No doubt a pointless thread, but what's the weirdest thing youv'e found in your car?
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From: Spokane WA
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Re: No doubt a pointless thread, but what's the weirdest thing youv'e found in your c
put all this stuff together we could have a yard sale
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From: Colorado Springs, CO and Billings, MT
Car: 1991 Z28
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Car: 85 Z28 T-Top 36mm sway & wonderbar
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Re: No doubt a pointless thread, but what's the weirdest thing youv'e found in your c
Found a SH*TLOAD of ants munching away underneath the carpet in the front. The leaky T-Tops gave them a fresh water supply on a regular basis. It took about a month to get completely rid of them little SH*T'S. (The Z28 was out of service for a year). They were even in the ground FX's.
Re: No doubt a pointless thread, but what's the weirdest thing youv'e found in your c
1/2 box of un-used condoms (thank God un-used) under back seat, 1/2 joint under console, pack of ZigZags under rear seat, firecrackers, $4.00 in quarters. All in same car. Must of been a fun car in its time!
Re: No doubt a pointless thread, but what's the weirdest thing youv'e found in your c
I found a black pre-lubricated condom, un-used. Ohh and a granite slab for snorting the old bottle that once had cocain in it.
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Car: 1987 camaro lt
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Re: No doubt a pointless thread, but what's the weirdest thing youv'e found in your c
well it was not in a car but in a engine i was living in MI seen a add in the paper rebuilt 400 for sale was thinking yah that be nice in my 81 Malibu. i gave the guy a call drove over to look at the engine and got it for 200$. as i was driving out of his drive he ran up and told me he was smoking crack the night he was putting this thing together. i was like OK its time to get out of this driveway i got home and started to pull it a part and i got to the crank and i about fell to the ground 3 of the main bearings had been replace with a piece of leather belt
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From: Del city,Oklahoma
Car: 1989 Blue/Gold iroc z28
Engine: 5.7 lt 350 L98 (B2L)
Transmission: 4speed auto THM700r4 (MD8)
Axle/Gears: 2.77 ratio (GH3)
Re: No doubt a pointless thread, but what's the weirdest thing youv'e found in your c
The spring is from a 70's model corvette window regulator. I have replaced one on my friends 78 corvette . And in my 88 iroc i found 100 dollars , cig butts , acorns in the air box , and old motorola flip phone in with the spare tire . My 89 was pretty well maintained , except an old playboy mag under the rear seat .
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Re: No doubt a pointless thread, but what's the weirdest thing youv'e found in your c
well it was not in a car but in a engine i was living in MI seen a add in the paper rebuilt 400 for sale was thinking yah that be nice in my 81 Malibu. i gave the guy a call drove over to look at the engine and got it for 200$. as i was driving out of his drive he ran up and told me he was smoking crack the night he was putting this thing together. i was like OK its time to get out of this driveway i got home and started to pull it a part and i got to the crank and i about fell to the ground 3 of the main bearings had been replace with a piece of leather belt
That is quite possibly the funniest thing i have ever read...


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Re: No doubt a pointless thread, but what's the weirdest thing youv'e found in your c
i found a paint brush, lots of dog hair , and a scooby snack lol
im getting new carpettttttt !!!!!!!
im getting new carpettttttt !!!!!!!
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From: Spokane WA
Car: 92 Lingenfelter Z28 articwhite
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From: Enschede, Netherlands
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Re: No doubt a pointless thread, but what's the weirdest thing youv'e found in your c
Found a mummified frog under the ground effects on the rear quarter, thought it was a stone at first until I examined it a little closer
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From: Spokane WA
Car: 92 Lingenfelter Z28 articwhite
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Axle/Gears: 4.11/4.30/4.56
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Re: No doubt a pointless thread, but what's the weirdest thing youv'e found in your c
Found pantyhose stuffed down the back of one of the rear seats. I dread to think how long they'd been down there.
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Re: No doubt a pointless thread, but what's the weirdest thing youv'e found in your c
Found an old jockstrap behind a rear interior panel on the driver's side.
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Re: No doubt a pointless thread, but what's the weirdest thing youv'e found in your c
.....i'd rather find the pantyhose than a jock strap
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Re: No doubt a pointless thread, but what's the weirdest thing youv'e found in your c
I've been fixing up my 1991 Rs. I found a thousand candy wrappers, and then when my tail light went out i removed one of the rear panels in the hatch and someone had built a lock and key stash box into my camaro. You cant even tell unless you take the rear panel off. But the box is huge. Wonder what it was used for?
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From: Cincinnati,Ohio
Car: 1991 BandittII Firebird
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Re: No doubt a pointless thread, but what's the weirdest thing youv'e found in your c
Cat scat
my wife and daughter are lucky the cat didn't come up missing
my wife and daughter are lucky the cat didn't come up missing Re: No doubt a pointless thread, but what's the weirdest thing youv'e found in your c
Well, it's not IN, but I saw this little critter on my tire earlier today, and decided to snap a picture.
Animals really seem to like Third Gens, huh?
Turtles, frogs, ants, caterpillars. I remember somewhere on this thread, some guy also found some kind of a rodent in his engine bay, I believe is was a badger or something of that sort? I don't remember at this moment, and don't feel like searching.

The red and black on that caterpillar makes me want to get a red IROC door logo, along with red Z28 badges, once I paint the car black. They really have some wicked hair do's.
Check these guys out, it's rather funny.

Animals really seem to like Third Gens, huh?

Turtles, frogs, ants, caterpillars. I remember somewhere on this thread, some guy also found some kind of a rodent in his engine bay, I believe is was a badger or something of that sort? I don't remember at this moment, and don't feel like searching.

The red and black on that caterpillar makes me want to get a red IROC door logo, along with red Z28 badges, once I paint the car black. They really have some wicked hair do's.
Check these guys out, it's rather funny.

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Re: No doubt a pointless thread, but what's the weirdest thing youv'e found in your c
I actually found an autograph of David Hasselhoff inside my driver's side door when I was swapping the side mirrors... I don't know how long it was in there or if it's actually signed by David Hasselhoff but really, I laughed so hard. 
Kinda suits the car, though.

Kinda suits the car, though.
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Re: No doubt a pointless thread, but what's the weirdest thing youv'e found in your c
how much for it?
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Re: No doubt a pointless thread, but what's the weirdest thing youv'e found in your c
now that is a nice find I was gonna I was gonna ask if you lived and germany, and then seen that you do lol
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Re: No doubt a pointless thread, but what's the weirdest thing youv'e found in your c
I just found a post it note with a listing of taco bell food under my console while doing a 4th gen swap. It made me hungry so I hopped in my truck and went to get some food. Other than that I haven't found anything in the ol' bird.
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Re: No doubt a pointless thread, but what's the weirdest thing youv'e found in your c
Yeah, we do.
Of course, it's kind of an unusual car to own over here. (it was never officially sold here) A lot of owners are organized in some kind of community and really care for their cars.
For example, take a look at a friend's IROC, one of the nicest 3rd gens I've seen: http://www.f-body-nation.com/galerie...ge-120-22.html
@KITT1983: Haha, sorry. It's not for sale. I love to tell that story and I wanna be able to back it up.
Of course, it's kind of an unusual car to own over here. (it was never officially sold here) A lot of owners are organized in some kind of community and really care for their cars.
For example, take a look at a friend's IROC, one of the nicest 3rd gens I've seen: http://www.f-body-nation.com/galerie...ge-120-22.html
@KITT1983: Haha, sorry. It's not for sale. I love to tell that story and I wanna be able to back it up.
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Car: 92 RS(sold) 1989 IROC-Z
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Re: No doubt a pointless thread, but what's the weirdest thing youv'e found in your c
Yeah, we do.
Of course, it's kind of an unusual car to own over here. (it was never officially sold here) A lot of owners are organized in some kind of community and really care for their cars.
For example, take a look at a friend's IROC, one of the nicest 3rd gens I've seen: http://www.f-body-nation.com/galerie...ge-120-22.html
@KITT1983: Haha, sorry. It's not for sale. I love to tell that story and I wanna be able to back it up.
Of course, it's kind of an unusual car to own over here. (it was never officially sold here) A lot of owners are organized in some kind of community and really care for their cars.
For example, take a look at a friend's IROC, one of the nicest 3rd gens I've seen: http://www.f-body-nation.com/galerie...ge-120-22.html
@KITT1983: Haha, sorry. It's not for sale. I love to tell that story and I wanna be able to back it up.
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Re: No doubt a pointless thread, but what's the weirdest thing youv'e found in your c
when i picked up the 91, one of the first things i did was change the tires. i found snails and some water in 2 of the tires...one front and one back. also, i found an accumulation of snails under the hood. did a carfax and no claims on file. car has always been registered in West Texas.
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From: Spokane WA
Car: 92 Lingenfelter Z28 articwhite
Engine: Aluminum 615BBC
Transmission: Th400wbrake/curri entps9" locker
Axle/Gears: 4.11/4.30/4.56
Re: No doubt a pointless thread, but what's the weirdest thing youv'e found in your c
snails.. tacos... french?
all this talk about food...
what was the longest, you let a Big Mac sit in your car. before you
had time to eat it.. Mine was 2 days.. (not in my camaro)
and it was not summer.(SPRING). and i was fine.
MINTS AND hard candy last for years..so they dont count..lol

all this talk about food...
what was the longest, you let a Big Mac sit in your car. before you
had time to eat it.. Mine was 2 days.. (not in my camaro)
and it was not summer.(SPRING). and i was fine.
MINTS AND hard candy last for years..so they dont count..lol
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Re: No doubt a pointless thread, but what's the weirdest thing youv'e found in your c
Over 5 year old Gummy bear that had melted to the side of the driver's seat and a Suburban light assembly crudely screwed into the dash leaving big holes in the plastic. sucked haha
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Re: No doubt a pointless thread, but what's the weirdest thing youv'e found in your c
Yeah, we do.
Of course, it's kind of an unusual car to own over here. (it was never officially sold here) A lot of owners are organized in some kind of community and really care for their cars.
For example, take a look at a friend's IROC, one of the nicest 3rd gens I've seen: http://www.f-body-nation.com/galerie...ge-120-22.html
@KITT1983: Haha, sorry. It's not for sale. I love to tell that story and I wanna be able to back it up.
Of course, it's kind of an unusual car to own over here. (it was never officially sold here) A lot of owners are organized in some kind of community and really care for their cars.
For example, take a look at a friend's IROC, one of the nicest 3rd gens I've seen: http://www.f-body-nation.com/galerie...ge-120-22.html
@KITT1983: Haha, sorry. It's not for sale. I love to tell that story and I wanna be able to back it up.
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Re: No doubt a pointless thread, but what's the weirdest thing youv'e found in your c
I had a '85 TA about 10 years back that dog food would randomly fall from under the dash. It kept doing it until I stripped the car about a year after I bought it.
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Re: No doubt a pointless thread, but what's the weirdest thing youv'e found in your c
I found an old cassette; the band America: Greatest hits! haha . Also, a random picture, and framed, of a little kid? a compass, flash light, calculator, and a sweet key chain that i still use ever since I bought the car two years ago. Now all im finding is problems with this old junk.. But gotta love the Camaro!
Re: No doubt a pointless thread, but what's the weirdest thing youv'e found in your c
Ever have one of thoes moments? Didn't find anything in my car but we did find some thing im my buddies 65 corvette. He bought the car for a decent price and we went through the entire thing and returned it back to a matching numbers April of 65 396 car. Wile doing the motor and trans I had to remove the shift plate. Under that plate there was a quarter. Nothing special, just a quarter. It was a mint condition 1965 quarter. No idea how it got there. 65 quarter, 65 vette....... Spooky
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Car: 1989 Formula -1986 T/A
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Re: No doubt a pointless thread, but what's the weirdest thing youv'e found in your c
Looking underneath my car and found rolled up newspaper shoved up in my bumper..first impression i thought it was drugs. Took it to the police station and they didn't want the dog looking at it in-case it wrecked my car..so he said he has it documented in-case of ever get pulled over the township would take responsibility for it.
Free drug trafficking ticket there if i were into that type of thing!
Free drug trafficking ticket there if i were into that type of thing!
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Car: 89 FireBird
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Re: No doubt a pointless thread, but what's the weirdest thing youv'e found in your c
radiator and fan held in with ratchet strap haha
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From: West Tawakoni,TX
Car: 1982 Chevrolet Camaro Z28
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Re: No doubt a pointless thread, but what's the weirdest thing youv'e found in your c
In my 1982 z28 I found a guitar pic, i found my pass. window motor sitting in the bottom of the passenger door and a stick of wood holding the window up lol and its still there 2 years since i found it lol when i want the window down i just pull the stick out i also found some old cig butts under the ashtray and a dime bag stash under rear seat and also some quaters under the seat but the may of been mine
oh i also found a tone loc caset tap in the casset player
oh i also found a tone loc caset tap in the casset player
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Car: 1989 GTA
Engine: 5.7 350
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Re: No doubt a pointless thread, but what's the weirdest thing youv'e found in your c
i found a couple guitar picks, the bulb for my overhead light under one of my rear seats when i was cleaning, and then a Wayne Gretzky commemorative pin
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Car: 1989 GTA, 1985 T/A
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Transmission: Slush-o-matic 700R
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Re: No doubt a pointless thread, but what's the weirdest thing youv'e found in your c
Dead wasps are great....its the live ones that tend to cause more problems. I especially like it when they build a fortress inside the side-view mirrors.
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From: Anchorage, AK
Car: 1986 Chevrolet Camaro Z28
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Transmission: Automatic 700r4
Axle/Gears: 2.73 Open Diff
Re: No doubt a pointless thread, but what's the weirdest thing youv'e found in your c
So far I have found about $5 in change, a few ballpoint pens, brand new spark plugs, two pairs of ear plugs (wtf? haha), screw drivers, and some weird voodoo/mind reader cards haha
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From: Abilene TX
Car: 1986 Z28
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Re: No doubt a pointless thread, but what's the weirdest thing youv'e found in your c
I found knee pads, a huge pile of screws (I haven't picked them up yet) and a few receipts in the back.
I was changing out the fan the other day, and found some piece of cloth (a sock or part of a t-shirt or something) stuck in between the radiators. Needless to say, it cools a lot better now.
I was changing out the fan the other day, and found some piece of cloth (a sock or part of a t-shirt or something) stuck in between the radiators. Needless to say, it cools a lot better now.










