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Old Oct 3, 2024 | 09:56 PM
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New Member from Central Illinois

Was told about this forum from another person, hoping to get some help along the way with my 84 Trans Am. Right now, I'm doing a head gasket job on the 350 sbc that someone dropped in it. It's a 5 speed manual with around 100k on the car. Sat in some guys yard for 15-20 years. Most electrical works after hooking up a new battery to it. Power windows do not...drivers floor needs replacing but thats about it for the rot on the car, unless I find more when I disassemble it...gonna give it to my son so I have about 15 years to get it done 😄I washed it last weekend so first pic is in my driveway, the others are from where it sat in the guys yard....anyway, thanks for having me here.


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Old Oct 4, 2024 | 12:23 AM
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Re: New Member from Central Illinois

Welcome aboard.

Just a hint about searching for info at this site, my experience is it is easier to search from Google and then put the word thirdgen at the end of your search and a lot of stuff in this site will come up
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Old Oct 4, 2024 | 12:35 AM
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Re: New Member from Central Illinois

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Welcome aboard.

Just a hint about searching for info at this site, my experience is it is easier to search from Google and then put the word thirdgen at the end of your search and a lot of stuff in this site will come up
Thanks, I'll keep that in mind.
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Old Oct 4, 2024 | 06:19 AM
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Re: New Member from Central Illinois

Welcome aboard, have a general location of your town?
I'm a bit south of Springfield
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Old Oct 4, 2024 | 06:42 AM
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Re: New Member from Central Illinois

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Welcome aboard, have a general location of your town?
I'm a bit south of Springfield
not to far from me, i live in the Peoria area, Pekin actually
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Old Oct 4, 2024 | 10:00 AM
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Re: New Member from Central Illinois

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not to far from me, i live in the Peoria area, Pekin actually
Know a guy up there with a green 92 formula 350.
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Old Oct 9, 2024 | 09:05 PM
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Welcome to the Thirdgen world.
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Old Oct 20, 2024 | 06:22 PM
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Re: New Member from Central Illinois

Got a new hood today from the guy who told me about this forum for a good deal, lives right down the road from me and i took a picture of the options from the center console....


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Old Dec 1, 2024 | 04:51 AM
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Re: New Member from Central Illinois

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Got a new hood today from the guy who told me about this forum for a good deal, lives right down the road from me and i took a picture of the options from the center console....


Welcome. I live in South Pekin. This my 1987 Formula I bought last year. It has 32,000 miles and needs some paint.
Welcome. I live in South Pekin. This my 1987 Formula I bought last year. It has 32,000 miles and needs some paint.
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Old Dec 1, 2024 | 10:20 AM
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Re: New Member from Central Illinois

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Welcome. I live in South Pekin. This my 1987 Formula I bought last year. It has 32,000 miles and needs some paint.
Welcome. I live in South Pekin. This my 1987 Formula I bought last year. It has 32,000 miles and needs some paint.
Nice. Mine needs a lot of work but it’s going into the garage in march after I get my 63 c10 out of there. I used to live in South Pekin a few years ago. I live in town now over off Parkway.
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