OK was thinking were all gear heads and have other cars, cant we display them too?
my board name reference this was bought in 1978
this I bought in 1987 after the other car was wrecked not my fault guy ran a stop sign
this started as a shell
My favorite cars have always been cars that ride on the same chassis as a Camaro (although in this case, Chevy came second). So, the ATS is my modern Firebird.
Wow a Metro and a Citation I like the diversity I have one thats the longest project I've ever done and will do another 69 but its a Firebird that I'm cloning into a Trans am+ started like 15 years ago currently its out on parole from body jail
like with any project - in the middle you change directions -from pretty much stock subframe to a DSE
fabbed up a CAI wish i could Tig weld it works but not too pretty (unfinished test fit)
had 2 A/M fenders then found these pretty clean originals so many steps forward with some back steps this is pretty much how it is been waiting 1.5 years on second body guy - that's damn good and POOF he's not doing mine its running now a LS6 6 speed heads and cam should be 400 hp to the wheels Someday.... its going to get done
My other vehicle. 2003, 210.000+ miles. I bought this brand new and have kept it since. I put the rims on after the original tires wore out. it has a vinyl wrap for the upper color to keep her looking good as the SoFlo sun has taken its toll on the original paint.
[QUOTE=topduarte;6434392]My daily driver. 2005 6 speed vette with 33k original miles./QUOTE]
Nice! Now I gotta come over for lunch and see the Vette! Been keeping a Vette on my radar for an addition to the stable. Always looking for an excuse to take the M6 out too. Hey Top - have you found anyone you can trust to align your 3rd Gen? I need to get an alignment.......
Oh, here is the M6 engine bay. Was changing out injectors on her as preventative maintenance. They are known to go out and hydrolock the engine. No good when you're spinning 8000 rpms!
My daily driver. 2005 6 speed vette with 33k original miles./QUOTE]
Nice! Now I gotta come over for lunch and see the Vette! Been keeping a Vette on my radar for an addition to the stable. Always looking for an excuse to take the M6 out too. Hey Top - have you found anyone you can trust to align your 3rd Gen? I need to get an alignment.......
Oh, here is the M6 engine bay. Was changing out injectors on her as preventative maintenance. They are known to go out and hydrolock the engine. No good when you're spinning 8000 rpms!
Let me know when u want to swing by. I am tied up today but available tomorrow or next weekend.
My daily "get-around" car. 99 Civic SI all stock except cat-back Yonaka exhaust, and has original special dealer order Honda wheels. (also the nose of my 2006 Tundra SR5 Double Cab Truck for Truck things). I literally get asked if I want to sell the SI at least once a week
2002 GT is my DD. Picked it up about 2 years ago with 19k miles. Has 31k miles now. Bought it from a dealer that specializes in classics. You can see a few in the background. That red convertible GTO was super clean.
A couple of my others here. My '97 TA, stock appearing, packing a 383 inch LT1 that satisfies my passion for rolling burnouts. and a Ford Model T, the T is a mix of years but its around 1913. My lawnmower has more power (for real) but its a cool conversation piece, its been in storage for the better part of 30 years and I had it out to give it a bath in this pic. One day it will get more love and some brass polishing.
My three daily drivers - 99 Blazer (220k), 02 Dakota (230k), and 01 Outback (320k). They may not look like much, but all three are manual and either 4x4 or AWD (and they even have working AC). Sadly the Blazer either spun a bearing or bent a pushrod recently, so it's sidelined (and maybe looking at a V8 swap).
I also just inherited this '69 VW Beetle. Going to restore and EV swap it. Once I finish the Camaro, of course!
2015 Nissan Frontier V6/6-Speed, purchased new in 2015. Only six V6/6-speeds were available in the entire country at the time of my search, and this one in Tampa, FL was optioned exactly as I wanted it, right down to the color, 50-state legal, too. Made the deal by phone, flew to Tampa and drove it home to CA, now in NV.
271,000 miles at the time of these pics, late November, 2020, after only its second-ever hand-washing(usually just drive it through a car wash every few months), so I clicked a couple dozen nice pictures that day/night. It wasn't easy choosing which to post here.
Currently visiting my family in Indy for this post. It will roll over 300,000 miles on the return trip. EDIT: And it did as of this edit today, 08/02/2021, on my way home to Vegas from Indy, on I-40 in Texas about 20 miles from the New Mexico state line.
Still looks fairly new, still runs as well as new, if not better. Still all-original everything: plugs, coils, injectors, cats, clutch, alternator, serpentine belt, etc. I put "performance" brakes on it a couple of years ago, it gets new tires annually, and I change the oil when I feel like it, which is never sooner than 15,000-25,000 miles; all other fluids are still original.
This will be my second, new, 2ndgen Frontier that I put 300,000+ miles on. My 06 also had all-original everything when that one rolled over; then I gave it to a friend who still drives it. I changed its plugs right at 300,000 miles because I was curious lol. All still beautiful, perfectly/cleanly burnt, just large gaps, which probably explains why each truck continued to fun better, smoother and stronger, with an improvement in mpg as they aged. The improvement became noticeable around 255,000 miles on each truck. My two previous commuter cars performed flawlessly, untouched, too, at over 200,000 miles each. If it ain't broke, don't fix it!
Currently considering a car to use as my new commuter(Vegas to LA) and parking the truck, to be for truck-use only. For sale by a neighbor in NV: a showroom-condition, 4,000 mile, 1987 Pontiac Fiero GT, dark red metallic exterior, grey interior, t-tops, V6/5-speed. I don't do used cars because I can't stand interiors with previous owners' stink, so I always buy new. But this Fiero still looks new inside and out, and still SMELLS new inside! Where else am I going to find a new commuter car today that gets 38 mpg, for under $10,000?! It'll be a Family of F-words: Firebird, Fiero, Frontier. It's Fate!
This was my last revival, a 1987 BMW 325is. Had 89k miles when I bought it in 2010 from the original owner, sat for 10 years behind a shed. Strangely, my IROC-Z began its slumber when I bought this car. Sold it because I couldn't afford a car hobby at the time. Neat car, underpowered, overhyped, and way overpriced these days.
96 isuzu hombre, lol. Has a forged 396 SBC with blow-thru twin turbo, WC T-5, and a 3.42 posi from a 96 trans am in the back. Lots of very cool projects and daily drivers in here. Nice to see the variety.
Ill add to it My 2018 centennial silverado. 6.2 every option. Gets about 1500 miles a year on it My 06 sierra 3500 workhorse. 8.1 ally 4wd 01 SS. Daily runner as long as the sun is shinin Wifes t-bird my father in law left her And the wifes 2020 expedition. Im not a ford guy. But 3rd row lounge and tvs are pretty sweet
My 73 RS Camaro was in an earlier reply so I am definately a Camaro man with my 85 IROC and my 73 RS. BUT, I have to tip my hat to the Ford guys too,
because I really love my 2011 GT.
96 isuzu hombre, lol. Has a forged 396 SBC with blow-thru twin turbo, WC T-5, and a 3.42 posi from a 96 trans am in the back. Lots of very cool projects and daily drivers in here. Nice to see the variety.
That’s what I call 10 lbs of potato’s in a 5 lb sack right there!
its running now a LS6 6 speed heads and cam should be 400 hp to the wheels Someday.... its going to get done
, but definitely in the top of the heap. I personally am just not a fan of the ground effects on the 91-92 T/A's
