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Old Sep 30, 2012 | 12:32 PM
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In your pics you have what looks like a Nova if so ... Wow I've been looking around for something to buy and restore
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Old Sep 30, 2012 | 12:36 PM
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Originally Posted by sean.b
my point is most of the muffler shops ive seen dont even jack the car up on points - they drive it onto a lift.

Both Meinekes by me have a couple 4 post lifts for exhaust work and alignment jobs. No need to have the wheels up in the air.

That said, a shop is only as good as the people doing the work there....and that applies to EVERY shop, even if they have the word "performance" in the name.

Brace yourself James2002z06......I've even taken my vette to a Jiffy Lube (with my own supplied oil and filter of course).
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Old Sep 30, 2012 | 12:37 PM
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Originally Posted by dblerman
Brace yourself James2002z06......I've even taken my vette to a Jiffy Lube
...ok now you're making it harder to defend you

Originally Posted by James2002z06
In your pics you have what looks like a Nova if so ... Wow I've been looking around for something to buy and restore
yea, thats the '73. had a '72 but it was a rusted caged out dragster. after a few frame warpings i never really fixed and a wreck (i didnt wreck it) i traded it off. you can find plenty of restoration projects down in the southeast. a bunch of people with "one day.." cars they'll let turn to dust, but theres actually a LOT of partially started projects where the owners are disillusioned and will give them up pretty cheap.

i dont wanna thread jack though
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Old Sep 30, 2012 | 12:43 PM
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Originally Posted by dblerman

Both Meinekes by me have a couple 4 post lifts for exhaust work and alignment jobs. No need to have the wheels up in the air.

That said, a shop is only as good as the people doing the work there....and that applies to EVERY shop, even if they have the word "performance" in the name.

Brace yourself James2002z06......I've even taken my vette to a Jiffy Lube (with my own supplied oil and filter of course).
Man that was f. in funny
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Old Sep 30, 2012 | 03:04 PM
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Originally Posted by sean.b
...ok now you're making it harder to defend you



yea, thats the '73. had a '72 but it was a rusted caged out dragster. after a few frame warpings i never really fixed and a wreck (i didnt wreck it) i traded it off. you can find plenty of restoration projects down in the southeast. a bunch of people with "one day.." cars they'll let turn to dust, but theres actually a LOT of partially started projects where the owners are disillusioned and will give them up pretty cheap.

i dont wanna thread jack though
Thanks for the back and fourth day it was a blast (Roll Tide )
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