How often do you think about your thirdgen?
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How often do you think about your thirdgen?
Well, I think about my thirdgen everyday. I daydream all day of what changes I can make and what I want it to look like. So how often do you think about yours?
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to much. i need money to make the changes to it so i dont think aobut it. i daydream at worked and mess up all the time cuz i am to focused on my car buildup
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Originally posted by spartyon
to much. i need money to make the changes to it so i dont think aobut it. i daydream at worked and mess up all the time cuz i am to focused on my car buildup
to much. i need money to make the changes to it so i dont think aobut it. i daydream at worked and mess up all the time cuz i am to focused on my car buildup
lol. I find myself drawing wings on my car during import lectures when i should be taking notes.
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Car: 87 Red/Blk Bird loaded 3.4L & 700R4
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Well the past few weeks I have been having dreams about working on the 82 and about the search for the right rims...I dreamt we went and tracked down new fenders at the junk yard...:sillylol:
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I cant get anything done in class but draw custom dual exhaust setups and try to justify swapping in the big block in the firebird. Its seriously hurting my gpa
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Every day, and some times when I fall asleep, especially now since it's not running and waiting for it after all the new mods.
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lol you guys crack me up, you all must be obsessed with your camaros! thats not a good thing trust me, my friend used to be obsessed with his iroc until he got in a big accident and destroyed it, he almost had an emotional breakdown
but i do have to admit i salivate while thinking of building up my camaro, too bad its hibernating right now
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but i do have to admit i salivate while thinking of building up my camaro, too bad its hibernating right now
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Not a single minute goes by that I dont think about my Camaro, and not a single hour goes by that I dont think about my GTA. I cant sleep at night either, thought I was the only one! I write a 3 page list of what I want to do to my car about once a week, but then realize I barely have $1000 in my bank account. I thought about selling a kidney or something. My GTA will be getting a new paint job this spring though
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Originally posted by mat89RS
I think so much about it that I don't sleep at night. that's pretty bad !
I think so much about it that I don't sleep at night. that's pretty bad !
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My Camaro is constant, it will always be there at the end of the day. I.O.W. I love my car. I did a persuassive speech last year in my english class on why the shouldn't discontinue the Camaro and Firebird. Just last week, wrote a sonnet about my Camaro. It's my passion.
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I have quite a few sleepless nights. Last night I could not go to sleep because I could not find the perfect wing for my car that no one else had. Plus I was thinking about how to put a third brake light on the inside of my hatch.
I actually had to get out of bed at 3:00 a.m. to draw out some ideas for the appearence. Then I started thinking about my color choice for my engine to make it look better, then I thought about the interior, then I thought about the taillights, then I thought about what I want to do with the rear bumper, a 91-92 Formula Bumper, or just fill in my bumper with fiberglass. Then I thought about 2nd gen scoops for my Bird.
Then I started thinking about supercharging my 2.8l. One thing just leads to another. I have so much that I want to work on and change.
Its too cold to do anything, but drive my car.
I just want to finish my car so that I can finally enjoy, but I have a long way to go.
I actually had to get out of bed at 3:00 a.m. to draw out some ideas for the appearence. Then I started thinking about my color choice for my engine to make it look better, then I thought about the interior, then I thought about the taillights, then I thought about what I want to do with the rear bumper, a 91-92 Formula Bumper, or just fill in my bumper with fiberglass. Then I thought about 2nd gen scoops for my Bird.
Then I started thinking about supercharging my 2.8l. One thing just leads to another. I have so much that I want to work on and change.
Its too cold to do anything, but drive my car.
I just want to finish my car so that I can finally enjoy, but I have a long way to go.
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Car: 92RS 25th Anniv./88 IROC Z28 Vert
Engine: 305 TBI w/Tpi Air / 305 TPI
Transmission: 700r4/700r4
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You guys and gals are obsessed. And so am I. It is only going to get work. Lately I been thinking about buying another third gen because this one is at the end of it's restoration. Whatkind to get? What color? ETC ETC
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I think about my 3rd gen 22.5 out of 24 hrs a day! I am always thinking plans in my head for mine, wondering what other people in my town are trying to do to theirs., or why they don't WASH THEM after the snow salt!!!! I've been doing third-gen odd-jobs around my town lately to earn some extra cash, and have been loving it, they're always on my mind.
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I can actually remember when I started thinking about it all the time. I remember before I purchased it, I would have dreams and in my dreams I was always driving either a skyline GTR34 or a Hummer. Well, ever since I got my IROC, i've never dreamed about anything else. I even dream that I fixed some of the problems it has (in my sleep). In my dreams though, the doors are scissored, and every mod I ever wanted is on it. I even have dreams where I am a big hip hop star, and while everyone is rolling in their escalades, I am still sporting a flawless IROC. (I would do it too!) Damn I love my car.
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Car: 1988 Trans Am
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I just want to say that I am not obsessed with my car in the way you some of you guys might be. I am obsessed with finishing this car!!!!!!!!! I look in magazines and just see so many finished cars. I have such a long way to go before my car looks and performs the way I want it to. I want to spend more time driving my car across the state and country so I can truelly enjoy my ride.
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Car: 1988 Trans Am
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Originally posted by FLYNLOW92rs
How often do you think about sex??
I think about my car, almost that much.....
How often do you think about sex??
I think about my car, almost that much.....
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I hate to admit this, but I think about cars more often than sex, sometimes during.
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I think about my car quite a bit of the time. When I am not studying or reading my Bible studys it is all about the ol' camaro.
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Car: 84 T/A,84 Bird,85 T/A Knight Automated Roving Robot
Engine: 305 HO many mods, 151C.I.D-stock,305 TPI stock for now
Transmission: 700-R4 Turbo Hydro-Matic
Everyday, every hour. They are even (GASP!!) named. I almost had an emotional break down when my tranny went in my 84 bird. It is very sad I know.
I knew I wouldn't be driving him for along time after that. I haven't for 5 years. It got me thruogh some rough time that car did. I also get crap all the time because I don't ever want to sell them. Three Birds mayebe more??? Lifes good.
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"How often do you think about sex??
I think about my car, almost that much....."
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lol, you think thats bad, wait until youre right in the middle of it and you say "jenna" (my iroc's name) instead of her name. lol, dont ask why, long story. end result, i went to bed alone for a few nights. lol
i think about my z everyday and if i dont spend at least 1hr a day fixing her in some way then i feel guilty. oh well, i guess we all love our cars......
I think about my car, almost that much....."
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lol, you think thats bad, wait until youre right in the middle of it and you say "jenna" (my iroc's name) instead of her name. lol, dont ask why, long story. end result, i went to bed alone for a few nights. lol
i think about my z everyday and if i dont spend at least 1hr a day fixing her in some way then i feel guilty. oh well, i guess we all love our cars......
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I think about all the stuff I want to do to my car. I bothers me sometimes when I think about how far I have to go to get it closer to where I want it to be. But then I think about where it was when I got it.
Needless to say I think of it alot. When it was in the shop and not where I could easily go and see it, I didn't sleep.
Mine is a Trans-AM not a Camaro. I just thought I would point that out since most of the people replying to this post are Camaro owners.
Needless to say I think of it alot. When it was in the shop and not where I could easily go and see it, I didn't sleep.
Mine is a Trans-AM not a Camaro. I just thought I would point that out since most of the people replying to this post are Camaro owners.
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i seriously think about my car way too much... my girlfriend is really getting pissed because all of my convo starters have to do with my car! i'm a freak whos obsessed... In class i draw it and write a "to do" list for my beast.. what i cant get is how you guys could possibly put your cars away for the winter!! I couldnt put my car away if it was in good running condition, and a volcano was going off... its like giving up beer... just cant do it i have to drive my car every day!!!!!
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Sometimes when I am playing video games or doing some homework. I sometimes find myself looking out the window to see how my car is doing, even though I just did that 10 minutes ago. I can't really look at my car here at College since my room doesn't face the parking lot anymore.
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i bet i'm not the only one who does this but when i go out to eat, i park my car next to a window and then sit so i can keep an eye on it!@
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Car: 1989 Iroc z hardtop
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kewl i'm not the only one
i'm way too bad, my girl broke up with me cauze i spend more time with my car then her..![doh](https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/images/smilies/doh.gif)
i dream in class, writin the mods i wanna do on the page behind the math work, i'm allways called on and then the teacher calls on me and all i'm thinkin is a new LT4 cam and which tq converter, but then i realize that i don't care about math..
this car is killin my gpa really bad..
but i'm back with my girl and i've got her drivin a camaro
, to bad its a 4th gen V6
.. but itz a improvement
i'm way too bad, my girl broke up with me cauze i spend more time with my car then her..
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i dream in class, writin the mods i wanna do on the page behind the math work, i'm allways called on and then the teacher calls on me and all i'm thinkin is a new LT4 cam and which tq converter, but then i realize that i don't care about math..
this car is killin my gpa really bad..
but i'm back with my girl and i've got her drivin a camaro
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Car: 1988 Trans Am
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Originally posted by TransAmTBI
i bet i'm not the only one who does this but when i go out to eat, i park my car next to a window and then sit so i can keep an eye on it!@
i bet i'm not the only one who does this but when i go out to eat, i park my car next to a window and then sit so i can keep an eye on it!@
LOL, I do the exact same thing.
Do you ever slow down in front of a store so you can see your reflection in the window pane to just so you can see how you look as you drive by.
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Thats funny
my car needs a paint job and I still love looking at it..
and i looovve watching my car in the window pane... then i think to my self... man, who is driving that awsome ride!! than i get even more happy when i relize that thats MY CAR!!
but good call on the window pane thing
my car needs a paint job and I still love looking at it..
and i looovve watching my car in the window pane... then i think to my self... man, who is driving that awsome ride!! than i get even more happy when i relize that thats MY CAR!!
but good call on the window pane thing
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"what i cant get is how you guys could possibly put your cars away for the winter!! I couldnt put my car away if it was in good running condition, and a volcano was going off..." I know whatcha mean man, its very hard givin up the camaro for the winter, but i and others do it because we dont want the car to get rusty and or get into a accident, that is why we store our cars
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i think about mine way too much too...I am also guilty of the window pane thing and parking by a window to keep an eye on it
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Wow, this thread has REALLY left me feeling 'not alone' HAHA
I knew everyone on this board loved thirdgen's, but didnt think they liked their cars as much as me!
Ya, have that problem too.
All the time. Actually, my fiance makes fun of me everytime for it too.
HEHE umm....yyyaaaa. Then I think, "damn my car makes me look good!"
Ya actually I do it everytime I park my car. I'm starting to get all self-concious about it, cause I think maybe people start picking up on it and thinking I'm a freak.
It's tough man, but then I just think of how much better off it is parked away in the garage. I've already gotten in one accident with my beater, so as far as I'm concerned, the beater has served it's purpose. I thank *** every day that it wasnt my bird.
When I'm home on the weekends, I'll make special trips out to the garage just to check on her, make sure everything is OK.......actually, the truth is I just cant bear to not see her at least once a day!
I knew everyone on this board loved thirdgen's, but didnt think they liked their cars as much as me!
I think so much about it that I don't sleep at night. that's pretty bad
i bet i'm not the only one who does this but when i go out to eat, i park my car next to a window and then sit so i can keep an eye on it!@
Do you ever slow down in front of a store so you can see your reflection in the window pane to just so you can see how you look as you drive by
When you park your cars, do you keep turning around and looking in admiration as you walk away
what i cant get is how you guys could possibly put your cars away for the winter!! I couldnt put my car away if it was in good running condition, and a volcano was going off
When I'm home on the weekends, I'll make special trips out to the garage just to check on her, make sure everything is OK.......actually, the truth is I just cant bear to not see her at least once a day!
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Transmission: The kind that shifts....
I read a study once somewhere. It stated that men think about sex at least once every 10 minutes. Considering that factoid, and the fact that I think about my GTA far more than I think about sex. Scary......
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Car: 91 firebird now
Engine: 305
Transmission: 5 speed
I think about the car way more than sex and I don't even have the car! Im supossed to be picking up a 92 firebird friday ( yea yea I wanted it to be a trans am) but it does have t tops and a 5 speed ( its an l03 but that can be changed) its going to need paint badly and a new windshield and then after that its going to get a 350 swaped in with a T ram if I can find one. I get told all the time by my friends that im obsessed with cars lol. I day dream about the car I just can't stop thinking about it, I think about it 24/7 literalty! When i was in school I used to have pictures of 3rd gen trans am's seperating the diffrent sections of my school work and I had a viper in there ( my fav car, viper rt/10 92-95). Im thinking about the firebird right now lol and before I was even on the computer just all the freakin time. I have insomnia so I just lay awake all night day dreaming about what to do with the car and what I want to do and just everything, its crazy. Well time to look up more stuff to do to the car!