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Yeah yeah yeah....late as usual. Whatever, gotta sport So Cal. Heres a decent pic off Seal Beach Dec 21st.

LOL, yeah Hawaii would be nice. Have heard a few claustrophbic claims from people who've attempted to live there, but if you stick it out past the first couple of months supposedly it passes.

You trying to get some surf in?

Yeah thanks for bringing it to my attention. I need to find my way back over here more often, I miss you guys You can blame my absence on the new ride. No problems yet....*crosses fingers*

If you like dirt, rocks, nongreen plant life, and not going out in the summer...then Arizona is the place for you.

I lived there for 12 years and the only thing positive I'll ever claim about AZ is its people. The people are really nice. You head down to Tempe on a Saturday night with the ASU crowd, say "Hi" to anyone on the street, and 90% of the time someone will hit ya with a friendly "Hi" right back. So thats always good...but I don't think it balances out the all the negatives I eventually got tired of.

I like green trees, completely shaded roads from overhanging trees, 78deg constant weather, the beach, entertainment, and being able to surf one day and snowboard the next. So I've always known I was going to move back to So Cal.

Actually I'm headed back to AZ this weekend. One of the few good things that AZs environment provides is a lot of good hiking and rock climbing. Gonna be rock climbing the Supersition west peak before it gets too hot. Doing this run in 110+deg weather is not an option.



Not many other places you can find a run like that. Only takes ~4hrs.

I always thought a 5s boosted at 5-7psi with a high quality EMS, ignition upgrades and professional tuning would be fairly dependable (engine wise).

I know I've seen postings of 5sfte going past 80k. Anyone else heard of 5sfte lasting longer?

under 8 psi with an EMS, and you'll have a happy and dependable 6gc.

Werd...kudos to Coomer.

The site is very well put together, and theres always a handfull of informative peeps willing to help out those in need.

Plus, I've talked to a lot of people that know him personally and have nothing but good things to say about him.

sweetness...hopefully I'll still be in one piece, bout to head out to a 10-12 foot swell at Huntington

A lot of pot holes in the freeways (I-5 and I-10, my regulars).

Even with a perfect angle, most driveways will grab the body kit.

Have to slow down to 25-30mph to go over railroad crossings.

etc, etc.


I babied her to the last day...and can't imagine what would have happened if I was an agressive/careless driver.



LOL...how can I forget grinding my teeth when you slammed it into reverse? I guess you weren't TOO bad with her...at least you knew what you were doing. I'm just very sensitive when it comes to my babby Can ya blame me?

As I said, it began to get pretty nerve racking driving that thing in So Cal.

The more I think about it, the more I'm glad I did it.

Sold 96 for $7k
-payoff $1k
=
$6k

Bought 99 @ $12.5k
put $1k down
financed $11.5k
=

Well, I sold my '96 and got a '99. I needed money pretty bad, but didn't wanna lose the sexyness of a 6gc.

My new red celi is an auto and has sunroof, leather interior, 54k miles, wheels, exhaust, etc. Shes not nearly as sexy as my old 96, but my plans are: ditch the spoiler, rear body piece, customize the front bumper (don't wanna go ground kit because the CA roads are hell), 1" lower (again...CA roads), shave door handles/rear washer/antenna, Mold bodykit pieces, paint Red/Silver/Gray, projectors....and years down the road, when I get more money....3SGTE w/ Tranny conversion (of course).

I'm definitely gonna miss all the head turns with my silver beauty, but I did what I had to do. Glad to still have something thats kind to the eyes, and glad to still participate in this community.

I told the new owner of my car about this site, but not sure if he'll make his way over here.

Anywho...yeah....

Well, I'm working the night shift at Activision, so I usually don't hit any traffic. Still a 40mi trip each way...but no traffic.

When I was on days, it took about 2hrs each way. Going from Anaheim to Santa Monica, right through the heart of LA traffic. lol, definitly sucked.

Well...now that I'm drivin 80mi a day to and from work in Southern Cali, I'm thinkin more and more about getting a hybrid. Just curious if anyone here would pick it up for $7,000.

She recently had an engine swap to a NA 78k mile engine (now up to 81k). Its still NA and running strong. The $7k price DOES include all the turbo parts that were removed before the swap. You can check my profile out for details.

PM or reply with any questions you might have. Been pretty busy lately, but will try my best to get back asap.

Props once again on beautiful pictures coomer.

Also...some fine lookin celis there

Definitely the 3rd gear synchro.

http://www.pennzoil.com/products/gear_oil/syncro_fluid.html
Has helped a lot of people and saved getting a new tranny.

If it has low miles...a tranny shop could repair the 3rd gear syncro for ya.

If it has high miles...just get a new one.
http://www.car-part.com/

Yeah he pointed out a good body kit, to have installed at the shop.

And Pann Auto DID do an excellent job on the turbo setup as well.

I have much respect for mike as well. Hes has very good taste with 6gc customization and is a pretty cool guy.

Well, I'd say his usual mindless flames are from boredom. But in this case, it looks like jealously.

Yeah, I'm in the process of removing the turbo, tearing off the body kit, and spray painting it. I'll be sure to post the pics for ya

Thats tight Nat. Your bay looks a lot cleaner than most of the trash talkin little boys on this site.

Always good to see you postin engine upgrades. The body is already too hot to handle.

Has anyone found anything other than wheelskins?

I didn't

Yeah, I bought Mike Dodson's car over a year ago. A pretty cool guy.

I thought everyone knew that

I'll take 2 whites