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aaron_sK
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 Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2011 9:43 am Post subject: Part 2: Whereby Mountain Man quests for the Golden Fleece... |
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...or something like that. F**k, I don't know. 
I'll bet you guys thought I was joking about the Grecian mythos, but no, hell no, I never joke.
Either way, this is a thing that actually happened:
Yes, this is a thing that I spent money on. Real money, mind you, not Monopoly money:
Which would have been more appropriate I think, given the color scheme:
Note the hatch salvaged from poor Bondo Bucket. The one in this car had been busted completely out. Did that last night before my brother left:
Also, if you were curious how not to do a rear-mount battery, this is it:
Idiots:
And some bonus pics live from the shop! You see it as I screw it up. 
I feel better already:
I then decided I should rechristen her: 
I only found one spot on the car I didn't like, but decided to buy it anyway. The first thing I did this morning was knock it down:
Their bondo went as far out as I sanded, but it's not really deflected, so I'm not sure why they feathered it out so far. I think this area could have been spot puttied and shot over (which is probably what will happen. Either way I need to go buy some more dust masks and get back to work.  |
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QwkTrip
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| Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2011 9:54 am Post subject: |
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Somebody had dreams of grandeur with that thing. 2.8L with battery relocated to back.... extra toggle switches on the console.... the window sticker. 
Now, what are YOUR plans with this car?  |
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iansane
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| Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2011 10:03 am Post subject: |
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The....Argonaut...?
Well, whatever makes people happy...
Still doing black or are you going to keep the creamy 80s yeller?
We should get our cars together, it'd be like a faded McDs fry box.
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aaron_sK
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| Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2011 10:20 am Post subject: |
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| QwkTrip wrote: | | Somebody had dreams of grandeur with that thing. |
Indeed they did. Somebody wanted a pimpin' cruiser. He had a nice stereo in it but I gave it back to the guy in exchange for $120 off the asking price.
| iansane wrote: | | We should get our cars together, it'd be like a faded McDs fry box. |
Dude, my brother followed me back in his vert in case something fell off on the way back, you should have seen the stares we got. |
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83Z28BlackBetty
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1983 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28
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| Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2011 10:30 am Post subject: |
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Awesome! The banana boat will ride again!
~JAKE
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Xophertony
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| Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2011 11:02 am Post subject: |
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RSFreak
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| Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2011 11:19 am Post subject: |
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I believe that color is called "Urine Yellow".
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Schultzy89GTA
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1989 Pontiac GTA
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| Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2011 1:26 pm Post subject: |
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Day O, daa ay ay O, daylight come and me want some positive atmosphere.
-Schultzy |
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aaron_sK
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| Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2011 6:56 pm Post subject: |
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Mike, your insight is an inspiration to us all.
I found metal consistently all over the car, so I think the damage is only in that one spot. It will need a new passenger door and driver fender, but that's no big deal.
I sanded for awhile, but then got bored of that and decided to do something about the smell. It was sort of a cigarettes and bad cologne mixed with swamp stench aroma. So I fixed that but good:
I was pretty shocked at the near-complete lack of rust in the floor, specially considering how wet the underpad was. Compare and contrast:
I figured the slow cranking problem I was having was due to the lame-brained rear mount battery, and I was right:
Yes, that was 8-gauge amplifier wire feeding the entire car! 
Very short RPO list:
More to come!!! |
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Al Hasse
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| Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2011 7:05 pm Post subject: Re: Part 2: Whereby Mountain Man quests for the Golden Fleec |
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| aaron_sK wrote: | if you were curious how not to do a rear-mount battery, this is it:
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That looks somehow familiar, though not for the same purpose
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aaron_sK
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| Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2011 7:14 pm Post subject: |
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| Haha! Al, those bean-brains could not have imagined a setup as nice as yours in their wildest dreams. |
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turbo_jimi
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| Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2011 7:18 pm Post subject: |
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3.42 gears; typical of V6 5-speed Camaro
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aaron_sK
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| Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2011 7:24 pm Post subject: |
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| RSFreak wrote: | | I believe that color is called "Urine Yellow". |
That's Yellow Gold code WA8740 to you, John.
| turbo_jimi wrote: | | 3.42 gears; typical of V6 5-speed Camaro |
Yes. Very basic options. Multi-speed wipers, defrost hatch, hatch popper, nicer seats, t-tops, spoiler, tape deck, that's about it. Has a delete for the cruise control listed as well. |
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IROCDave
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1987 Chevrolet Camaro IROC-Z
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| Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2011 7:46 pm Post subject: |
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| Didnt figure you were a Yellow kind of guy...Not that theres anything wrong with that...... |
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iansane
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| Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2011 8:47 pm Post subject: |
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When mine was wrecked I almost replaced it with a Jamaican Yellow bird. Just couldn't do it.
You haven't answered if you're keeping the color so I'll take that as a yes. |
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aaron_sK
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| Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2011 8:48 pm Post subject: |
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| Actually, I was just debating whether to bombcan it flat black so I don't have to look at the godawful thing while we work on it. |
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rjmcgee
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| Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2011 9:16 pm Post subject: |
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Hehehe, banana hammock.
As long as we don't have to look at the dick inside. |
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RSFreak
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| Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2011 10:14 pm Post subject: |
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| aaron_sK wrote: | | RSFreak wrote: | | I believe that color is called "Urine Yellow". |
That's Yellow Gold code WA8740 to you, John.
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Maybe at one time it was...
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Alphius
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1984 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28
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| Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2011 8:44 am Post subject: |
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| aaron_sK wrote: | | RSFreak wrote: | | I believe that color is called "Urine Yellow". |
That's Yellow Gold code WA8740 to you, John.
| turbo_jimi wrote: | | 3.42 gears; typical of V6 5-speed Camaro |
Yes. Very basic options. Multi-speed wipers, defrost hatch, hatch popper, nicer seats, t-tops, spoiler, tape deck, that's about it. Has a delete for the cruise control listed as well. |
My Sport Coupe was more stripped than that... You got all the luxury. Hatch pop? Spoiler? Pshh.
Looks a little less rusty than the other one. How's the t-top bar?
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aaron_sK
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| Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2011 10:43 am Post subject: |
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| Alphius wrote: | | Looks a little less rusty than the other one. |
You think?
| Alphius wrote: | | How's the t-top bar? |
Needs to be replaced. The rest of the channel is very good, however. |
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