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I had a few bikes quite a while ago (like 86-89). My first real bike was a Yamaha Maxim 750 (I had a suzuki 50cc scooter as a teen in Chicago). I friend of mine wrecked the Yamaha I replaced it with a Kawasaki 600. Got run into a wall with that one (I was really lucky jumped up off the bike and slid in the grass a few feet, the top of the 6' retaining wall was level and grass). Last was a Ninja 600 that I had to lay down when a old lady in a wagon pulled out in front of me.
Left them alone after that and got into sports cars. I almost bought a Ducati 900 while in Italy, I was waiting for the exchange rate to get better but a month before it hit the sweet spot I found and bought the Vette :D
Posted on: 2006/9/12 14:04
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[Joke} Dear Dad :D |
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A father passing by his son's bedroom was astonished to see the bed was nicely made and everything was picked up. Then he saw an envelope propped up prominently on the center of the bed. It was addressed,
"Dad" With the worst premonition, he opened the envelope and read the letter with trembling hands: Dear Dad, It is with great regret and sorrow that I'm writing you. I had to elope with my new girlfriend because I wanted to avoid a scene with Mom and you. I've been finding real passion with Joan and she is so nice-even with all her piercing, tattoos, and her tight Motorcycle clothes. But it's not only the passion dad, she's pregnant and Joan said that we will be very happy. Even though you won't care for her as she is so much older than I, she already owns a trailer in the woods and has a stack of firewood for the whole winter. She wants to have many more children with me and that's now one of my dreams too. Joan taught me that marijuana doesn't really hurt anyone and we'll be growing it for us and trading it with her friends for all the cocaine and ecstasy we want. In the meantime, we'll pray that science! will find a cure for AIDS so Joan can get better; she sure deserves it! Don't worry Dad, I'm 15 years old now and I know how to take care of myself. Someday I'm sure we'll be back to visit so you can get to know your grandchildren. Your loving son, John PS: Dad, none of the above is true. I'm over at the neighbor's house. I just wanted to remind you that there are worse things in life than my report card that's in my desk center drawer. I love you! Call when it is safe for me to come home.
Posted on: 2006/9/12 13:53
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I couldn't get it to work either...can you cut and paste it here?
Posted on: 2006/9/12 13:51
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I definitely like how the design has evolved...looks like something that I'd wear now
Posted on: 2006/9/8 11:53
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RE:C4 Corvette Ads..1984-1990 |
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Great post. I thought the Countach was much faster than that! Pretty shocking...
Posted on: 2006/9/7 19:02
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RE:And this section... |
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Crewzin...now I know where else I remember you from (besides CF) we thought about getting a PT Cruiser a couple of years ago and posted on that forum for a while. We lived in Italy at the time...decided against the cruiser.
Posted on: 2006/9/7 17:42
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26 is too low....32 is what I keep mine at. You'll feel the difference!
Posted on: 2006/9/7 17:37
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RE:new front tires |
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When I bought the Vette it had some old weird tires on there (I don't even remember the name of them now). I was amazed at the power since I couldn't keep traction in 1st, 2nd or 3rd...floor it and the rear end got twitchy. Hard tires...I replaced em with 315's in the rear not it only does that when I want it to (but not in 3rd)
Posted on: 2006/9/7 15:31
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RE:[Photos] My C3! |
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Congrats! That is in great condition What does it sound like?
Posted on: 2006/9/7 12:01
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RE:no power brakes! |
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That's it...just replaced mine a couple of weeks ago. Not too hard of a job to do yourself, but much better with a couple of buds to help out when you get tired of twisting into position under the dash to get the nuts off those bolts.
Posted on: 2006/9/6 19:20
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RE:Lets meet some people, post pic of you with car or just you. |
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Ummm...who's the lady on your left?
Posted on: 2006/9/6 18:02
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Butler Automotive West, Martinez, GA |
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Treated me pretty good. I had them replace the clutch master cylinder a few months ago. They also have a shuttle service and will pick up and deliver the car when done. Came in handy when they replaced the radiator on the Van!
Posted on: 2006/9/6 17:58
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RE:Drove the C3 home yesterday! |
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Sweet! Are you thinking of putting chrome sidepipes on it?
Posted on: 2006/9/6 17:53
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RE:NEW Points system **UPDATED** |
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That's a pretty neat system! Should really liven up the board!
Posted on: 2006/9/6 17:47
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RE:woohoo! May be getting a 2nd vette! |
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Sweet! What years are you looking at?
Posted on: 2006/8/31 12:23
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RE:carlisle!!!!!!! |
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Great pics! One of these years we'll get up there!
Posted on: 2006/8/28 13:37
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RE:New Pics with the SCOOP!! |
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Hmmm, that shot looks familiar It was great having you guys over last weekend. We'll have to do it again :D
Posted on: 2006/8/23 12:40
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I'm glad that they last so long (7 years and counting). If the LED lights didn't look so cheesy I'd replace them all with LED when it came time.
Posted on: 2006/8/15 12:27
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RE:so yesterday |
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Cool! My son had his first ride in the Vette last thursday. He loved it! He already calls it the "cool car" Can't wait to do it again
Posted on: 2006/8/15 12:23
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Good stuff :D
Posted on: 2006/8/11 11:47
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The New Texan |
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May 30th:
Just moved to Dallas , Texas . Now this is a city that knows how to live!! Beautiful sunny days and warm balmy evenings. What a place! I watched the sunset from a park lying on a blanket. It was beautiful. I've finally found my home. I love it here. June 14th: Really heating up. Got to 100 today. Not a problem. Live in an air-conditioned home, drive an air-conditioned car. What a pleasure to see the sun everyday like this. I'm turning into a sun worshiper. June 30th: Had the backyard landscaped with western plants today. Lots of cactus and rocks. What a breeze to maintain. No more mowing the lawn for me. Another scorcher today, but I love it here. July 10th: The temperature hasn't been below 100 all week. How do people get used to this kind of heat? At least it's kind of windy though. But getting used to the heat and humidity is taking longer that I expected. July 15th: Fell asleep by the pool. (Got 3rd degree burns over 60% of my body). Missed 3 days of work. What a dumb thing to do. I learned my lesson though. Got to respect the ol' sun in a climate like this. July 20th: I missed Morgan (our cat) sneaking into the car when I left this morning. By the time I got to the hot car for lunch, Morgan had died and swollen up to the size of a shopping bag and stank up the $2,000 leather upholstery. I told the kids that she ran away. The car now smells like Kibbles and ****s. I learned my lesson though. No more pets in this heat. July 25th: The wind sucks. It feels like a giant freaking blow dryer!! And it's hot as hell. The home air-conditioner is not working and the AC repairman charged $200 just to drive by and tell me he needed to order parts. July 30th: Been sleeping outside by the pool for 3 nights now. $1,500 in damn house payments and we can't even go inside. Why did I ever come here? Aug. 4th: It's 115 degrees. Finally got the air-conditioner fixed today. It cost $500 and gets the temperature down to 85, but this freaking humidity makes the house feel like it's about 95. Stupid repairman. I hate this stupid city. Aug. 8th: If another wise ass asks, "Hot enough for you today?" I'm going to strangle him. Damn heat. By the time I get to work the radiator is boiling over, my clothes are soaking wet, and I smell like baked cat!! Aug. 9th: Tried to run some errands after work. Wore shorts, and sat on the black leather seats in the ol' car. I thought my ass was on fire. I lost 2 layers of flesh and all the hair on the back of my legs and ass. Now my car smells like burnt hair, fried ass, and baked cat. Aug. 10th: The weather report might as well be a damn recording. Hot and sunny. Hot and sunny. Hot and sunny. It's been too hot to do **** for 2 damn months and the weatherman says it might really warm up next week. Doesn't it ever rain in this damn desert? Water rationing now, so my $1700 worth of cactus just dried up and blew into the damn pool. Even the cactus can't live in this damn heat. Aug. 14th: Welcome to HELL!!! Temperature got to 115 today. Forgot to crack the window and blew the damn windshield out of the car. The installer came to fix it and said, "Hot enough for you today?" My wife had to spend the $1500 house payment to bail me out of jail. Freaking Texas . What kind of a sick demented idiot would want to live here...
Posted on: 2006/8/9 18:45
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RE:post your rollback pics |
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It's been on a rollback twice but I've never taken pics of it (too depressing) Once when an alternator died on me and the second time when my brake master cylinder went out.
Posted on: 2006/8/9 14:11
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RE:New C4 owner |
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Welcome to the forum guys! Where's Leesburg at?
Posted on: 2006/8/9 14:09
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RE:VIDEO Download page up! |
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Very cool! First time that I've seen that video. Great idea!
Posted on: 2006/8/9 13:43
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RE:pics finally! |
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Nice color...what type of blue is that?
Posted on: 2006/8/8 12:40
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RE:i did my front brakes |
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Changing the brakes has to be the 2nd easiest thing to do on the Vette after changing the oil. I've never noticed any smoke coming from the brakes though...
Posted on: 2006/8/8 12:36
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RE:And this section... |
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We're having a garage sale on Saturday, I'll snap a shot after it's done (hopefully after getting rid of a bunch of stuff!)
Posted on: 2006/8/4 12:20
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Sounds good to me!
Posted on: 2006/7/13 17:57
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Getting close...it's been a loooong time. Your face will be hurting from smiling so much :D
Posted on: 2006/7/13 17:55
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RE:I may have just sold my 2 ECMs!! |
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Mine isn't sparking clean either right now. If you come on post with stop by the JAG office so that I can check it out (I'm in TDS corridor to the right after Legal Assistance). If you park near my Vette I'll probably hear you pull up :D
Posted on: 2006/7/12 18:37
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RE:I may have just sold my 2 ECMs!! |
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So it's finished?!? Do you have any pics of that bad boy?
Posted on: 2006/7/12 17:29
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RE:Replacing Power Brake Booster |
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It's a 1990. I have the shop manual at home but of course it's normally not as easy as the shop manual suggests. Just looking at the replacement parts it's seem that there's something special about the 90-91 booster (at least OEM) $300! I'd like to use the metal aftermarket for half the price if I can!
Posted on: 2006/7/12 17:25
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Replacing Power Brake Booster |
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How hard of a job is it? I'm pretty sure mine is going out. First time I hit the brakes it's normal, if I hit them again within a minute or so I get a hard pedal and can hear air pressure being lost. I can still stop but it takes a lot more force to do it.
Anyone done it? Thanks,
Posted on: 2006/7/12 13:36
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