04-27-2012, 08:46 PM | #1 |
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MLee’s “Number Twenty-Three” [COTW 7/30/12]
Photos and Mod Listings Signed gift from Oshawa - 255 Stock Photos - 180 1st Mod - Window Tint - 121 - 122 1st Car Show Kemah Boardwalk - 136 Mild to Wild Exhaust Mod - Gone Now -129 Floor Mats from Rodgers Chevrolet - 194 Painted Badges, Bowties, Eng Cover & Strut Brace - 145 DRL, Halo and Fog light harness install - 222 Oracle DRL, Fog lights installed - 264 C5 Fest III - 318 Becky Doyle Award - 342 Showstopper Under the Hood goodies - 416 Corvette / Chevy Expo Car Show - 588 RiverCity Customs BowTies - 626 Moroso Catch Can w/ JRE mount - 668 Photoshoot Aug 2013 - 714 AeroForce Gauges - 772 PhotoShoot by Malcolm Perez - 780 Corsa Catback Exhaust - 842 Build Pictures and Video -921 Cam Idle Video , - 938- 1027 Bo White Ported TB & D3 Performance Coolant Reservoir - 951 Big Cam & Headers Sound Videos - 1027 Engine Bay Pictures - 1020 18" Weld Wheels RTS- - 1096 Camaro Fest VI - Drag Racing , - 1141 Performance Mods - 1-7/8" American Racing Headers w/ off road pipes - 3" Corsa Catback w/ black diamond tips - Florida Speed & Power blower cam - Brian Tooley Springs and pushrods - 2.55 LPE prototype aluminum upper pulley - 8.6 Metco lower pulley/damper - Injector Dynamics 850 fuel injectors - Bo White Ported Throttle Body - Cold Air Inductions CAI - Ron Davis Heat Exchanger - D3 Performance Coolant Reservoir - 160 deg t-stat - Moroso Catch Can - Built by J-Rod - 673 rwhp / 642 Tq Current Pictures... Last edited by mlee; 09-17-2012 at 07:02 AM. |
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Surprise!!!!… We Have ADOPTED… I really meant to keep this a secret until our Kemah Boardwalk Camaro show next weekend and just roll up there, but I am absolutely about to bust open… so here’s number Twenty Three… and YES, that’s VIN #23!!! The second Summit White built.
The doctor called last Thursday (DSOP day 19th) and notified us that our bun in the oven would not be born until 2013MY. At first this was fine because waiting is just part of the process and the possibility of BRM and Nav, if not on constraint, would be cool too. A couple days after I found out my allocation got passed over… I started doing the math and realized no Camaro for C5Fest (Not Cool). So I went on line to check plane flights and possible Camaro rentals, but switched gears to stop in at AutoTrader and see if any White cars were available within 300 miles. As some know I’m totally on the fence as far as Auto v Manual. (In fact, I’ve change my order twice and it was sitting on auto last I checked) So I eliminated that factor, made a list of Summit White ZL1’s, and started calling. Over MSRP was not an option, so the phone calls were quick as most were sold or way over. Then I called James Woods Chevrolet in Decatur TX 250 mile away and they said “we don’t charge over MSRP”(my kind of dealer). After a quick rundown of options it was done deal. Called Sue to see how she felt about manual and all she could talk about was CFI which was on constraint when Twenty Three was built. She never mentioned manual and just asked “why are you calling me. You’ve never done that before”. So manual it is, with black stripe and suede package and black wheels. Hope to swap to exposed CFI later… This was all on Saturday the 21st. I booked a flight to Dallas on Tuesday afternoon and they picked me up at the airport. Spent about 45 minutes at the dealership then drove back across Texas and got pounded by bugs and butterflies due to blooming Blue Bonnet fields everywhere. The car was trashed by the time I got home, but I did keep it under 80 the whole way. Also, Twenty-Three would not let me pass the Texas Motorplex without stopping for a photo op… Last edited by mlee; 06-16-2012 at 11:50 PM. |
04-27-2012, 08:53 PM | #3 |
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Congrats mlee!!!
Can't wait for Camaro journey #3.
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04-27-2012, 08:56 PM | #4 |
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Dude,
That is so freaking Sweet... Congrats, Kudos, Can't wait to see it in person etc... etc... Can I ride with you when I come to Houston for the three amigos dinner....
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WoW!!
Congrats to #23!!! Mike, I love the color... Becky Quote:
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04-27-2012, 09:05 PM | #6 |
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WOOHOO!! Good number, that's the day I was born Congrats on the Most Badass Ride this side of the planet.
sucks about the bugs tho...extra work to get that clean :( But..you got the Z
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04-27-2012, 09:10 PM | #7 |
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Congrats!!!!! Loved the SS Pace Car..can't wait to see what you do with this!
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04-27-2012, 09:23 PM | #8 |
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Wow! Congratulations,by far the best looking combination yet.
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Thanks...
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04-27-2012, 09:37 PM | #10 |
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aren't you glad I told you to get a White ZL1
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04-27-2012, 09:48 PM | #11 |
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Congrats............ and super low VIN..............!!!
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04-27-2012, 09:53 PM | #12 |
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LMAO... Yeah that was a tough one too... and Yes you got me over the hump...Thanks buddy...
That was the shocker on the phone... I had him go back and read it twice... |
04-27-2012, 09:57 PM | #13 |
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Congrats, I love it, hopefully I have a ZL1 in the future
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04-27-2012, 09:57 PM | #14 |
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Great story. Congrats. Absolutely love the black stripe on that car!
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