Camaro chick from Iowa

[yield2me]

Hello everyone! I'm new on this site and wanted to introduce myself.

I've been a car chick since I was 12 and would read every car magazine I could get my hands on: Motor Trend, Car & Driver, Hot Rod, etc.

Recently purchased a '69 Camaro 454 4-speed (my dream car). I've only wanted one since I was 12! I'm hoping all this snow melts soon cause I'd like to burn a little rubber!

Car salesmen piss me off when they assume I want an automatic. One time I went to test drive a manual and the salesman didn't believe I could drive a stick. After getting the car out on the highway he said "I guess you can drive a stick." No sh*t!

Well, that's a little about me!

[Sunkistcamaro]

Welcome to the site!
Post up some pics of your camaro when you get a chance.

[yield2me]

Here's a couple pics for right now.

[awr68]

Welcome and great looking car!!

[214Chevy]

Welcome Beth!! Chicks and muscle cars are a beautiful marriage.:lateral: :lateral:

[XcYZ]

One time I went to test drive a manual and the salesman didn't believe I could drive a stick. After getting the car out on the highway he said "I guess you can drive a stick." No sh*t!

:lol:

Welcome, Beth. Where about in IA are you located?

[70rs]

Welcome! Nice car too!!:thumbsup: Your mom taught you to drive the manual tranny right? I'm glad you introduced yourself.
Any time you want to post up more shots of your car have at it!:cheers:

[Sunkistcamaro]

Wow nice ride!!
From your engine shot it looks like it has some mod's.
Do you know what was done to it?

[yield2me]

Welcome! Nice car too!!:thumbsup: Your mom taught you to drive the manual tranny right? I'm glad you introduced yourself.
Any time you want to post up more shots of your car have at it!:cheers:

Yes, she did! Moms are the best, aren't they?? :)

[70rs]

Yes, she did! Moms are the best, aren't they?? :)

Yes, they are. Mine didn't teach me to drive (that was left to a pretty crazy uncle) but she did teach me a lot of valuable stuff for life.:cheers:

[Spiffav8]

Welcome Beth. Sounds like you'll fit in well with the rest of the crazies here. :unibrow:

:cheers:

[GregWeld]

Welcome Beth!

Have you met TODD yet? Another Iowan with a black 69 Camaro big block...

My daughter is similar - she wants a shifter car... and more power!

[Bow Tie 67]

Welcome to the site. Nice color, any future plans for the car?

[dropit69]

welcome..nice ride ya got there..love the color..

[yield2me]

Welcome to the site!
Post up some pics of your camaro when you get a chance.

More pics of the exterior. In the sun, the blue is lighter/brighter and looks metallic.

I LOVE the cobalt blue color! Blue is my favorite color!

[70rs]

^^^very nice looking car. Not "overdone", the color looks great on there.

[yield2me]

Welcome to the site. Nice color, any future plans for the car?

Yep, got a few. Pretty much just cosmetic for now...Plan on painting the engine block and heads (the gray color that's on the tail pan and around the grill perhaps?), possibly painting the calipers, adding a closeout panel and fender supports, some interior changes (new seats, vintage air, new set of pedals, new shifter knob). Maybe one day minitubbing it. I love a wide rear!! (on my cars!) :rofl: Also maybe new rims cause my hubby wants to take mine and put them on his '64 impala.

Let me know thoughts on what color to paint the engine block and heads. To me the orange just doesn't look right with the blue.

[pokey64]

Also maybe new rims cause my hubby wants to take mine and put them on his '64 impala.

I've been rolling on these bad boys for way too long!

[class67]

Welcome to the site, Beth....oh, and get that car out of the snow :wow: !! lol

p.s., you can't go wrong with painting the engine block black.

[yield2me]

Welcome to the site, Beth....oh, and get that car out of the snow :wow: !! lol

p.s., you can't go wrong with painting the engine block black.

The car didn't leave the parking lot...it went right back inside! Just had to see it in the sun! Been thinking about trailering it south just so we can drive it! Can't wait for spring!!!

[Midwest Performance]

Love the blue. I was wanting my car blue once apon a time. It ended up red and will probably stay red. Check out my car it should be one of the nicer 69 in Iowa when done.

maybe I'll run into your car at a show this summer. Where did you say you were from in Iowa.

you have a great ride.

Kevin

[ragtop69]

It is a beautiful color! I would think so since my 69 rs/ss convert is the exact color with bright white deck stripes! Welcome to the site.:D

[yield2me]

Love the blue. I was wanting my car blue once apon a time. It ended up red and will probably stay red. Check out my car it should be one of the nicer 69 in Iowa when done.

maybe I'll run into your car at a show this summer. Where did you say you were from in Iowa.

you have a great ride.

Kevin

Thanks! I definitely plan on going to some car shows. I live in the NW corner of the state. Half hour to the SD border, half hour to the MN border.

[yield2me]

Been thinking about trailering it south just so we can drive it!

Oops...I said "we". I mean so I can drive it! :D

[slenning]

Hi Beth, welcome to the site. There's a lot of great rides and great people on here.

I'm from Sioux Falls btw, so not too far from you. You should bring your Camaro to the Zkota cruise some sat. nite., always a lot of cars there.
Hope to see ya there:yes:

[pokey64]

Oops...I said "we". I mean so I can drive it! :D

:mad: That's not even funny! :thmbsdwn: :P

[yield2me]

:mad: That's not even funny! :thmbsdwn: :P

but you can be my passenger... :D

OK, fine, you can drive it too! ;)

[yield2me]

Hi Beth, welcome to the site. There's a lot of great rides and great people on here.

I'm from Sioux Falls btw, so not too far from you. You should bring your Camaro to the Zkota cruise some sat. nite., always a lot of cars there.
Hope to see ya there:yes:

Not far at all. Lived in Harrisburg for 4 years before moving back to IA about 2 years ago. We definitely plan on taking the Camaro to SF so we might see you at Zkota!

[slenning]

Great!! I look forward to checking out your Camaro and meeting you and your "passenger". Sorry Ed:lol:

[Rybar]

Welcome that is a nice Camaro you picked up. :thumbsup:

I'd paint the block to match the tail panel.

[pokey64]

Great!! I look forward to checking out your Camaro and meeting you and your "passenger". Sorry Ed:lol:

Steve,
Can't wait to ride along and meet you too! :lol: Looks like you have one helluva camaro there!

[pokey64]

but you can be my passenger... :D

OK, fine, you can drive it too! ;)

:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :cheers: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[Vegas69]

Don't take this wrong but when I saw the title I read this " Camaro hick from Iowa" :rofl: I can only get away with this since I spent 21 years of my life there!

[Autokraft]

My wife has a 68 with a 5-speed and loves it. Welcome to the site:)

Kurt

[nvr2fst]

My wife has a 68 with a 5-speed and loves it. Welcome to the site:)

Kurt

Kurt,
Is this the one you had at the dells last year. Its a nice car.


Beth,
welcome

[yield2me]

Wow nice ride!!
From your engine shot it looks like it has some mod's.
Do you know what was done to it?

Here's what we know on the engine mods: new cam, ceramic coated headers, aluminum intake, Edelbrock carb, Milodon large volume oil pan, aluminum radiator and electric fan.

Front has an updated subframe with coil over shocks. Rear has a 4-link with standard shocks and we're looking into putting coil overs on it to lower the ride height a little.

[pokey64]

Couple new pics of Beth's car.

http://i923.photobucket.com/albums/ad79/edspokey64/Camaro/10-8-2010Camaro.jpg

http://i923.photobucket.com/albums/ad79/edspokey64/Camaro/IMG_4618.jpg

[tones2SS]

Nice looking car. Great stance!:thumbsup:

[GregWeld]

Is she available for a hastily arranged marriage? :D

[yield2me]

Is she available for a hastily arranged marriage? :D

Sorry Greg, Ed's a keeper. He got me this car for Christmas. What are you offering?:rofl:

[GregWeld]

Sorry Greg, Ed's a keeper. He got me this car for Christmas. What are you offering?:rofl:

Trust me -- I have absolutely nothing anyone would want! :rofl:

The car is great - and it's really fun to see BOTH of you being car people! Love that!

[DFRESH]

Is she available for a hastily arranged marriage? :D

Shameless.

[skatinjay27]

Shameless.

damn... so busy he can only grace us with one word posts...:P

[pokey64]

Nice looking car. Great stance!:thumbsup:


Thanks Tone!

We have a G-Link on order that we're swapping in this winter. The car came with a 4-link more suited for drag racing. To get the current setup this low the top bars are pretty much resting on our floor boards... :_paranoid

[pokey64]

Trust me -- I have absolutely nothing anyone would want! :rofl:

The car is great - and it's really fun to see BOTH of you being car people! Love that!


Oh I had no worries when I saw your Indecent Proposal. :lol: Now if it would have came from Dr Doug Renner. :faint:


I sure snagged a good one! It is GREAT that we share the madness. Today's our 6th wedding anniversary and we're gonna take the car for a cruise. :thumbsup:

[GregWeld]

NICE!

I'm working on 31 married and 39 dating.... Gwen could care less about cars -- but it's not a problem.... 'cause I could care less about going to Nordstrom. :D She doesn't ask about the cars - I don't count the pairs of shoes!

[tones2SS]

Thanks Tone!

We have a G-Link on order that we're swapping in this winter. The car came with a 4-link more suited for drag racing. To get the current setup this low the top bars are pretty much resting on our floor boards... :_paranoid

Very cool! Again, nice looking car.:thumbsup: :cheers:

[89 RS]

Nice lookin' ride.

[tmadden]

Car looks fabulous! Love the color.

[yield2me]

Nice looking car. Great stance!:thumbsup:

Nice lookin' ride.

Car looks fabulous! Love the color.

Thanks guys!

Took the car out today for the longest drive so far. The weather is supposed to be perfect for the next week or so, so the plan is to take it out as much as possible before it's confined to the garage for the winter. :( But then we'll hopefully start/finish all the other things (sound system, vintage air, trunk, and then new rear end, rear suspension and wilwood disc brake system). Can't wait for spring! Would love to do Power Tour 2011!

[pokey64]

Beth must have been good this year. Santa just delivered some early Christmas gifts for her Camaro! :D

G-Link, Fab9, Tru Trac, and Wilwoods
http://i923.photobucket.com/albums/ad79/edspokey64/Camaro/IMG_5694.jpg

Packing on the housing is pretty serious.
http://i923.photobucket.com/albums/ad79/edspokey64/Camaro/IMG_5682.jpg

http://i923.photobucket.com/albums/ad79/edspokey64/Camaro/IMG_5683.jpg
http://i923.photobucket.com/albums/ad79/edspokey64/Camaro/IMG_5688.jpg
http://i923.photobucket.com/albums/ad79/edspokey64/Camaro/IMG_5673.jpg
http://i923.photobucket.com/albums/ad79/edspokey64/Camaro/IMG_5680.jpg
http://i923.photobucket.com/albums/ad79/edspokey64/Camaro/IMG_5677.jpg

[GregWeld]

Well HO HO HO there ya go!

Sweet!!!

[pokey64]

She's out of town for a couple days. I almost feel a little naughty for opening them without her. :unibrow:

[GregWeld]

Dude -- She already knows! She just read the thread on my laptop.



:unibrow: :rofl: :unibrow: :rofl:






Kidding of course.

[pokey64]

Wow, and there's even a thread dedicated to you being a nice guy. :_paranoid

[GregWeld]

Wow, and there's even a thread dedicated to you being a nice guy. :_paranoid

I know.... Funny huh!

I just couldn't resist the urge.... :rofl:

Great looking bunch of parts! Xmas is going to be good at your house for sure!

:thumbsup:

[Northeast Rod Run]

Beth must have been good this year. Santa just delivered some early Christmas gifts for her Camaro! :D
What the hell did she do, that Santa was that good to her?

I'm not even that nice to myself for Christmas

[yield2me]

She's out of town for a couple days. I almost feel a little naughty for opening them without her. :unibrow:

As you should! But now I expect you to have it all installed by the time I'm back! ;)

[Northeast Rod Run]

She's out of town for a couple days. I almost feel a little naughty for opening them without her. :unibrow:

As you should! But now I expect you to have it all installed by the time I'm back! ;)

DOH!:_paranoid

[yield2me]

What the hell did she do, that Santa was that good to her?


I'll never tell! :D

[pokey64]

As you should! But now I expect you to have it all installed by the time I'm back! ;)

Sure, no problemo... :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[waynieZ]

Sweet! I wish your Santa would talk to my Santa about my gift.

[ProdigyCustoms]

As you should! But now I expect you to have it all installed by the time I'm back! ;)

Uh Oh, sounds like I better send my Elves to install everything before she gets home!

[pokey64]

I'll pick em up at the airport! :unibrow:

Thanks for your help with the order Frank
!

[ProdigyCustoms]

Nah, thank you guys. I was looking last night, you guys have spent a LOT of money with us over the last year. We appreciate it.

Get my message about the rotors?

[pokey64]

Yeah there can't be much left to repalce! :rofl:

Thanks for the info on the rotors. We are good to go. :thumbsup:

[yield2me]

So a friend of mine from high school and I exchange Christmas ornaments every year. These were the ones she got us this year!

Best ornaments EVER! :yes:

http://i923.photobucket.com/albums/ad79/edspokey64/IMG_5705.jpg

[RECOVERY ROOM]

Dude -- She already knows! She just read the thread on my laptop.



:unibrow: :rofl: :unibrow: :rofl:






Kidding of course.

WOW !!