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Tru2Chevy · 01-13-2005, 10:50 AM

My dad is a mechanic, so cars and racing have always been a big part of my life. I was also obsessed with vettes as a young kid. It wasn't that I didn't like Camaros and 'birds, but I viewed them as the vette's little brother, so they just weren't as cool.

My first car was destined to be a 1985 Omni, bought when I was 15. Dad was using it as a commuter car (much better milage than the '84 Silverado), and I was fixing it up slowly. On my 17th birthday, I got a call from my mom asking me if I would be interested in a Camaro. A friend of the family was moving to CA, and she had an '85 Sport Coupe with a nice stereo and a blown head gasket. I bought the car for $300, towed it to my dad's shop, and began learning everything I could (the hard way) about the 2.8. I got the head gasket done, and about three weeks later one of the rod bearings went. I ended up spending a bunch of money to completely rebuild the 2.8....only to have the same rod bearing go about 2 months later. Drove the car for another 6 months, just waiting for a piston to come flying through the hood, until it died. That was the end of my senior year of high school, and I went off to college f-bodyless. A few years later, in June of 03, I found my current car...which we all know is still sitting in my driveway

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- Justin

01-13-2005, 10:50 AM	#18
Tru2Chevy Co-Founder / Site Admin Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Ewing, NJ Posts: 22,476 iTrader: (8) Social Networks:	My dad is a mechanic, so cars and racing have always been a big part of my life. I was also obsessed with vettes as a young kid. It wasn't that I didn't like Camaros and 'birds, but I viewed them as the vette's little brother, so they just weren't as cool. My first car was destined to be a 1985 Omni, bought when I was 15. Dad was using it as a commuter car (much better milage than the '84 Silverado), and I was fixing it up slowly. On my 17th birthday, I got a call from my mom asking me if I would be interested in a Camaro. A friend of the family was moving to CA, and she had an '85 Sport Coupe with a nice stereo and a blown head gasket. I bought the car for $300, towed it to my dad's shop, and began learning everything I could (the hard way) about the 2.8. I got the head gasket done, and about three weeks later one of the rod bearings went. I ended up spending a bunch of money to completely rebuild the 2.8....only to have the same rod bearing go about 2 months later. Drove the car for another 6 months, just waiting for a piston to come flying through the hood, until it died. That was the end of my senior year of high school, and I went off to college f-bodyless. A few years later, in June of 03, I found my current car...which we all know is still sitting in my driveway ) - Justin __________________ 1999 Camry - Beigemobile DD 2002 Suburban - Wife's DD 2004 Grand Cherokee - Not running / Project / Selling?