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chevymad
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1987 Pontiac Formula
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| There's not too many 3d gen parts you should save for originality. Most are available for very little $$ compared to other vehicles. So i'd just do whatever you want with the wheels. |
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iansane
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Joined: 16 Jan 2004
Posts: 5740
Location: Bothell
1991 Pontiac Trans Am
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| Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2010 10:00 pm Post subject: |
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| 91RSVert wrote: | Ian, since I am not from the area, I must ask.....
What was going on?  |
First off, when I bought the car it had an imploded fender/door and broken gfx. I swapped the fender/door from my '87 formula and only took pictures from the passenger side for awhile.
I was cruising through town one day and pulled up to a stop sign. There was a loud springy POP noise and the front driver side collapsed onto the ground. I slapped the hazards and jumped out. Grabbed my jack, pulled the front end up and crawled underneath. I found the ball joint cotter pin had long since vanished and the ball joint nut was missing. I ran across the street to a gas station/garage that I had used to work at and had them order a new castlenut from the local parts store. When I got back to the car there was a local cop there (he already knew me by name at this point because of MANY previous run ins). He was about to call a tow truck when I insisted that I already had a friend bring a floor jack and I actually got him to help me push the car onto the side of the road.
 This car has been through a lot. |
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iansane
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Joined: 16 Jan 2004
Posts: 5740
Location: Bothell
1991 Pontiac Trans Am
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| Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2010 10:01 pm Post subject: |
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| Adamgbabcock wrote: | Ok, here she is in all of her sanded/bondo'd/partially primed glory.
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Ohhhh. Purple haze! Now you and Al can form your own team. |
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Adamgbabcock
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Joined: 14 Dec 2010
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Location: Bonney Lake, WA
1991 Chevrolet Camaro RS
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| Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2010 10:06 pm Post subject: |
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[quote]Ohhhh. Purple haze! Now you and Al can form your own team. | Quote: |
This week haha. Wouldn't minded talking shop with him though, His woofer-work has me quite jealous haha. |
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Adamgbabcock
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Joined: 14 Dec 2010
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Location: Bonney Lake, WA
1991 Chevrolet Camaro RS
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| Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2010 10:06 pm Post subject: |
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Crap.
I suck at forums, sorry about the terrible quote action above =( |
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iansane
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Joined: 16 Jan 2004
Posts: 5740
Location: Bothell
1991 Pontiac Trans Am
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| Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2010 10:19 pm Post subject: |
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No worries. I think we'll figure out what you meant.
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Al Hasse
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Joined: 19 Nov 2005
Posts: 4379
Location: Bremerton, WA
1992 Chevrolet Camaro RS
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| Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2010 10:28 pm Post subject: |
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| Adamgbabcock wrote: | | Wouldn't minded talking shop with him though, His woofer-work has me quite jealous haha. |
I see you've been cruising the garage. I just finished with a project and installed a pair of 8" woofers in the sail panels, using the space in the sail as an enclosure 
To be honest though, almost all the work in the purple 92 was done at a local audio store here in Bremerton. My installer friend does some excellent work. |
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Schultzy89GTA
M.R.A. (11sec Club)
Joined: 08 Jan 2004
Posts: 4415
Location: Gresham, OR
1989 Pontiac GTA
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| Posted: Thu Dec 16, 2010 7:56 am Post subject: |
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Welcome to the Crew!
-Schultzy |
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91RSVert
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Joined: 16 May 2007
Posts: 2736
Location: AR
1991 Chevrolet Camaro RS
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| Posted: Thu Dec 16, 2010 11:53 am Post subject: |
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| Adamgbabcock wrote: | Oops, forgot in that last post to ask people's opinion of painting the rims. Is that a no-no because they're original? They have been introduced to the curb a few times by the look of them and I'd love to go with a gloss black but haven't made any final decisions yet.
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Some stock ones like that are color keyed from the factory as an option. The insets are painted, the milled surface edge is polished.
Mainly, its your car, do as you wish. |
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izcain
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Joined: 09 Sep 2006
Posts: 1306
Location: Port Angeles WA
1983 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28
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| Posted: Thu Dec 16, 2010 8:03 pm Post subject: |
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Welcome to the group!
They all start out rough and end up looking nice just takes time!
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aaron_sK
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Joined: 23 Jan 2006
Posts: 8834
Location: Back in beautiful Tacompton
1987 Chevrolet Camaro IROC-Z
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| Adamgbabcock wrote: | | Embarrassing! |
Haha! You should see the reddish-brown turd stain I've been throwing money at! 
90's Z wheels are not particularly rare or desirable, although if they're the 16 incher's they're a good cheap upgrade over stock. I would maybe polish the face of the wheels, and paint the rest gloss black. 
Oh and welcome. |
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Dewey316
The Lama
Joined: 08 Jan 2004
Posts: 7295
Location: Bringing the tech
1990 Chevrolet Camaro RS
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| Posted: Sat Dec 18, 2010 6:45 am Post subject: |
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Meh, shiney wheels are over-rated.
Polish the lip, and go graphite or black for the rest. |
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Adamgbabcock
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Joined: 14 Dec 2010
Posts: 29
Location: Bonney Lake, WA
1991 Chevrolet Camaro RS
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| Posted: Sat Dec 18, 2010 8:31 am Post subject: |
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| Thanks again for the welcomes, I might try going with a polished/painted look but the main thing I'd like is to get the car down to 2 colors. Since the paint that was bought for it is "Honda Whisper Silver" I figure I'll hit everything else with black (smoked lenses, tinted darker, wheels and maybe some stripes if I find someone capable of doing them for cheap). Being that I'm not rich, it'll be a slow project but when it's done it'll at least look presentable haha. |
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blue89
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Joined: 23 May 2006
Posts: 3482
Location: Bellingham/Eugene
1986 Chevrolet Camaro RS
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Xophertony
Rodeo Queen
Joined: 13 Oct 2005
Posts: 5304
Location: Portland, Oregon.
1988 Pontiac GTA
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| Posted: Sat Dec 18, 2010 11:26 am Post subject: |
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| 91RSVert wrote: | Ian, since I am not from the area, I must ask.....
What was going on? |
2nded. |
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Quasi-Traction
"I have petals"
Joined: 24 Oct 2005
Posts: 3873
Location: stumptown
1986 Chevrolet Camaro Berlinetta
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| Posted: Sat Dec 18, 2010 2:30 pm Post subject: |
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| iansane wrote: | | No worries. I think we'll figure out what you meant. |
If we can decode coreyspeak, we can figure out what this dude is saying.
Welcome to the Crew BTW
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