New mods....
Thread Starter
Team Owner
Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 26,745
Likes: 694
From: PA
New mods....
Well I was going to wait to get my LT4 top end kit. I was going for the heads, air gap version intake, cam....etc as well as headers and exhaust......
Well its going to have to wait even more. For some reason the girl friend thinks furniture is MORE important than power. She told me this the other day and I looked at her with the most serious of faces and said "I dont even know who you are any more."
So she won and we get our new sectional couch, love seat, easy chair, end stands, and coffee table delivered sometime in the coming week.
It sucks to get old. Just the other day my friends and I (they are guys) were all discussing what type of carpet sweeper we purchased and why and how much we love the bagless.
Well its going to have to wait even more. For some reason the girl friend thinks furniture is MORE important than power. She told me this the other day and I looked at her with the most serious of faces and said "I dont even know who you are any more."
So she won and we get our new sectional couch, love seat, easy chair, end stands, and coffee table delivered sometime in the coming week.
It sucks to get old. Just the other day my friends and I (they are guys) were all discussing what type of carpet sweeper we purchased and why and how much we love the bagless.
Thread Starter
Team Owner
Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 26,745
Likes: 694
From: PA
No.....more like wedding bells......lol
Might be the same sound though if you think about it.
Actually with school and trying to finish my house the Vette is on the list of things to work on but it is on the very BOTTOM. I think my only performance mod for ANYTHING is a jet kit for my bike.....lol
If I didnt have to buy this furniture and if I sold my bike I could have done the exhaust, LT4 top end kit, gears, and a supercharger.....
Might be the same sound though if you think about it.
Actually with school and trying to finish my house the Vette is on the list of things to work on but it is on the very BOTTOM. I think my only performance mod for ANYTHING is a jet kit for my bike.....lol
If I didnt have to buy this furniture and if I sold my bike I could have done the exhaust, LT4 top end kit, gears, and a supercharger.....
Team Owner
Joined: Jan 2000
Posts: 57,132
Likes: 90
From: Kennesaw, GA www.96LT4.com
Former Moderator
Cruise-In II Veteran
Cruise-In III Veteran
Cruise-In IV Veteran
Cruise-In V Veteran
Cruise-In VI Veteran
CI3 Car Show Winner
St. Jude Donor '03 thru '26
Something just for you...
http://1stclassmailing.com/LT4baby.MP4
I'm still wanting more out of this car...I guess head work, port and polish are next.
Mods: Hot cam, headers, high flow cats, Corsas.
http://1stclassmailing.com/LT4baby.MP4
I'm still wanting more out of this car...I guess head work, port and polish are next.
Mods: Hot cam, headers, high flow cats, Corsas.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Aug 2000
Posts: 8,838
Likes: 31
From: Australia
Thread Starter
Team Owner
Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 26,745
Likes: 694
From: PA
Dude that was thrown in this summer when I put a backrest (Corbin seat and back rest) on my sport bike. Plus she got a nice little cushion that straps on to the seat to make it even MORE comfy and so she doesnt slide around........yeah my man card has been gone a while.
That is pretty much what I want to do! Heads, cam, intake, TB, headers, exhaust, gears, tune.......um that should about do it till I am ready for some FI!!!!!
Yeah tell me about it. I want a new VROD Muscle but cant have it so I will read my car and my bike magazines. I need to get some new performance parts catalogs. What suggestions?
Something just for you...
http://1stclassmailing.com/LT4baby.MP4
I'm still wanting more out of this car...I guess head work, port and polish are next.
Mods: Hot cam, headers, high flow cats, Corsas.
http://1stclassmailing.com/LT4baby.MP4
I'm still wanting more out of this car...I guess head work, port and polish are next.
Mods: Hot cam, headers, high flow cats, Corsas.
Yeah tell me about it. I want a new VROD Muscle but cant have it so I will read my car and my bike magazines. I need to get some new performance parts catalogs. What suggestions?
Le Mans Master
Joined: Oct 2008
Posts: 9,758
Likes: 49
From: Houston Texas
If its your money and you are not married you have officially handed over your nutz. If you get married she will make you sell the car when you have kids.
When I bought My DD Miata all the Women said don't you have kids? I said "yes, One but he doesn't pay for the car I do"
When I Bought the vette My wife said "What are you going to do with Two 2-seater" I said " I will drive one or the other depending on what shoes I'm wearing"
When I bought My DD Miata all the Women said don't you have kids? I said "yes, One but he doesn't pay for the car I do"
When I Bought the vette My wife said "What are you going to do with Two 2-seater" I said " I will drive one or the other depending on what shoes I'm wearing"
Last edited by ch@0s; Oct 13, 2009 at 01:03 PM.
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
Top 10 Most Explosive Corvettes Ever Made: Power-to-Weight Ratio Ranked!
Joe Kucinski
150 hp to 1,250 hp: Every Corvette Generation Compared by the Specs That Matter
Joe Kucinski
8 Coolest Corvette Pace Cars (and Replicas) of All Time
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Corvette Engines RANKED by Peak Torque (70+ Years of Muscle!)
Joe Kucinski
Corvette ZR1X Will Be Pacing the Indy 500, And Could Probably Race, Too!
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Corvettes Coming to Mecum Indy 2026!
Brett Foote
Top 10 C9 Corvette MUST-HAVES to Fix These C8 Generation Flaws!
Michael S. Palmer
10 Revolutionary 'Corvette Firsts' Most People Don't Know
Joe Kucinski
5 Reasons to Upgrade to an LS6-Powered Corvette; 5 Reasons to Stay LT2
Michael S. Palmer
Safety Car
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 4,129
Likes: 1
From: Pasadena CA
My list went something like this -
Bed
Couch
TV
Family car
MY Car (the vette)
Took me a few years, but got there in the end..
Was just about to start spending $ on the vette when I got made redundant.. still not selling it tho, and she knows how good it is for me, so she's not trying to make me
The trick is to make them happy first, then you can go and do whatever you want
Team Owner
Joined: Dec 2007
Posts: 20,974
Likes: 261
[QUOTE=ch@0s;1571805170]If its your money and you are not married you have officially handed over your nutz.
unless you have future plans I would reconsider your place in the relationship.
marriage and responsibilities are a whole nother story.
girlfriends are meant to compliment your car, and brag it up to others, then smile when you peel out from your friends.
unless you have future plans I would reconsider your place in the relationship.marriage and responsibilities are a whole nother story.
girlfriends are meant to compliment your car, and brag it up to others, then smile when you peel out from your friends.
Team Owner
Joined: Jan 2000
Posts: 57,132
Likes: 90
From: Kennesaw, GA www.96LT4.com
Former Moderator
Cruise-In II Veteran
Cruise-In III Veteran
Cruise-In IV Veteran
Cruise-In V Veteran
Cruise-In VI Veteran
CI3 Car Show Winner
St. Jude Donor '03 thru '26
I'd like to see a picture of this lady...she better be scorching freaking hot!
For what it's worth...I've been married almost 6 years now, and have a 17 month old son, and my garage looks like this:
For what it's worth...I've been married almost 6 years now, and have a 17 month old son, and my garage looks like this:
Le Mans Master
Joined: Oct 2008
Posts: 9,758
Likes: 49
From: Houston Texas
Nice!
Thread Starter
Team Owner
Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 26,745
Likes: 694
From: PA
Plan is to marry her in 2 summers, the ring is going to be given to her this coming spring.
She loves my bike, really liked the GTO and LOVES the Corvette. She doesnt want me to sell the bike or the Vette and would rather I take out loans for school than sell those items to pay for a few semesters. She says we would have to buy that stuff when I am done anyway so just pay low interest on a few semesters, not a bad idea really.
The reason I needed furniture is the simple fact that what I have in the living room is god awful looking and I happened to have a "drinking/throwing up" accident on the couch that wont seem to come out! Damn Bacardi....lol So the furniture is warranted, I wanted it but I have been putting it off for a month or so.
However, she is all for modifying the Corvette she just doesnt want me to over extend myself financially right now. Which is understandable.
She even knows the engines in the cars, almost makes me cry from happiness sometimes when she says "Your friends Z06 has the LS6 right?"
She loves my bike, really liked the GTO and LOVES the Corvette. She doesnt want me to sell the bike or the Vette and would rather I take out loans for school than sell those items to pay for a few semesters. She says we would have to buy that stuff when I am done anyway so just pay low interest on a few semesters, not a bad idea really.
The reason I needed furniture is the simple fact that what I have in the living room is god awful looking and I happened to have a "drinking/throwing up" accident on the couch that wont seem to come out! Damn Bacardi....lol So the furniture is warranted, I wanted it but I have been putting it off for a month or so.
However, she is all for modifying the Corvette she just doesnt want me to over extend myself financially right now. Which is understandable.
She even knows the engines in the cars, almost makes me cry from happiness sometimes when she says "Your friends Z06 has the LS6 right?"
Le Mans Master
Joined: Oct 2008
Posts: 9,758
Likes: 49
From: Houston Texas
Plan is to marry her in 2 summers, the ring is going to be given to her this coming spring.
She loves my bike, really liked the GTO and LOVES the Corvette. She doesnt want me to sell the bike or the Vette and would rather I take out loans for school than sell those items to pay for a few semesters. She says we would have to buy that stuff when I am done anyway so just pay low interest on a few semesters, not a bad idea really.
The reason I needed furniture is the simple fact that what I have in the living room is god awful looking and I happened to have a "drinking/throwing up" accident on the couch that wont seem to come out! Damn Bacardi....lol So the furniture is warranted, I wanted it but I have been putting it off for a month or so.
However, she is all for modifying the Corvette she just doesnt want me to over extend myself financially right now. Which is understandable.
She even knows the engines in the cars, almost makes me cry from happiness sometimes when she says "Your friends Z06 has the LS6 right?"
She loves my bike, really liked the GTO and LOVES the Corvette. She doesnt want me to sell the bike or the Vette and would rather I take out loans for school than sell those items to pay for a few semesters. She says we would have to buy that stuff when I am done anyway so just pay low interest on a few semesters, not a bad idea really.
The reason I needed furniture is the simple fact that what I have in the living room is god awful looking and I happened to have a "drinking/throwing up" accident on the couch that wont seem to come out! Damn Bacardi....lol So the furniture is warranted, I wanted it but I have been putting it off for a month or so.
However, she is all for modifying the Corvette she just doesnt want me to over extend myself financially right now. Which is understandable.
She even knows the engines in the cars, almost makes me cry from happiness sometimes when she says "Your friends Z06 has the LS6 right?"
Along the way I have proudly brought my wife into the garage to show her. I have also showed her different stages of the engine and HSR mod as it went along.
When it was done we made a video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTBKN...layer_embedded
at witch point she told me she couldn't tell the difference.
Last edited by ch@0s; Oct 14, 2009 at 05:53 PM.
Team Owner
Joined: Jan 2000
Posts: 57,132
Likes: 90
From: Kennesaw, GA www.96LT4.com
Former Moderator
Cruise-In II Veteran
Cruise-In III Veteran
Cruise-In IV Veteran
Cruise-In V Veteran
Cruise-In VI Veteran
CI3 Car Show Winner
St. Jude Donor '03 thru '26
She loves my bike, really liked the GTO and LOVES the Corvette. She doesnt want me to sell the bike or the Vette and would rather I take out loans for school than sell those items to pay for a few semesters. She says we would have to buy that stuff when I am done anyway so just pay low interest on a few semesters, not a bad idea really.
Why start a marriage with debt? I'm willing to bet she wants a big wedding too.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Feb 1999
Posts: 6,470
Likes: 2
From: levittown pa. usa Even a bad day with my `Vette, is better than a good day at work
St. Jude Donor '10
Thread Starter
Team Owner
Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 26,745
Likes: 694
From: PA
Here's my take on this part...you have toys and cannot afford it if you can't pay for your school. The toys are depreciating assets while your education is not. If you sell your toys now, in 3 years, you can buy them back for less, and not pay "low interest" on a school loan. If you haven't noticed, the job market sucks right now, and the days of walking out of school with a degree and making $100K a year are done for a while.
Why start a marriage with debt? I'm willing to bet she wants a big wedding too.
Why start a marriage with debt? I'm willing to bet she wants a big wedding too.
You are right, the job market sucks. I had a good job making roughly 60% of that number you through out there and I was working with only a 2 year degree. I am quite confident that after I have my degree along with the 5 years experience I already have that I will be just fine finding a job.
She wants a big wedding, good thing her parents are paying for it........lol