Shhh....the new owner is registered here now. Turns out he is a friend of Robs (Rob71LM7, one of the mods/long time members here) from the Kentucky F-body group some time ago.

I understand, but then again I've never been a fan of anything Chrysler. Some of their styling is great, but I never thought much of their long term quality.

That's why I'm looking at CJ-7's if I get a Jeep. Before Chrysler took over.

The seats aren't comfortable. It will go ANYWHERE...but I don't want to sit in it long enough to get there.

That's just you getting old..... (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/nutkick.gif)

What is this shh business? (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

Hi everyone, excited new owner here. As Kevin mentioned, I was in (co-founded) Kentucky F-Bodies... www.kyfbodies.org... with Rob, who Im sure I met at some point at a bash or something... That was a number of years ago and sadly, not much action there anymore. Ive been the proud owner of 2 Z28's.. 95 and 97, both 6-speed and 1 t-top. I had to get rid of the 97 (had a 355 with a mild cam and full exhaust) when the first born started baking in the oven, traded it for a Tahoe then traded that in on a minivan. Needless to say, I cant wait for this car to show up.

For those wondering, the car will remain as is (probably putting the stock sway bar and PHB on) for awhile. My other car (2001 VW Passat with 175k) is going to get put on jackstands and will get overhauled so it can run for another 175k issue free. Once thats done the SS will go to weekend warrior status and a build project will be started. (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/2thumbs.gif) in the meantime Im going to be doing some reading and question asking here so as to prepare for said build.

Welcome aboard David. I'd put the stock rear bar on it, but leave the 35mm front. The larger front bar has little impact on ride quality and really helps handling and response. Beyond that, the Bilstiens should have about 4k miles on them and the stock PHB works for a daily driver.

It should be on the way (they said the truck was leaving today) and you should see the paperwork on Saturday via Fedex.

As for questions, ask away!

Indeed. When we settled on a replacement vehicle for the now-getting-troublesome 95 Caprice my wife was DD, and started looking, we found a dealer in Florida that specializes in police vehicles. They'd post on their website 'new arrivals' with a price, before they'd take delivery. Then, they'd make a bid on the things, and get outbid, sometimes at more than what they were offering the vehicles for on their site. They said that other resellers are even buying vehicles from them at what they're priced them at, jacking up the price again, and reselling them.

We finally got lucky on a 2010 PPV, but ended up paying probably only about $7K less than what the thing went for new. We're still quite happy with the purchase, though, even at the premium. It's fun to drive, and so far, has been dependable, which is Job 1 for someone who's on call 50% of the week.

Welcome and congrats on the sweet ride! (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/2thumbs.gif)

DO NOT let ANYONE tell you that these cars cannot be used as a daily driver with a baby/young kids.

I've used it to transport my two sons from the time they were young, and even took BOTH of them to hockey practice/games in it at the same time, with ALL of their equipment, and one was a goalie!!!!! : (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/gr_eek2.gif)