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07-15-2005 #21
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Biatch! ;)
Originally Posted by Nine Ball
...looks like some extreme G-forces going on in that photo
I put 4500 miles on it during Power Tour, thats plenty of fast corners
But, lets not get into project names since your Corvette themed car had a Subaru paint job and pretty much no Z06 parts on it
Hey, I had a Z06 intake..
and besides.. you started it... :p"A ship in port is safe, but that's not what ships are built for."
1968 Track Rat Camaro:
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1971 Chevelle Wagon with a few mods:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBVPR3sRgyU
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Congratulations from me as well Steve. One complaint though: I think you shortchanged your own car in the writing a bit too much... you overcompensated! That car is badass and there wasn't enough of the romanticization of the car as an icon which I enjoyed so much in some of your other articles. Still, another fine article, and one helluva a car!
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Well, the last thing I wanted was to sound like an arrogant sob that thought he was super bitchen.. Originally Posted by DarkBuddha
Congratulations from me as well Steve. One complaint though: I think you shortchanged your own car in the writing a bit too much... you overcompensated! That car is badass and there wasn't enough of the romanticization of the car as an icon which I enjoyed so much in some of your other articles. Still, another fine article, and one helluva a car!
The exercise was akin to getting up in front of tens of thousands of people and telling them about yourself.. there is a fine line between being humble and being a braggart..
Thanks for the compliment on everything.. I am still a newbie at this but it is fun and I like to think I learn more each time."A ship in port is safe, but that's not what ships are built for."
1968 Track Rat Camaro:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGHJ5c1yLIo&t=2s
1971 Chevelle Wagon with a few mods:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBVPR3sRgyU
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See now this is how your car SHOULD have looked in the magazine!!
That color just comes to life in the sun!
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I love that car!
Why can't my car get to that point?!?!
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Steve,
Congratulatons on the cover!
Great article but who messed up the wording on p44?
"THE RESUME
My '69 Chevrolet Camaro was worth more that 1,000 words."
David Pozzi http://www.pozziracing.com67 Camaro RS that will be faster than anything Mary owns.
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I'm not seeing it.. whats messed up? Originally Posted by David Pozzi
Steve,
Congratulatons on the cover!
Great article but who messed up the wording on p44?
"THE RESUME
My '69 Chevrolet Camaro was worth more that 1,000 words."
And Johnny wrote that.. my original one was..
RESUME CAMARO
Steven Rupp's '69 Camarow was worth more than 1000 words.
(and yes.. resume is spelled correctly
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"A ship in port is safe, but that's not what ships are built for."
1968 Track Rat Camaro:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGHJ5c1yLIo&t=2s
1971 Chevelle Wagon with a few mods:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBVPR3sRgyU
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"Steve,
Congratulatons on the cover!
Great article but who messed up the wording on p44?
"THE RESUME
My '69 Chevrolet Camaro was worth more that 1,000 words.""
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is it that rather then than?
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Originally Posted by Ralph LoGrasso
"Steve,
Congratulatons on the cover!
Great article but who messed up the wording on p44?
"THE RESUME
My '69 Chevrolet Camaro was worth more that 1,000 words.""
is it that rather then than?
Damn!! I didn't write the deck.. but, I should have proof read it.. I guess our copy editor missed it.. I didn't even see it when David hinted at it.. now it JUMPS out at me..
Oh well.. can win them all... The Firebird Esprit has a typo as well but at least it is in the first paragraph and NOT the deck of the story.."A ship in port is safe, but that's not what ships are built for."
1968 Track Rat Camaro:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGHJ5c1yLIo&t=2s
1971 Chevelle Wagon with a few mods:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBVPR3sRgyU
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alright my wife took the magizine to work today before I got to see it. I hope it makes it back, she works at a residential lockdown of at risk youth.
It's not looking good.
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Originally Posted by Steve1969LS1
Damn!! I didn't write the deck.. but, I should have proof read it.. I guess our copy editor missed it.. I didn't even see it with David hinted at it.. now it JUMPS out at me..
Oh well.. can win them all... The Firebird Esprit has a typo as well but at least it is in the first paragraph and NOT the deck of the story..
I wouldn't worry about it. It's not that obvious. My copy still hasn't shown up! I want to see the feature.
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Got my issue today in the mail. That car looks great Steve, too bad you didn't get to keep her for very long once it was completed. Nice write-up too!
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I got mine today, It looks killer. I know you went through hell on the paint, but it turned out very nice.
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Congrats Steve: lovely car! The engine area looks beautiful. I considered that paint color too, it really catches my eye when I see it around here.
Good luck with your next project.
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I just got my issue. Awesome job Steve!
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yea Tony, there is nothing like someone finishing a beautiful car and then selling it... Originally Posted by Nine Ball
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Picked my copy up at the local speed shop. Excellent story idea--and it could not be more true. There can be no better job qualification than showing the ability to see a magazine quality car through to completion. :icon996:
Now let's see some ink on Bad Penny!!!________________
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One of the sweetest looking Gen III engines I've ever seen. The brackets powdercoated the color of the car were a nice touch. Sorry to see it go.
Now you own a '68. You've joined the dark side. Now you're one of US!!!!!!
The b@stard stepchildren of the '69's. LOL!!!!!!
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???????????? Wouldn't they be the evil older brothers? Sorry, had to pick on you, you haven't been around to pick on while you were on vacation. Originally Posted by trapin
Now you own a '68. You've joined the dark side. Now you're one of US!!!!!!
The b@stard stepchildren of the '69's. LOL!!!!!!
Sorry Steve, had to leave town before the homing pigeons could get my copy to me. I am sure it looks good though and will check it out when I get home.Bill
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Just read the story, well done. You did a great job covering all the parts and suppliers, which I think people find interesting. I like the way you handled the paint and body part of the project knowing what we on the board here know. I am assuming the second shop is the one you refer fondly too?
I remeber when I did some writing, the hardest thing was to talk about a product that disappointed me, did not perform up to expected, or a car, or a part of the car. It was always hard not to blurt out, So and So SUCKS!
Oh Yeah, and the car was nice too.
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