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MM
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...... you buy a complete box of 2002 Camaro brochures. [Roll Eyes]

[ 13. January 2003, 11:31 PM: Message edited by: MM ]

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DaddySS
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quote:
Originally posted by MM:
...... you buy a complete box of 2002 Camaro brochures. [Roll Eyes]

Oh man, you've got it bad. [Big Grin]

I was polishing my new GMMG exhaust pipes over the weekend and thinking "What would people think of this! [Roll Eyes] "

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.....laying on your back in the driveway - Zainoing the the bottom of the rocker panels [Smile]
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...peeling off the car cover, crawling inside, ...just to sit in the driver's seat, hold the steering wheel and really wish it were spring! [Big Grin]
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How about putting the car on jack stands so you can detail the undercarriage? Yep I think that qualifies. [Smile]

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Oh man, keep 'em comin, I'm feeling better and better. [Big Grin]

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2000 SS Convertible, M6, Onyx
Ebony leather, Hurst, Monsoon, 12 CD
SLP Options: Syntech, Mats, Fobs, Plaque, Cover.
SLP add ons:SS Grille, SLP Lid & K&N, smooth bellows, SLP CAI....
Other Add Ons: TTS LT headers Y Pipe and Cats, TR 220, LS6 Intake, GMMG, ASP underdrive pulley, Hypertech 180 stat, Granatelli MAF, Rapid Motor Sports custom tuning, BMR STB, LCAs, Relocation brackets, Adj. Panhard, Don Goetz bolt on SFCs, Hotchkis springs, Hurst Billet Plus shifter
Appearance: FRCs with afterthoughts SS overlays, Mark's Caliper decals on black painted calipers, AR TTIIs (Gunmetal Spokes) with BFG Gforce T/A KDWs...

96 Impala SS Black
Flowmasters
SSOA, WCA, NAISSO

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... first thing you do at computer startup is check the SSOA message board [Smile]
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.... use a Q-tip to clean between the rear window molding and the back hatch.

.... have a picture of your Camaro as your computer's wallpaper.

.... you buy anything you see that has the word Camaro, or SS, printed, embroidered or embossed on it.
[Big Grin]

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still get that adrenalin rush as you turn the key and that LS1 fires to life!!
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quote:
still get that adrenalin rush as you turn the key and that LS1 fires to life!!
Ooooohhhhhhh yeah!!!

Also - keeping the Camaro in the garage and the van you drive every day outside, even if that means you have to scrape the windows and get in a cold van every morning.
[Smile]

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You have to show the passengers the "special way" to open and close the door as not to get finger prints on it.

[ 14. January 2003, 09:28 AM: Message edited by: Sizzle ]

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WOW! Every single one of those applies! Yikes [Eek!]

.....if you build I nice, big, fancy house for your cars, before you build a house for yourself!!!

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One Camaro was not enough and you collect anything with "Camaro" on it.Neighbors laugh when they see you cleaning the underside of the car when it is raining out after you just came home in the rain. [Big Grin]
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Old ladies that live next to you ask you to wash their cars as they see how good of a job you do on your Camaro.
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Along with everything above...

The towels for detailing your car are nicer then the ones in your bathroom.

Your wife gets you a Happy First birthday card for car... and you think that's cool.

You look in the garage before you lock up for the night just to admire it.

Hi, my name is Brian and I am a Camaro-holic.

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'02 Camaro SS Convertible: The Details...

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You check the weather channel every morning to see if it will rain that day.

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2002 35th Ann. SS limited edition
M02-1164 LE# 213
T-tops, M6
K&N filter
LS1 Motorsports Direct-Flow air lid
SLP 35th Anniversary engine plaque
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my pics: http://community.webshots.com/user/edg35ssle

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quote:
Originally posted by RagSS:
...peeling off the car cover, crawling inside, ...just to sit in the driver's seat, hold the steering wheel and really wish it were spring! [Big Grin]

And you start it up [Cool] .


Also you have a 3 car garage and its the only car in it [Big Grin] .

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Sizzle
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quote:
Originally posted by edg35SSLE:
You check the weather channel every morning to see if it will rain that day.

Wow, I'm not the only one.
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admitting you have an addiction is the first step to recovery. But who wants to recovery. we're totally sane [Wink] [Razz]
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...I see this thread is going to grow, ...obviously one we can ALL relate too [Big Grin]
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quote:
Originally posted by NATESS:
we're totally sane [Wink] [Razz]

I beg to differ ! If we were sane then we would get into our cars and drive from point A to point B . WE don't [Cool] we bring in points C,D, E,F &G and all others inbetween Heaven help the sane person that gets in front of us for it is they that should be locked up and kept away from us. After all who else would wash a car more than once a day wax it more than once a week or tell a passanger on the proper way to get into and out of the SS [Wink] .
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Hanging out in the garage, because that's where the car hangs. At least 'til summer! [Cool]
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what i meant to say is that we think we are sane because this type of obsession is normal for us. others may beg to differ however. [Smile] [Cool]
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If you have more than one drivable Camaro,39 diecast models,14 pictures in the house , 17 posters in the garage,25 T-shirts,5 sweatshirts,1 belt,1 belt buckle,2 caps,4 jackets, and 12 polo shirts with a picture or the word "Camaro" on it.

[ 14. January 2003, 04:19 PM: Message edited by: sscamaro ]

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AMERICAN CAMARO ASSOCIATION
2002 SS (M02-2022)(Build Date 9/10/01) T-Top,Bright Rally Red,Ebony Leather,Hurst Shifter,SLP Options: 345HP,SS Grille,SS Floor Mats,Personalized SS Rear Deck Mat,17"X 9" ZR1 Type Chrome Wheels,SS Cover,Engine Plaque.
Additional Mods:GMMG Chambered Exhaust,FLP LT Headers,SLP CAI,K&N Filter,Silver Hood Stripes, Silver Letters on Rear Facia and Spohn Performance LCA, Panhard,SFC and Adj. Torq Arm w/Drive Shaft Loops.384/rwhp and 381/rwtq

1969 SS396 Olympic Gold.Unrestored,L34(350HP),M21 close ratio 4-Speed,Cowl Hood,Spoilers Front and Rear,Console w/Gages.Second owner since Nov.1971. 1 of 2018 Produced

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Put the camaro on jack stands(new for the camaro only,with rubber pads on the ends),a jack to hold the rear a couple inches from full sag. Traveling 30 min out of my way just to see the camaro. Then getting upset because she is sharing a garage with 65 mustang two bays down. [Mad]
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quote:
Originally posted by DaddySS:
Oh man, keep 'em comin, I'm feeling better and better. [Big Grin]

In the middle of January with 3 ft. of snow on the ground, you start:
1)Marking your calendar this far in advance to:

a) set a date to have completed any unfinished winter mod projects by...

b) do a "complete" tire rotation! (take 'em off the wheels and turn 'em around, re-balance and mount on the other side of the car to compensate for excessive wear on the outside edges, resulting from your track and autoX events.

c) schedule your annual "start of the season" new brake pad install and brake fluid flush.

d) slot in your "Zaino the Car to Within an Inch of Its Life and Detailing Weekend" (when you won't even answer the phone 'cuz it will be an "interruption")
P.S. Don't forget to Zaino the door jambs and other places that receive the once-a-year treatment! [Wink]

e) start surfing the websites of all the local clubs to check out lapping days and autoX events as they are announced. [Smile]

f) tell your spouse that you won't be available on these following weekends during the summer...(the more notice you give, the less resistance there is!) [Big Grin]

g) start thinking in advance of what you won't have to do with the car this season, but what you will probably need to do with it next season!! (This one kills me!)

Best regardSS,

Elie

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MM
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....when you plan all of your vacation around Camaro shows. This thread is getting good. Keep them coming! All so far are true.... [Big Grin]
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quote:
Originally posted by edg35SSLE:
You check the weather channel every morning to see if it will rain that day.

And bring up the "active" map on line to check the forcasters predictions just to be sure.
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...washing the Camaro every other day int he spring summer and fall, and once a week in the freezing cold dead of winter.

...pictures of my SS up at work everywhere which took the place of family memebers when I bought her.

...going out on break and just looking at her.

...setting a date with your Camaro that best suits her so you can drive her until dawn and watch the sunrise...together.

...realizing when you type a paper for claSS and all the double SS's need to be capitalized just to honor your baby.

That's it for now. It's 2:30am and I need sleep [Big Grin] Taking one last glance outside to see my baby alseep peacefully,

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You know you are a Camaro-holic when...

...instead of using the front door to your house, you leave through the garage, ...just so you can take one last look at your car. (...on your way out to drive the truck to work)

...selling your car, and it has to go to "a good home".

...you can't have just one [Big Grin]

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You park the car by a window at restraunts. During the meal you stare out the window at the car instead of paying attention to others at the table.
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When she deserves 2 parking spots unstead of 1 (sometimes takes up 4!) while at work at the mall, and if security gives me a ticket, I dont cash their checks!! [Big Grin] [Big Grin]
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It is an official disease! Thank you Center for Automotive Disease Control for correctly identifying most of the symptoms. I didn't want to admit to washing the undercarriage in the rain because it was raining. I now have the strength to admit I am a Camaro-holic and have been for 30 years. Liver is fine and I am now a better weather forcaster than the professionals!

Your a Camaro-holic if:

You buy a new digital camera just to take higher res pictures of your car.

You know SLP doesn't stand for Standard Living Practices.

You you actually thought having the last one for $70,000 wouldn't be bad if you had the money.

You wanted to take a tour of St.Terese (do you want to visit where your toaster was made?)

You drive to Canada just to get officially licensed 35th Camaro stuff.

Your car's shine blinds the other drivers and your thinking 5 more coats of Zaino and it might be where you like it.

Mods are official line items in your budget and they are not getting cut!

etc...

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You drive through town and admire your car in the windows of the stores.
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You create a website that shows the timeline for your SS's birth.

You tracked your SS's rail car & staked out the local rail yard/auto distribution center for 3 days to see your Camaro come off the rail car and get photographical evidence that the rail yard guys didn't "joy ride" your car.

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You follow your SS from the distribution yard 300 miles to the Dealership you ordered from. At the half-way point, you pull off the road to take pictures of your SS on the carrier and buy the driver lunch.

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You specify in your purchase contract that no PDI take place on the car, other than fluid inspection and insist that you take the car home with all it's "original" plastic & protective coverings.

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You've never opened that box that says, "To be opened by owner" in order to keep it "original".

When you modify your SS, you put the original part away for safe keeping and buy a 2nd one for modification, i.e. the airbox for the cold air induction mod, etc.

You bought mods for your SS the day after you ordered it. i.e. white wheels & new tires, an STB, floor mats, skip shift eliminator, etc.

and........
You have more pictures of your car(s) on your desk at work than of your spouse.

Your husband's wedding ring is cast with a Chevrolet Bowtie in it.

Your own wedding ring's center stone is color-matched to your Husband's '68 Camaro ('86/87 IROC Blue) and was designed to not have prongs, a scratch risk when detailing a Camaro.

You got married on 9/26/96, the 30th Anniversary of the original release date of the Camaro (depending on your source), because....
- It's easy to remember.
- You can celebrate after the bulk of the car show & cruising season is over.
- You have an excuse to travel 2500 miles to a "Gathering" of your friends in Bowling Green, KY.

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quote:
You drive through town and admire your car in the windows of the stores
[Big Grin] [Big Grin] [Big Grin] ...guilty
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You work for Ford and have Camaro pictures and magazines all over the desk and have a picture of the Camaro Legends Tour as your computer desktop!All your co workers have Mustang stuff. [Big Grin] [Big Grin] [Big Grin]
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quote:
Originally posted by RagSS:
quote:
You drive through town and admire your car in the windows of the stores
[Big Grin] [Big Grin] [Big Grin] ...guilty
Ditto that as well...as well as driving on the highway, passing oil tank trucks that have the shiny stainless steel and look at your car that way. [Big Grin]
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In the back of your mind your happy you live in snow country so you don't put so many miles on your car.
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you:

-have a "baby album" of your SS's first anything.

-go to the dealer over the slightest squeek or rattle for warranty.

-always try to find an end spot in a parking lot, even if it means you have to walk the distance of 3-4 foorball fields to get to the store.

-close the hood and trunk by the latches.

-collect anything and everything that you can find even remotely related to CAMARO.

-don't let anyone under the age of 10 in your SS.

-no food or non-capable drinks allowed in the car.

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