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Old 11-08-2012, 07:39 PM
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Hellllllll ya man! Good to hear!!!! Sounds like things in life are going a little more smooth for ya. How's Harvey doing?
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WOOOOOOOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I thought i remembered reading that, its just been so long lol. Well i for one can say i'm excited for this. Watching fast RWD cobalts is quite fun lol
Old 11-08-2012, 08:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Bluelightning
Hellllllll ya man! Good to hear!!!! Sounds like things in life are going a little more smooth for ya. How's Harvey doing?
Things are going smoothly at this point with the only real bump being Harvey as he is slated for another surgery BUT if this one goes as planned he should finally have something of a normal life.

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WOOOOOOOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I thought i remembered reading that, its just been so long lol. Well i for one can say i'm excited for this. Watching fast RWD cobalts is quite fun lol
For me I wasn't excited for awhile but now as I get down there and start working at it again, I know that the day will come when I can do a smoke show.
Old 11-08-2012, 08:32 PM
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Hell yes man Get her dony by any means! Ill most definitely stay tuned in no matter how long it takes! Glad to see your wife has not only not killed you, But is not killing this project! You are a lucky man and should include her in your workout routine in the bedroom! Gotta stay heart healthy!
Old 11-08-2012, 08:58 PM
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Originally Posted by thedubsack85
Hell yes man Get her dony by any means! Ill most definitely stay tuned in no matter how long it takes! Glad to see your wife has not only not killed you, But is not killing this project! You are a lucky man and should include her in your workout routine in the bedroom! Gotta stay heart healthy!
She's the best wife for me and yes I exercise with her

We have also already booked a 2 week Hawaii vacation for next year which helps her stay focused on things other than the car.
Old 11-08-2012, 09:08 PM
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no pics working :-(
Old 11-09-2012, 10:33 PM
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Which pics do you refer to?
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I honestly never expected to see this project rise up from
The ashes again. I wish you the best of luck.
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good to hear Rod. and I agree with the western style justice, too bad ya made us be sorta nice when we were up there lol.
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Enjoy your vacation!
Old 11-10-2012, 01:13 PM
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Originally Posted by sLAsh
I honestly never expected to see this project rise up from
The ashes again. I wish you the best of luck.
This thing has almost as many lives as a cat does.

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good to hear Rod. and I agree with the western style justice, too bad ya made us be sorta nice when we were up there lol.
Paul, if I had actually known how bad it was when we got to JBP I would have let you guys go for it, after (of course) we carried out everything in that shop that wasn't bolted down as well as a few of the things that were bolted down.
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yeah we had enough cars to clear that place out and then some, plus room for a nice duct taped trunk ride for a certain someone...... ah hind sight is always 20/20
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Hey Rod are you still gonna run the Novi 2500?
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The pics in the OP seem to be broken and I really don't want to click through 164 pages of awesomeness... Could you link/point in the right directions for pics?
Old 11-10-2012, 10:15 PM
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Originally Posted by 06blackg85ss
yeah we had enough cars to clear that place out and then some, plus room for a nice duct taped trunk ride for a certain someone...... ah hind sight is always 20/20
Duct taped trunk ride???? More like chained dragged behind Cobalt ride.

And yes that 20/20 stuff sucks.






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Hey Rod are you still gonna run the Novi 2500?
That plan is a bit ambigous still as Harvey decided to go with the Procharger FR-1 mount on a direct drive pully. The last time I brought up the fact it was time for him to actually buy the system with the money I paid 21 months ago he started spouting twin turbos but until he has the next surgery I am just letting him focus on getting better. I should get the power adder straigtened out the beginning of 2013.

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The pics in the OP seem to be broken and I really don't want to click through 164 pages of awesomeness... Could you link/point in the right directions for pics?
Here is a link to my photobucket page where the pics are hosted. I still need to work on my website and post pics there but I just haven't had the time to learn druplal.

This link will work for the time being... victory_red_SS photobucket pics
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Originally Posted by victory_red_SS
Here is a link to my photobucket page where the pics are hosted. I still need to work on my website and post pics there but I just haven't had the time to learn druplal.

This link will work for the time being... victory_red_SS photobucket pics
Thank you much, sir! Looking at them right now.

Looks great!

This is my favorite!!!

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Old 11-11-2012, 11:53 AM
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Originally Posted by serega12
Thank you much, sir! Looking at them right now.

Looks great!

This is my favorite!!!...
I see why you like that one.
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Nothing looks better then a gear drive centri :-) if you do stay with a centri let me know. I worked for Vortech/Paxton and i can get you the direct line to my friend who is now the sales manager. He might be able to get you a deal on Vortechs new line of centris. Code name for them around Vortech are F2 and F3 killers lol.
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Originally Posted by euthanasia
Nothing looks better then a gear drive centri :-) if you do stay with a centri let me know. I worked for Vortech/Paxton and i can get you the direct line to my friend who is now the sales manager. He might be able to get you a deal on Vortechs new line of centris. Code name for them around Vortech are F2 and F3 killers lol.
Thanks for that, I will definitely keep that in mind.

I hope to pop in this week and see how Harvey is doing. I am giving him a little extra time/space simply because he has so much bad health that I don't want this car to be the thing that kills him, nothing is worth that. I have also talked to the fellow who would get the shop should Harvey not make it and he has told me that he will make sure the car gets done so that is a bit reassuring.
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Originally Posted by firestorm
ug, Rod...
i was hoping for better news, but it is what it is.
hang in there, even if outlook is bleak.
dont suppose youd consider a used ls1 just to get it rolling? or even a ls3?
400hp.....is a far cry from a 1000, but.......
I still have a 6l vortec but I am holding off on that route right now simply because of this time of the year. No racing till spring so I will keep hoping for the best for Harvey as all the engine parts/labour have been paid for 21 months ago. It's just getting Harvey healthy enough that he can do the work. At the beginning of the year I will start pushing harder because if Grant has to build the engine if Harvey dies then perhpas Grant should build it now with Harvey's guidance.

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Sort of bringing this back out of no where, but I hope things are looking up for you Rod. I've had some **** luck over the past couple years myself, so I understand. I had to admit defeat and sell my $12K LSJ motor I had built for $8K. That was to pay off my bills because I was broke as **** and to buy a used stock LSJ only to get the car back up and running for my crazy ass ex-girlfriend to total the Cobalt into a Tattoo shop only two months later. Then not even a month after that I hydroplaned in the Integra and backed that into a telephone pole totaling it. After all was said and done, I paid off the rest of my bills with the insurance from the Cobalt and bought a new integra shell to swap everything into. I know that was not nearly as much as you have invested, but you have hung in there strong and that is quite respectable! Props to one of the OG's for sticking in there through thick and thin!
With all of the bad luck with both of your cars I think it's best that you are state side and away from defusing explosives, just saying.
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I'm still wishing you good luck. Again, what you had gone thru is unbelievable, but I hope it won't be an endless project. I just hope that you'll finally find someone that no longer screws you like all the previous companies you dealt with.
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Originally Posted by AyrtonSenna
I'm still wishing you good luck. Again, what you had gone thru is unbelievable, but I hope it won't be an endless project. I just hope that you'll finally find someone that no longer screws you like all the previous companies you dealt with.
Thanks, I am hoping the same thing.

Harvey goes in for a major surgery on the 10th and if he makes it through to 10 hour procedure then he should finally round the corner and start getting back to normal as he heals. The Dr's are saying that they are optomistic but no guarantees that he survives.
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Wow, not news you want to hear... Keeps us posted.
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Originally Posted by Bluelightning
Wow, not news you want to hear... Keeps us posted.
I will do that and I am praying his heart holds strong throughout the surgery, he had a heart attack 2 months back.
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Wish him luck from all of us

But keep the updates flowing


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