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Posted: 3/30/2006 5:41:13 PM EDT
We seem to be having a very early spring up here..like +10C. Very unusuall for the end of March.
There is still a lot of salt on the roads..if I drive to work and back my car is covered in salt. But that doesn't seem to bother a lot of people around here. I've passed as many bikes in the last week as I do in the summer. A friend had his 33 5 window coupe out last week...  I don't care how well you wash it..you aren't going to get all the salt off and once the rust starts..you can't stop it. My IROC is still up on jack stands in the garage and it's staying there until at least early May. Anyone got the spring fever and dug their toys out early? |
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Posted: 3/31/2006 3:39:02 AM EDT
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I plan on pulling out my Camaro Sunday. It's supposed to be in the 70's all weekend!
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Posted: 3/31/2006 11:18:07 AM EDT
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I never put my bike up for the winter this year. January was in the 50s & 60s here so there was little reason to. I think I went a total of four weeks that I didnt' get to ride at least one day.
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Posted: 3/31/2006 12:20:54 PM EDT
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Depends on which salt is used. Some of it isnt corrosive. Maybe the 33 is a fiberglass body?
I ride my bike year round when I can. Had it covered in salt dust. Hell it was like that all one winter. No rust. Well my bike is 90% aluminum anyways.  but none of the steel bolts rusted. Seen many cars that were driven year round and never had rust on them even after 10 yrs. I never had rust on my 92 SOnoma 4x4 in 8 yrs owning it and that was when this area still used teh "bad salt".
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Posted: 3/31/2006 2:48:12 PM EDT
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Believe me..the salt they use here is the "good" stuff. The 33 is an all steel body...one of the women at work showed up today riding her brand new Harley!  I guess I must be anal when it comes to keeping salt off my Camaro.. |
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Posted: 4/2/2006 2:12:36 AM EDT
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Its your car. Take care of it as you see fit. I know a few people who wont even take their "toy" out if theres a cloud in the sky. Friends parents have some collector cars (delorean, 63 T-bird convertible, 2 corvair converts, a nash met which is a show winner and a couple others I cant remeber) which havent even been started in 5 yrs. All are sitting in a barn (except the nash which is parked ina 28' enclosed trailer). More than likely they will need serious attention. But they wont sell them since they dont do car shows anymore. I'd offer $3000 for the delorean. Probably needs the motor rebuild, new hoses, tires, brakes and some wirig if mice got into it. |
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Posted: 4/3/2006 6:39:29 AM EDT
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I had the corvette out last week.
 I love looking underneath a Florida car. It usually looks almost new. 
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Posted: 4/3/2006 7:23:25 AM EDT
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Striker my friend, can I call you my friend?
 Your not getting any younger. Take the freaking car out and have fun whilest U can,every time U can!.......or not
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Posted: 4/4/2006 8:19:31 AM EDT
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Have you been told today..  Mags..can't do it...if you've ever saw what the salt does to cars up here..you would understand. If I kick the bucket tomorrow..my kids will inherit a rust free Camaro! 
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Posted: 4/4/2006 8:46:14 AM EDT
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I rode my RZ a few times in the last couple of weeks, just around the neighborhood.
My son has been tearing up the lawn with his PW50. |
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Posted: 4/4/2006 9:07:52 PM EDT
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We didn't even get a day of snow here this year that I recall, errr maybe there was one now I think back, certainly nothing serious and no salt on the roads I don't believe. I will always drive my Camaros year freakin' round. This "winter beater" nonsense has convinced me moving to any of the northern states is not for me.
What year is your IROC? I've had a 85 and 86 IROC (sold the 86 to my younger brother which he still has) and a 87 Z28. I've always loved the thirdgens. My baby was the first Camaro I had, a 85 IROC that was near mint, unfortunately I hit a small deer at like 80 mph (very lucky that junk didn't come up through the windshield...) and it ended up totalled. I have yet to get even w/ Bambi's kind for that one. I've moved up to a 94 Z28 here fairly recently though. I'm going to have to get a 91-92 Z28 to build up here sometime though, they are just too sweet done up right... |
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Posted: 4/5/2006 9:24:54 AM EDT
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 . I have godchildren and helped 1 buy 1 a car and the 2 others always just want money NO gifts just cars or money! I guess its a 50/50 chance!......Fiberglass vette's NEVER rust,just stress cracks...explain this 2the wife  nuknuknuk!
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Posted: 4/5/2006 2:15:12 PM EDT
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You live in the wrong place. Here if we have a severe cold spell we might see 10C, but that is somewhat rare. Salt is what we use for fries, we put asphalt on the roads.
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Posted: 4/5/2006 2:24:02 PM EDT
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Dude...one word for your affliction: Florida.... |
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Posted: 4/5/2006 2:36:29 PM EDT
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Yeah, none here either, whats up with that shit? Travis
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Posted: 4/5/2006 4:54:30 PM EDT
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AR-15Fan..mine is an 86. Black with gold stripes and rims. err..hang on a sec..
iroczone.com/garage/vehicle.asp?u=5%20speed&v=326 Playmoreminds...my IROC came from Florida..that's probably as close as I'll ever get. |
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Posted: 4/5/2006 4:58:02 PM EDT
[#16]
... How does all that salt end up on your roads?
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Posted: 4/6/2006 4:01:02 AM EDT
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That's what our dept of transportation uses to keep ice from building up on the roads. All of our snow plows have a salt spreader on them. Along with destroying our vehicles it ruins the roads too. The salt melts the ice..which runs down into cracks in the asphalt then freezes again. That spreads the crack and the next time it snows the cycle starts all over again. Then when spring time hits and the frost comes out of the ground..the spots on the road that are cracked get pounded by vehicle traffic and the crack turns into a bunch of cracks and or a pot hole. And don't tell me you have been driving your chopper all winter either.. 
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Posted: 4/6/2006 4:32:52 AM EDT
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Looks like we need to have a AR15 third gen get together! Here is a pic of my 92.  
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Posted: 4/6/2006 5:01:30 AM EDT
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Those are kick ass seats UH. Are the front ones aftermarket?
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Posted: 4/6/2006 5:14:56 AM EDT
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They are from a fourth gen. They bolt right in, no modifications at all. Then I bought after market covers. Not just pull overs, you have to strip the old and hog ring on the new ones but they even give you the hog rings and pliers with the set. Cost me about $550 including the seats from a junk yard. Hawk's I have met the owner personally and he is a great guy. Check out his T/A , Magna Charged LS1 with all the LS6 goodies. He said it was one of the few cars that scared him! |
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Posted: 4/6/2006 6:49:50 AM EDT
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Well I do have the fever, but no toys so I'm handling a lot of fever for customers right now...which is still kind of cool, I get to keep the cars for a while while I prep them and then I get to drive them all for a few days...and I get paid for it!
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Posted: 4/6/2006 6:56:52 AM EDT
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The stock fourth gen seats are pretty comfortable until the padding starts to die. Are those Wet Okole covers? |
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Posted: 4/6/2006 7:06:15 AM EDT
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No here is the link www.hawksthirdgenparts.com/inc/sdetail/12375 |
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Posted: 4/6/2006 7:07:57 AM EDT
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Bike made its spring debute March 28.
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Posted: 4/6/2006 7:10:50 AM EDT
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... Man, you'd think they would revisit that technology. Like, this is the best we can come up with? |
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Posted: 4/6/2006 8:24:50 AM EDT
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I think it has something to do with a few salt mines around here.. Some provinces don't use salt..or use a salt / sand mix. One of the biggest problems will be, a lot of people expect the highways to be bare all winter and drive like they are. If the DOT stopped using salt there would be a lot of people die in car accidents till driving habits changed. |
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Posted: 4/6/2006 2:18:10 PM EDT
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Interesting, that's the same color scheme my 86 had. I always secretly wanted a black/silver setup which my brother later converted it to. Fun car, lot of good memories in that thing. |
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Posted: 4/6/2006 2:30:30 PM EDT
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My only requirement when I started looking was it had to be a standard..I wasn't really fussy about t- roofs either but..
the next factor and a biggy was..the body had to be rust free. Mechanical things I can fix but rusty bodies are impossible to fix unless you have very deep pockets. This car came from Florida and has never been driven in the winter, plus it was undercoated. The balanced, bored, blue printed 4 bolt main 350 was a bonus! 
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Posted: 4/7/2006 3:45:21 AM EDT
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Hell yeah it is. Mine is still being pushed around by a 305. I upgraded to 3.73's and that made it a whole new car. I have some minor upgrades that have helped the wee-0-5 make a decent driver but I am stacking parts for a 383 stroker or LT1 swap. |
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Posted: 4/7/2006 3:51:07 AM EDT
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Is that cold? What is that in Kelvin? |
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Posted: 4/7/2006 3:23:32 PM EDT
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I put Alston sub frame connectors on it last year. Talk about a whole new car.. I'm not sure what ratio I'm running. I think it's still the factory 2:73's. She revs around 2300 at 75 mph in 5th. u352..10C is around 50F. Normally we will get a day or two that warm but it's been hanging around that temp for the last 2-3 weeks. The robins are back, the geese are back..the golf course isn't open yet though.
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Posted: 4/7/2006 6:57:20 PM EDT
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This is for 4th gear at 1-1.
If you're running 2.73s and it sounds like you are, you'll never have a fast stoplight car, that's a mileage gear. You need 3.42s or better. Go higher than 3.42/3.73 on street tires and you wont be able to hook up. Actually, with 300+ hp you'll have trouble launching with 3.73s and street tires. I have 3.42s and I get tons of wheelspin on hard shifts from 1-2 and 2-3. Traction control keeps me on the road.
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Posted: 4/8/2006 3:57:03 AM EDT
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Thanks for the info CP.
She will spin the tires no problem but isn't a neck snapper off the line. 3rd gear seems to keep the engine in it's power band the longest.. With the price of gas up here now..I'll keep the 2:73's...
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Posted: 4/8/2006 10:44:11 PM EDT
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I've had the V-rod out this winter, until lately. It's getting too warm to ride here.
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