FINALLY back in a Vette!
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From: The artist formally known as NONO5.0 Mobile, Al
FINALLY back in a Vette!
Drove 6hours down to Jacksonville, FL 
to pick up a '01 C5 coupe. I have to say a HUGE thanks to Rick at EFI Alchemy for takin a look at the car for me and checkin it out. He and his guys gave it a clean bill of health and everything checked out GREAT on it. He also had a lot of nice cars at his shop...a couple of 10 sec WS6's 
My wife really wanted yellow and at first I wasn't too crazy about it but it really grew on me. We've had two other FRC's (red one, black one) and everyone in the neighborhood and when I was driving it around this weekend loved the yellow
I was really partial to the black FRC but the yellow seems to pull more attention. Hmm....and my wife will be driving it a lot....maybe this wasn't such a good idea 
to pick up a '01 C5 coupe. I have to say a HUGE thanks to Rick at EFI Alchemy for takin a look at the car for me and checkin it out. He and his guys gave it a clean bill of health and everything checked out GREAT on it. He also had a lot of nice cars at his shop...a couple of 10 sec WS6's My wife really wanted yellow and at first I wasn't too crazy about it but it really grew on me. We've had two other FRC's (red one, black one) and everyone in the neighborhood and when I was driving it around this weekend loved the yellow
I was really partial to the black FRC but the yellow seems to pull more attention. Hmm....and my wife will be driving it a lot....maybe this wasn't such a good idea
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Congrats 88! It looks great!
I can relate - I was without a Vette for 2 years and it was almost more than I could bear!
I can relate - I was without a Vette for 2 years and it was almost more than I could bear!
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Sweet looking 'Vette you have there,congrats
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From: The artist formally known as NONO5.0 Mobile, Al
Thanks again everyone! 
I've had people askin about the DeLorean. I've owned the DeLo since I was 15 years old. In 2000, I swapped out the stock motor for a '94 Chevy Vortec 4.3 engine and in 2003 I took out the stock auto tranny for a Porsche 915 5 speed tranny. Before the swaps, the thing would nickel and dime me to death!!!!
Since the swaps though, it has been VIRTUALLY trouble free!! Shoulda done it YEARS ago. I've got it up in the air right now just dealin with a small frame rust issue. Hopefully will have it back on the road next week Thanks again everyone!
I've had people askin about the DeLorean. I've owned the DeLo since I was 15 years old. In 2000, I swapped out the stock motor for a '94 Chevy Vortec 4.3 engine and in 2003 I took out the stock auto tranny for a Porsche 915 5 speed tranny. Before the swaps, the thing would nickel and dime me to death!!!! Since the swaps though, it has been VIRTUALLY trouble free!! Shoulda done it YEARS ago. I've got it up in the air right now just dealin with a small frame rust issue. Hopefully will have it back on the road next week Thanks again everyone!
