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Old 05-01-2012, 12:04 PM
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PROJECT REAPER

This thread is to display the rebuild/ restoration/ build of my 1992 z28 L98. ENJOY!
Old 05-01-2012, 12:26 PM
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These are just a couple of pics of when I first got the car. the paint wasnt to pretty the pictures dont look bad though. More to come!
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Old 05-01-2012, 12:29 PM
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This was a photo I took at Marcus dairy in danbury CT before they closed :[
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This is what the paint looked like up close!
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This is a shot of the roof. the flaking and chipping kept getting worse and worse over time.
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Car starting to get stripped down.
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More to come!
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Ya know i've always been a firebird/Trans Am kinda guy but my god a 91-92 Z28 just looks sexy when in good condition. I will own one someday. Good looking project by the way!
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Sweet prject
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Thats a great project. When I was looking at getting my 3rd gen 11 years ago I looked at a couple of Z28's simular to the one you have.

I test drove a white '91 L98 Z28. Ha ha I never will for get that. The Camaros that I had driven up to that point were RS models with stock L03's. After I drove that L98 Z28 I was hooked! I'll never forget the first time I floored that car. I was 17 at the time and it made a real impression on me. At that point I had just been used to driving my moms 4 cylinder Corolla.

I also looked at a black '92 Z28 L98 just like the one you have. I love my IROC but one day I would like to put a '91-'92 Z28 like you have in the garage next to it.

Keep up the good work.
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