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Old Dec 24, 2005 | 04:29 PM
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I'll start......

Getting a new T-stat and lowering to start off, just painted the sway bar red. My next major mod are some long tube headers, x-pipe and a tune, hope to do that sometime next year.

My personal goal is to start detailing cars now that I've got my new porter cable for Christmas.......well, tomorrow I'll have it.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

remember.....Jesus is the reason for the season.

So lets here them?



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Old Dec 24, 2005 | 06:25 PM
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Merry Christmas to you too Joshvette. Mods never end do they! Been thinking about painting my sway bars also. Did you do it yourself and what did you use?
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Old Dec 24, 2005 | 06:50 PM
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Boost Boost Boost I will be building two boosted toys this year. Can't wait to boost the Z....

Merry Christmas everyone
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Old Dec 24, 2005 | 07:14 PM
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I am going to get Paula to make a hoodliner....put new air intake on...new brake rotors...who knows what else....mods are endless...as we all know....
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Old Dec 24, 2005 | 08:10 PM
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New Year resolution: No more MODS.
Happy Holiday!
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Old Dec 24, 2005 | 08:29 PM
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Resolve to purchase a SC...
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Old Dec 24, 2005 | 08:43 PM
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more HP, more bling, and promise to drive her more!
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Old Dec 24, 2005 | 09:00 PM
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a supercharger, a tune and a nice new hood...o and a navigation screen and maybe upgrade the stereo system...ad d a sub or 2...uhh the list is going to keep on going but thats what came to mind after 2 seconds of thinking
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Originally Posted by VetteSiNz
New Year resolution: No more MODS.
Happy Holiday!
To go a whole year without modding!!
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Old Dec 24, 2005 | 09:56 PM
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Swap out my old rotor bling with some new silver zinc coated rotor bling. New EBC Green Stuff brake pads and stailess steel brake pad covers. Attend more car shows to represent our club and enter to bring home plaques for the club.
Merry Christmas to all and a safe and sane New Year's Eve!!

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Old Dec 25, 2005 | 12:54 AM
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Originally Posted by VetteSiNz
New Year resolution: No more MODS.
Happy Holiday!
Yeah right, good luch keeping that one! New Year's resolutions are supposed to be realistic.

As for me, paint the calipers, new cat-backs (+/- LT headers), and tune. Merry Christmas everyone!
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Old Dec 25, 2005 | 07:06 AM
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Merry Christmas Josh!

My resoloution is mo' mods, mo' mods!
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Old Dec 25, 2005 | 08:31 AM
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To stop spending and finish the damn thing.
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Originally Posted by TEXASCOUPE
Merry Christmas to you too Joshvette. Mods never end do they! Been thinking about painting my sway bars also. Did you do it yourself and what did you use?
I did it myself and it was easy. I just took it off, cleaned it, primered it, painted it and clear coat and put it back on.
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My New Year's resolution is to slow down. And to have a new set of long tube headers sometime next year!
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Old Dec 26, 2005 | 08:05 AM
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Power flush the rad.
Drive it a heck of alot more than last year. Only put 3,000 miles on it last summer.
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Old Dec 26, 2005 | 08:44 AM
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Drive the car more . Only put 2000 miles on her the past summer .
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Install my heads and cam, up my jet for my NOS, new tires and DYNO tune! Also, get my happy tail up to Bowling Green at least twice for some vette gatherings, I know the cruisin this May is one!
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Hope for a new set of tires/wheels and want to powdercoat the rear sway bar.
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