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Old Aug 10, 2003 | 04:35 PM
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Default Re: OMFG, Poor C3! Why would someone do this conversion?!? (Lone Ranger)

I wouldn't be caught dead in the thing, but I have seen worse. At least it looks like time was spent on attention to detail. The body work (in the pictures at least) looks pretty good from a technical standpoint.

I do agree though, if you want a land barge, buy a freakin eldo.
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Old Aug 10, 2003 | 05:09 PM
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hahaha...that would be the ultimate sleeper....

Not that it would be cool or anything...ghetto mobile.

Someone should f'ken call up "50 cent" and see if he wants a "ballen" new ride... :smash: :party:
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Old Aug 10, 2003 | 05:22 PM
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I've got a pretty good idea why it only has 3200 miles on it ------ a little to homely to actually drive :D :D :D
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Old Aug 10, 2003 | 05:46 PM
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What? No horns on the hood?
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Old Aug 10, 2003 | 06:18 PM
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Default Re: OMFG, Poor C3! Why would someone do this conversion?!? (Rottenrob)

hey i think thats my grandma's 87 buick.
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Old Aug 10, 2003 | 07:52 PM
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:eek: :U :U
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Old Aug 10, 2003 | 08:06 PM
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Put some rocks in the trunk and some hydraulic shocks on and the car would be perfect. :lol: :jester
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Old Aug 10, 2003 | 08:47 PM
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Nothing a match and a can of gasoline couldn't fix :lolg: :lolg:
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Old Aug 10, 2003 | 09:01 PM
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Default Re: OMFG, Poor C3! Why would someone do this conversion?!? (Lone Ranger)

I'm not one to judge other people's vision of a 'Vette, but this crosses a line.
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Old Aug 10, 2003 | 09:11 PM
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Default Re: OMFG, Poor C3! Why would someone do this conversion?!? (Lone Ranger)

I expected to see Shaft and Iassic Hayes get out of that thing, :U :lolg:
Dont want to knock anyones car but that is a little to much
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Old Aug 10, 2003 | 10:19 PM
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Default Re: OMFG, Poor C3! Why would someone do this conversion?!? (Lone Ranger)

Thankfully its been modified enough that a lot of people won't know it was once a Corvette... I'll never understand why people do that sort of thing. Waste of a perfectly good Corvette :U
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Old Aug 10, 2003 | 10:38 PM
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That is just sad. :U :U :U
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Old Aug 10, 2003 | 11:38 PM
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Default Re: OMFG, Poor C3! Why would someone do this conversion?!? (Cookwithvette)

Draws a crowd at any show.

Okay, crackhead, I think we need to make a distinction here between "crowd" and "angry mob." :lol:
:lolg: :lolg: :lolg: :iagree:

That thing is ugly!!!!! :cry :cry :cry
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Old Aug 11, 2003 | 12:27 PM
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Default Re: OMFG, Poor C3! Why would someone do this conversion?!? (Lone Ranger)

Yes it is a waste of a perfectly good corvette. Having said that I do think it looks pretty cool.
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Old Aug 11, 2003 | 12:41 PM
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At first i was wondering if thats a piece of crap made to look like a corvette, or a corvette made to look like a peice of crap. After i saw the interior i knew.... I have to go to the bathroom and :U
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Old Aug 11, 2003 | 12:50 PM
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:U
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Old Aug 11, 2003 | 01:09 PM
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that's pimp yo....imagine the ladies you could style in something like that

word to your mother


actually, that thing is a hunk of S.H.I.T.
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Old Aug 11, 2003 | 01:13 PM
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Damn :crazy:
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Old Aug 11, 2003 | 04:44 PM
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"Another car is born, in the ghettooooo" :lolg: :lolg:
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