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  1. v6buicks

    💬 OT The FTC just banned non competes

    This could make things juicy where my wife works. Their smallish prosthetic and orthotics company was formed with a patient first attitude. Since it's a smaller business, the practice managers don't make as much money as they could working for one of the bigger outfits. However, many actually...
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    3800 Tres Eight Lounge

    Makes sense. Now more than ever, I'm not sure why I want a set so badly. I guess it just always felt like the holy grail when I was broke and not knowing what I was doing.
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    3800 Tres Eight Lounge

    Did anybody have a recent update on the ZZP aluminum head situation? Is Zoom going through with it?
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    🔧 BUILD Quarter Life Crisis. It's a thing. v.GN

    ...but I'm finally just going to come out with it. Yes. I want to basically cut the entire floor out of a Reatta, back half it for a small tire, drop a Stage 2 engine in with a very stout 2004r, and retain the stock dash and console. I might even want the digital AC to work. I think I might...
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    🔧 BUILD Quarter Life Crisis. It's a thing. v.GN

    I guess your perspective changes a lot when push comes to shove. A guy from New Jersey contacted me and said he was looking to replace his 14k mile '87. He was driving it home from paint when a distracted driver rear ended him and pushed him into oncoming traffic. :( He was wanting to call me...
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    🔧 BUILD LAME Turbo V6 Camaro

    You all don't have to hear me be all indecisive or bitchy about valvetrain at least until this thing is started. I'm very unconfident in the results, but I decided that in spec is in spec. Some preloads are on the high side and others on the low side, but this is as good as it gets without...
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    💬 OT Does anyone else hope malls make a comeback?

    I remember a lot of teen parents there in my day, so I guess I'm old enough to be their dad too. 😂
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    🤝 Sold 1996 Buick Roadmaster Wagon

    Oh man. She's in great shape. GLWS
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    💸 For Sale 1986 Buick Regal Grand National - $40k - Franklin, IN

    Thank you. I still love the car, but I find it stressful owning a car this good without ample and controlled space to work and store it. If it goes it goes. If it doesn't I'll rest easy knowing that it's not actually worth as much as I think it is. That being said, this is not an OBO deal...
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    💸 For Sale 1986 Buick Regal Grand National - $40k - Franklin, IN

    54k miles, original drivetrain, and a very recent under hood restoration. Lot's more details in the facebook ad and even more in my build thread. (see signature) PM me if interested. https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/739071711718367/
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    🔧 BUILD Quarter Life Crisis. It's a thing. v.GN

    I didn't think I'd ever be doing this. It wasn't easy to type up. https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/739071711718367/ I'll actually be pretty thrilled if it doesn't sell because at least I won't feel like I'm sitting on a gold mine anymore. If nobody will pay what it's worth to me...
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    🔧 BUILD Quarter Life Crisis. It's a thing. v.GN

    As tempting as that would be, I'm very motivated to stay boring for just a little while. I will use a good chunk of that money to pay off my wife's student loans. I'll just save the rest and any money otherwise being spent on monthly loan payments until the Camaro is done. That car shouldn't...
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    🔧 BUILD Quarter Life Crisis. It's a thing. v.GN

    That's a surprisingly difficult question to answer given that they're all the same color with very few options to choose from and only two model years with an intercooler. As much as I hate to admit it, the '86s are worth a little less than the '87s despite being almost exactly the same and...
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    🔧 BUILD Quarter Life Crisis. It's a thing. v.GN

    This car is officially for sale. I haven't made a marketplace listing and probably won't bother with that PITA, but I will put a sign in it at Nats. I will probably list on turbobuick after the event.
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    🔧 BUILD It ain't much, but it's an honest man's work. 2023 Colorado

    Good news and bad news. The good news is that the weather must have had something to do with yesterday's experience because she felt much better this morning. This thing pulls hard! The bad news is that the automatic braking function is most definitely turned on and about got me rear ended...
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    🔧 BUILD It ain't much, but it's an honest man's work. 2023 Colorado

    Just got the truck back. I'm glad I went through with the trim piece because it looks exactly the same. In fact it still has dirt all over it and doesn't appear changed. I think the clip is just different because it doesn't come apart anymore. Two recalls were done. The forward collision...
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    💦 Detailing TCG Detailing Thread

    is that what I should be doing until I wax or ceramic coat?
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    💦 Detailing TCG Detailing Thread

    Gotcha. Shows how little I know. I never had a second bucket with clean water.
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    💦 Detailing TCG Detailing Thread

    Don't know what a two bucket wash is.
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    💦 Detailing TCG Detailing Thread

    Yeah, the sponge is in a bucket. I'm pretreating with the sprayer, then going over it again with the wetted sponge. One panel at a time. Sometimes half a panel at a time. It sounds like I just need something else for the bug guts and stuff. This is the first time I've put my hands on this...