Merry Xmas to me


tmcphail

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Apr 24, 2006
4,103
St Augustine, Florida
Enjoy !!!!
 

otis

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Nov 13, 2011
349
Stillwater, MN
Otis, welcome! There are 3-4 other new members on here as well in the Twin Cities.

Is this Coty's car by chance?

This is I mean was Cotty's car. I had to wrestle it away from him. He was pretty attached to it. Rightly so as its a beautiful car. I already know HIRISC and look forward to meeting the other owners here in the area.

This is a pretty good Xmas present. Best I have ever received. From me To me.

Otis
 

tmcphail

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Jason, we need to get this guy involved in the spring dyno GTG we are having !
 

THamonGT

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Otis, Merry Christmas, congratulations on your new purchase. Welcome to the best Forum you will ever be involved with. Your new life has just begun. Tomy
 

MNJason

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May 14, 2010
2,097
San Diego
Jason, we need to get this guy involved in the spring dyno GTG we are having !

We will add him to the growing list!!
 

MJSFRX

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Jul 26, 2010
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Carlsbad, CA
Merry Christmas! Great choice of color.
 

tmcphail

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We will add him to the growing list!!

Excellent !:biggrin
 

6s219

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Nov 30, 2010
155
Covina, CA
I never get tired of seeing pictures of these cars! Welcome!
 

twobjshelbys

GT Owner
Jul 26, 2010
6,211
Las Vegas, NV
Congratulations on your new car. I'm sure you'll be chomping at the bit to get it out in the spring.
 

B.M.F.

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1,814
Minnesota
Congrats........Blue is an awesome color.
 

33Bravo

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Nov 3, 2006
688
Minneapolis, MN
Jason, we need to get this guy involved in the spring dyno GTG we are having !

Welcome from Bloomington!

Indeed - we are having Torrie up this spring.. I'm having (among other things) mine tuned (perhaps an overboost situation) - really looking forward to it; and to meeting other Minnesota based FGTS.

Congrats!
 

otis

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Nov 13, 2011
349
Stillwater, MN
Excellent !:biggrin

When are you coming? I'm definitely in if I can get a pulley/tune done with some dyno time while you are here. I will have the bumper delete done with the Heffner exhaust by then. I was trying to figure out how and who to have install the pulley.

Otis
 

tmcphail

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When are you coming? I'm definitely in if I can get a pulley/tune done with some dyno time while you are here. I will have the bumper delete done with the Heffner exhaust by then. I was trying to figure out how and who to have install the pulley.

Otis

We are in the process of setting the exact date currently. It's not set in stone yet so if you have a preference let it be known.
 

HIRISC

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Mar 14, 2007
259
Minneapolis, MN
Looking good Rob. Glad you got it worked out with Cotty.

Don't forget about a set of Bridgestone's.. much to like.

Don't know the best place to get a pulley/tune done, but you/Jason/33Bravo all seem to be after the same upgrade.

I'll ask around.

Let's start tossing some dates around for the tune. Torrie indicated that he's pretty open the last week of April or first week of May.

I'm wide open and ready to roll.
 

MNJason

GT Owner
May 14, 2010
2,097
San Diego
Let's start tossing some dates around for the tune. Torrie indicated that he's pretty open the last week of April or first week of May.

I'm wide open and ready to roll.

We could have snow on the ground in late April......
 

timcantwell

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Jan 22, 2006
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Congratulations and welcome! You should ship it to Phoenix for a drive with us!
 

otis

GT Owner
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Nov 13, 2011
349
Stillwater, MN
Looking good Rob. Glad you got it worked out with Cotty.

Don't forget about a set of Bridgestone's.. much to like.

Don't know the best place to get a pulley/tune done, but you/Jason/33Bravo all seem to be after the same upgrade.

I'll ask around.

Let's start tossing some dates around for the tune. Torrie indicated that he's pretty open the last week of April or first week of May.

I'm wide open and ready to roll.

I think the first week of May would be good. Torrie told me for us to get a consensus and let him know. He'd have a pulley/tune ready for me when he came down. As far as tires go I think I have to see just how bad they are before I replace them. The rears are new with a few hundred miles on them. One bad unsuspected slide and they are gone.

It was very hard for Cotty to walk away from the car. At that moment I knew I had something special. To watch him emotionally hand over the keys to the car was something I've never seen before. These cars seem to make a bond with the owners. I hope I'm as good of a steward while I borrow the experience for a while. Then someday passing it on and letting someone else share the same experience. It's like he felt the car was more than the sum of its parts and we are the lucky ones to experience it. I'm sure I will solidify my bond with the car once I've had more opportunity to drive it more than the 5 miles I have put on so far.

Otis
 

DanM

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Mar 31, 2006
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Stillwater, MN
Welcome and congrats on your new GT. I am in stillwater also. We should wait till May, April can be very exciting with cold mornings. Maybe shoot for the first C&C in May.
 

33Bravo

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Nov 3, 2006
688
Minneapolis, MN
Looking good Rob. Glad you got it worked out with Cotty.

Don't forget about a set of Bridgestone's.. much to like.

Don't know the best place to get a pulley/tune done, but you/Jason/33Bravo all seem to be after the same upgrade.

I'll ask around.

Let's start tossing some dates around for the tune. Torrie indicated that he's pretty open the last week of April or first week of May.

I'm wide open and ready to roll.

First week in May may be good. As Jason said - we may have a late snowy spring..

Now we just need a dyno shop...
 

tmcphail

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St Augustine, Florida
All sounds good to me !