After everything with my layoff, and advertising the car...having people come look at it, make offers, etc..etc..etc..Good old Dad put me to work, and now I have a good income again, so the car stays!!! I am excited to be able to keep it and tinker with it to make it absolutely perfect!! By the way...do any of you know anyone with a PT Cruiser? That is my new business. My father is the largest supplier of aftermarket PT Cruiser parts in the country, and we offer anything aftermarket for them at the lowest prices out there! His website is www.raceandstreet.com so go check it out!!!

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1991 Camaro RS, approximately 500hp 355, 11:1 compression, Eagle h-beam rods, forged steel crank, TRW lightweight 2 valve relief pistons, comp cams hydraulic roller, fully ported Dart Iron Eagle heads, Victor Jr., Holley 750, Hooker shorty headers w/3" collector, true dual 3" exhaust, Moroso spiral mufflers, T56 6-speed, Boyd Coddington 17x9, 17x11 wheels, 275/40zr17 fronts, 315/35zr17 rears, Cerillo racing seats w/ harnesses, Harwood cowl hood, 4:10 posi, Global West adjustable rear suspension, panhard bar and torque arm, Hotchkis front and rear springs, 1LE sway bars, Koni adjustable shocks.



[This message has been edited by CarNDrvr (edited August 07, 2001).]

 

SCORE!!!!!!!!! i'm so happy for you

kinda sad for myself that i cant buy your car though

[This message has been edited by 1991tealRSt-topGuy (edited August 07, 2001).]

 

Kicka$$,
Thank god for fathers. I am so glad to hear you are keeping it. I was wondering where you have been. Did you convert your car from FI to Carb? If so, I will e-mail you some questions that I have.

Good luck in your new venture........



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Joshua Johnston
1991 Z-28
Flowmaster
K&N
305 / 5spd. (Temporary)
Soon to have:
350, Ported Vortec heads, Edelbrock RPM, Holley 750 D.P., HEI, 11.07:1 CR, Comp Cams Roller-.510"/.520"-282*/288* dur., Shorty Headers, Dual 2.5 Exhaust, T&R Motorsports custom air intake

 

Sweet!!!! very happy for you to be able to keep that car... good thing it didn't go on ebay LOL I know one person that has a PT Cruiser but I don't think they'd wanna do anything with it They've already got cool cars. Ferrari, Pantera, Rolls Royce and a couple of unfinished ones.

 

Awesome! you have got to have one of the most bada$$ thirdgens i have ever seen in my life. It would have been a shame to have to get rid of it, just as it was near completion.

Eric

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My 1986 Z28
GM350, T-5, 3.23's, lots of go fast goodies, 4th gen Firebird interior etc...
85 IROC w/ 1364 miles!

You'll always find what you've lost in the last place you look

R.I.P Dale Earnhardt

 

Thanks for all of your support guys! I am very happy to be keeping it too! Every time I drive it, it makes me want to keep it even more, and now I can. Oh, and yes, the car is now carburated. What did you want to ask?

 

Excellent. I'm glad to hear it. That is one sweet ride.

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1992 Camaro RS
5.0L TBI
K&N Airfilter and ready to take on the world!
My 1992 RS

 

Woohoo, I felt bad when you said you had to sell it. I'm glad everything turned out.

 

heh heh heh, he said PT Looser.

 

Great news! I'm no-where's near looking like that and I enjoy the hell out of my car so I can just imagine what take from yours. I've got a friend with a PT. I'm passing the site along to him.

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You don't have to wear a tuxedo to sport a bowtie!

Some pictures of my mess in progress.
http://www.geocities.com/Jamie_Caruvana/

 

Hey, have you got any skidpad numbers on that thing?

 

I don't have any numbers on it yet. I have been to the dragstrip twice, and was not able to get a timeslip either time. The first time, they were not letting street cars run because the promods were there. The second time, they were having a street night and just showing a win light with no times posted or time slips. I did however race a mustang that runs 12.60's at 107mph. I spun real bad and had to play catch up, then I ended up beating him by about 3 lengths.

 

Dude, I'm glad you didn't sell that car...It will about make any 3rd gen owner drool all over themselves!

Dang, you beat a stang that runs 12.60s? That's some freaking Chevy power for ya.

 

I can see you have put countless hours and efforts into your ride, and the thing that shows the most in your ride is the love you have for it!

I can relate to the unemployed thing though. I've been laid off since the end of March and still no work.
So everything is on hold, sometimes I have to debate taking a dump if the toilet paper is low.

And who knows maybe this will be a new adventure for you.
Perhaps you could start a 3rd gen aftermarket division with your father. You would make a flat killing if you specialized in 3rd gen ragtops.

Perhaps a meeting with pops is in order??

Just trying to get you a boost in the corperate ladder.

 

Sweet Ride... I feel sorry for your customers as the PT Cruiser seems to be one of the ugliest cars on the market, but I would bet it's a pretty strong market.
BTW I hear the guy that designed the PT is now helping with the next F-Body generation (if there is one)... I hope he don't f*** it up...


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1984 Firebird - Daily driver, 305 LG4, T5 - Hurst short shifter, Edelbrock 600 CFM Performer Carb - Edelbrock Pro-Flow air filter, gutted cat, IROC 16x8 Wheels, Goodyear P215/60/R16, AIWA bargain basement (from Sears of course) CD player
Player accessories: fuzzy dice, eight-ball Shift ****
Check out my ride here

Quote from my sister: "It sounds like a boat"

 

There is definately a market for the PT Cruiser aftermarket. You either love them or hate them. I happen to like them, but my wife hates them. She can't complain though because I am making more now than I was before I got laid off!! The PT owners will buy anything on the market for their Cruisers. We carry everything from OOOOGAA horns to superchargers!!!

 

AAAAOOOOOOGAAAA! Those would be awesome. One of my friends that goes to my church has a 86 Buick Regal, and he's looking to put some crazy crap on there. Heck, his horn doesn't even work, so maybe I can convince him to buy one.

I have no opinion on the TP Cruiser, but I have seen some really cool looking ones around. IMO people only like it because it's a fad, some people reject for the same reason. I think they are really fun to cruise in, I drove one with a 5-speed. If the PT Cruiser wasn't popular, would you feel different about the looks? I don't even think they even look that bad. But then again some people thought the GHIA designed Mustang II looked awesome . I for one, absolutely hate the II.

I agree, people either like it or they hate the PT. So I guess I kinda like the looks of some of them (red ones with flames and chrome are cool).

GHIA MUSTANG II RULES!



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Awesome car man! Glad you are keeping it.
Later
MIke

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Check out My Car Pics http://albums.photo.epson.com/j/Albu...667&a=13599419

Gran Turismo Americano "The Ultimate Firebird"
Smokin 1989 GTA- Bone stock except for exhaust. (no catalytic-stainless pipe into Flowmaster 2 chamber) & AC Delco Rapid Fire Plugs

 

glad you could keep the car...hate to see something that nice go away

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1982 Camaro SC
ATX Racing DFW Chapter
Texas Street Racers

 

carndrvr i was just asking about you in the chatroom so i searched the message boards to see if you'd sold your car. I found this post. Great news!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Trans Am:
(Engine)305 TPI
180 Degree Thermostat
JET Fan Switch
TB Bypass
Accel 300+ 8.8 Racing Wires
Accel Super Coil
Bosch Platinium Plugs
Custom Ram Air with K&N
Removed Emissions Equipment & Cat.
(Stereo)Full Kenwood Excelon System
See my Ride:
https://www.thirdgen.org/rides/index...ew&rideid=1324
Member at kyfbodies.org

 

Well, I'm back, and better than ever because I know that the car is not going anywhere!!!

<img src = "http://members.aol.com/carndrvr/camaro2.jpg">

 

WHOOP! I love your car and was very sad when I heard you were going to have to sell it.

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82 Camaro:
350
Erson cam, ported heads,Comp Cams 1.6:1 rocker arms
Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, Holley 600
Crane Hi-6 ignition, Accel supercoil
TH350 tranny with 2500 stall.
Eibach Pro Kit
SLP 1 3/4" headers

 

OMG!! Your car is sweet.

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Brett

'91 Z28 Black
125K,L98,3.23,4L60.
Panhard,LCAs.
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MN F-Body
Brett's House

 

CarNDrvr,
I just was wondering about some of the wiring that you may have had to change. I see though that you had an RS, was it a TBI? I have TPI, so the issues I may run into, you may not have had. It's amazing how God works. Your doing good, then in a hole with no light to see, then your lifted out, and running better than before. I'm glad to see your doing well.



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Joshua Johnston
1991 Z-28
Flowmaster
K&N
305 / 5spd. (Temporary)
Soon to have:
350, Ported Vortec heads, Edelbrock RPM, Holley 750 D.P., HEI, 11.07:1 CR, Comp Cams Roller-.510"/.520"-282*/288* dur., Shorty Headers, Dual 2.5 Exhaust, T&R Motorsports custom air intake

 

The car was a TBI car. I haven't taken the TBI harness out yet, so it is laying on the intake right now going to nothing. From I have been told, I can just unplug it from the computer and remove the whole thing. Then remove the computer too. I also took the fuel pump out of the tank and replaced it with a piece of metal fuel line. Then I put an external Mallory fuel pump on it.