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  June 18, 2011 9:56 p.m. curtis73 Dork

  I got another one. 03 Sonoma V6. Yee haw.

  
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  June 18, 2011 9:58 p.m. JoeyM SuperDork

  They're like trading cards....you can collect the whole set.

  "Meh. Jalopnik is like the National Enquirer of automotive journalism." - Racer1ab

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  June 18, 2011 10:02 p.m. curtis73 Dork

  Yeah, but the shoebox you put 'em in is really expensive.

  I'm bringing sexy back

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  June 18, 2011 10:40 p.m. Lesley SuperDork

  Life ain't complete without a little black truck.

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  June 18, 2011 10:49 p.m. Conquest351 Reader

  Needs a turbo LSx...

  When you can leave black marks from the exit of one corner to the entry of the next, THEN you have enough horsepower!

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  June 18, 2011 10:58 p.m. curtis73 Dork

  Lesley wrote: Life ain't complete without a little black truck.

  It matches my little black dress.

  wait.... what?

  I'm bringing sexy back

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  June 18, 2011 10:58 p.m. curtis73 Dork

  Conquest351 wrote: Needs a turbo LSx...

  Needs a duramax

  I'm bringing sexy back

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  June 18, 2011 11:34 p.m. AngryCorvair SuperDork

  that's not just a Sonoma, that's a ZQ8.

  if you're gonna be a bear.... be a grizzly bear!

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  June 18, 2011 11:44 p.m. Conquest351 Reader

  curtis73 wrote:

  Conquest351 wrote: Needs a turbo LSx...

  Needs a duramax

  Ya, that!

  When you can leave black marks from the exit of one corner to the entry of the next, THEN you have enough horsepower!

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  June 18, 2011 11:56 p.m. fasted58 HalfDork

  this

  
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  June 19, 2011 12:21 a.m. joey48442 SuperDork

  fasted58 wrote: this

  That's... I dunno, gross?

  Joey

  Oh yes use the longest screwdriver in the toolbox,use my shop voice and wing the rest!

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  June 19, 2011 1:03 a.m. Lesley SuperDork

  Yeah, those things always disturb me... like they're slithering.

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  June 19, 2011 8:40 a.m. alex SuperDork

  Given a sufficient supply of S10s and a large crane, I feel I could replicate that look instantaneously.

  The only two things in life that make it worth livin' are guitars that tune good and firm feelin' women.

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  June 19, 2011 8:46 a.m. JoeyM SuperDork

  Lesley wrote: Yeah, those things always disturb me... like they're slithering.

  Now we have a paint scheme to use. Imagine that black mini-truck with some snakeskin racing stripes

  "Meh. Jalopnik is like the National Enquirer of automotive journalism." - Racer1ab

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  June 19, 2011 8:48 a.m. cwh SuperDork

  Please note the signs in the background. Wrong way, do not enter.

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  June 19, 2011 8:55 a.m. curtis73 Dork

  AngryCorvair wrote: that's not just a Sonoma, that's a ZQ8.

  Yeah, I noticed that from the SPID sticker. Looked up the RPO and it just says "chassis package - sport". Has a nice rear sway bar and a nice stance. Actually handles quite well.

  Do you know what the ZQ8 gets different from the non ZQ8s?

  Two other nice RPO codes I found - G80 and GU6: Posi and 3.42 gears

  I'm bringing sexy back

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  June 19, 2011 9:27 a.m. SyntheticBlinkerFluid HalfDork

  Manual or Auto?

  '95 Jeep Cherokee / '80 Mazda Rx-7 / '68 Corvair Monza Coupe

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  June 19, 2011 9:43 a.m. 92CelicaHalfTrac SuperDork

  Oh man.... i want a flare side 4.3 manual ZQ8 quite badly.

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  June 19, 2011 10:15 a.m. SyntheticBlinkerFluid HalfDork

  I asked because I had a roomate in college who bought a brand new 4.3L Manual ZQ8. I was thrown back because I didn't know that they even let something like that leave the factory.

  '95 Jeep Cherokee / '80 Mazda Rx-7 / '68 Corvair Monza Coupe

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  June 19, 2011 1:50 p.m. curtis73 Dork

  SyntheticBlinkerFluid wrote: Manual or Auto?

  Auto

  I looked hard for a manual but this one was a screaming deal and only had 61k miles. I've seen plenty of V6 manuals, but since I'm new to the ZQ8 RPO I don't think I would have noticed it if I had seen one.

  ... But I do have two T56s sitting in the garage

  I'm bringing sexy back

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  June 19, 2011 2:15 p.m. AngryCorvair SuperDork

  ZQ8 has lower and stiffer springs, a huge front bar, and bilstein shocks at least on the rear and perhaps on all four corners. i think it's also got a quadra-shock arrangement in the rear to control axle hop. i'd love to have a clean extra-cab ZQ8 with the 4.3 / auto.

  if you're gonna be a bear.... be a grizzly bear!

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  June 19, 2011 2:40 p.m. Ian F SuperDork

  I hear ya... I picked up a really clean '72 GT6 a couple of weeks ago. I haven't had a chance to add it to my reader's ride profile yet. I'm really out of room now, so should sell the E30, but I just finally got it running again.

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  June 19, 2011 3:46 p.m. nicksta43 Reader

  ZQ8's also had specific bump stops that were a big upgrade to my 96 Impala ss.

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  June 19, 2011 8:23 p.m. aussiesmg SuperDork

  AngryCorvair wrote: ZQ8 has lower and stiffer springs, a huge front bar, and bilstein shocks at least on the rear and perhaps on all four corners. i think it's also got a quadra-shock arrangement in the rear to control axle hop. i'd love to have a clean extra-cab ZQ8 with the 4.3 / auto.

  ZQ8 has front and rear anti sway bar upgrades, Bilsteins front and rear. Springs as noted are stiffer and shorter.

  BTW G body front springs fit, are taller but have 787lb spring rate

  Cornering is like bringing a woman to climax. Jackie Stewart

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  June 20, 2011 9:01 a.m. AngryCorvair SuperDork

  fwiw, we used a short/short ZQ8 4.3/manual Sonoma to dolly the corvair to the challenge in 02, 03, and 04. the autobox has a higher tow rating so would probably be a better choice if pulling uphill was required. I-75 from Detroit to Gainesville only makes the truck work a few times through KY and TN, and with our load we were able to maintain 70 mph by using third gear on the steeper uphills. never had a problem with overheating the brakes, but again, our load wasn't too bad and we know how to downshift.

  if you're gonna be a bear.... be a grizzly bear!

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