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06-19-2007, 06:58 PM
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Resident Camera Guy
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: North Jersey
Posts: 10,971
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Who am I kidding?
I can't sell my Camaro...
So what if it doesn't run right now
...the body parts don't all line up
...it isn't all the same color
...isn't a 10 point car show winner
...isn't a 10 second car
Its still the best thing I have ever owned.
I gave the car a nice wash this afternoon after letting it sit for a few months and I started to feel like a horrible person just thinking about selling it, It was if I was betraying someone or something. I know I probably bitch & moan about it a lot to my friends, & always changing my mind on what I want to do, but In the end I can't get rid of it. Just to many memories and possibilities.
-Alex
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Last edited by ar0ck; 06-19-2007 at 06:59 PM.
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06-19-2007, 07:01 PM
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Banned Camp Director Emeritus
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Somerset County
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I still dont know why you dont like that hood...
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Originally Posted by baddest434
and 1 more smart ass answer by you and i'm going to reach into this monitor and grab you by the throat
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06-19-2007, 07:03 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Haledon, NJ
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damn straight man, your car is nice; get that rebuilt put in so you can at least enjoy it for the summer
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1989 IROC-Z 355 LT1 T56 Swapped
2016 Chevy Colorado LT 3.6 v6
2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 4.7L RIP 12/29/2016
1998 Honda CBR 600F3
2003 Yamaha FX140
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06-19-2007, 07:04 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Boston/North
Posts: 9,214
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fix er up!
"You could whore yourself out to a thousand fat chicks for $50 or a hundred really fat chicks for $500."
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Originally Posted by BonzoHansen
dumbass.
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06-19-2007, 07:05 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Hawthorne NJ
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So why don't you marry it?
Sorry, it's the 90's kid in me yelling it out...
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06-19-2007, 07:07 PM
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14 Second Club
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Fair Lawn
Posts: 2,077
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Well you'll do what you think is right.
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2011 Camaro
2012 JKU with Pink wheels
2015 Hellcat 6spd
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06-19-2007, 07:49 PM
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Ayatollah of Rock N Rolla / Admin
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Parts Unknown
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Alex,
I saw the locked posts in the classifieds and figured I'd see a post like this. Good move, once you get it all square you will be glad you didn't sell it.
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06-19-2007, 08:31 PM
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12 Second Club
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: West Milford
Posts: 8,373
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awesome decision, im the same way with the 88, i spend 10 times more time fixing it then exjoying it, but in the end its worth it, ill never sell it, ill live in the damn thing before i sell it. some day hwne i have a nice job and extra cash it will be fully restored with an LSx motor and all 
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88 Camaro
95 Impala SS
97 Trans Am WS6
98 Blazer ZR2
00 Corvette
04 CTS-V
04 Grand Cherokee
06 GMC Sierra
07 Sublime Charger Daytona
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06-19-2007, 08:36 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Edison
Posts: 7,856
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i know how you feel. You just have to forget about it for an hour and then your head will be clear. The thing with me is, I want a manual car, that runs 12's and gets at least 14city/24 high way. to D/D But Im way to much into this to change it now
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06-19-2007, 08:42 PM
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2007 Member of the Year
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Seabrook, TX
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I think you just made the right decision.
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Kommandant of the ACL (Anti Canadian League)
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Originally Posted by LTb1ow
Junk the pos, spend the money on beer, acquire headache.
Same result cept this headache doesnt last months.
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06-19-2007, 10:18 PM
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Join Date: May 2007
Location: south river
Posts: 1,289
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whats wrong w/ the hood i sold u??? dude, the car is sick just needs alil attention im happy 4 u that u decided to keep it b/c we all kno ull regret it
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06-19-2007, 10:20 PM
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Admin.
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Hamilton, NJ
Posts: 20,165
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Knipps
fix er up!
"You could whore yourself out to a thousand fat chicks for $50 or a hundred really fat chicks for $500."
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It's more like "Hey, I never did a ten, but I've done five 2's". LOL
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Vent Windows Forever!
The looser the waistband, the deeper the quicksand. Or so I have read.
Feather-light suspension, Konis just couldn't hold. I'm so glad I took a look inside your showroom doors.
Hey everybody, it's good to have you on the Baba-too-da-ba-too-ba-ba-buh-doo-ga-ga-bop-a-dop
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06-19-2007, 10:36 PM
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Ayatollah of Rock N Rolla / Admin
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Parts Unknown
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Knipps
fix er up!
"You could whore yourself out to a thousand fat chicks for $50 or a hundred really fat chicks for $500."
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Fat girls need love too. But they gotta pay.
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06-20-2007, 08:34 AM
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13 Second Club / Moderator
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Franklin Lakes, NJ
Posts: 8,694
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alex- if you ever need a hand putting things back together, let me know. i'm getting pretty good at this handy work
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Quote:
Originally Posted by LS1ow
Except Jersey mike, great kid, but the way he looks at me makes me feel like im in danger
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06-20-2007, 12:38 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Hillsborough, NJ
Posts: 3,200
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You must learn patience!
Develop the mechanics skills, buy the tools, and work on the car a little here and there. Continue to enjoy it whether its 5 different colors or not.
Then let the Camaro be with you!
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I USED TO HAVE an 85 Camaro 305 4bbl, 90 Firebird V6, 97 Firebird V6 (10 speakers!). Despite the two family vehicles, 3 kids, wife and mortgage, I can finally realize the dream - 88 TA almost all stock... for now.
http://www.cardomain.com/id/untameddave
Wanted this -  , but ended up with this -  for free. Can't argue with free.
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06-20-2007, 01:40 PM
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Lord of the rings / 10 Second Club / Meet Coordinator
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Millstone Township, NJ
Posts: 6,387
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Good call on keeping the camaro. Most important thing is to try and get it all working again so you can actually enjoy it. When I drove my bird in the winter...I really wasn't enjoying it. Summer time hits and boom the top goes down and I fall back in love with it all over again. I was having some really annoying issues with it at the beginning of the season but finally thats been worked out and its fun again.
Will it be the best looking? No
Will it be the fastest? No
Will it always run perfect? No
Get it going again and you will be happy that you didn't sell it. I have too many memories in my car, especially working on it with my dad and everything else. Money-wise it never makes sense but how much are happiness and memories worth? Good luck and hope to see it all going again.
-Brian
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Forever dyno queen / 777rwhp 662 rwtq @ 17lbs / 10.2 @ 140
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06-20-2007, 02:01 PM
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13 Second Club
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Netcong, NJ
Posts: 5,799
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ar0ck
I can't sell my Camaro...
So what if it doesn't run right now
...the body parts don't all line up
...it isn't all the same color
...isn't a 10 point car show winner
...isn't a 10 second car
Its still the best thing I have ever owned.
I gave the car a nice wash this afternoon after letting it sit for a few months and I started to feel like a horrible person just thinking about selling it, It was if I was betraying someone or something. I know I probably bitch & moan about it a lot to my friends, & always changing my mind on what I want to do, but In the end I can't get rid of it. Just to many memories and possibilities.
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Well, keep it then. I looked at my car, sitting in my driveway, and I pictured a blue 06 GTO parked in its spot, and I havent changed my mind... still trading it in 
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06-21-2007, 10:03 PM
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Fidget Lover
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: P-town, New Jersey
Posts: 1,890
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so u still gonna sell me that hood???
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97 Z28- slightly modded....Back and Badder than ever!
90 Chrysler New Yorker 5th Avenue...Out of my driveway but still in my heart...
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just for the record...whos falus is lodged in your sfincter
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06-21-2007, 10:30 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Somerset County
Posts: 5,559
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put a stock motor in it and be done with it...been there done that
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06-22-2007, 03:01 AM
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Join Date: May 2007
Posts: 429
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Well, keep it then. I looked at my car, sitting in my driveway, and I pictured a blue 06 GTO parked in its spot, and I havent changed my mind... still trading it in
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yeah...
i dont see a point in trading something fast in for something slower.
GTO < LS1
its funny cause the drivers really think they got you beat, and they get walked
keep the ls1... very few real world encounters can touch it! most cars with more horsepower lose... I LOVE LIGHTWEIGHT!
/hijack
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06-22-2007, 03:31 AM
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Stalker
Join Date: Aug 2004
Posts: 12,082
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Noodles
yeah...
i dont see a point in trading something fast in for something slower.
GTO < LS1
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pssst... a 06 gto has an LS2....
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