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  1. I remember almost buying an SRT-10 at a deal of around $60,000 CAN, instead I bought a SS with an MSRP of $57,000 CAN ha ha, cars are so much more expensive here. I love most of the SRT vehicles especially the the SRT-10 ram and the Grand Cherokee SRT8. I think the 20006 ram SRT with the upgraded front fascia was the nicest of them all, its too bad they ended production I'm all for a good looking truck with a big engine.
  2. Torque thrusts are always a good choice. The original rally wheels? I do like how big the lip on this wheel is I looked into something like this: AR-500 I don't want the rims to be too big, I just think it doesn't look right. If I go pro touring look, I'd go 18 max. Here is a picture of a charger with 20" rims.
  3. I'm hoping I can get something like this in chrome I've always been a fan of the old school Thanks, I'm hoping to use a 10" rim for the rear but some of the rim choices only have 8.5" as a maximum width. I hope the 8.5" would be fine if the rim I choose doesn't have a 10" option. Actually the rims on the car right now are American Racing vectors, I don't feel like building a general lee clone. I'm actually quite liking the cragar eliminators. I don't have pictures of my car, as stated the pictures are of an almost identical charger. Looks good but I'm likely looking for a 15-16" rim. By the way do you know what kind of rim that is?
  4. Hi guys and gals, its been a while since I've posted in the forum but I still check in every now and again. I've been missing my 1970 dodge charger ever since I sold it 6-7 years ago, so I finally took the plunge and bought myself a real nice 1969 Hemi Orange Charger which should be arriving in the next week or so. I really want to change the wheels while keeping the muscle car look. I have picked out a few that I think will look nice. I am planning on a 15" rim running a 245-265 up front and a 295 in the rear. I do not have pictures of my car on this computer, but I am attaching a picture of an almost idental charger. Let me know which rims you guys think looks best on the car, I am also open to suggestions. I would prefer a chrome wheel as the upkeep on polished aluminium is very high. Also what width of rim would I have to go with to run a 295 tire? Thanks The car looks like this minus the wheels http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v626/mat...pg?t=1252214994 http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v626/mat...pg?t=1252214071 Wheel Choice 1:: Cragar 500 Eliminator chrome Wheel Choice 2: Cragar s/s supersport Wheel Choice 3: American Racing Torq Thrust D Chrome Wheel Choice 4: American Racing 200S Wheel Choice 5: American Racing T70R Wheel Choice 6: Cragar Super Supreme Edit: Added another wheel option wheel 6
  5. That's a soccer mom with some attitude.
  6. Here is what I suggest for vehicle security 1)I talked to my local performance GM shop and they highly recommend the jimmi jammer. Most theives rely on prying around the door handle or punching out the lock cylinder, so this will deter the majority as if it takes too long they rather move to the next one. Next step is to block hood entry using a hood jimmi jammer or blocking the access to the cable. 2) Next an immobilizer for the vehicle to prevent them from ever starting it. The immobilizers they recommended were: PFK Autowatch 329 Ti Immobilizer PFK Autowatch 573 PPi Immobilizer MasterGard M6000 Immobilizer Powerlock-Canada Immobilizer These can range fron $230-600 3) The final step is to add a system like Lo jack, which can help you find the vehicle quickly if it is stolen. http://lojack.com/ Typically about $600-700
  7. Unfortunately it sounds like a lot of us have been hit before. It irritates me so many honest hard working people have to deal with these low lives. I just ordered my jimmi jammer for the SS for 35 bucks without shipping. I also added the hood latch jammer so they can't open my hood from the outside for $40. With shipping it shouldn't be more than 90 bucks.
  8. I think it looks pretty cool. You've always been a fan of big rims, I think you were the first to go 24s on your SS back in the day. Good to see you modding the truck again.
  9. Very nice truck, I like the new look 100x better. Plus that carbon fiber sets off the engine bay.
  10. A few days ago someone tried to steal my escalade from the work parkade but got scared off. They spent time trying to punch in the lock cylinder on the driver side door and failed, but not to be detered they went around to the passenger side door and managed to punch out the lock cylinder. They got into the truck and proceeded to try and steal it, but instead grabbed some minor items like a parking pass, i pod connector and some old CDs. None the less they dented both doors in the process, cracked two door handle bezels, broke two lock mechanisms, and the plastic covering of the steering column. I proceeded to inform the police and went to the district office to write it up. The lazy officer proceeded to try and give me a run around saying that he couldn't write it up as the district office was closing in 40 minutes. After forcing the officer to do his job, I got the report and called insurance, which informed me of the 1000 deductable and the 2 week wait time for an appraisal. I would have gladly given the thieves my crap in the truck than go through all these inconvieniences they cause for just a few bucks worth of stuff. Unfortunately I've been informed that punching the lock cylinder or jimmying through the door handle is a known flaw in getting into these trucks. I've ordered a jimmi jammer and hood latch jammer for all my GM trucks now and an immobilizer is on the way. It's just annoying that we have to spend money on these kinds of deterents to enjoy our trucks. I am going to put this on my SS for sure and I recommend that you guys and gals do as well to protect your truck. Here's how they got into my truck: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v626/mat...ms/102_0923.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v626/mat...ms/102_0924.jpg Here's a link to the product I plan to buy: http://www.jimmijammer.com/Product,%20JJ.htm
  11. It's a well done job, but I think that motor doesn't work with the camaro. Muscle cars were about displacement and a v8 with a badass grunt. That 2JZ is a great motor and making a lot of power but it just doesn't sound right coming from the camaro. It seems completely out of place. Now its like a transvestite....
  12. Nice find, your gonna run out of space to store cars I did
  13. I think that would be a good choice. If we're on the topic of panther cars, how about the town car, a nice black town car. More luxury and there's got to be plenty of ex rental cars/private taxis that you can get for cheap. How about the Deville. All nice luxurious big cars that suit a bodyguard.
  14. Hi guys, I've decided on the Baer 6S system for the truck and was sent the template to see if the caliper would clear the custom wheels I have. The spokes on my truck are qutie large and have a slight curl inward making it appear that the caliper will contact the wheel. Have any of you guys had this issue before? Thanks
  15. Thanks Steve. I'm now sort of torn between the two choices for the baer or wilwood. Are there any other sway bar kits than hotchikis for these trucks? Still haven't got around to renovating the garage yet, its just too small For shocks, everyone seems pretty happy with the bilsteins so those are likely 99% for me. I just read about your shitty luck, thats rough, hope you got the truck fixed up. Everytime I come on here, your truck just keeps getting more amazing chase. I haven't investigated the brembo kit at all, do you know what the front and rear will cost? I've been shopping around and so far, it seems the Wilwoods would be about 2700 for fronts and 1500 for rears, quite similar to the baer 6s. I think I'll do the polyurethane sway bar bushings and endlinks as well, seems like a smart move. Since you have the alumnasport do you think the extra cash for the 6 piston setups are worth the cash, or are the alumnasports more than sufficient already? Very cool, with just the front kit is the braking uneven at all? How much was your kit? Thanks
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