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I got a 1991 z28 5 speed 305 TPI. i just got it painted yesterday with pearl white (man that was a lot of sanding) and i love it. it has ttops that im gonna buff and clean up realy nicely pretty soon. ive put a great sound system in it and will have the windows tinted very soon (as soon as i get new motors in them!!!) i need new pedals and am undecided what pedals to get i have my rims that will be put on soon they arew 9 spoke chrome . my engine mods will be nothing much but something to clean it up. an engine detail new coolant and washer fluid bottles (mine are nasty as hell) polish my plenum and runners and get chrome valve covers and the plenum plate in front that has a red chevy bpwtie instead of the Tuned Port Injection. other than a great loud flowmaster exhaust with some headers and 4 wheel disc brwkes thats it. i wioll be perfectly happy in 3 years when i finally get all this done!!!!! anyone have any input or suggestions for me please PLEASE let me know! and imn always open eared to hewar about your future car mods, performance or not!!
__________________ 1991 Pearl White Z28 383
3265 lbs.
My car has new paint and has 65000 on the L98 motor. Everything on the car is practically mint. My friend ran a 14.0 and we raced, and he bearly beat me. Which should put me around the mid 14's range, though I need track times. The car runs very strong and is a eye catcher for sure. I need mods!! Next spring im planning to get SLP headers, new Y-pipe, and keep my flowmaster cat back (Prob a AFPR too). I also plan to wet sand the plenum and runners for that mirror like shine. I love my car sooooooo much
Yummy, clean black paint!
__________________ 1988 IROC-Z / 2007 R6 (Full exhaust | PCV | Flush Mounts |Tinted Windscreen | Fender Eliminator | Frame Sliders)
L98 with a little AFR, and a bit of comp cam (316 rwhp). - [Idle Clip]
i think im goin to have to barrow ur nice clean black paint for my car and jsut never give it back.
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mods to car- rebuilt 305 bored .030 over, slightly better then stock cam, stock heads, edelbrock performer intake, edelbrock 600 carb, no emmissions, no computer, no a/c, all new igntion system (mainly replacemtn parts) but i have accel super coil, wires, and plugs, th350 tranny with shift kit, hooker cat back and catco hi flow cat, 14x4 K&N filter
Mods coming soon: XE262 cam kit, 2500 stall converter, hookersuper comp long tubes, rear suspention work, struts and shocks (KYB).
I refuse to believe that is your paint...It looks like they sprayed a translucent black over some mirror fitted over your body. That is just TOO reflective. I'd be scared to drive it LOL.
yean that is sweet i wish my pearl looked like that but me and my uncle did a quick job so its not show room shine like but it still looks better than the chipped rusted lok before
Wow. I was never really a fan of black cars because they always kinda look dirty, but that paint is simply amazing. I looked at a sweet black Iroc, kinda wish I would've bought it but I just couldn't see owning a black car, especially one with no air. Heres the best I can do.
86 Trans Am
383
LT1 Intake
Crane Compucam 2032
Chip for LT1
Edelbrock Headers
Catco High Flow Cat
Borla 3" Cat Back
Ram Air II Hood
4th Gen spoiler
Prowler Orange
4th Gen Badges & Decals
Prowler Orange
4th Gen Rims 255/50/ZR 16 in Back 245/45/ZR16 in front
4th Gen Grey Leather Seats
4th Gen Console
Overhead console
Pioneer Head Unit
6 Disc Changer
350x2 Amp
Kicker Comp VR 12" Sub
Playstation II
6.4" LCD Screen
New Carpet
i don't feel it's right to brag about ones car seeing as there is always someone out there who will have something bigger and better......it's all a matter of opinion so be happy with what you have and make it yours!
__________________ Same model different attitude..
Fear my semi reflective white paint that hasn't been waxed in a year! I don't care about this paint job cause it never turned out that good. Next one will be as perfect as I can get it. Not too much else to brag about but I have a Hurst pistol grip shifter and a custom black anodized plate to fit around it.
__________________ Best times to date, motor pass: 11.81 @ 114.55 1.63 60' 10/18/08
nitrous pass: 10.49 @ 126 mph 1.42 60' 10/18/08
350, AFR 195 heads, Eagle H-beam 6" rods, Victor Jr,
750 Race Demon, ProMagnum RR's, Hooker LT, TH400, Spohn T/A and C/M
Engine & Drive Train:
350 bored .030 to 355
Edelbrock Preformer Intake
Edelbrock Preformer Carb 600 CFM
Brog Warner T-5 rebuilt for racing
3.73 Auborn Posi
Interior:
Painted Panels
4th Gen Dark Grey Leather Seats
T-tops
Stereo:
Pioneer Head unit (touch screen)
A pair of Kicker K46's up front
A pair of Kicker K69's in the back
A pair of Kicker S12L7's Solo barics in custom box in trunk
A kicker KX1200.1 amp for subs (1400 watt birth sheet)
A Kicker KX300.4 amp for internals (397 watt birth sheet)
Optmia Yellow Top Battery
0 Guage wire for subs
8 Guage wire for Internals
Paint & Exterior:
House of Kolors Candy Apple Red w/ Silver Metallic Base Coat
Harwood 2" Cowl Hood Painted Chrome Illusion on Cowl Area
I-Rock rims
__________________ 86Z28, 355, Edilbrock Preformer Intake, Edilbrock 600CFM Carb, Borg Warner 5 Speed,
with 3.73 Auburn posi. , 2 1/2" cowl induction hood. 4th gen dark grey leather seats,
an ALL KICKER SYSTEM, Yellowtop Optima, and A CUSTOM FLUSH SUB BOX.
Past cars: A SLOW 88 TBI Camaro 17.2 in the 1/4
1982 Berlinetta 305 carb. This car was PINK
Originally posted by IROCThe5.7L My car has new paint and has 65000 on the L98 motor. Everything on the car is practically mint. My friend ran a 14.0 and we raced, and he bearly beat me. Which should put me around the mid 14's range, though I need track times. The car runs very strong and is a eye catcher for sure. I need mods!! Next spring im planning to get SLP headers, new Y-pipe, and keep my flowmaster cat back (Prob a AFPR too). I also plan to wet sand the plenum and runners for that mirror like shine. I love my car sooooooo much
Yummy, clean black paint!
Damn where is the car!
>BTW that tree is ugly heh.. its the ugly tree. Tell the owner of that tree to tear it down and burn it! its ugly!
Last edited by redbird_400; 09-12-2002 at 05:27 PM.
Well I did race an LS1 Z28 not once but twice and took him by half a car both of the times. Maybe he was the bad driver but I dunno. At this time my car didnt even have a K&N and I had no muffler...lol. I wish I had the video cause I saw someone record both runs. As the only mods on my car being suspension (ALL spherical at the time)
with 3:73s and a non broken in Centerforce DF. I definately labeled him off the line though.
Its something I'm proud of and I still brag about it til this day.
My car has a halfway taken apart interior, rust spots and chipped paint, no wing, 183k miles, is running rich and blows plumes of smoke out the exhaust.
__________________ http://www.AyresWeb.com
Billet SB, Patriot Heads, VT turbo cams, Frank5L's turbo kit, 540RWHP at 8 psi, sucked in a bolt, repair in progress. Looking for 650+ at 14-16 psi once it's back together.
(Not my truck but I have a Sonic L now.)
IROCThe5.7L
I hate you. Why is your car so shinny. I was like why did this idiot take a picture of trees and sh1t and put it on here. Then i was like, that's his reflection < w/ that look on my face. Yea that is awesome, hopefully when i get mine painted it'll look that good :hail: :hail: :hail: Nice ride
Ok My car is the best in the parking lot @ work. There are about 1000 cars here but they are all you daily gas saving pos drivers. That and a load of SUVs and trucks. The trucks are cool but most of everything else sux. Oh yeah there were 4 or 5 thirdgens that come and go. But that sux 4-5 out of 1000.
I dont know if my car is as shiny as irocthe5.7...but it might be close. Nothing really special. 87 T/A, 305 TPI. Flowmasters, hypertech chip, and cold air. Soon to come AFPR and some ignition upgrades. She still looks good.
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ARE shortblock, Ross custom boost pistons, arp rod bolts, ARE ported oil pump,
MTI 2e 5.3L ported heads milled .030 with double springs,
228/224 113+1 Comp XE-R, Cloyes adjustable timing chain, LS6 valley cover,
fast 90mm intake, NW 90mm throttle body, SVO 30lb injectors, 85mm MAF,
ASP underdrive pulley, 160* t-stat, stainless LT headers 1.75" primaries
Im in eastern PA...right now Im at school in Kutztown. Near allentown and reading. When Im not here, Im in coatesville. Its about an hour north west of philly. Are you near the fairgrounds in Carlisle?
Justin
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ARE shortblock, Ross custom boost pistons, arp rod bolts, ARE ported oil pump,
MTI 2e 5.3L ported heads milled .030 with double springs,
228/224 113+1 Comp XE-R, Cloyes adjustable timing chain, LS6 valley cover,
fast 90mm intake, NW 90mm throttle body, SVO 30lb injectors, 85mm MAF,
ASP underdrive pulley, 160* t-stat, stainless LT headers 1.75" primaries
That's cool. A kid I hung out with a little bit last year is freshman at Kutztown I think. Yeah my house is like 4 miles from the Fairgrounds. My dad owns the John Deere dealer right next to them, so he has an in with the owners and we get into all the shows free. I even got my car in once for nothing so it works out nicely. Right now I'm in Williamsport at College though.
thats cool...i wish i lived that close to carlisle sometimes. takes me like 4 hours to get there sometimes. i make it to every show. now i have something sweet to take.
justin
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ARE shortblock, Ross custom boost pistons, arp rod bolts, ARE ported oil pump,
MTI 2e 5.3L ported heads milled .030 with double springs,
228/224 113+1 Comp XE-R, Cloyes adjustable timing chain, LS6 valley cover,
fast 90mm intake, NW 90mm throttle body, SVO 30lb injectors, 85mm MAF,
ASP underdrive pulley, 160* t-stat, stainless LT headers 1.75" primaries
87 Buick Grand National PT 6262 Billet, 4" intake, 3.5"dp, 20# street tune, too much other crap to list. 2009 ZX-14R Full alien head, fly delete, strapped and slammed, 200RWHP 2001 Silverado SC SB T-W-E-N-T-I-E-S 2006 Mustang GT the wifes 1995 Mustang GT In memory of Charley Sierra!
spent about 2 weeks wetsanding and buffing my car 
I'm shocked. 
