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05-05-2007, 09:23 AM #1
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Red- '99 Firebird Trans Am WS6
Woooot! Finished my first ever mod!
Well, I bought my bird a year ago in May, and I just now got around to doing a mod. I put an SLP airlid on yesterday, and damn does it feel satisfying to work on that car, even if it was just for half an hour. It went pretty well, (apart from the circle shaped bruise on my chest....) and I only had a few very small aggravations. Luckily I didn't break or bend anything though!
I plan on saving up for a full intake/exhaust system next. LS6 manifold/throttle body with the full exhaust system (headers, xpipes, no cats). After that will probably be a new rear end since I can already feel it getting loose (haven't decided between 3.73's and 4.10's yet, I still want streetability, since the highway I drive on daily is 75 MPH).
Sorry for the useless post, but I just had to tell someone that cared (my fiance is like )
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05-05-2007, 09:29 AM #2
hey thats ok im still looking for 12's in the 1/4 after 7 years of owning the car. needless to say i have many other bills and things to pay for and now i have the mods to get me there and just need the tires...
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05-05-2007, 09:38 AM #3
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05-05-2007, 09:41 AM #4
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Red- '99 Firebird Trans Am WS6
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05-05-2007, 09:48 AM #5
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I started with an airlid too. Now I'm thinking, oh damn what did I get myself into?
Check out the Rocky Mountain Section on the board if you haven't yet. We're planning a cruise for next weekend.
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05-05-2007, 10:12 AM #6
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05-05-2007, 10:16 AM #7
He means.......dont get married, money you save on the marriage and the divorce could go to your intake, long tubes, rear, hell..... a damn SC. But anywho, congrats.
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05-05-2007, 10:42 AM #8
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Red- '99 Firebird Trans Am WS6
OOOO ok. Yeah, I know getting married pretty much means I will have no money for my car, let alone anything else... But I love her and I can live with being poor.
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05-05-2007, 10:46 AM #9
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- One more and I'm gone....
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05-05-2007, 12:40 PM #10
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Silver- 1998 Camaro Z28 A4
congrats on the mod, it gets pretty addictive though! i have my car for two years now, first i just wanted to get a catback and that's it... now i got a lid, hpp3, iridium plugs, tranny cooler, 18" rims, bilstein shocks and a cast rear end girdle (still in the box). thinking about a different muffler right now.
and yes: love is more important than cars!!!
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05-05-2007, 01:06 PM #11
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Red- '99 Firebird Trans Am WS6
Well I have big plans for my bird, I want to be in the 10's eventually. I just have to do it slowly (the modding, not the 1/4 mile), and I'm gonna do assloads of research before I do each upgrade.
Thanks for all the feedback guys!
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05-05-2007, 01:19 PM #12
I was just about this far last weekend on my car. Installed AFR 205 heads.
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05-05-2007, 01:20 PM #13
That pic is from a cam swap.
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05-05-2007, 02:29 PM #14
How many horsepower does that guy put out?
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05-05-2007, 02:32 PM #15
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Red Tint Jewelcoat- 2008 Trailblazer SS
I have a couple pics like that as well.
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05-05-2007, 02:34 PM #16
got some knuckle protectors on i see.
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05-05-2007, 02:36 PM #17
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Red Tint Jewelcoat- 2008 Trailblazer SS
Hell yeah.
Using that pile of shit SLP valvespring tool requires them.
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05-05-2007, 10:46 PM #18
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Black on black- 2003 Bonneville SSEi S/C
I remember the first mod i did on any of my cars, it was a cold air intake on my 99 mustang gt. The feeling of accomplishment was indescribable. Just dont let modding become an addiction. Its slowly becoming one for me, every paycheck i get seems to go towards mods.
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05-06-2007, 10:57 PM #19
what's the point of having grease on your hands if there are no open bloody spots for it to collect in??
To the original poster, buy a good set of tools up front if you don't own any currently. That should be your first mod. Nothing replaces having the right tool for the right job. Growing up I got pretty good at tool fabrication because I never had the right tool. I got a good set of tools as a x-mas present one year and it's amazing the difference it makes.
Also, unless you get the wife-to-be on board with the modding you're gonna be fighting her tooth and nail for car parts the rest of your life.
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05-07-2007, 04:01 AM #20
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