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 Dec 17 2008, 04:40 PM
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DSMCentral Godfather  Group: Admin Posts: 3,823 Joined: 10-January 01 From: Washburn Member No.: 26  |
Dan's thread about memories has brought up what I think can be another good thread.
How did you come to be a member of DSMCentral. Many have some interesting stories, I know. Hell in the early yahoo-group days I used to put home printed business cards with a link to our website on any DSM I seen parked. I also e-mailed a number of members from the now defunct Midwest DSM Club. It was a meager start, but with over 900 members these days it's hard to imagine it started that way. What's your story? -------------------- In Loving memory of David T Crebo
Greatness comes from the most unexpected places!  |
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Dec 17 2008, 05:59 PM
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 DSMCentral Freak Group: Members Posts: 355 Joined: 18-March 08 From: Washington, Illinois Member No.: 2,799 |
Looking for a DSM Club in Central Illinois
-------------------- If the sound of a DSM in the distance rowing through the gears gives you a hardon, you might be a car enthusiast.
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Dec 17 2008, 08:54 PM
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 Eats and sleeps DSM jargin. Group: Members Posts: 1,995 Joined: 27-November 04 From: Yates City IL Member No.: 389 |
Mine not a great story....but I'll contribute. Before buying my whore "everyone has driven my car" Talon (I have the Carfax 8 owners!) Darryl (also previous owner)sent me to this board. I was looking for information on DSMs and the support available on the internet.
So between Darryl helping me and the members of this board, I took the plunge, bought the car and have been dumping money ever since!  The support here has saved my ass more than once and I was never called stupid or talked down upon like some of the other boards for making newby questions.
-------------------- 92 Eagle Talon TSI AWD "The Black Golfball" How fast can a 14B go???
91 Chevy C1500 "Problem Child" **SOLD** 01 Impala DD 07 Trailblazer Wife's new DD Cars run on blood, sweat, and horsepower... Without the first two, you can't get the last" SOB Racing "Sitting On Blocks" |
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Dec 17 2008, 09:01 PM
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DSMCentral Godfather Group: Admin Posts: 3,823 Joined: 10-January 01 From: Washburn Member No.: 26 |
And now look at you...
THE fastest 14b powered DSM in the area and one of a handful near the top ever with a 14b. -------------------- In Loving memory of David T Crebo
Greatness comes from the most unexpected places! |
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Dec 17 2008, 10:47 PM
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 Post Master Group: Members Posts: 729 Joined: 19-September 02 From: New Baden, IL Member No.: 7 |
I was given one of those cards by Mr. Boles. I met up with everyone at Monical's (where we eventually went to Avanti's) and I have been hooked ever since... even 900+ miles away!
-------------------- -The original (member) 007. Stop looking at me Spy!!
-98 S-10 P/U creepin' low on stock 15s!! -You come off just a little more intelligent if you know how to spell the insults in addition to saying them |
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Dec 17 2008, 11:13 PM
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DSM Tech Wizard Group: Members Posts: 2,404 Joined: 16-December 03 From: Fletcher/Bloomington Member No.: 214 |
I can remember visiting the old dsm.org site and going through the links to find websites of Midwest DSM groups. This was the only one listed at the time and I immediately signed up. Many mods / cars later and I'm still here occasionaly lurking.
-------------------- "I hear he tunes the space shuttle also...and that thing is fast"
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Dec 18 2008, 03:20 PM
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Eats and sleeps DSM jargin. Group: Members Posts: 1,995 Joined: 27-November 04 From: Yates City IL Member No.: 389 |
QUOTE (awd4kicks @ Dec 17 2008, 09:01 PM) And now look at you... THE fastest 14b powered DSM in the area and one of a handful near the top ever with a 14b. You're too kind...following your lead brother! 
-------------------- 92 Eagle Talon TSI AWD "The Black Golfball" How fast can a 14B go???
91 Chevy C1500 "Problem Child" **SOLD** 01 Impala DD 07 Trailblazer Wife's new DD Cars run on blood, sweat, and horsepower... Without the first two, you can't get the last" SOB Racing "Sitting On Blocks" |
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Dec 18 2008, 04:51 PM
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 Zen Master DSM Group: Moderators Posts: 3,008 Joined: 10-January 01 From: in front of you Member No.: 5 |
Gross (akamiami) started me on DSMcentral when it was a yahoo group a few months after it was created. He's also responsible for getting me hooked on DSM's. DAMN HIM!!! (shakes fist in the air)
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Dec 18 2008, 08:58 PM
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DSMCentral Godfather Group: Admin Posts: 3,823 Joined: 10-January 01 From: Washburn Member No.: 26 |
QUOTE (natedogg @ Dec 18 2008, 10:51 PM) Gross (akamiami) started me on DSMcentral when it was a yahoo group a few months after it was created. He's also responsible for getting me hooked on DSM's. DAMN HIM!!! (shakes fist in the air) Haha...oh yeah, that's right. -------------------- In Loving memory of David T Crebo
Greatness comes from the most unexpected places! |
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Dec 19 2008, 08:38 AM
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 DSMCentral Freak Group: Admin Posts: 490 Joined: 15-September 08 From: East Peoria, IL Member No.: 8,716 |
No exciting story here, just another victim of Gross lol. Was working on a talon for a coworker and needed some help, so I ended up here
I've always been a fan though, I got a tour of the DSM plant before it opened, as my dad worked for a Chrysler dealership near by. I always liked the Stealths, which got me interested in the Mitsu/Chrysler cars, and after seeing Gross's GSX, I was hooked on the DSM's. One of these days I'll have one in my collection
-------------------- 1978 Mustang II King Cobra
89 5.0HO, Stock Short Block, Ford F303 cam, 1.7:1 Crane Roller Rockers, Holley 650 Doubler Pumper, MSD 6AL, Pocket Ported stock heads, Hedman Long Tube Headers 5 spd Manual Full roll cage, 9" full floater w/Currie trac lock/373 gears, RCI Fuel Cell Project Page: http://www.brandttuning.com/projects.htm |
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Dec 19 2008, 10:08 AM
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 Post Master Group: Members Posts: 908 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Chillicothe, IL Member No.: 182 |
I was in at sound of Peoria getting some 2ga wire for the old black galant when I ran into Jbone. He suggested the site. I've made a lot of friends here over the years.
-------------------- GVR4 866/1000 = the perpetually broken car
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Dec 21 2008, 12:39 PM
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 Eats and sleeps DSM jargin. Group: Members Posts: 1,985 Joined: 30-June 03 From: Peoria, IL Member No.: 150 |
Dan and Kicks spotted me driving my 93 GSX (previously owned by Dan) and they stopped and talked to me a bit about my car and suggested the site.... from that point on... I was hooked.
-------------------- You CAN sleep in your car, but your CAN NOT race your house!!!
------------------------------------------------------- Double Decker spoilers are uber ricerlicious!!!!  |
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Dec 22 2008, 03:58 PM
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Person of Wisdom Group: Members Posts: 113 Joined: 26-November 04 Member No.: 388 |
CII refugee
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Dec 23 2008, 08:27 PM
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DSM Tech Wizard Group: Members Posts: 2,256 Joined: 10-January 01 From: central IL Member No.: 10 |
Old member of the yahoo site Jim Martz actually worked with my wife at Avanti's back in the day... got me hooked... last count I think it was 20 some DSM's... been clean and sober over a year now.
-------------------- The fastest car I own is a minivan....
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Dec 24 2008, 06:50 AM
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Person of Wisdom Group: Members Posts: 177 Joined: 14-January 03 From: Bloomington Member No.: 66 |
Dan gave me a bad case of torrets and I landed here.
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Dec 24 2008, 07:22 PM
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 DSMCentral Freak Group: Tech Moderators Posts: 388 Joined: 19-September 02 From: Pekin Member No.: 11 |
I was told about the site and given a card by a co-worker a few days after I bought my Talon a few months after the yahoo group was started. I still remember the first night I met anyone from the site, back at the first meeting of the midnight racing club lol. Dan kept asking me if I was a cop.
-------------------- Brian J
1996 Talon TSI AWD Great indeed is the power of the dragon as the sun, yet humbly and slowly it meanders its way shy, minuscule indeed is the power of the tiny scorpion, yet it swaggers its tail and boasts to the sky. |
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Dec 24 2008, 09:29 PM
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 Post Master Group: Moderators Posts: 516 Joined: 2-September 08 Member No.: 8,139 |
QUOTE (badbu68 @ Dec 24 2008, 06:50 AM) Dan gave me a bad case of torrets and I landed here. Sorry about that badbu... There seems to be a history of me reffering folks to bad shops. -------------------- Need a boost in the pocket book and with your health?
the real deal If your not interested in an extra grand a month, cool beans... Its working for me. |
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Dec 24 2008, 11:46 PM
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Person of Wisdom Group: Members Posts: 177 Joined: 14-January 03 From: Bloomington Member No.: 66 |
QUOTE (Dan Boles @ Dec 24 2008, 10:29 PM) There seems to be a history of me reffering folks to bad shops. You didn't refer me to any shop, I went out on my own and it seemed like a good place to go... I actually found out about dsmcentral from c2 early on and attended a get together at slo ponys. I think I even won a raffle prize there. |
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Dec 25 2008, 12:44 AM
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DSMCentral Godfather Group: Admin Posts: 3,823 Joined: 10-January 01 From: Washburn Member No.: 26 |
Yes, I believe you did Badbu.
-------------------- In Loving memory of David T Crebo
Greatness comes from the most unexpected places! |
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Dec 26 2008, 04:51 PM
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HONDA KILLER Group: Members Posts: 6 Joined: 13-June 04 From: East peoria, IL Member No.: 310 |
Hmmmm.. how i came upon dsmcentral.com.... well its been about 5 years now. but i had my very first DSM. (after riding in a friends for the first time, i was obsessed!) it was a grey 95 eagle talon tsi AWD. loved it. i never knew to much at first of what they were capable of doing. but anyways my g/f and i were heading up to the sunnyland family video to dropoff/rent some movies. well the guy workin there had noticed my talon. and he gave me a dsmcentral.com card. (that i still have to this day) ever since then dsm's have been a huge part of my life!
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