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Old Oct 23, 2003 | 05:43 PM
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Fatal Expense in a magazine

our 3rd gen is featured in Camaro Performers magazine right now.
Check it out

here's the car from Bowling Green show

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Old Oct 23, 2003 | 05:54 PM
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awesome! congrats man.
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Old Oct 23, 2003 | 05:59 PM
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Featured, wow good job. You certanately did enough work on your car for it.
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Old Oct 23, 2003 | 06:00 PM
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nice. i cant ever seem to get ahold of one of those magazines.
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Old Oct 23, 2003 | 06:13 PM
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Awesome! I'm gonna try to pick up the new issue tomorrow.

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Old Oct 23, 2003 | 06:23 PM
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congrats!! they have a camaro performance mag?? all i ever see is mustang mags, kool i better check out the book stores.
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Old Oct 23, 2003 | 06:24 PM
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I just happened to buy that mag a few days ago, only 3rd gen in the whole damn mag. Nice work, looks great.
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Old Oct 23, 2003 | 06:32 PM
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that looks obscenely good! It looks like a mint condition white camaro is about to drive out of the ball of flames! what rims are on there???
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Old Oct 23, 2003 | 06:50 PM
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yea, ive seen that car up close at several gatherings.



its not too bad esp for a stock 4thgen
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Old Oct 23, 2003 | 07:18 PM
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i was in KY 4 weeks ago for a lan tournament, and i went through bowling green, i wanted to stop at the vette museum sooooo bad but we had a deadline.. grats on the magazine
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Old Oct 23, 2003 | 07:35 PM
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its not too bad esp for a stock 4thgen
am i missing something here?
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Old Oct 23, 2003 | 08:28 PM
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I just bought the Mag today, when i saw yor car I was like "Woah! A thirdgen in here finally, and holy crap it's fatal's car!"

Good job on it too, shoulda been the cover car though!

Love those HRE's too :hail:
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Old Oct 23, 2003 | 09:43 PM
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A pic I have from Bowling Green:
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Old Oct 23, 2003 | 09:59 PM
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am i missing something here?
Well there's very little 3rd gen at all in that car as a matter of fact i belive i remember him saying that the only totally stock parts are the rear fenders almost everything on that car is stock 4th gen or totally custom
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Old Oct 23, 2003 | 10:24 PM
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Pics do not do this car justice. It has to be seen in person to appreciate!
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Old Oct 23, 2003 | 10:25 PM
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Old Oct 23, 2003 | 10:50 PM
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Well there's very little 3rd gen at all in that car as a matter of fact i belive i remember him saying that the only totally stock parts are the rear fenders almost everything on that car is stock 4th gen or totally custom

yup.


if you look carefully at that underhood shot you'll notice that thoes arnt even 3rdgen fenderwells....... that entire front end is a 4thgen one grafted on..




besides, im sure he wont remember me, but i was talking with him one time about rear window sizes in 3rdgen verts, and when someone asked him about his car, he just said "stock 4thgen, its all stock 4thgen". or somthing to that effect.
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Old Oct 23, 2003 | 11:23 PM
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For those of us who don't have access to that magazine, would anyone be willing to scan it for the rest of us to see?


Congratulations on the magazine......:hail: :hail:

Finanly nice to see a beautiful thirdgen get the respect it deserves...
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Old Oct 23, 2003 | 11:24 PM
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The article was way too short! Didn't do the car justice! I about pooed my pants when I flipped through and saw it! I haven't seen it with the new rims, good job
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Old Oct 23, 2003 | 11:28 PM
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Great car, that's one of the sleekest flame-work I've ever seen! I stopped buying Camaro Performance because the mag is basically 80% 1st gen, 15% 2nd, 4% 4th, and perhaps once a year I'd see a 3rd gen. Anyway, great work, hope to get a copy soon!
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Old Oct 24, 2003 | 12:01 AM
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I picked that mag up 3days ago and forgot to post this.

Verry nice.
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Old Oct 24, 2003 | 08:35 AM
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Fatal, you should try to make it out to the Decemeber gathering! Click here for some more info: https://www.thirdgen.org/techbb2/sho...hreadid=192198 Congrats on getting into the mag!!
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Old Oct 24, 2003 | 09:10 AM
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wow that car is amazing that so cool how it looks like a 4th gen when u pop the hood.
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Old Oct 24, 2003 | 10:37 AM
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thanks guys...
the wheels are HRE's

I was disappointed that my car didn't get much attention at Bowling Green. Most people there are really into 4th gens. I'll see if I can scan the article tomorrow.

The car really means alot to me, lots of blood, sweat and tears.... oh and MONEY. Had her since new in 88

I'll try to make it to the Houston gathering, but it all depends on which date and where. If it's really close to x-mas I'll have to pass. Too many things to do with family. My wife and my parents both live out of town, so we are usually traveling.

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Old Oct 24, 2003 | 11:18 AM
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I hope I can make my car that outstanding one day. Your car is a work of art! I think you got exactly what you deserved getting into a mag. Great job!:hail: :hail: :hail: :hail: :hail:
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Old Oct 24, 2003 | 02:45 PM
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Very nice man! I was gunna post about this, my school cut me off the internet. the Camaro mag is ok, but usualy just reposts of stuff camaro related from Super Chevy. They usualy have a 3rd gen article in there mag talking about suspension or something. That remined me, there is a street rodder mag that had a whole thing on TPI performance. Almost picked it up, but it was like a hard cover book in the mag section... too much $$$ for a mag.
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Old Oct 24, 2003 | 04:19 PM
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didnt remember there being an LS1 in there, beautiful work
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Old Oct 24, 2003 | 05:55 PM
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Fatal88- I just picked up the magazine. Your car looks great!! Congrats on making it into a feature car!!
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Old Oct 24, 2003 | 06:06 PM
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Thats awesome! Congrats, you deserve it thats a sweet ride!
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Old Oct 24, 2003 | 06:59 PM
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I thought that car looked farmiliar!!Congrats
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Old Oct 24, 2003 | 07:03 PM
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Old Oct 24, 2003 | 09:09 PM
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yeah i seen your car in there good job
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Old Oct 24, 2003 | 11:11 PM
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Out-freakin-standing, man. I just bout it today, and i must say- wow!

Thirdgens sem to be the minority in that mag, which is a shame.
O well, way to represent. Your car is one of the top 5 baddest thirdgens ever. Congrats
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Old Oct 24, 2003 | 11:30 PM
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Nobody has mentioned that the entire interior is a 4th gen. Dash and all.

Did Scott spend much looking the car over? He was talking about your car back in February when I spoke with him. He said he was very impressed and was telling a group of people what a great job you did. He was really excited about it.
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Old Oct 24, 2003 | 11:51 PM
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Originally posted by Fatal88
I was disappointed that my car didn't get much attention at Bowling Green. Most people there are really into 4th gens.
No kidding! 4th gens out numbered 3rdgens by at least 10 to 1!!

Not much respect from the f-body crowd yet.
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Old Oct 25, 2003 | 12:20 AM
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That is very werid since the thirdgen outsold the 4thgen 10 to 1!! hehehe. I saw at SLP day a 2nd gen with the same thing you did, total 4th gen front clip with fender wells, radiator mounts, with 4th gen AC, and ABS brakes system, all 4th gen interior, and C5 brakes, front and rear. It was very nice looking. It was a TA by the way. It was very fantastic. Guy had custom made caliper brackets made.
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Old Oct 25, 2003 | 01:43 PM
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one word..WOW!!! :hail:

congrats...i really like the work u done on it. its beyond impressive.
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Old Oct 25, 2003 | 02:03 PM
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anyone happen to know where they sell camaro performace mags? i looked in 2 food lions 3 walgreens, a rite aid. not anywhere to be found
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Old Oct 25, 2003 | 02:06 PM
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Nice.. very nice.. definite kudos

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Old Oct 25, 2003 | 02:20 PM
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Nobody has mentioned that the entire interior is a 4th gen. Dash and all.
Originally posted by MrDude_1

its not too bad esp for a stock 4thgen
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Old Oct 25, 2003 | 02:47 PM
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anyone happen to know where they sell camaro performace mags? i looked in 2 food lions 3 walgreens, a rite aid. not anywhere to be found
barns and noble sometiems have them if you look hard enuff for them. the Camaro mag is like bi-yearly so once they sell out, there gone, and you have to wait 6 months before you see another mag. Also, maybe Wal Mart has them.
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Old Oct 25, 2003 | 06:33 PM
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Awsome job man. I took my summer vacation to the vette factory/museum this summer with my dad, fun trip. When is the camaro gathering there, i smell a roadtrip! The f body gathering here in ga is about the same lots and lots of 4 gen and not alot of anything else! Also they sell the Camaro Performer magazine at Quick Trip, im not sure if all of them but i usually see it there.
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Old Oct 25, 2003 | 07:11 PM
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I bought my Camaro Performers mag at CVS. I think its around the whole country, its a Pharmacy/drug store place.
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Old Oct 25, 2003 | 11:28 PM
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Hey fatal, i picked up the Camaro mag, and some ***** kid looking at some import mag looked over to my mag as i was looking at your car and was like... whoa that thing looks bad ***! Im like yeah, its got tons of work in it. I told him about the LS1 swap and interior and he was like .. maybe your car and I have converted a r*cer to domestic land. We can only hope thoes who have crossed over to the dark side.
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Old Oct 26, 2003 | 01:32 AM
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HOLY CRAPPOLA what i friggin small world. i bought the mag at 7/11 the only place that sells the mags and drooled all over ur car(LOTS OF WORK) then thought i wonder if someone off of TGO owns this ride. and low and behold!! awesome ride man. couldnt be better. i love how theres a write up and then the next page pretty much another lil pic. thats hopw nice it is!!!!!!!
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Old Oct 26, 2003 | 08:21 PM
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Hey Fatal, I saw your car at the SLP Customer Appreciation day in Ennis last February. I brought my digital camera and took quite a few pics of it....before I knew about TGO. I must admit...the car's amazing man! Great job!!
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Old Oct 26, 2003 | 11:19 PM
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Congrats......

I picked up a camaro magazine in local bookstore the other day & there was your car. Looked KILLER.... Congrats......:hail:
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Old Oct 27, 2003 | 12:34 AM
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Nobody has mentioned that the entire interior is a 4th gen. Dash and all.
The door panels aren't
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Old Oct 27, 2003 | 02:34 AM
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Congrats!! The best part is that you did all the work yourself!!
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Old Oct 27, 2003 | 07:51 AM
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The door panels aren't
part of them are....
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