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Brutal SS · 08-19-2012, 07:08 AM

Awesome thread!

Very clever!

Mine chews her food a little more thoroughly than yours though! Damn feathers!

metthem · 08-19-2012, 07:17 AM

Took me a minute to catch on, but hey, its 8;15 a.m. here. I killed a bird once...... OH, your engine cover is not a tool box table. Nice wheels too

vroomapunk · 08-19-2012, 08:31 AM

Haha, I have the same issue, but the bird got in thru the grille, its coming out thru the grille, im not taking the whole bumper off.

Killed two birds in a week, only one made it inside the car.

Wooden Heart · 08-19-2012, 10:51 AM

I was literally waiting for an actual weight reduction, thinking this was serious. Then I busted out laughing while I was at work...which triggered me having to go make boom boom for some reason. The bird's head is the best part, there's a definitive look of "oh sh*t". Great thread!

atomic427 · 08-19-2012, 11:35 AM

going to go DIY right now thank! lol

scythezo6 · 08-19-2012, 11:39 AM

Lmfao!!! Nice!

Grey Ghost · 08-19-2012, 12:50 PM

Wow this is crazy! A vendor dropped my oil cap down there and it took 20 minutes to retrieve it. I thought we were going to have to remove the front bumper to get it back.

We had a cat lady in our neighborhood that collected stray cats, the funny thing is she never let them in her house so they lived in my plants and my water drain pipes our house is right across the street from her.

My wife and I had to check our engines every morning to make sure a cat wasn't in them before we started our car each day. Finally my wife and I convinced the lady to find real homes for the cats. My wife is a veterinarian and she had already spayed and neutered the cats to keep them from expanding.

It took us awhile to get her to understand that she was doing the cats more harm than good by collecting them because eventually the county was going to get involved and take the cats to the shelter.

There ended up being 8 cats, the lady took two into her home and made them house cats, and some of the neighbors around a 5 block area took the others in.

I didn't have my Camaro yet, but after seeing your photo it made me think of not being able to see a cat in there or one getting injured and stuck in there.

We actually cared for a cat that like to crawl into engines and sleep. An owner brought it into my wife's practice one morning after they had started the engine not knowing their cat was up in it. The fan did some damage to the cat but it could be saved. The owners didn't want to pay for the cat to be saved and said to put it to sleep.

My wife did surgery on the cat and brought it home and it became a part of our family. My wife won't put an animal down if it can be saved and live a good life. Max was a great cat, he lost his left front paw in the accident, but lived to be a 17 year old before his kidneys failed.

The bird made me think about crazy Max, thanks for posting the photos.

davidcroft · 08-19-2012, 02:03 PM

When I went to install my hertiage grill I had the same thing. The factory grill has huge openings for birds to fly in...the dead bird was sitting on the bottom just like yours.

Very funny thread.

pgustavson · 08-19-2012, 08:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vroomapunk

Haha, I have the same issue, but the bird got in thru the grille, its coming out thru the grille, im not taking the whole bumper off.

Killed two birds in a week, only one made it inside the car.

Killed two birds with one car, eh?

2Carats · 08-19-2012, 08:43 PM

Excellent!

08-19-2012, 07:08 AM	#29
Brutal SS Drives: 2019 Camaro 2SS 1LE Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Dinwiddie, Va. Posts: 1,901	Awesome thread! Very clever! Mine chews her food a little more thoroughly than yours though! Damn feathers! __________________

08-19-2012, 07:17 AM	#30
metthem Drives: 2011 LS Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 943	Took me a minute to catch on, but hey, its 8;15 a.m. here. I killed a bird once...... OH, your engine cover is not a tool box table. Nice wheels too __________________ Trifecta tune, CAI intake, ADM Race Scoop, Doug Thorley Shorties, Solo High Flow Cats, Magnaflow resonated X-pipe, Flowmaster AMT axle back, Gary's custom front bowtie, rear bowtie delete, tinted windows, headlights, and taillights, debadged fenders, gunmetal gills, gunmetal tailgate (CAMARO)

08-19-2012, 08:31 AM	#31
vroomapunk [COTW 5/12/14] Drives: 2012 CRT NF Cammed 2SS/RS For Sale Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: NOLA Posts: 6,115 View My Garage	Haha, I have the same issue, but the bird got in thru the grille, its coming out thru the grille, im not taking the whole bumper off. Killed two birds in a week, only one made it inside the car. Attached Images __________________

08-19-2012, 10:51 AM	#32
Wooden Heart Drives: 2012 Camaro LT Join Date: May 2012 Location: Cleburne, Texas Posts: 391	I was literally waiting for an actual weight reduction, thinking this was serious. Then I busted out laughing while I was at work...which triggered me having to go make boom boom for some reason. The bird's head is the best part, there's a definitive look of "oh sh*t". Great thread! __________________

08-19-2012, 11:35 AM	#33
atomic427 Drives: 2011 victory red LS M6 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: southwest florida Posts: 93	going to go DIY right now thank! lol __________________ Vararam - RX/VMAX Black Ice-olator - RX/VMAX Ported throttle body - RX Catchcan - RX Oil breather - 21lb Deka battery

08-19-2012, 11:39 AM	#34
scythezo6 Virologist in the making Drives: 2010 VR SS/RS LS3 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: El Paso TX Posts: 2,865	Lmfao!!! Nice! __________________ Victory Red 1SS/RS Ordered - 8/4/09 & Joined Camaro5.com family 6000, Delivered to the customer - 12/21/09

08-19-2012, 12:50 PM	#35
Grey Ghost Drives: 2013 HWSE 2SS Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Nokomis, FL Posts: 1,304 View My Garage	Wow this is crazy! A vendor dropped my oil cap down there and it took 20 minutes to retrieve it. I thought we were going to have to remove the front bumper to get it back. We had a cat lady in our neighborhood that collected stray cats, the funny thing is she never let them in her house so they lived in my plants and my water drain pipes our house is right across the street from her. My wife and I had to check our engines every morning to make sure a cat wasn't in them before we started our car each day. Finally my wife and I convinced the lady to find real homes for the cats. My wife is a veterinarian and she had already spayed and neutered the cats to keep them from expanding. It took us awhile to get her to understand that she was doing the cats more harm than good by collecting them because eventually the county was going to get involved and take the cats to the shelter. There ended up being 8 cats, the lady took two into her home and made them house cats, and some of the neighbors around a 5 block area took the others in. I didn't have my Camaro yet, but after seeing your photo it made me think of not being able to see a cat in there or one getting injured and stuck in there. We actually cared for a cat that like to crawl into engines and sleep. An owner brought it into my wife's practice one morning after they had started the engine not knowing their cat was up in it. The fan did some damage to the cat but it could be saved. The owners didn't want to pay for the cat to be saved and said to put it to sleep. My wife did surgery on the cat and brought it home and it became a part of our family. My wife won't put an animal down if it can be saved and live a good life. Max was a great cat, he lost his left front paw in the accident, but lived to be a 17 year old before his kidneys failed. The bird made me think about crazy Max, thanks for posting the photos. __________________ 2013 Hot Wheels 2SS

08-19-2012, 02:03 PM	#36
davidcroft Sellin Chevy's since '06 Drives: 18ZL1 02Z-28 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: DIRTY SOUFTH Posts: 1,461 View My Garage	When I went to install my hertiage grill I had the same thing. The factory grill has huge openings for birds to fly in...the dead bird was sitting on the bottom just like yours. Very funny thread. __________________ '19 Z06-7Speed and lowered on stock bolts '02 Z28-Kooks true dual headers/TSP heads&cam/full suspension & Kmember sub40K orig miles. https://youtu.be/h6faSdcvNew TRADED!'17 ATS-V Coupe w/ Carbon Black pkg https://youtu.be/GH_t-R-TJV0 SOLD! '18 ZL1 Mosiac Blk SOLD!'16 SS Sedan-Forgestars/ARH/rotofab TRADED!2014 SS Sedan SOLD! 2013 Blue Ray1SS/1LE 1of20. TRADED! 2012 White 1SS/RS

08-19-2012, 08:43 PM	#38
2Carats Drives: '12 Camaro 2SS/RS LS3 Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Unknown Posts: 1,264 View My Garage	Excellent! __________________ I solve problems for a living. Either accept my advice or go figure it out on your own.