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Old Feb 13, 2002 | 12:56 PM
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From: northeast ohio
Car: 2000 astro
Engine: 4.3
Transmission: A4
Axle/Gears: 7.5 with 3.42 gears
What does everyone do in his or her spare time?

Reason I ask is, we all have jobs or school to deal with when we aren't doing something car related.

Currently, a friend and I have started tearing down a 305 to get experience in rebuilding engines. We've decided to throw this engine in to get the 84 running once I pay it off. Also, once the car is home, we're rebuilding the front suspension (I have the parts in the garage, just need to paint them up)

I plan to take pictures of the entire process, as I've taken some snapshots of the engine disassembly. Who knows, I may set my webcam up to my laptop, and have it take a picture every 5 minutes. We'll have to see.


EDIT-- I know, I know, I should set up a webpage for these, I'll get to it eventually.

The engine pictures are located in the links below...... not anymore....

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Old Feb 13, 2002 | 08:04 PM
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hey robert good choise sticking with the 305 not a lot of people do that. as you know im in the process of rebuilding a engine right now. i should have it all apart by next week.
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Old Feb 14, 2002 | 07:27 AM
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From: Elkton MD USA
Car: 1983, 1986
Engine: 2.8 2bbl, 2.8 MPFI
Transmission: 200C 3 speed, 700R4
Axle/Gears: 3.08, 3.42
Well when I'm not at work, keeping up the house, helping my wife's aging relatives or desperatly trying to keep our daily drivers from falling apart; I like to wrench on either of my two project camaros. One's an 83 and the other is an 86. The 86 is getting another motor this weekend. Both are the 2.8's so I'm getting more and more experience dealing with these motors
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Old Mar 5, 2002 | 11:23 PM
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Car: 1989 camaro RS
Engine: RAMJET 350
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i like to work on my 89 camaro getting it goin faster and faster. also i just picked up an 88 camaro that im going to build up for my father. i also like to design and build custom subwoofer boxes, and install car audio.
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Old Mar 29, 2002 | 09:15 PM
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why deal with v-6's

they have no power potential and r expensive horsepower for hp.
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Old Mar 29, 2002 | 10:37 PM
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From: northeast ohio
Car: 2000 astro
Engine: 4.3
Transmission: A4
Axle/Gears: 7.5 with 3.42 gears
Some people work with what they have.

That's why I'm building the 305... It came with the car.

However, I'm going to start building something nastier later on...
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Old Mar 30, 2002 | 12:55 AM
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I sleep in my free time... sad, but true. Between work, school and my girlfriend, I really don't have alot of free time...

If I'm not sleeping, I'm making time to do something with the car or hangin out on these pages... I've been known to play some pretty mean guitar too...
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Old Mar 30, 2002 | 10:20 PM
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From: northeast ohio
Car: 2000 astro
Engine: 4.3
Transmission: A4
Axle/Gears: 7.5 with 3.42 gears
Funny you mention that, Xeno. I've been sleeping a lot more lately. LOL, must be the 40 hours a week I'm getting at work.

Anyway, My easter will be spent working on the car after dinner. My g/f wants to help me work on the car, so I think I'm pulling the headliner, and doing some misc cleaning.

BTW, the parts are slowly being gathered for the 305 build-up, shooting for an assembly date of mid-to-late april.
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Old Mar 31, 2002 | 08:34 PM
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robertg, just curious how u became a moderator with just 268 post on your record?, is because of good conduct?
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Old Mar 31, 2002 | 08:55 PM
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well,

On most message boards, post count is not a direct reflection on your board status.

Makes me laugh nowadays on alot of message boards that one is considered a noob, or a lesser due to a lower post count.
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Old Apr 1, 2002 | 08:24 PM
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From: northeast ohio
Car: 2000 astro
Engine: 4.3
Transmission: A4
Axle/Gears: 7.5 with 3.42 gears
The reason Xeno and I are modding this board, is I guess we stepped up and volunteered at the right time to moderate the board.

I honestly don't know. I just volunteered.

And, heh heh, that's 269....
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Old Apr 7, 2002 | 10:05 PM
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yea im just commin off spring break and i do not wana go back to school nor look foward to another week of work...but im gettin a new job that pays about 200% more then the job i work now... i know that a lot of us have 2 or more jobs... the things we do for love (of cars and women) hey any of u high school kids from central jersey wana hook up somewhere give me a jingle... i know ive talked to some kids on this site and am tryin to get a little crew goin... it'd be nice to see yall and see what u guys did to ur cars. talk to ya guys later peace
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