Look at the CRAP!!!
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Gah! Ditch the crap wheels and paint and maybe it wouldn't be so bad. I'll be in Aurora tomorrow (the Armpit of Colorado).. maybe I'll go have a look and see if I can rescue the poor thing.
LOL @ Aurora.. I was there for 6 months back in the late 80s for Air Force training.. I remember the armpit
jasjamz
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Here we go again.....
So you mean you can paint it black, put stock wheels back on, and stock suspension? Then it will look just like the thousands out there now! Happy??......BIG DEAL!!
So you mean you can paint it black, put stock wheels back on, and stock suspension? Then it will look just like the thousands out there now! Happy??......BIG DEAL!!
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I can dip myself in honey, roll around in feathers and go out in public. Why look like everyone else wearing pants and a shirt? Those wheels are freakin hideous!!!! I caught a little crap for posting this:
http://www.turbobuick.com/forums/turbo-lounge/237323-check-out-regal-sale-not-faint-heart.html
At least that car wasn't a turbo.
http://www.turbobuick.com/forums/turbo-lounge/237323-check-out-regal-sale-not-faint-heart.html
At least that car wasn't a turbo.
Damn, I was going to fly out first thing tomorrow to give 'em an extra $1000 on top of the 6k they were asking just because I figured they didn't know what a fabulous deal they were offering. Then I read the post again and realized they weren't selling the rims with the car. Whew! That was a close one.
Now I have to buy a new computer since my keyboard is caked with vomit.
Now I have to buy a new computer since my keyboard is caked with vomit.
Get rid of the wheels
The interior looks in pretty good shape. If the drivetrain is in decent shape/new engine and he'll take 5k. With the money you saved Put some 16" Thrush2's on it with MT's in the back. Do a spring cleaning, go thru it and tune her up. Yeah you'll have a Pumpkin that's a little louder colorwise then Mr.Cotton's orange beast but under all that orange peel maybe a decent GN for the money. Wish our GN only cost 6K...
I'd tell everyone it's Hugger orange that I allways wanted a 69 Z-28 Camaro with a dz302/4spd muncie the same color with black stripes . Maybe it comes with the original stock wheels . I think I Could live with the paint job for awhile if that's all that's wrong with it. Couldn't imagine driving that GN with those wheel/tires in the snow around there.
Probably worse then driving MT DRs in the rain. Wish I had an extra 5-6K might be worth the ride up there to inspect.
Had a buddy from Littleton across from Aurora, and back in the 70's to get to his place you'd turn off on Arapaho rd. (Aurora turn-off) and go southeast a few miles from I-25 , he and his wife had a beautiful place tucked in among the ponderosa pines, would always see Elk, pronghorn, nice place.. Have to agree Greeley has more armpit hair then Aurora.
I was so focused on the wheels/tires, and paint job that I didn't notice the exhaust tips, now I agree they went overboard. They used to ruin cars with 13" wheels now it's 20"-24"s.. one extreme to the other. We be rollin' it Unique Whips style! Looks like one of the whips Will Castro built for his A-list of Clientel. Actually UniqueWhips took the old black original wheels off and put almost the same kind of orange painted wheels on Tony Stewart's orange Lamborgini that they took to SEMA
The interior looks in pretty good shape. If the drivetrain is in decent shape/new engine and he'll take 5k. With the money you saved Put some 16" Thrush2's on it with MT's in the back. Do a spring cleaning, go thru it and tune her up. Yeah you'll have a Pumpkin that's a little louder colorwise then Mr.Cotton's orange beast but under all that orange peel maybe a decent GN for the money. Wish our GN only cost 6K...
I'd tell everyone it's Hugger orange that I allways wanted a 69 Z-28 Camaro with a dz302/4spd muncie the same color with black stripes . Maybe it comes with the original stock wheels . I think I Could live with the paint job for awhile if that's all that's wrong with it. Couldn't imagine driving that GN with those wheel/tires in the snow around there.
Probably worse then driving MT DRs in the rain. Wish I had an extra 5-6K might be worth the ride up there to inspect.Had a buddy from Littleton across from Aurora, and back in the 70's to get to his place you'd turn off on Arapaho rd. (Aurora turn-off) and go southeast a few miles from I-25 , he and his wife had a beautiful place tucked in among the ponderosa pines, would always see Elk, pronghorn, nice place.. Have to agree Greeley has more armpit hair then Aurora.
I was so focused on the wheels/tires, and paint job that I didn't notice the exhaust tips, now I agree they went overboard. They used to ruin cars with 13" wheels now it's 20"-24"s.. one extreme to the other. We be rollin' it Unique Whips style! Looks like one of the whips Will Castro built for his A-list of Clientel. Actually UniqueWhips took the old black original wheels off and put almost the same kind of orange painted wheels on Tony Stewart's orange Lamborgini that they took to SEMA
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I'm confused
Shouldn't a post like this be in the Lounge? I don't seem to see anything tech related here.
Shouldn't a post like this be in the Lounge? I don't seem to see anything tech related here.
Shouldn't a post like this be in the Lounge? I don't seem to see anything tech related here.
Well Maybe.. but certainly this could be considered "HOW NOT TO TECH" :biggrin:
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I am in Aurora and I have called and left a message... I'll keep you boys posted. If it is not rusty and not hacked too much I'll be dragging it back to Chicago.
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Hi ,
Good luck with your purchase. I would guess if the previous owner{s} abused the car to this extent, more problems will surface. Keep in mind that with 20K units produced in '87, more than a few of them ended up in the hands of uncaring individuals, to put it nicely. These cars used to be a favorite of drug dealers and coyotes, running drugs and people accross the Mexican border.Those people care nothing for any mechanical device; when it breaks, they replace it.Have fun with your new project!
Good luck with your purchase. I would guess if the previous owner{s} abused the car to this extent, more problems will surface. Keep in mind that with 20K units produced in '87, more than a few of them ended up in the hands of uncaring individuals, to put it nicely. These cars used to be a favorite of drug dealers and coyotes, running drugs and people accross the Mexican border.Those people care nothing for any mechanical device; when it breaks, they replace it.Have fun with your new project!
W T F is that an O.G. GENERAL LEE ?!?!?!?!
