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    Yard and Landscape Guys, I need your help

    So I bought a lot, had it cleaned off, graded down. In November I plated rye and fescue together. With my job I travel quite a bit, stay gone alot so I haven't been able to keep an eye on it like I needed to. We have had alot of rain lately. Went up today to look at it and this is the mess I...
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    Log Homes

    Getting ready to build a house sometime next year out in a rural area where I have land at. Wondered if any of you guys had log homes. I have read and heard bits about how they are very high maintenance. I love everything about them, the inside, the outside and the rugged yet refined look...
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    International Dating (mail order brides)

    Ive heard about these for years, never given it much thought. It came up in conversation somehow and a guy at one of my stops the other day was telling me about how several of his friends have had good experiences with these international dating services and a few of them had gotten married...
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    Got a letter from the NC department of revenue

    So 2 years ago, almost to the date I bought an ATV out of state in VA. The regular msrp was $6999 and I purchased it for $4500+ VA taxes in cold hard cash. Took it back home to NC and rode it for several months and then sold it privately to a guy from the other side of the state. He paid me...
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    Bought my first handgun today.

    Went gun shopping with a friend of mine that knows guns alot better than I do. Ended up going with a SigSauer P938 9mm. Its very compact and fits in any of my pockets easily. Im signed up for a concealed carry class January 5th. Cant wait! I shot around 30 rounds out of it and really...
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    Want to buy half of a boat? Interesting Craigslist find

    28ft. double decker pontoon!! Lmao :rockon: Lets share half of a boat with a stranger!
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    Caught some flathead catfish last night

    My friend and I have been trying to catch one of these for months now, fishing just about every saturday night all night up here at Kerr Lake in southern VA. Havent been lucky enough to pull any in. My friend said his uncle was pretty good and could show us some good holes so he agreed to come...
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    Taking a trip across southern Canada. What should I know before I go?

    Im an American planning on taking a solo road trip through southern Canada in september, in just 2 weeks. I live in North Carolina, planning on going up through Michigan into Ontario and taking a pretty direct southern route all the way to Vancouver. The only must see detour is Lake Louise in...
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    Anyone know the nature of aluminum?

    Ive got a thread up w some pics in the pics and vids buffet but now Im looking for some answers is to why I cannot for the life of my get my aluminum right. Polished my pontoons on my boat with Zephyr products. Orbital buffer with 320 grit first. Then sanded with 800 grit. Then comes the...
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    Polishing aluminum pontoons

    Ive always loved polished aluminum but never could really do anything with it, especially by hand. I did my homework and somewhat learned a few of the tricks to it. Ive got a pontoon boat that I mainly use to fish on and thought it would be cool to polish the toons. Heres a few pics and I...
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    Semi restored 1991 Chevy k1500

    I bought this truck back in march from a friend of mine at work. Its a 91 k1500, extended cab long bed 4x4. Under the hood lies a 350 and would you believe it, a 5 speed manual tranny. Truck only had 120k miles but its obviously in pretty crappy shape exterior wise. Almost all the clear was...
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    Restoring 03/04 cobra wheels

    I bought a set of used 03/04 cobra wheels from a friend, 17x9's. Not sure if theyre real or knockoffs. Anyways they were extremely dirty, been sitting outside his garage for a while. The aluminum is as cloudy as youd ever want to see it, swirl marks all over in the sun. 1st thing I did was...
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    Could someone photoshop some wheels on my car?

    Ok heres the current ride. Considering going with some 18x9 (front) and 18x10 (rear) chrome 95 cobra r's, probably from american muscle if I go through with it. Ive looked through pages and pages on the sn95 pics thread and couldnt find a similar car and wheel setup. Thanks!
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    Need some ideas on a heat problem..

    Ok got a 93 lt1 z with no heat. Not a member of any z forums so Ill throw it out here and get some ideas from svtp's finest. Last weekend: Did a coolant flush, several times Replaced T-stat with a factory recomended 180 degree t-stat Got a little warmer, mostly just when the car is...
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    Stereo question

    Not sure if any of you guys would know, but im not part of a camaro forum so id figure id ask here. I have a 93 z28 that I bought a few years ago and it had an aftermarket stereo in the car. Sounded great with the stock speakers, but imo aftermarket stereos in cars are not easy on the eyes so...
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    Replacing a convertible top?

    Bought a replacement top for my gt. Ive come to the realization that shops charge (to me) exorbitant prices to install new tops. Anyone here ever done their own? Is it really that hard? I got quotes from $500-$950 just for install :shrug: Not much on youtube about this particular car
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    Best place to buy replacement convertible top?

    After almost 15 years of service my vinyl convertible top on my 98 gt has about had it. Wheres the best place to get an as close to original top? I dont need all the brackets and motors etc all thats fine just looking to replace the vinyl. Dont really like the cloth that everyone is so crazy...
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    Lovely sunset I caught tonight

    Dont see em like this everyday. Was taken w my 3.2mp camera on my flip phone. Wish I wouldve had my canon with me
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    T45 chirp/tap

    Not quite a cobra but none the less its a t45. My gt has 183k miles on it now, the transmission with unknown miles was installed with new clutch and to bearing in 2006 @ 110k miles, have had no issues at all. A few weeks ago I started noticing when Im going thru the gears especially 1st-3rd...
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    Have a microSD issue

    For 2 years ive had a simple flip style motorola v750 phone with 2MP camera and a 8gb sandisk microSD card, have about 700 pictures on it. So time for an upgrade, got a samsung convoy flip phone with a 3.2mp camera. Put my sd card in my new phone and none of my pictures are showing up. It is...
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    My ignition key broke in half today...

    Put my ignition key in the trunk today in my 98gt to pop it open and much to my dismay the key broke in half and around 1 inch of the key is still in the trunk lock. :bash: Like an idiot I dont have a spare ignition (chipped) key but I do have a spare to unlock the doors and trunk. Whats the...
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    Sunglasses

    So ive had some cheapie sunglasses for a while now and theyre scratched and just arent comfortable. Im out in the sun quite a bit and was considering buying some decent glasses. Ive heard polarized lenses are best and was considering some oakleys. They are mad expensive as you all know but to...
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    95 cobra r for sale locally

    Dont see many of these so I figured id post up the link. 1995 Ford Mustang Cobra R - White I guess its real? Dont know much about them honestly
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    Anyone own a dual sport bike?

    Just picked up a 08 honda xr650l with 5.5k miles on it. Wanted a dirtbike but 2strokes were out of the question, Ive never owned one and didnt know their characteristics. I rode my buddys KX250 last week and I was looking at the sky on my 1st ride and ended up dumping it over :nonono:. The 4...
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    Car back from the bodyshop, speedometer not working?

    Did a search and couldnt find anything btw. I know its not a SVT but its a 98gt and the systems are probably pretty similar. Car was hit in the front, both bags blew, etc etc. Got the car back from the bodyshop and neither the speedometer/odometer or the radio work. The lights on the radio...

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