originality
08-19-2010, 08:54 PM
Replies: 163
Views: 15,169
Posted By Mark in Maine

Re: The Resurrection of "Nellie"

That is impressive, Tim - It's going to be a nice car, thanks for posting all of the photos.
Forum: Convertibles
07-21-2010, 11:43 PM
Replies: 205
Views: 17,086
Posted By Mark in Maine

Re: Finally starting to get serious about mine ([*budget] project thread!)

I've also been following your progress for some time now - fantastic job!
Forum: History / Originality
07-13-2010, 08:33 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 6,167
Posted By Mark in Maine

Re: Bought my '89 IROC new

Great story - I look forward to the updates on your progress, good luck, and enjoy your car!
Forum: Convertibles
07-13-2010, 08:18 PM
Replies: 62
Views: 4,580
Posted By Mark in Maine

Re: My 88 IROC Convertible build thread.

Nice work, so far - keep plugging away at it, its good when you can make steady progress like that . . .
Forum: History / Originality
07-10-2010, 08:06 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 8,884
Posted By Mark in Maine

Re: Chronicles of an 88 5-Speed Camaro, my restoration.

Looks great - nice car, you're doing some terrific work, there.
Forum: History / Originality
06-24-2010, 02:42 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,378
Posted By Mark in Maine

Re: 4 cyl blows the doors off Z28 and the T/A?

The thing that I find most irksome about that era was "0 to 50" in Chrysler's advertising - Maybe everyone else was doing it then, as well, but in a time when all we'd ever heard growing up was zero...
Forum: History / Originality
06-23-2010, 09:48 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,287
Posted By Mark in Maine

Re: First Resto project.

Yah, Drew is right - Haynes manuals are short on detail, the Factory manual is the way to go. I found one on Amazon for $20.00 used, but still in extremely good condition. Well worth the price of...
Forum: Convertibles
05-18-2010, 09:19 PM
Replies: 205
Views: 17,086
Posted By Mark in Maine

Re: Finally starting to get serious about mine ([*budget] project thread!)

Looking good - it's really starting to come together. Nice Work! I have all of the stuff to redo my front suspension, now I just need to plan a time that I can get the 'vert into my friend's shop...
Forum: North East Region
05-06-2010, 09:46 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 716
Posted By Mark in Maine

Re: Anyone in Maine?

Cool! Brunswick's close enough to Lewiston - might run into you at a cruise night this Summer . . .
Forum: Cooling
05-02-2010, 08:46 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 13,728
Posted By Mark in Maine

Re: AIR DAM

Yah, my 'vert came without an air deflector down there. I bought one from someone on here in classifieds, spent a few minutes under the car with bolts, washers and a ratchet last weekend, and my...
Forum: History / Originality
05-02-2010, 08:37 PM
Replies: 505
Views: 34,768
Posted By Mark in Maine

Re: 88 GTA: Now it's Dad's turn

Sorry for your family's loss, Tim - I hope next week is a better one for you, as well . . .
Forum: History / Originality
04-29-2010, 10:35 PM
Replies: 505
Views: 34,768
Posted By Mark in Maine

Re: 88 GTA: Now it's Dad's turn

Yah - I'm waiting for a friend to get his commercial discount sorted out over at the local Advance Auto Parts, and then I'm going to buy a whole pile of front suspension and tune up parts - The car...
Forum: History / Originality
04-24-2010, 09:56 PM
Replies: 505
Views: 34,768
Posted By Mark in Maine

Re: 88 GTA: Now it's Dad's turn

Hunidoo - now that's funny, Tim!
Forum: Convertibles
04-08-2010, 03:24 PM
Replies: 205
Views: 17,086
Posted By Mark in Maine

Re: Finally starting to get serious about mine ([*budget] project thread!)

Yah, nice job - Its good to see what someone else has done, and what steps to take when I get a little farther into my car . . .
Forum: Engine/Drivetrain/Suspension Parts for Sale
04-02-2010, 10:18 PM
Replies: 83
Views: 2,497
Posted By Mark in Maine

Re: parting out 1986 iroc-z--tpi

Yah, same way again is fine with me - that worked well - watch your mailbox.
Forum: Engine/Drivetrain/Suspension Parts for Sale
04-02-2010, 09:30 AM
Replies: 83
Views: 2,497
Posted By Mark in Maine

Re: parting out 1986 iroc-z--tpi

I'll take the lower air deflector.
Forum: Engine/Drivetrain/Suspension Parts for Sale
03-31-2010, 08:54 PM
Replies: 83
Views: 2,497
Posted By Mark in Maine

Re: parting out 1986 iroc-z--tpi

Have you got a good lower air deflector - the plastic piece under the car that directs air up into the radiator?
Forum: Convertibles
03-31-2010, 08:05 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 2,459
Posted By Mark in Maine

Re: Introducing myself and vert to the site

You've got a fantastic 'vert - Great colors - welcome to TGO!
Forum: Members Camaros
03-23-2010, 08:50 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 535
Posted By Mark in Maine

Re: first time "maro owner

Yah, that's a pretty good deal - good luck with your car!
Forum: Engine/Drivetrain/Suspension Parts for Sale
03-16-2010, 11:48 AM
Replies: 83
Views: 2,497
Posted By Mark in Maine

Re: parting out 1986 iroc-z--tpi

re: wonderbar - pm sent
Forum: Engine/Drivetrain/Suspension Parts for Sale
03-14-2010, 07:58 PM
Replies: 83
Views: 2,497
Posted By Mark in Maine

Re: parting out 1986 iroc-z--tpi

I'd be interested in picking up that wonderbar - it you still have it.
Forum: Engine/Drivetrain/Suspension Parts for Sale
03-12-2010, 09:08 PM
Replies: 83
Views: 2,497
Posted By Mark in Maine

Re: parting out 1986 iroc-z--tpi

I'm looking for a wonderbar - is yours in ok condition?
Forum: History / Originality
03-12-2010, 08:22 PM
Replies: 57
Views: 4,472
Posted By Mark in Maine

Re: Picked up my first Firebird!

Nice car - excellent condition, way under 100k miles, and a good price, too. Welcome to TGO, and enjoy your car!
Forum: History / Originality
03-01-2010, 09:51 PM
Replies: 1,725
Views: 309,685
Posted By Mark in Maine

Re: **Project PITA** 86 TA frame up restoration

Fantastic work, so far - it's good to see such effort and preparation on a bare shell. Looking forward to seeing your ongoing progress.
Forum: History / Originality
03-01-2010, 09:10 PM
Replies: 505
Views: 34,768
Posted By Mark in Maine

Re: 88 GTA: Now it's Dad's turn

Nice work, Tim - that fuel pump access plate is a tidy bit of fabrication. Like Awesome-X said, I've never seen anything like those crystals in the 'stat housing, either - any ideas about how they...
Forum: History / Originality
03-01-2010, 08:56 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 968
Posted By Mark in Maine

Re: 1984 Berlinetta Special order 350

Yah, my car had a single P&W J58 when I bought it, but I was able to track down and reinstall the original L03 . . .
Forum: European Region
02-11-2010, 08:43 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,361
Posted By Mark in Maine

Re: Greetings from Russia!

Welcome to the club, you have a very nice Camaro.
Forum: European Region
02-11-2010, 08:36 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 836
Posted By Mark in Maine

Re: Hello from Finland!

Very nice Car! Welcome to TGO.
Forum: History / Originality
02-04-2010, 09:31 PM
Replies: 124
Views: 10,449
Posted By Mark in Maine

Re: The Wish List,What do you guys want that you can't get

Yah - affordable convertible interior parts - the stuff that was broken/missing from our cars if they weren't purchased in mint shape. . .
Forum: History / Originality
02-04-2010, 09:07 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,263
Posted By Mark in Maine

Re: Our thirdgens being born

Yah, that's a great story, lots of pics, history, and good information . . .
Forum: History / Originality
02-04-2010, 09:05 PM
Replies: 63
Views: 10,679
Posted By Mark in Maine

Re: Time Magazine votes "Iron Duke" one of 50 worst cars ever

I just went back to the link at the top, and read the whole article - it read like a hit piece against personal transportation in general - another reason not to read TIME . . .
Forum: History / Originality
02-04-2010, 09:00 PM
Replies: 63
Views: 10,679
Posted By Mark in Maine

Re: Time Magazine votes "Iron Duke" one of 50 worst cars ever

You know, I'd still like to see an Iron Duke thirdgen at a cruise night or a show, though - in original shape - I've never seen one . . .
Forum: History / Originality
02-04-2010, 08:52 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,202
Posted By Mark in Maine

Re: What would you do?

Great debate! I think that I'd have to preserve a car like yours, if it were me, just on the basis of its incredible original condition. They're only original once. On the other hand, I own a '90...
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