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Old 10-30-2004, 05:51 PM
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Are you sure it wasn't that he got carpet pad stuck in the roach while in the Camaro??
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Old 10-30-2004, 06:09 PM
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Who's smoking carpet pad ?
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Old 10-30-2004, 08:23 PM
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Whew! Man,... I smell something???? Tell ya what it is.. A friend of mine a year ago bought the car that started the Indy 500 in 1989. A turbo Trans am. It was driven by Bobby Unser to start the race and awarded to Emerson Fidipaldi? Cars were built by PAS eng. Emersons wife didn't like the interior so they gave the car back to GM. Car was further modified and given to the Pres. of PAS. Then sold to the public. Anyways, He was driving the car the night before lasty and heard it ignite under the hood,, Always a bad sign!! Here is a pic of the actual starting and award car!! RIP
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Old 10-30-2004, 11:14 PM
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That is one cooked bird. Any chances of bring it back? Roger
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Old 10-31-2004, 05:28 AM
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Hey Roger, Looking at it here in my driveway it would be seemingly impossible, But I know that anything can be fixed. Car only had 25,000 miles on it, It's a real shame,And I know years from now it will seem worse..
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Old 10-31-2004, 07:34 PM
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That really sucks... Hope it was insured properly. Roger
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Well Back into the car, We found a few small rust spots on the dash frame at the leading edge "typical spots", Well years ago we bought a NOS dash frame. So I take it into the shop and man This thing has way too many differences to even think about using it?? The speaker hole is not a square pattern like the original and the def. vents along the top are too long? It is a Camaro part but what the heck, Is this a late part or a Firebird also part?? Now I feel that I should have the original fixed?? Do I have the wrong part?? Any advise please!! Thanks Carl
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