New guy from GA but moving to MD soon! (pics of my rides)

hey guys! my name is matt, and i'm new to the forum! i'm not new to forums though, as i'm part of a lot of other communities. i like this place better than others so far though. this place seems to have a lot more people on it that actually want to use their trucks as trucks intead of show cars like what i've found at fullsizechevy.com, lol!

anyhow, i have a 2wd 2000 Silverado ECSB 5.3/auto that i'm not afraid to use as it was intended, a 1990 Camaro with an ls motor swap that i drive like i stole it, and a 71 chevelle also with an ls motor swap that i use as a "together time build" with my wife. here's some pictures
https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphot..._6904477_n.jpg

https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphot...6_973927_n.jpg

https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphot...17227910_n.jpg

https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphot...09122331_n.jpg

https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphot...90549560_n.jpg

https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphot...71818548_n.jpg

As of right now i hate you. Your 90 Camaro actually runs because that exactly what i want to do to my 91 and u have my favorite body style A body (chevelle). JFWT badass rides and welcome to the site.

Welcome Matt.

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Originally Posted by quicksilverado

Welcome Matt.

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dave?

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As of right now i hate you. Your 90 Camaro actually runs because that exactly what i want to do to my 91 and u have my favorite body style A body (chevelle). JFWT badass rides and welcome to the site.

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thanks!

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Originally Posted by thirdgenbum

dave?

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You got it right on the 1st guess.

well how the hell are ya man? i feel like you're everywhere!

Good. I'm assuming you have a job offer in Maryland.

not yet. but we have a free place to stay. my wife's family is up there and she really wants to get back, so we're going to go ahead and move up there and get situated, then hopefully a job will follow shortly after.

90 camaro with a 83 nose?

1990 camaro with an 85-87 front/rear bumper, and gfx delete. good eye.

had same nose on my 83 camaro berlinetta

if you did, someone swapped it over. the 82-84 nose looks like this:
http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k1...a/DSC07995.jpg

the 85-87 looks like this:
http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k1...a/DSC07960.jpg

they're similar but not the same. i appreciate the pressure man...proving myself is always fun :rolleyes:

Welcome a board! What times do the camaro & chevelle run?

thanks for the welcom! well, there's not a very straight forward answer for that.

when the picture of the camaro was taken, it had a 370/th400 in it. it ran a best of 10.76@126 at 3450lbs and i ran it in a local 10.90 class. since then i hurt the 370. i also wanted to start street driving the car more, so i swapped in a junkyard 5.3 bottom end under my good heads/cam/intake from the 370. i also swapped in a t56. my only times with the 5.3 are from a hard tire race we had locally (must run regular street tires, DR's and slicks prohibited) and i had a bunch of weight in the car, so it was pretty slow, lol. 12.70@113 at 3700lbs. once tuned in and on slicks and i pull the weight back out, i'm hoping for 11.7x's @ 117ish. the 370 just came home from the machine shop yesterday so i'm excited to get it back in the car. the updates on that motor should have it go 130mph.

the chevelle is more of a cruiser and a project for my wife and i to spend together as the car is hers. as of now it's just a stock 5.3 with an ls6 cam, 2500 stall'd 700r4, and a set of 3.36's. i will run that car at some point, but it won't see track duty like the camaro does. if it goes mid 13's as of right now, i'd be plenty happy, lol.

Welcome to the site. What part of Maryland are you in?

going to stay with my wife's folks in catonsville for a little while, then try to get something a little further west. will be moving in a month.

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thanks for the welcom! well, there's not a very straight forward answer for that.

when the picture of the camaro was taken, it had a 370/th400 in it. it ran a best of 10.76@126 at 3450lbs and i ran it in a local 10.90 class. since then i hurt the 370. i also wanted to start street driving the car more, so i swapped in a junkyard 5.3 bottom end under my good heads/cam/intake from the 370. i also swapped in a t56. my only times with the 5.3 are from a hard tire race we had locally (must run regular street tires, DR's and slicks prohibited) and i had a bunch of weight in the car, so it was pretty slow, lol. 12.70@113 at 3700lbs. once tuned in and on slicks and i pull the weight back out, i'm hoping for 11.7x's @ 117ish. the 370 just came home from the machine shop yesterday so i'm excited to get it back in the car. the updates on that motor should have it go 130mph.

the chevelle is more of a cruiser and a project for my wife and i to spend together as the car is hers. as of now it's just a stock 5.3 with an ls6 cam, 2500 stall'd 700r4, and a set of 3.36's. i will run that car at some point, but it won't see track duty like the camaro does. if it goes mid 13's as of right now, i'd be plenty happy, lol.

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Those are some nice numbers from the camaro. I really like the blending of old/new with the chevelle. Ought to make for a super reliable cruiser.

Thanks man. It's a fun ride (the camaro). The chevelle is still several years away from being really presentable, but we're pumped about getting it driving and reliable.

Welcome to the site from texas.