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Old Mar 28, 2007 | 12:08 PM
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23, got started about 12 yrs old with a Truimph 750 Bonneville in boxes... rebuilt it from the ground up with Dad's funding and my busted knuckles. I guess all my teens were spent wrenching on the "trumpet" and my '88 K5 blazer with the usual big *** lift and 454 with dual quads... LOL... when I turned 18, my dad signed the title over to his '48/'72 Harley Pan/Shovel custom... now I have 2 bikes I can park at just about any bike show and take home hardware from... When I turned 19 I sold the K5 and got a '00 rcsb 4.3 5spd NBS Chevy. did the usual dumb teengae **** to it, too many speakers, neons ... and plenty more... maybe it was a good thing it got totalled when an old lady pulled out in front of me in a caprice station wagon :ouch:
-I actually made $3500 on the truck after insurance paid it off... and put that down on what I have now... the '00 Silverado 'Broken Parts Edition' its been my money pit pretty much ever since. LOL... so now its just the truck, and my bikes...
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Old Mar 28, 2007 | 01:01 PM
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I'm 22 and didn't start modding until I got this truck. I need to stop right now before everything starts breaking, but I don't think I can
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Old Mar 28, 2007 | 01:08 PM
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I'm 20, starting getting into trucks when my stepdad and I started working on a 58 chevy truck when I was 15, it's still not finished to this day because my stepdad took over the project and has been slacking on it. I drove an 88 ford ranger all throughout highschool which I drove the **** out of then literally blew the 4 front valves for the 2 front pistons so I rebuilt that little motor and that got me a little knowledge of motors. I've always been into hotrods and muscle cars but thought that a fast truck was where it's at. In sept of 05 I bought my 99 and then shortly after found this site where I learned all about lsx motors and how easy they were to mod and make fast. Now I am currently on my way to having a 12 second NA RCSB 5.3. Not necessarily bidding for the fastest but I want to be in the 12s by a good amount not just a little bit. Cam is the going this weekend
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Old Mar 28, 2007 | 01:09 PM
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Originally Posted by magnetized
I'm 22 and didn't start modding until I got this truck. I need to stop right now before everything starts breaking, but I don't think I can
22 and you got a vette, lol howd ya pull that one off?
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Old Mar 28, 2007 | 01:16 PM
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2001 Corvette Coupe 1SC
Magnetic Red Met. II/Black
5.7L, auto, .................................................. .......2.73 AXLE
that's gotta be about as base line as a vette comes
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Old Mar 28, 2007 | 01:22 PM
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2.73??? It Will Hit 300 Mph... It Will Just Take A Month To Get There...


Does It Have Manual Windows?? Jfwy
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Old Mar 28, 2007 | 01:42 PM
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I am 29, I started working/restoring cars when I was about 13. I helped/watched my brother and father restore a 67 mustang. When I turned 15 I got a 65 Ford pickup and restored it. I sold the truck when I was 16-17 and bought a 70 mustang. Restored it and drove it throughout college. I have had multiple POSes during my college years for a DD. I parked the mustang about 4-5 years ago after a bad hail strom. I built a house about 3 years ago so I could start working on it again. I bought my truck about 3 years ago and basically I have done nothing to it, which is fine. It starts, stops and gets me where I need to go. I started tearing apart the mustang a few months ago after years of planning. This time no expense will be spared so I am looking at a 3 year build time. The car will recieve basically a custom frame, floor pans, cage, rear end, mini tub, etc. I am trying to build everything myself. Oh and it will be a LS1/t56 powered Mustang.....
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Old Mar 28, 2007 | 08:39 PM
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I am 30 years old...beens working on trucks since I was 16. Grandpa gave me his old 1990 Dodge Ramcharger 2WD and I had some Ultra 15X8 rims on 255/60R15 BF Goodrich Radial TA's on it.....put a couple 12's in the back and I thought I was cool! Moved up to Chevy's and have had quite a collection of them in the past.....here's a list:

1993 Chevrolet K1500 Full Size Blazer 4X4
8" Lift - 36" Tires - Custom Paint, Interior and Stereo

1996 Chevrolet C1500 2 Door Tahoe 2WD
5/7 Drop - 17" Billet Specialties - Custom Paint, Interior and Stereo

1997 Chevrolet K1500 Regular Cab Short Bed 4X4
11" Lift - 38" Tires - 5.13 Gears - Custom Stereo

1996 Chevrolet K1500 2 Door Tahoe 4WD
14" Lift - 40" Tires - 5.13 Gears - Custom Stereo

2000 Chevrolet K1500 Ext Cab Short Bed 4WD
9" Lift - 35" Tires - 4.88 Gears - Custom Stereo

1995 Chevrolet K1500 4 Door Tahoe 4X4
3" Lift - 33" Tires - Custom Stereo

Currently Have:

2001 Chevrolet C1500 Tahoe 2WD
2/3 Drop - 22" Rims - Custom Stereo

2004 Chevrolet 2500HD Crew Cab Short Bed 4X4
12" Lift - 41" Tires - 5.13 Gears - Custom Stereo

As you can see, I've had quite a few trucks in the past few years....but I love trucks, love working on them and can't see that changing anytime soon!
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Old Mar 28, 2007 | 09:28 PM
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Mauro - your truck is sick!!!
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Old Mar 28, 2007 | 09:31 PM
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Originally Posted by KB
LOL man I must be the poorest dude on this site! Everyone around my age seems to have some serious mods done or deep into the 13's-12's except me. I guess I should start a thread asking how much everyone makes an hour!

Don't feel bad Kaleb, the only things I managed to do to my truck since I joined in '04 is change the exhaust 3 times, on my 4th set of wheels and tires, on my 3rd CAI, and finally got a tune.
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