Say Thanks Thread !... To the Person who got you Hooked

[tanz45]

Guess it started when my dad showed me how to change oil when i was youngin. Then it simply progressed when I bought my 86 F150 when i was 15 as my first project. Then it has just gone on since then.

But as for the LSx series....I guess i could thank many members on this site for broadening my horizons. And it all started with a simple header question. So to all of those who help empty my bank account THANKS!

[Botlfed]

I guess I'd have to say Garrisson got me here... but I already had the 69 built long before that. So really my Dad got me into building/modifying, even though he doesn't know a thing about it. One day he just decided it'd be a cool project to sit back and watch me do.

I couldn't thank the people here enough though... some of you guys are like family to me.

awe love you to buddy

guess my buddy Chick had alot to do with it, i was into trucks but the wrong side i was all about the rice all the dumb crap guys do to trucks i did believe me eeverything dumb. anyways chick had me check out this site, i never had a problem changing parts or working on a truck to make it run, but not for performance, well i jumped on the shout box and started talking to virgil and moze about how my truck was bad ass then dale and greg, ducky still had a v6 and was itching for his swap, but what really got me hooked was when moze bought lucille and was doing the 6.0 swap so me and chick drove down to dallas to lend a hand, we worked all day and we left at like 1230 am and about 30 mins down the road virgil calls and says listen to this, thats when i decided it was time, and from then on me and moze had a nice rivalry goin on, and now me and chick do alot of stuff up here, and thanks to all the guys that post up all the info and stickies its really helped me get rid of most of my ricer tendencies

but thanks to big Chick cus my truck wouldnt even be around without him, even though i cant depend on him for crap


SEE he's always losing



http://s61.photobucket.com/albums/h4...t=IMGP5198.flv

http://s61.photobucket.com/albums/h4...t=MVI_3596.flv

i looked for our street race from years back when we were side by side, but i couldnt find it, or that pick of me and you when virgil was flagging us, or the one at SAR when we were lined up next to eachother, cant find any of my good pics and to moze's defense he spun badly when we raced.


oh and GATORS truck is what really got me goin that thing sounded mean, im still rockin the DRs he had

[Black'Rado]

well i thank my dad for getting me into the auto world since he has his own shop and always had something cool

and as far as getting onto the site.....well i saw videos of parish's turbo truck on youtube and went out looking for a single cab but found a ext cab for a good deal and got it.....and immediatly started reading up and modifying it.

skeet is one of my top motivators as well as virgil and quik

[SLO TRUCK]

Tons of people on this site have helped me out. The short list would be Mic has helped me more times than I can remember, Allen, Greg, Virgil, Moze, Kurt, Jon but lots of others for sure. But as far as getting me into modifying my truck would have to be the fact that my brother-n-law has always trick out his rides. Also the fact that 2yrs ago he didn't really thing that these trucks could be fast.... He has since changed his mind. But yeah i would thank him he is super smart and always helping me.

[cjriojas]

i never had an influence to push me through the automotive world. I am into chevy cuz i learned to drive in my dad's 87 silvy. i started to really get into it when i had a 95 dodge ram that needed new head gaskets. after i found out that motors are really big legos, it all fell into place. my engineering drive keeps me motivated as well as just reading the joy someone has when they complete their build. This site overflows with information and thanks to everyone for answering my questions and putting up with my crap and a special thanks to rob (robt34) for always lending a hand and mark (slo truck) for lending a garage

[Blown06]

Jim (Parish8) originally got me hooked on the nbs truck thing. He was the inspiration behind getting my truck to run 11.0's and look completely stock.

Casey is solely responsible for a crippled bank account and the inspiration to be the first 10 second nbs truck with a procharger. Currently holding the record at 10.46.

Flaco is responsible for my current headache and a drained bank account.

I do however owe thanks to others for the help along the way:

Jeff at Custom Automotive Maching (Engine),
Chuck and Vince at FLT, Vicky at PI, Chris at Circle D (Trans)
Dave at Procharger (Procharger)
David at Texas Auto Gear (Rear End)
Allen at Nelson Performance (Tuning in the beginning)
Brian (Madman) at Madman Racing (Current Chassis)
Carboy in Houston (Private Dyno Time)
Joe at Leftcoast32 (8-rib setup)
Rich at Bogart (Wheels)
to name a few.........................

[Wtfan18]

id have to say i thank google lol! i randomly decided i didnt want the 4.3 anymore and was going to put a 5.7 vortec into my 98 OBS, did some google searches and ended up here. i put up one post and thanks to GREG (REDHEARTBEAT) my plans for a 5.7 vortec quickly turned genIII 5.3, after A LOT of reading and a LOT of money it was "done" and the breaking of stuff began. 2 years later i sold the truck and bought the RST, luckily its still around town and some kid who knows NOTHING about ANYTHING owns it and beats it to this day and all i hear about is how nasty of a truck it is. so im grateful to this site and all who answered my questions as i knew NOTHING about motors or these trucks before and somehow built something noone around here is used to seeing. thanks all.

[casey23]

Hey Procharger Boy !... Can you read in the title it says thank the Person ! Not everyone you have bought parts from in the last 4 years !!... I am not wanting to feel responsible for you bank account and your turd has allways been fast you just have to work on it more then once a year to make it faster !!... Damn Street trucks !!

Jim (Parish8) originally got me hooked on the nbs truck thing. He was the inspiration behind getting my truck to run 11.0's and look completely stock.

Casey is solely responsible for a crippled bank account and the inspiration to be the first 10 second nbs truck with a procharger. Currently holding the record at 10.46.

Flaco is responsible for my current headache and a drained bank account.

I do however owe thanks to others for the help along the way:

Jeff at Custom Automotive Maching (Engine),
Chuck and Vince at FLT, Vicky at PI, Chris at Circle D (Trans)
Dave at Procharger (Procharger)
David at Texas Auto Gear (Rear End)
Allen at Nelson Performance (Tuning in the beginning)
Brian (Madman) at Madman Racing (Current Chassis)
Carboy in Houston (Private Dyno Time)
Joe at Leftcoast32 (8-rib setup)
Rich at Bogart (Wheels)
to name a few.........................

[Blown06]

I do what I gotta do. Everybody I mentioned in my post gave me free parts as part of my sponsorship deal with them. What can I say, I'm a whore.

As for my truck..............it's not a street truck, it's a race truck so get that right
If I could stay out of the hospital, I could work on it more than once a year. I'm going under the knife again in less than 48 hours. This will be my 3rd surgery in the last 9 months due to self inflicted injuries.

[dallas]

I'd have to say that one of the guys who used to be on here a lot (NITROUS) got me interested when he pulled into the Sonic I was working at back in the day. He had a Vette engine in his silverado and that's what got my wheels turning. I never had the time/money to do anything major with my truck, But after I get the new one and sell my old truck, I should be able to get the new truck boosted.

I lived in Texas City and seen his truck around, thats how I ended up here. So a special thanks to him even though I would see him alot around and only talked with him once. I talked to him as well cause it turned out his sister was aqauinted with someone from my lady's past. Other than that, I bought my truck from a friend to help out and it helped me out as well. Its been slow going but I am going to make this truck run for what I have!! I have been in to cars even before I can remember, and it wasnt any influence from my father or anyone else. Its what I already knew I liked