best non fbody that compliments your thirdgen
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Re: best non fbody that compliments your thirdgen
Here are several pictures of some cars that I owned and some belong to my friends



The YJ wrangler had 350ci aluminum L98 heads LT4 hot cam airgap performer rpm intake 750 dp holley short headers and the Silverado is bone stock 350ci carb conversion here it is after few cleaning



The YJ wrangler had 350ci aluminum L98 heads LT4 hot cam airgap performer rpm intake 750 dp holley short headers and the Silverado is bone stock 350ci carb conversion here it is after few cleaning

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Car: 1990 GTA/1989 Iroc
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Re: best non fbody that compliments your thirdgen
Lol I always feel that my truck is looking after my car. Kinda like a big brother. They have ALOT of miles together. They get alot of attention going down the road.

older pic

older pic
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Re: best non fbody that compliments your thirdgen
92-z28 love the thirdgens you have, and that truck not the dropped one but the stock height stepside is amazing, i have a weankess for those. more pics if possible?
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i hate lifted trucks ok I know its a truck but that doesnt mean i have to treat it like a truck lol
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From: Harford County, MD
Car: camaro sportcoupe
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Re: best non fbody that compliments your thirdgen
one of my favorite pictures...i miss that old truck
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Re: best non fbody that compliments your thirdgen
sure i guess i can comprimise with a lowered truck.
mw66nova. always great to see your car, and that ol beast of a ram still looks pretty good
mw66nova. always great to see your car, and that ol beast of a ram still looks pretty good
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Car: camaro sportcoupe
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thanks, too bad it's gone. that truck was amazing. cummins 12v/5spd and a gm 14 bolt. would pull a house. got hit by a meth-head that ran a stop light and diamond the frame. i was bummed to find out it was totaled after we put so much work in it. we could have fixed it, but my heart was no longer in it after that, and i let it go
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Car: 91 GTA, 73 Z28
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sorry to hear that. what replaced it?
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Re: best non fbody that compliments your thirdgen
2000 silverado 2wd 1500. 5.3/4l60e. it's a great truck. i bought it was 74k on it 2 years ago (it was an old mans truck, and he didn't drive it much). it does not tow like my dodge did though. that thing would move anything. i drive this truck everywhere though. i have 108k on it now, so 34k in two years. about to put another 2k on it, going to my inlaws in maryland for christmas. here's a picture from when i first brought it home, before i did anything to it.

only things i've done to it:
2" drop shackle in the back
3" i-pipe with magnaflow muffler
ebay CAI
firestone destination a/t's
monroe load adjusting coilover helper shocks. i'm going to replace these with some regular shocks and some firestone airbags though, they're squeeky and don't really do much.
i intend to keep this truck a long time. i'd like to do either a magnacharger on the 5.3 or a 6.0 with a towing cam and a tune, with a 4l80e.

only things i've done to it:
2" drop shackle in the back
3" i-pipe with magnaflow muffler
ebay CAI
firestone destination a/t's
monroe load adjusting coilover helper shocks. i'm going to replace these with some regular shocks and some firestone airbags though, they're squeeky and don't really do much.
i intend to keep this truck a long time. i'd like to do either a magnacharger on the 5.3 or a 6.0 with a towing cam and a tune, with a 4l80e.
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Re: best non fbody that compliments your thirdgen
nicee, looks like a nice truck
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Re: best non fbody that compliments your thirdgen
Nice Intruder! Paint looks incredible.
Keeping with the bike trend
http://www.flickr.com/photos/53106660@N03/7082972835/
Keeping with the bike trend

http://www.flickr.com/photos/53106660@N03/7082972835/
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Engine: 355, 6.0L
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85: whats the blue on your driver ground effects?
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Okay I like this pic from yesterday better!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/53106660@N03/7086704047/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/53106660@N03/7086704047/
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Re: best non fbody that compliments your thirdgen
Mustangs 

more mustangs

Last one of mustangs

But best of all my 2500. Before wheels


more mustangs

Last one of mustangs

But best of all my 2500. Before wheels
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Car: 91 GTA, 73 Z28
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Transmission: TH350, 4L80E
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pics of 2500 with wheels?
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Car: 91 GTA, 73 Z28
Engine: 355, 6.0L
Transmission: TH350, 4L80E
Axle/Gears: 3.42, 3.73
Re: best non fbody that compliments your thirdgen
new bumper cap? the plastic your talking about? truck looks good though
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Heres a 5.7 gto with a supercharger and the 6.0 hood and a agp stage 3 srt-4 that got totaled


And my bmw
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My Camaro looks pretty nice next to my POS 89 Lincoln Town Car and my 97 Chrystler Concorde haha. I also have a Yamaha Maxim 750 Yamaha WR450F and a Kawasaki KX 250
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pics or fail
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Re: best non fbody that compliments your thirdgen
Besides the US cars I love Alfa Romeos. The below one is my street racer. Alfa Romeo 75 (in the states called "milano") with a tuned 3.0 V6 engine and only 1100kg of weight. Short 4.10:1 Axle and Gears of a 2l car. As fast as my GTA. In corners a lot faster because of the better suspension and weight. It's a transaxle car so the gearbox is on the rear end combined with the Diff. Makes a really great weight distribution.
I love to drive it and with the megasquirt in it it's really powerful.



For familiy usage I had a Chrysler Voyager till i bought me a Dodge Nitro. It was highly tweaked, got a modified 3,3l engine (modified heads and higher comp.)
Better trans and lots of suspension work (dropped it 6cm, but sadly never made pics of it), doubled the sway bar. We drove it since 1993. great car... still have it but not used anymore..


Since 3 years I'm driving a Dodge Nitro with the 2.8l CRD Diesel engine. It's totally reliable. Never had an issue since I bought it. The 4cyl. Diese engine is unbeatable. almost 500nm and over 220Ps with the chip and only consumes 9.5l per 100km :-)

And here my GTA:


Completly stock with digital dashboard and the 350ci engine. Magnaflow exhaust is a must. ;-)
I love to drive it and with the megasquirt in it it's really powerful.


For familiy usage I had a Chrysler Voyager till i bought me a Dodge Nitro. It was highly tweaked, got a modified 3,3l engine (modified heads and higher comp.)
Better trans and lots of suspension work (dropped it 6cm, but sadly never made pics of it), doubled the sway bar. We drove it since 1993. great car... still have it but not used anymore..
Since 3 years I'm driving a Dodge Nitro with the 2.8l CRD Diesel engine. It's totally reliable. Never had an issue since I bought it. The 4cyl. Diese engine is unbeatable. almost 500nm and over 220Ps with the chip and only consumes 9.5l per 100km :-)
And here my GTA:


Completly stock with digital dashboard and the 350ci engine. Magnaflow exhaust is a must. ;-)
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Re: best non fbody that compliments your thirdgen
2008 suburban and 2008 silverad 2500hd.....just brought home the hd yesterday.
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Re: best non fbody that compliments your thirdgen
heres my truck and my m1100 turbo, wish i had a pic with my 450 too
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really???? Are you on XR-underground too????
This is my truck and trans am together
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It's always nice to have a sports car, and a AMG S-Class.
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Re: best non fbody that compliments your thirdgen
my 92 bird

and my 98 ram


and as of now the only pic I have with both of them in it

and my 98 ram


and as of now the only pic I have with both of them in it
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Car: 91 GTA, 73 Z28
Engine: 355, 6.0L
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nice cars guys, dave i love the lifted silverado
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Re: best non fbody that compliments your thirdgen
Wow, I had completely forgotten about this thread. It's been awhile since I made my post, and I've changed up the two steeds involved since then. My 3rd Gen is now an '88 GTA that I've done quite a bit of upgrades to, and my complimentary vehicle has morphed into another suburban, this time an '86 3/4 ton with a 454. I'm in the midst of quite a bit of work on it at the moment as well. It's got 69k original miles, and is one of the better kept examples of these that I have ever seen, especially for this part of the world.

And of course, the required 3rd gen shot. My GTA at Padre Island last week:

-cal30sniper

And of course, the required 3rd gen shot. My GTA at Padre Island last week:

-cal30sniper
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Car: 91 GTA, 73 Z28
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Re: best non fbody that compliments your thirdgen
u need to get center caps on that burban, i have a sweet spot for those
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Re: best non fbody that compliments your thirdgen
A picture with my 87 Trans Am in the background, Truck is an 81 Bronco, 92-96 Nose, Quarters, and Tail lights. Cant wait to get the motor in my Trans Am, and/or my mustang and have them side by side
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Re: best non fbody that compliments your thirdgen
I posted a pic of my DD 5.0 and my Formy on page 1 in this thread, but figured I would throw up my best friends Fox and my Formy... These cars look great with other 80's cars...


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Re: best non fbody that compliments your thirdgen
I've been working on it, but they're hard to find for a reasonable price. Then you have to buy 32 lug nuts to put them on, haha. The rims are 17x8.5" off of a Hummer H2 with 255/75/17 tires off of a newer Jeep Wrangler. I have the H2 center caps for them, but I think that would look weird. I'm bidding on a set of chevrolet 8-lug caps off of the new 17" wheels. Hopefully I can get some for a decent price. We'll see.
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Car: 91 GTA, 73 Z28
Engine: 355, 6.0L
Transmission: TH350, 4L80E
Axle/Gears: 3.42, 3.73
Re: best non fbody that compliments your thirdgen
yeah just find some 8 lug stock center caps and lugs that have the threaded end those will work just fine
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Re: best non fbody that compliments your thirdgen
Ok I will play, My 2012 Kia Koup SX, 2002 B4000 4x4 before I started to work on it, now it's painted with black Monstaliner, has black soft 8's on it with white letter BFG's, tinted tails and a few other mods, My 2007 Harely XL50 #674 of 2000 made. My 87 TA WS6. The Koup is stock and faster than my TA LOL!
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I just found a pic of my Camaro and my old truck together!

My old 93 S10


Camaro with Camaro

My old 93 S10


Camaro with Camaro
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From: Clinton Township, Michigan
Car: 91 GTA, 73 Z28
Engine: 355, 6.0L
Transmission: TH350, 4L80E
Axle/Gears: 3.42, 3.73
Re: best non fbody that compliments your thirdgen
i love that fullsize you have
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Car: 91 Z28, 87 SC, 90 IROC, 92 RS
Engine: LS1, 305 TPI, L98, NADA
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Axle/Gears: 3.89, 3.42, 3.23, NADA
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From: Clinton Township, Michigan
Car: 91 GTA, 73 Z28
Engine: 355, 6.0L
Transmission: TH350, 4L80E
Axle/Gears: 3.42, 3.73
Re: best non fbody that compliments your thirdgen
whyd you sell it if i may ask? i wish i had a truck that was as nice as most of yours









