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Old Sep 9, 2008 | 02:06 PM
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just registered! got a 89 firebird formula tpi auto, nothing special. Its super clean inside but needs a paint job which is coming soon, next will be an lsx t56 combo. I will get some pics up soon
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Old Sep 9, 2008 | 02:09 PM
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The rest of the pics, I got some black 18 torque thrust style wheels on it now, but I love this car.
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Old Sep 9, 2008 | 02:55 PM
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Lets see some more pictures...How much did you get it for? 350 or 305? Lets see the new wheels also!
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Old Sep 9, 2008 | 03:06 PM
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I'll get some up with the new wheels, but its gonna be till tomorrow the camera is at home. Its a 5.0 TPI A4, slow as hell but I love that thing. Some thing about the third gen that I just like way too much
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Old Sep 9, 2008 | 03:46 PM
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Is that the Firebird that was for sale over on www.ls1tech.com I seem to remember seeing that car there.
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Old Sep 9, 2008 | 03:58 PM
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yeah awhile back, I decided a while back that theres no way I'll get even close to what I have into it back so might as well keep it. I'm carbonfiberbird.
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Old Sep 9, 2008 | 04:08 PM
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nice congrats on keeping it. I was the same way with my 85 z28 so i pulled motor and trans installed in a vert i recently picked up and parted my car out. Made more that way then people would give me for the entire running car and i got to keep the motor and trans
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Old Sep 9, 2008 | 05:16 PM
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the good thing about my situation is that I'm glad to keep it and fix it up, I know the third gens are gonna be classics
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Old Sep 10, 2008 | 09:54 AM
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[QUOTE= I know the third gens are gonna be classics[/QUOTE]

I think you are right, but at 62 I won't live long enough to see it happen. They are a lot of fun to drive now, though
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Old Sep 10, 2008 | 04:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Russ-So Cal
I think you are right, but at 62 I won't live long enough to see it happen. They are a lot of fun to drive now, though
yeah they are fun and bad *** looking cars
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I'm gonna wash it and post pics today with the wheels and it running right.

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Old Sep 10, 2008 | 06:10 PM
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some pics with the new wheels
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Old Sep 10, 2008 | 06:13 PM
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just a few more
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