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Old 10-21-2014, 12:28 PM
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It's been a long while since I've posted up here on CF. This year I purchased my first home, and have changed career paths. Both of these are taking a lot of my time, so my automotive passion has unfortunately been put to the side.

I was fortunate enough to take the Z06 out this past weekend for a fall cruise. I met up with a a couple friends and we went up into the Gatineau Park to take in some of the fall scenery in the mountains that Canada has to offer. I am hoping to be more involved next summer!

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And a photo of the "daily driver" for good measure:

Old 10-21-2014, 12:58 PM
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Great way to spend a day and your car looks fantastic.
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Good looking Vette, that stripe looks sick
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Glad to hear you're doing well. All the cars are looking great!
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Looking good...where was my invite? jk
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Great pics. Thanks for sharing. A beautiful time of year but watch out for those wet leaves.
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Great pics. Thanks for sharing. A beautiful time of year but watch out for those wet leaves.
Your in FLA, not like you need to worry about it! The only thing you have to worry about is keep your eyes on the road and not on the chics wearing bikini's walking down Siesta drive, lol
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Thanks for sharing!
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Those are some great looking cars in those pics. Do you have a harness bar and harness? If so did you modify the stock Z06 seat for the belts to fit?
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As always nice car and nice shots!
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Originally Posted by STALION
Your in FLA, not like you need to worry about it! The only thing you have to worry about is keep your eyes on the road and not on the chics wearing bikini's walking down Siesta drive, lol
True dat! However for every one hot bikini, I see three middle aged European men sporting Speedos.

Growing up in the midwest, I have memories of hitting patches of wet leaves in my mid-80s Camaro IROC Z28. Days when I had a lot more HP than common sense.
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Just like driving the car, life can bring many twists and turns!

Congrats on the new house and job!
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Congrats on the house and new career. I've always been a fan of your Z. Thanks for sharing the pics and glad to hear you are still trying to stay active on the forum.
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Originally Posted by MSG C5
True dat! However for every one hot bikini, I see three middle aged European men sporting Speedos.

Growing up in the midwest, I have memories of hitting patches of wet leaves in my mid-80s Camaro IROC Z28. Days when I had a lot more HP than common sense.
That's especially bad considering how gutless mid 80's chevy's were! How did you even get your license!?

Kidding, kidding :p
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Originally Posted by dbgoodwin
That's especially bad considering how gutless mid 80's chevy's were! How did you even get your license!?

Kidding, kidding :p
It was the worst car I ever owned to drive in sloppy weather even with the "high output" 215 HP V8. The tail would spin out even despite the 80s era GM traction control. However, the primary reason I got rid of it was because the Camaro/Firerbirds were the #1 stolen car in the country at the time. I had to park mine at a commuter train station and I had five theft attempts. Just like my C5, I kept it spotless so that made it even more of a target. I even wired a hidden CD player (hi tech back then) underneath the seat and kept the stock dummy GM head unit in the dash. Crazy!

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Old 10-23-2014, 08:35 AM
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Originally Posted by zdeckich
Those are some great looking cars in those pics. Do you have a harness bar and harness? If so did you modify the stock Z06 seat for the belts to fit?
I actually have a 6-point roll bar made by Wolfe, which of course works as a harness bar, too. I have not yet modified the seats to work with the belts - the belts do work with stock seats, though, but I realize that it's not ideal.

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Looking good...where was my invite? jk
OOPS! Will I'm sorry! Please come out next year with us!

Originally Posted by jptgs1
Just like driving the car, life can bring many twists and turns!

Congrats on the new house and job!
Originally Posted by imgn tht
Congrats on the house and new career. I've always been a fan of your Z. Thanks for sharing the pics and glad to hear you are still trying to stay active on the forum.
Thank you guys for the nice words. Life is good - just needs a bit more Corvette in it. This community is great to be a part of.

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