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QwkTrip 11sec Club

Joined: 17 Feb 2004 Posts: 3942 Location: Peoria, IL
1989 Pontiac Firebird
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Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2011 4:32 pm Post subject: It doesn't look like much, but it's a baaaaad ride. |
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Got the 2000 Camaro home from Louisiana late last night.
So how does it look? It's not embarrassing to drive, but let's just say I'm not going to feel guilty making it a roller. And he sent me home on rotten junk yard tires. Good thing I had the trailer.
But before he took the Z06 wheels and tires off, he did take me for a drive. I bought the car for the drivetrain and I think I did good. It spun the tires at 60 mph from a roll. Did you get that? It didn't spin the tires dropping the clutch.... it spun the tires just pushing the throttle to the floor. And when it hooked it ran hard. Amazing what a 6.0L truck engine will do with a big cam, bolt-on's, and a tune. |
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chevymad Master B
Joined: 11 Jan 2004 Posts: 5476
1987 Pontiac Formula
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Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2011 4:56 pm Post subject: |
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Must be wonderwomans 4th gen.. I can't see it.  |
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QwkTrip 11sec Club

Joined: 17 Feb 2004 Posts: 3942 Location: Peoria, IL
1989 Pontiac Firebird
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Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2011 5:01 pm Post subject: |
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| Just picture in your mind any 2000 Camaro with 94K miles on the interior... and then make the body look like it has 200K miles. |
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RSFreak The other "John"

Joined: 23 Jan 2004 Posts: 2946 Location: Renton
1989 Chevrolet Camaro RS
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Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2011 5:13 pm Post subject: |
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Pictures please!!! Why don't we have the "this thread is useless without pictures" smily?!?!?!  _________________ '86 Trans Am - 5.0L TPI - LT1 cam - 700R4 - WS6
'85 Camaro Berlinetta - IROC clone
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aaron_sK Member
Joined: 23 Jan 2006 Posts: 8834 Location: Back in beautiful Tacompton
1987 Chevrolet Camaro IROC-Z
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Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2011 5:25 pm Post subject: |
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Please let it be noted that I have helped...  |
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turbo_jimi Member

Joined: 23 Feb 2004 Posts: 1206 Location: Tacoma
1985 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28
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Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2011 5:26 pm Post subject: |
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1985 Z28 Crate 350, Hurst T-5, 3.23s, Flowmaster Under previous set-up: 143.82 rwhp 216.98 lbs. torque @4390 rpms 3/12/11 |
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QwkTrip 11sec Club

Joined: 17 Feb 2004 Posts: 3942 Location: Peoria, IL
1989 Pontiac Firebird
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Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2011 5:39 pm Post subject: |
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You guys are funny. Okay, here it is.... |
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blue89 Member

Joined: 23 May 2006 Posts: 3482 Location: Bellingham/Eugene
1986 Chevrolet Camaro RS
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QwkTrip 11sec Club

Joined: 17 Feb 2004 Posts: 3942 Location: Peoria, IL
1989 Pontiac Firebird
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Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2011 9:19 pm Post subject: |
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Yep.
I'm strategizing now what I want to pull for myself. I'm wondering if I can get the ABS and traction control to work. The traction control worked great on the Camaro. It can really save your butt with this engine. |
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aaron_sK Member
Joined: 23 Jan 2006 Posts: 8834 Location: Back in beautiful Tacompton
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Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2011 9:24 pm Post subject: |
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| QwkTrip wrote: | | ABS and traction control |
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iansane Member

Joined: 16 Jan 2004 Posts: 5742 Location: Bothell
1991 Pontiac Trans Am
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Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2011 9:37 pm Post subject: |
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| QwkTrip wrote: | Yep.
I'm strategizing now what I want to pull for myself. I'm wondering if I can get the ABS and traction control to work. The traction control worked great on the Camaro. It can really save your butt with this engine. |
Are the front hubs good? Can you crack one open for me and count the teeth on the reluctor?  _________________
| Quote: | | Sometimes I actually think I'm slightly retarded in the mouth. |
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QwkTrip 11sec Club

Joined: 17 Feb 2004 Posts: 3942 Location: Peoria, IL
1989 Pontiac Firebird
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Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2011 9:41 pm Post subject: |
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| Ya, everything works on this car. It even has a line lock. It is a driver. It just doesn't have a show shine body. |
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91RSVert Member
Joined: 16 May 2007 Posts: 2736 Location: AR
1991 Chevrolet Camaro RS
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Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2011 7:35 pm Post subject: |
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What part of LA where you in? I was there this weekend as well. _________________ 2008 GMC Z71
1991 Camaro RS Vert
1972 Jimmy 4x4
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QwkTrip 11sec Club

Joined: 17 Feb 2004 Posts: 3942 Location: Peoria, IL
1989 Pontiac Firebird
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Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2011 4:57 am Post subject: |
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| North East corner. Just about an hour across the border from Arkansas. |
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91RSVert Member
Joined: 16 May 2007 Posts: 2736 Location: AR
1991 Chevrolet Camaro RS
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Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2011 1:12 pm Post subject: |
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So around the Tallulah area.
Its "lovely" down here huh? rofl. |
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QwkTrip 11sec Club

Joined: 17 Feb 2004 Posts: 3942 Location: Peoria, IL
1989 Pontiac Firebird
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Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2011 2:21 pm Post subject: |
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| Every town I drove through looked abandoned. |
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RSFreak The other "John"

Joined: 23 Jan 2004 Posts: 2946 Location: Renton
1989 Chevrolet Camaro RS
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Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2011 8:15 pm Post subject: |
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Looks like a real nice sleeper! Its guts are going to a good cause though!  _________________ '86 Trans Am - 5.0L TPI - LT1 cam - 700R4 - WS6
'85 Camaro Berlinetta - IROC clone
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91RSVert Member
Joined: 16 May 2007 Posts: 2736 Location: AR
1991 Chevrolet Camaro RS
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Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2011 3:47 am Post subject: |
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| QwkTrip wrote: | | Every town I drove through looked abandoned. |
Sounds about right.  |
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blue89 Member

Joined: 23 May 2006 Posts: 3482 Location: Bellingham/Eugene
1986 Chevrolet Camaro RS
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Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2011 8:33 pm Post subject: |
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| It was just a few years ago I had a black lt1 camaro in my garage prime for the motor swap. You get the motor out yet? |
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QwkTrip 11sec Club

Joined: 17 Feb 2004 Posts: 3942 Location: Peoria, IL
1989 Pontiac Firebird
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Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2011 9:57 pm Post subject: |
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No, I won't pull it apart until it warms up and I know exactly what to do with the Firebird. I don't have space to store another car that doesn't run. I need to sell the Firebird engine first as well because I don't want it sitting in my garage taking up space. I'll be driving the Camaro for a bit. |
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