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PennSilverTaco's "Perfect 5-Lug Regular Cab" Build, Aspergers, and General BS MegaThread!

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Builds (2005-2015)' started by PennSilverTaco, Jul 15, 2014.

  1. Jan 26, 2020 at 9:29 PM
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    His was this greenish color but with different wheels, her car had these wheels.
     
  2. Jan 26, 2020 at 9:31 PM
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    That appears to be a 1992 Heritage Edition!
     
  3. Jan 26, 2020 at 9:32 PM
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    That's was probably somewhere around the year.
     
  4. Jan 26, 2020 at 9:35 PM
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    Some people think the 2rd Gen Camaros are junk, but I love them! What sucks is that you couldn't get the 350 with a 5-speed manual in the late 1990s (Only the 305)!
     
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  5. Jan 26, 2020 at 9:36 PM
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    Rite, same with the Firebirds of that era.
     
  6. Jan 26, 2020 at 9:39 PM
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    You could get a 350 with a manual in the 1980s, but they had less power than my 4-banger Tacoma in the earliest models! I believe the most power a 3rd Gen V8 Camaro ever prior to about 1987 was 165hp...
     
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  7. Jan 26, 2020 at 9:40 PM
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    I remember being in High School in the early 80's and guys passing around brochures of Mustangs and Camaro's, was pretty cool.
     
  8. Jan 26, 2020 at 9:42 PM
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    Fox Bodies are generally reliable and well-built vehicles, right? I think so!
     
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  9. Jan 26, 2020 at 9:44 PM
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    Yes, very much so, they are some of the last overbuilt cars.
     
  10. Jan 26, 2020 at 9:47 PM
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    At least the last overbuilt cars that typical people could afford; Rolls-Royce made overbuilt cars that only a select few could afford!
     
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  11. Jan 26, 2020 at 9:48 PM
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    I came across a Turbo-Coupe at Rural King a couple weeks ago, they were pretty cool cars too.
     
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  12. Jan 26, 2020 at 9:49 PM
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    The dealership where I used to work sold a 1989 model with like 14K original miles for about $15K, in 2019!
     
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  13. Jan 26, 2020 at 9:49 PM
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    I worked with a guy that had a Super-Coupe
     
  14. Jan 26, 2020 at 9:50 PM
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    Wow!
     
  15. Jan 26, 2020 at 9:51 PM
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    Either one of those cars is begging for a modern Coyote 5.0 6 speed manual swap.
     
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    In 1996-1997, my best friend's parents had a regular 1990 Thunderbird and the transmission went; They replaced it with a 1994 S-10 Blazer.
     
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    When I met my ex-fiancé her Mom had a Mercury Cougar, she had it for many, many years as it was an excellent car.
     
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    A cougar driving a Cougar!
     
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  19. Jan 26, 2020 at 9:55 PM
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    She kept it a long time and then traded it in on a Mercury Grand Marque that she kept till she passed.
     
  20. Jan 26, 2020 at 9:57 PM
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    My best friend Dave's dad has a 2005 Grand Marquis that he bought brand new; The car has an open rear and is horrible in the snow, it has like 130K miles, and he just spent a small fortune fixing the air-conditioner, but he loves the car and refuses to get rid of it!
     
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