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redcoats1976 · 11-22-2018, 05:07 PM

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Originally Posted by The camaro show

Its my first car and honestly I don't plan to every sell it my uncles have huge car collections and the plan is to daily it for 8-10 years then make it a toy. It was my 16th birthday gift and my birthday is right after black friday and We couldn't find a 2SS in agm in a auto anywhere near me on the black friday sale. And I already have 5k into this car so my parents just want me to build it now and enjoy my younger years having fun

jeez...i dont remember what i got for my 16th birthday but it wasnt a new camaro or any type of car.i think it was a job washing dishes in a restaurant and the opportunity to save up money for a used car in about 6 months.

JLSuperfly · 11-22-2018, 05:12 PM

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Originally Posted by redcoats1976

jeez...i dont remember what i got for my 16th birthday but it wasnt a new camaro or any type of car.i think it was a job washing dishes in a restaurant and the opportunity to save up money for a used car in about 6 months.

I think I got a Super Nintendo game for my 16th birthday.

The camaro show · 11-22-2018, 06:41 PM

haha thats what you get when your family likes cars, both my uncles had brand new corvettes in high school one even had 3 cars at once a camaro, corvette and a vw bug convertible.

rontammy0 · 11-22-2018, 06:59 PM

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Originally Posted by The camaro show

haha thats what you get when your family likes cars, both my uncles had brand new corvettes in high school one even had 3 cars at once a camaro, corvette and a vw bug convertible.

Like Gringo said.....sell the 6 and buy an SS.

redcoats1976 · 11-23-2018, 02:51 AM

my dad liked cars,but when he was looking for a new one in 1972 i tried steering him into a cuda.when he came back from the test drive i knew it would never happen.too bad as i eventually got the car he bought as my 3rd car in high school.4 door galaxie 500 with auto and bench seat.it was a great makeout car though...

zandron263 · 11-23-2018, 06:48 AM

Honestly coming from a V6 owner I agree with just keeping it stock and saving up for the SS if speed and power are what you really want. GM got about as much out of the V6 as they could. Getting more power out of it is going to cost you a lot of money and I think it's cheaper in the long run to just move to an SS. I love my V6 but I look at it as a cruiser not a race car.

Livernois Motorsports · 11-23-2018, 08:20 AM

Hello everyone. If you are looking for your next project today is the day to look at cylinder heads and shortblocks. Currently running a 200$ off any set of assembled heads in stock or 999.99$ to send in your bare and clean cores with valves. We will give it a spring upgrade and cnc job then send back to you. These vehicles pick up a ton of power off just heads especially if you pair it with one of our camshafts. Also 1000$ off any assembled shortblock in stock. Please call us before sale is over. 313-561-5500 ext 126 my name is Jake

The camaro show · 11-23-2018, 08:31 AM

wish you guys did lfxs

CamaroFred · 11-23-2018, 09:22 AM

When I turned 16 my dad gave me a full-time job in his shop, sorting inventory, sweeping floors, and learning to weld. It was a big step up from the part-time bag boy job I had as I was taking home ~$80/ week instead of $15. I managed to save up $300 and bought a ten-year-old ex-police car with rotted out quarters and doors, but it had a powertrain that wouldn't quit.

The downside was all my hippie friends would scatter when I pulled up.

The upside was when high school was back in session. I would roll into the lot and the jocks picking on my hippy friends would scatter

The camaro show · 11-24-2018, 10:12 AM

haha

christianchevell · 11-24-2018, 11:32 AM

You could for kicks since your into visual mods go to American car craft they have a sale on for like the next month on some awesome engine detailing and engine compartment stainless and its like the best out there, they are 20% off right now. I dig the perforated stainless coil/valve covers they have for a SS and heck you even get ones that light up, but I think I could work them onto my engine for now with the ls3 heads no problem and leave them on with out the plenum cover and they would look awesome with good fuel rails and some good aftermarket intake like the LOD and still not relocate the coils.... Anyway just a thought looking at black Friday deals, just bought a couple drake pieces of brushed aluminum for the fuse box and such like the ...ABS cover from Moroso its nice and the oh...brake master cylinder cover etc...Modding is addictive, so beware...…...LOL Anyway I could go to small bore ls7 heads and then sell them …..LOL..or modify them!!!! ROFL

Moto-Mojo · 11-24-2018, 04:57 PM

Cam-Show, keep it and mod how you’d like. At least you can do it piecemeal as you can afford it. I get the teenage insurance thing. I’m no teenager but..I had the 45th LT for three years, got bitten by the SS bug and leased one, now I bought it. So let’s see, been making payments since 2012 and staring down six more years. I’m no mathematician but that’s 12 years of Camaro payments. Sometimes the bug is not so prudent. : / Maybe we both should get a Moped!

The camaro show · 11-24-2018, 05:27 PM

thanks my parents put a lot down on mine and its payed off in 2 months

zlathim · 11-24-2018, 05:55 PM

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Originally Posted by CamaroFred

When I turned 16 my dad gave me a full-time job in his shop, sorting inventory, sweeping floors, and learning to weld. It was a big step up from the part-time bag boy job I had as I was taking home ~$80/ week instead of $15. I managed to save up $300 and bought a ten-year-old ex-police car with rotted out quarters and doors, but it had a powertrain that wouldn't quit.

The downside was all my hippie friends would scatter when I pulled up.

The upside was when high school was back in session. I would roll into the lot and the jocks picking on my hippy friends would scatter

I love this story!!!

11-22-2018, 06:41 PM	#31
The camaro show Drives: 2015 camaro 2lt Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Northern West Virginia Posts: 925	haha thats what you get when your family likes cars, both my uncles had brand new corvettes in high school one even had 3 cars at once a camaro, corvette and a vw bug convertible. __________________ Cosmetic mods: SS hood with painted vent, SS bumper, acs 1le front lip black, big worm gfx tinted all lights, solar wing v2, Camaro seat belt pads and oracle color shift halos and fog light halos and rear colorshift bow tie, carbon creations carbon fiber stingray z spoiler Wheels: lexani r-3 bg finish 19x8.5 Performance: cold air inductions intake, mrt v1, jacfab ported intake manifold, intake manifold spacer, overkill tuned on E85.

11-23-2018, 06:48 AM	#34
zandron263 Drives: 2011 2LT RS IOM Convertible Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 2,020 View My Garage	Honestly coming from a V6 owner I agree with just keeping it stock and saving up for the SS if speed and power are what you really want. GM got about as much out of the V6 as they could. Getting more power out of it is going to cost you a lot of money and I think it's cheaper in the long run to just move to an SS. I love my V6 but I look at it as a cruiser not a race car. __________________ My Build Thread http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=324276

11-23-2018, 08:20 AM	#35
Livernois Motorsports Drives: 2010 Camaro 454 LSX (SOLD) Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Dearborn Heights, MI Posts: 792	Hello everyone. If you are looking for your next project today is the day to look at cylinder heads and shortblocks. Currently running a 200$ off any set of assembled heads in stock or 999.99$ to send in your bare and clean cores with valves. We will give it a spring upgrade and cnc job then send back to you. These vehicles pick up a ton of power off just heads especially if you pair it with one of our camshafts. Also 1000$ off any assembled shortblock in stock. Please call us before sale is over. 313-561-5500 ext 126 my name is Jake Last edited by Livernois Motorsports; 11-23-2018 at 08:28 AM. Reason: pics not showing

11-23-2018, 08:31 AM	#36
The camaro show Drives: 2015 camaro 2lt Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Northern West Virginia Posts: 925	wish you guys did lfxs __________________ Cosmetic mods: SS hood with painted vent, SS bumper, acs 1le front lip black, big worm gfx tinted all lights, solar wing v2, Camaro seat belt pads and oracle color shift halos and fog light halos and rear colorshift bow tie, carbon creations carbon fiber stingray z spoiler Wheels: lexani r-3 bg finish 19x8.5 Performance: cold air inductions intake, mrt v1, jacfab ported intake manifold, intake manifold spacer, overkill tuned on E85.

11-23-2018, 09:22 AM	#37
CamaroFred Drives: Miss Con Ception Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Chicagoland Posts: 2,998	When I turned 16 my dad gave me a full-time job in his shop, sorting inventory, sweeping floors, and learning to weld. It was a big step up from the part-time bag boy job I had as I was taking home ~$80/ week instead of $15. I managed to save up $300 and bought a ten-year-old ex-police car with rotted out quarters and doors, but it had a powertrain that wouldn't quit. The downside was all my hippie friends would scatter when I pulled up. The upside was when high school was back in session. I would roll into the lot and the jocks picking on my hippy friends would scatter __________________ 2011 1SS/RS LS3 CGM

11-23-2018, 02:51 AM	#33
redcoats1976 Drives: LT W/2LT,blue metallic Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: central florida Posts: 4,915	my dad liked cars,but when he was looking for a new one in 1972 i tried steering him into a cuda.when he came back from the test drive i knew it would never happen.too bad as i eventually got the car he bought as my 3rd car in high school.4 door galaxie 500 with auto and bench seat.it was a great makeout car though...

11-24-2018, 10:12 AM	#38
The camaro show Drives: 2015 camaro 2lt Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Northern West Virginia Posts: 925	haha __________________ Cosmetic mods: SS hood with painted vent, SS bumper, acs 1le front lip black, big worm gfx tinted all lights, solar wing v2, Camaro seat belt pads and oracle color shift halos and fog light halos and rear colorshift bow tie, carbon creations carbon fiber stingray z spoiler Wheels: lexani r-3 bg finish 19x8.5 Performance: cold air inductions intake, mrt v1, jacfab ported intake manifold, intake manifold spacer, overkill tuned on E85.

11-24-2018, 11:32 AM	#39
christianchevell old school chevy rodder Drives: 2013 2SS/RS Manual,DM exhaust,CRT Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Oregon Posts: 5,587 View My Garage	You could for kicks since your into visual mods go to American car craft they have a sale on for like the next month on some awesome engine detailing and engine compartment stainless and its like the best out there, they are 20% off right now. I dig the perforated stainless coil/valve covers they have for a SS and heck you even get ones that light up, but I think I could work them onto my engine for now with the ls3 heads no problem and leave them on with out the plenum cover and they would look awesome with good fuel rails and some good aftermarket intake like the LOD and still not relocate the coils.... Anyway just a thought looking at black Friday deals, just bought a couple drake pieces of brushed aluminum for the fuse box and such like the ...ABS cover from Moroso its nice and the oh...brake master cylinder cover etc...Modding is addictive, so beware...…...LOL Anyway I could go to small bore ls7 heads and then sell them …..LOL..or modify them!!!! ROFL __________________ 2021 Wild Cherry ZL1 A10, Sunroof, Data, Carbon, Nav, RotoFab Dry CAI, Elite x2, Borla ATK, Driveshaft shop

11-24-2018, 04:57 PM	#40
Moto-Mojo Fast Cars and Old Guitars Drives: 2015 2SS RS (L99, baby!) Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: N. CA Posts: 3,973	Cam-Show, keep it and mod how you’d like. At least you can do it piecemeal as you can afford it. I get the teenage insurance thing. I’m no teenager but..I had the 45th LT for three years, got bitten by the SS bug and leased one, now I bought it. So let’s see, been making payments since 2012 and staring down six more years. I’m no mathematician but that’s 12 years of Camaro payments. Sometimes the bug is not so prudent. : / Maybe we both should get a Moped! __________________ “I don’t want to belong to any club that would have me as a member.” - Groucho Marx

11-24-2018, 05:27 PM	#41
The camaro show Drives: 2015 camaro 2lt Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Northern West Virginia Posts: 925	thanks my parents put a lot down on mine and its payed off in 2 months __________________ Cosmetic mods: SS hood with painted vent, SS bumper, acs 1le front lip black, big worm gfx tinted all lights, solar wing v2, Camaro seat belt pads and oracle color shift halos and fog light halos and rear colorshift bow tie, carbon creations carbon fiber stingray z spoiler Wheels: lexani r-3 bg finish 19x8.5 Performance: cold air inductions intake, mrt v1, jacfab ported intake manifold, intake manifold spacer, overkill tuned on E85.