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10-26-2007, 09:31 AM
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11 Second Club
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Fishkill, NY
Posts: 1,278
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Winter mods......
What have you all got on the menu for this winter? FOr a change I don't have much (if i can make it to Island and back Sunday the car will have been running ALL YEAR LONG! And I'm not racing so I have a 50/50 chance!). Here is my list:
-Looser torque converter, mine is just way too tight, it has to be hurting the transmission, and I am going to up the stall to either 3200 or 3600
-Shocks/springs. 150 track passes and 40,000 miles have finally worn out my stockers. I am actually leaning toward the Edelbrocks, not a big fan of adjusting shocks and the cars I have driven with the Edelbrocks handle great and are still cutting awesome 60's at the track.
-Rebuild the rear My Posi is starting to make some noise and I want to put in higher gears, the 4.10's are killing me with the A4 so it is goingto be 3.55's or 3.42's going in and a detroit true-trac.
-Tires Tires Tires! I need some new rear street tires and a whole set of race tires.
Don't know if I will have the cash for all of it, the converter and street tires are the only real priority right now.
So what are you guys up to?
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9/11/01- Never Forget
2002 Pontiac Trans-Am WS6 # 206
Chasing 10's
469RWH/437RWTQ
11.05 @ 123
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10-26-2007, 10:03 AM
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Ayatollah of Rock N Rolla / Admin
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Parts Unknown
Posts: 12,573
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1.) Replace passenger rocker panel
2.) Notch and box out rear frame rails
3.) Install Mini-Tubs and rear wheel houses
4.) Install rear quarters
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10-26-2007, 10:14 AM
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Admin.
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Hamilton, NJ
Posts: 20,170
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For the 77
*T56 & aluminum driveshaft <--who wants to loan me a lift & a garage for 2 weeks, LOL
*Bilstein shocks
*New exhaust
*Clean up stuff I didn;t touch last year. Like the back of the car.
*Fix little bugs from getting it back on the road.
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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
Last edited by BonzoHansen; 10-26-2007 at 02:05 PM.
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10-26-2007, 10:15 AM
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8 Second Club
Join Date: Jun 2006
Posts: 4,315
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1) buy new slicks
2) install 2nd stage of nitrous
3) install wheelie bars
4) install parachute
5) change center section gears
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10-26-2007, 10:30 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: North Jersey
Posts: 3,047
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For the Monte -
1. New headliner and upper doorpanels
2. New brake lines and adjust rear brakes
3. Install Walbro fuel pump and re-route the feed line and filter
For the Jeep -
1. Put the winter wheels/tires on in November
2. Maybe a Dynomax cat-back and new O2 sensors if the budget allows
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Seeya,
Steve R. in North Jersey
'16 Go-Mango Dodge Charger R/T. It's so good to be back in a V8-powered, RWD car!
Former Toy - '88 Monte SS - had lots of mods...
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10-26-2007, 12:51 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Hillsborough, NJ
Posts: 3,200
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1. Pull engine block plug / reinstall engine temp sending unit
2. Finish swapping gfx
3. New tires
4. Tune
5. Get reg and insurance put back on
6. Inspection
7. DRIVE!!!!
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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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10-26-2007, 01:16 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2004
Posts: 3,530
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86-get it back halfed, tubbed, 10 point cage, get engine bay painted, dash in and the interior wired.
98-stall, tranny cooler, b&m shifter, rebuild trans, new tires, finish berger panel.
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10-26-2007, 02:00 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: New York City/ Cape May
Posts: 1,047
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Save Money.... basically anything after Christmas I will be saving hopefully and maybe spend some on the car. If I don't buy a bike first which will probably happen!
JW 
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Fbody - 2002 WS6 Trans Am Sunset Orange M6
Daily Driver - 2017 Silver Subaru Forester XT
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10-26-2007, 02:01 PM
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I will beat you with a toaster!
Join Date: Sep 2004
Posts: 6,054
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Chevelle-put the motor back together, the 4speed in, redo the firewall, some ET Streets, and break it in (hopefully not just break it) before ocean city
Truck-2-3" lift, finish my brush guard, off-road lights on it, and pray I can make it to 200,000 miles 
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10-26-2007, 02:14 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Wantage, NJ
Posts: 693
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Blasting, welding, and priming in the hopes of having a primed rolling chassis by Spring!
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10-26-2007, 02:32 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Browns Mills NJ/ Rotondo West FL
Posts: 3,054
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Get something ill enjoy driving in by summer. Either it be a stang or fbod. Still weighing out pro's and cons 
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AI HCR 241's , Lunati 223/236 .615/.626 114+2 , Full Exhaust , Ported Fast 92 , Ported LS2 TB , Veraram , 85mm MAF , Circle D 4000 , 3.42's , GTP 36# , CSP Dyno tune. More on the way
420 HP/367 TQ on a Unlocked Converter & still climbing.
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10-26-2007, 03:04 PM
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Lord of the rings / 10 Second Club / Meet Coordinator
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Millstone Township, NJ
Posts: 6,389
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No real mods I'm looking into right now. However, I would like to clean up my engine bay and get that looking right. I need to paint the inner portion of the rear brake discs because they are rusty looking.
Mods Left to the car that I want:
12-bolt rear
shocks/springs
better front brake setup
Money is the only thing holding me up right now.
-brian
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97 T/A Ram Air Convt
Forever dyno queen / 777rwhp 662 rwtq @ 17lbs / 10.2 @ 140
'24 Corvette Z06
'17 Sierra 2500HD Dmax
'17 Lex LS460
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10-26-2007, 03:33 PM
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12 Second Club
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: West Milford
Posts: 8,373
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hmm, no money and no place to work on my cars in the cold months = no mods. maybe if we have a warmish winter some cleaning will be in orderer, maybe polish the LT1 manifold
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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
12 Tahoe LT
17 Malibu LT
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10-26-2007, 03:38 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Browns Mills NJ/ Rotondo West FL
Posts: 3,054
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Quote:
Originally Posted by maroman88
hmm, no money and no place to work on my cars in the cold months = no mods. maybe if we have a warmish winter some cleaning will be in orderer, maybe polish the LT1 manifold
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Yea thats why when I get what I want Im gonna have a grand to throw at it right away...Im narrowed down to either a 4v stang (new egde Cobra or mach) or a LS1. That should get either moving enough to hold me for awhile.
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AI HCR 241's , Lunati 223/236 .615/.626 114+2 , Full Exhaust , Ported Fast 92 , Ported LS2 TB , Veraram , 85mm MAF , Circle D 4000 , 3.42's , GTP 36# , CSP Dyno tune. More on the way
420 HP/367 TQ on a Unlocked Converter & still climbing.
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10-26-2007, 04:12 PM
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Admin.
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Hamilton, NJ
Posts: 20,170
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MonmouthCtyAntz
Get something ill enjoy driving in by summer. Either it be a stang or fbod. Still weighing out pro's and cons |
What is to weigh? Ls1s are awsome. Mustangs stink. 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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10-26-2007, 06:52 PM
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Hippy Mod, Bergermeister Meisterberger, Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Ewing
Posts: 6,216
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Mods for which car?
- I hope the 69 Z28 makes enough progress to be completed next year!
- If I keep the 70 SS396 I need to do some wiring/alternator fixes and would like to find a decent carb for it. It could really use some new valve seals too.
- I just grabbed a set of headers for the 2000 SS so if I can time things out well I might be able to get them on before winter. It's the daily beater so I can't have too much down time with it.
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69 Z28 JL8 4 wheel disc brakes - being restored
09 Silverado Z71
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10-26-2007, 07:53 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Edison
Posts: 7,856
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Get the car to js for him to finish everything including, long tubes,th350 stall, and sfc's
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1984 Firebird
2000 Z28
2023 Tacoma
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10-26-2007, 08:03 PM
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Power Member
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Old Bridge, NJ
Posts: 2,415
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1) recover from back injury 
2) install engine
3) install trans
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10-26-2007, 11:14 PM
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11 Second Club
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 65
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never ends
1. Cash the year end bonus from work (thanks CDW!!!!!)
2. Send trans to Six Speeds Inc for Stage 3 setup
3. Get FAST intake ported by Tony Mamo
4. Install Fast Toys ram air
5. Replace the M/T tires
6. Try to hit a 10sec pass and exceed 125mph
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Bammann Racing Engines built
ECS tuned
Calling it like I see it...
Last edited by cdubbzz; 10-26-2007 at 11:14 PM.
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10-26-2007, 11:42 PM
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BadMod
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: hamilton, nj
Posts: 8,889
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1. clutch
2. cage
3. kmember/a-arms/ manual steering rack
4. abs delete
5. more agressive tune
all in an attempt at the ls1tech stock internal m6 record
oh yeah, and to be competitive in pure street with stock internals :P
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So much stupid, so little time.
Quote:
Originally Posted by 79CamaroDiva
It started before I drove your car. I just have to look at it the wrong way and your car poops parts.
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Mercerville MotorSports, LLC
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10-27-2007, 02:07 AM
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Resident Camera Guy
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: North Jersey
Posts: 10,971
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1. Clean up & "finish" the interior
2. Stainless Stepped Headers
3. Pay bills
4. Save money
5. Maybe upper & lower A-Arms
The Camaro as far as I am concerned is pretty much finished performance wise. I just want to replace those rusty headers & save some money.
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Last edited by ar0ck; 10-27-2007 at 02:07 AM.
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10-27-2007, 09:51 PM
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13 Second Club / Moderator
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Franklin Lakes, NJ
Posts: 8,695
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1. Fix valvetrain!
2. Fix rear!
and wait till spring!!!!!
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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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10-27-2007, 10:57 PM
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Join Date: May 2007
Location: south river
Posts: 1,289
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1-finish 9" rear
2-headers
3-corbeau seats and rear seats re-leatered/suede
4-possible supercharging???!!!!????!!!!
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BLK 07 CTS M6 2.8
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10-28-2007, 12:56 AM
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Banned Camp Director Emeritus
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Somerset County
Posts: 8,395
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adjustable upper control arms
solid lower control arm bushings
IROC steering box
new steering linkage
Hotchkis suspension
hopefully get an engine wiring harness
1LE front brake conversion
maybe S10 rear brake conversion....maybe
hopefully I'll have most of the car done for spring so I can drop the motor and trans in and drive it.
*edit
and for the Jeep
new rear brakes
new shocks
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Quote:
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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Last edited by Ian; 10-28-2007 at 12:58 AM.
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10-28-2007, 01:07 AM
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Admin.
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Hamilton, NJ
Posts: 20,170
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Ian
adjustable upper control arms
solid lower control arm bushings
IROC steering box
new steering linkage
Hotchkis suspension
hopefully get an engine wiring harness
1LE front brake conversion
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That sounds familiar.....
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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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