Neat. I'm a pilot with a Class 2 ticket and own a 1967 Piper Cherokee 180 (I share half ownership and expenses with a retired Air Force pilot). I would give almost anything to have the moolah and chance to have a house on an airstrip. Unfortunately, land and housing prices are unreal in the part of the Rocky Mountains that I live.

As it is, I have a small home with a 2 car garage - 1/2 of one bay is dedicated to the wheelchair ramp for my wife (disabled with Multiple Sclerosis).

As for my Vette, somebody said it looked almost new. That's a picture taken from 20 feet away. Believe me, the former owner didn't take good care of it and it has a lot of work to be done before it's back to it's former glory. I'm taking the winter to do a lot of that work then hopefully have it on the road by spring. Just this morning I rebuilt the entire brake system - I took my time and it took about 6 hours (rebuilt the calipers, new brake pads, new master cylinder, flushed the brake fluid, repaired the parking brake, etc).

Just like with the airplane, the safety things take top priority, then trickle down to the other things that need attention. I must admit taht I splurged and bought an Alpine head unit to replace the BoseDelco system. The 6X9 speakers I bought are going to be a pain - the mounting holes won't fit the GM's speakers 6X9 mounting mounting points. Ah, time for good old American innovation...

 

Not sure if they were talking your 95 or mine...
This one is pretty clean but not perfect. It needs a little TLC. Antenna not going up and down all the way, I hate the Bose, has something going on in the front end, and other little stuff. I plan on tearing into it this weekend. let me know what you come up with on putting those 6x9's in. I'm curious since I know the ones I will want to put in most likely will not be a drop in either.

I'm still a student pilot...and I have to say...there is nothing like it. I just started and have about 15 hours. It's a blast! (except the landings here) That's a bit nerve racking. We get constant crosswinds and with the houses things get really goofy just before touchdown. But as the instructor keeps telling me...if you can land here...you can land anywhere...
Me and 2 others on the strip here bought a Cessna 150. One is teaching his son on it since he owns a tail dragger...and the other guy is a student like me. With the 3 of us..it's pretty cheap to own. Plus there is no storage cost and we have fuel at cost right here on the strip. (The Harley, the 69 and the Camaro love the 103 AV fuel)

Good luck on bringing that 95 back up to your liking.

 

Amazing how perfect it looks when we cut the check, then all the little (and big) flaws start showing their ugly heads when the check clears.

More people have gotten their pilot's licence training in the C-150 than any other airplane. Gentle stall characteristics, easy to takeoff and land, the most obvious fault is C-150's don't like crosswinds, but that's a characteristic of the high-wing plane. That's why I fly a low-wing - we get some nasty crosswinds on the front range of the Rocky Mountains. Take your time and don't panic, you'll soon have your licence and will be looking at a 172 or 182. Yet another toy to decimate the family budget.

Sigh. I've already shelled out this month's budget. The KUMHO (what a name) tires are very worn and feel like they're oval and not round, I want to replace the shocks when I replace the tires and have a front end machine check the alignment. I'm looking at a set of Cooper tires, but it may be next year before I can get them.

As for the speakers, I found a site that sells adapters that fit the GM 6X9 holes and allows you to place 6.5 in their place. I may go that route and return the speakers I have and excahnge them for a pair of 6.5's. Anyway you look at it, a set of decent aftermarket speakers and a decent head unit will outperform the BoseDelco system.

 

Here are a couple of pics of your older cousin. (91) 383 stroker, ProCharger SuperCharger with twin inter coolers.









Tighten that baby up and get ready to have more fun than a

Enjoy the ride.............................

 

WOW...that Z is killin me! Beautiful! I had a 79 before I got married. 350, factory 4 speed and 3:73 gears. No options in it! I wish I never sold that car.

I don't see many around here period, never mind nice ones! I need to get me another one of those! They go for some big bucks these days though!

 

 

Amazing how perfect it looks when we cut the check, then all the little (and big) flaws start showing their ugly heads when the check clears.



More people have gotten their pilot's licence training in the C-150 than any other airplane. Gentle stall characteristics, easy to takeoff and land, the most obvious fault is C-150's don't like crosswinds, but that's a characteristic of the high-wing plane. That's why I fly a low-wing - we get some nasty crosswinds on the front range of the Rocky Mountains. Take your time and don't panic, you'll soon have your licence and will be looking at a 172 or 182. Yet another toy to decimate the family budget.

I hear ya there. My neighbour has a Cardnal. I do like it. It's pretty nice for a little longer trip. But we'll see. There are so many out there. Kinda like cars. Not sure what i like yet. I'm too green to know what I like.

Sigh. I've already shelled out this month's budget. The KUMHO (what a name) tires are very worn and feel like they're oval and not round, I want to replace the shocks when I replace the tires and have a front end machine check the alignment. I'm looking at a set of Cooper tires, but it may be next year before I can get them.

I hear ya there. I went in to get that tire repaired and it was like 1800 bucks for the tires that are on that car!
I was like holy crap...guess I'm not doing as many burnouts as I would like to.

As for the speakers, I found a site that sells adapters that fit the GM 6X9 holes and allows you to place 6.5 in their place. I may go that route and return the speakers I have and excahnge them for a pair of 6.5's. Anyway you look at it, a set of decent aftermarket speakers and a decent head unit will outperform the BoseDelco system.
You got that right!

 

Nice...bet it scoots pretty good!

 

Thats why I can't really part with it. I know it will be hard to find another one this nice. Not to mention it's money in the bank right now. Every time I look...seems like they are drawing more and more attention...

 

I like!!! Welcome

 

Just a pic of two of the horses in my family.

 

$24K in parts will get you that brand new car look. All of the above, very nice cars, I really like the Z.