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Titties and Beer!!!! And it looks a LOT easier to convert this to a targa top than the C5 Z06 (my only real complaint about the Z06). Too bad GM won't just offer it with an open top stock. Damn that car is freaking sexy. And should put the hurt on a LOT of cars that cost an assload more money. As long as they don't ZR1 its price, that thing is going to sell like hotcakes (yummmmm.....hotcakes......).

Titties and Beer!!!! And it looks a LOT easier to convert this to a targa top than the C5 Z06 (my only real complaint about the Z06). Too bad GM won't just offer it with an open top stock. Damn that car is freaking sexy. And should put the hurt on a LOT of cars that cost an assload more money. As long as they don't ZR1 its price, that thing is going to sell like hotcakes (yummmmm.....hotcakes......).

Was: Prince - Pussy Control Now: Spineshank - New Disease

Since my Jimmy is broken, my daily is currently my roomate's 94 Moostang GT. Nothing like spinning your tires at idle in 1st gear, ugh. They may be new tires, but Z rated tires + snow = less than ideal. Luckily I've owned RWD vehicles most of my life, so I'm familiar w/ how to get around with this car.

But would that be against NCAA AND OSU rules to sell the ring?? That is basically given to him, right, which means it is his property. Or do they have specific rules about that?? Regardless, it is pretty shitty to go and sell something like that.

I like Mac and Cheese, and Kraft is the only brand I like. Sorry, I can't boycott them.

I could give it the ol' college try. AKA I'd be a very heavy, consistant drinker for the next year.

- Porsche 959 - Ferrari F40 - Ferrari F50 - McLarin F1 - Vector W8 Daily: 06 Z06. But if I had the coin for those kinds of cars, I'd definately have more than 6.

She is freaking hot. The standards some of you guys claim are amazing!

But the GTO makes a LOT more power (especially the 05), and doesn't have the extra driveline loss of AWD.........

LOL, that's what I was thinking too.

Greg pretty much said it. When I daily drove my Formula years ago, I just tossed on the cheapest set of snow tires I could get on my stock rims. It got around in the snow really well; far better than I would have imagined. No sense in blowing your money on a set of expensive snow tires.

Damn it was cold today. Forced to do Xmas shopping in this crap; it sucked a major one. Then you have that damn windchill. Off to work tomorrow; I'm sure I'll have plenty of outside work to do.

I have a 94 steel driveshaft, rebalanced by Napa, but the rear U-joint has been replaced w/ a Spicer unit designed for a 1350 yoke; it would have to be replaced w/ a stock U-joint to work w/ a factory yoke. The reason it has been rebalanced and a different joint is that I used this as a temp driveshaft after I snapped my LS1 Aluminum shaft at the track, and before I got my Spohn driveshaft, so I shouldn't need this one anymore. If you are interested, make an offer.

Pretty nice. I'm surprised it doesn't have a crossover pipe; an X or an H pipe would have been extremely easy to do on that setup.

Both my upper and lower intake manifold are aluminum, not plastic. The fuel injecton unit (the central port injection unit) is a batch fire injector w/ 6 "poppets". Cracked or not, the fact the motor won't turn after I dumped out all of the contents of the motor and took all the plugs out; if it doesn't budge now, how can I get it to break free?? I am still betting something internal is damaged on the motor, but I'm all ears to suggestions!!

Need the longblock, motor only, no need for wiring harness or tranny. These motors were available from 92-95, mostly in Jimmy's, Blazer's, and Bravada's, though the trucks could have them too. Easy to spot; the intake looks similar to a TPI intake, but says "Vortech" on the top cover; the cover will match the intake manifold's color on the 92-94 and will be black on the 95's (from what I've seen at least). If you have one, or have seen one, I need it ASAP.

Oh, it's gotta be more than a head gasket. A ton of gas/oil mix came out after the coolant (very strong gas smell, plus the oil was really thin). After draining all this, I tried to bump the motor again; still doesn't budge. Locked up motor + tons of coolant/gas in the oil = bad news. No reason to tear it down further while it is still in the truck; waste of my time. Ahh, what a nice f'ing X-mas present. And looking at the reality of a V8 swap, maybe if I had some more cash and time I'd do it, but I just need the damn truck running again. What a freaking bummer.

Oh my, it is VERY bad I first decided to pull the plugs (which could definately have been easier.....had to pull the wheel for the passenger side, and the #3 plug was a biatch). Gas on all the plugs, but definately no gas pouring out. I bump the starter; nothing. From there, time to drain the oil pan.....VERY BAD[/url]. I estimate 6 quarts of clean coolant came out the bottom of the pan before oil started to flow in. I actually had to put the drain plug back in, because my catch pan can't hold that much coolant + oil!! Yeah, you can say that motor is 100% toast.

After lunch I'm going out there to pull the plugs and try to turn it over. If gas is going to come out, I'm sure I'll notice it there. I'd love it to just be the injector unit, but I doubt I'm that lucky. It's not hard to do; I had the unit off when I had my 93.

95 GMC Jimmy 4-door 4x4, 4.3L CPI motor, 157k miles. This truck has been pretty good to me, until today. Since it has gotten really cold out, when it is first started, it would take cranking 3-4 seconds before starting, then it would be fine. I'm sure it is ready for plugs, and I have them sitting here, but haven't done them yet. No biggie. Today, I start her, and as usual, 3-4 seconds. Drive 5 minutes to Meijer, shop for over an hour, and come back out. Mind you, it ran fine the whole way to Meijer. Crank 3-4 seconds, starts, but is running rough. Crappy idle, but when I take off, it has no power. Imagine trying to power that truck with a 20HP Briggs and Straton...THAT low on power. Temp is cold and oil pressure is good. I make it to the top of the Brice road overpass, and the truck stalls out. Stop at the light, and I try to crank it. Click; but the kind of click you would have if the starter just can't turn the motor over. Battery guage is good. I end up pushing it w/ the g/f steering to the Home Depot lot, AAA tows me home. Pull the dipstick, and the level is insanely high, like 5-6 quarts high! I changed the oil a week or so ago, and put the correct amount in AND checked the level. No foam, so I doubted coolant, lit it w/ a lighter, no crackling, so no water. But I take a wiff....whew, a STRONG smell of gasoline. Now WTF would cause that?? I'm pretty sure the motor is locked up. I'm going to drain the oil tomorrow, pull the plugs, and pull/cut open the oil filter. My roomate had an over-the-phone guess that I put a hole in the piston. I just can't get how the truck has been running fine, ran fine all the way to Meijer, then just all of a sudden does this. If the motor is toast (probably is ), I guess I'll have to take a good look at the possibilty of doing a V8 swap. Being a 4x4, that may not be a realistic venture (either by cost or the work it will take). If not, in goes another 4.3L.......now I wish I hadn't sold my wrecked Blazer . Any other things I should check before making a final determination?? I'll try to turn the motor by hand and see if that does it too; and pull the distributor cap to see if the rotor is turning if I can get the motor to turn.

Waste of money; the cost of just swapping in an LS1 would pay for a nicely built LT1 making a LOT more power.

I liked how the croc started rolling right after he bit down....instinct at its finest. Looks like he won't be "killing kittens" anymore.

I didn't know, so I decided to decode some of the RPO codes. Looks like it has 3.73's in the back. Of course the effective gearing is less than stock since it has 31" tires now rather than the stock 28" tires. I also found it has a posi unit in it, but looks like that is burned up.

I HATE winter, and I really despise working out in the cold. So far this winter: - Nice sinus infection; got one last year. I tried just waiting it out last year until my head about exploded; this year I went in to the doctor after a few days to get medication. - On my second sore throat of the season; sweet. - Felt like total ass last night, and ended up sleeping for about 12 hours. Ahhhh, and at least 3 more months of this to look forward too. I'm so pumped.