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I agree with Mr. Z06. Perhaps the best question to ask yourself is "what do I *not* have to change on my car?" Less is more. Changing too many things can cause the car to look tacky. I've always felt that regardless of car manufacturer, you really have go above and beyond the factory's design to make something look good. What have I done to change my car's exterior? Nothing.
pwd by chevy what type of wing do u have lowflyin what kind is urs. also pwd can u give me the directions on to how u did ur headlights?are they brite? expensive?
Originally posted by sbrice18fan I have not seen anyone do this under the hood:
Here is a photo of the radiator support, it is made of polished stainless:
Here is my overflow tank, I had a braket welded onto my radiator so I could mount it out of site:
Where did you get that overflow bottle.... and does it recirculate. I have a moroso that doesnt recirculate and I hate it. Thanks
__________________ 1988 GTA Notchback (Original)
383 Stroker Engine
Eagle forged rotating assembly
JE Forged Pistons 11.5:1 Cr
Lunati Roller Cam .606/.585
Dur @ .050 248/252
Dart Pro 1 230cc Aluminum Heads
Ferrea Valves 2.08/1.60
Comp 1.5 pro magnum roller rockers
Victor Jr. Intake w/Holley 750 Double Pumper
Stewart Stage II water pump
March serpentine belt pulleys
Moser Ford 9" rear w/ 4:11s
Turbo 400 w/ ACT 5000 stall
B&M Supercooler
Hooker LTs w/ mufflex 4" exhaust
NX nitrous Gemini stage 6
Custom white and black leather int
Pearl red paint
16 Speaker system 3 AMPS
Originally posted by blue86iroc I agree with Mr. Z06. Perhaps the best question to ask yourself is "what do I *not* have to change on my car?" Less is more. Changing too many things can cause the car to look tacky. I've always felt that regardless of car manufacturer, you really have go above and beyond the factory's design to make something look good. What have I done to change my car's exterior? Nothing.
Just my opinion.
what color blue is ur car man? some lady smashed into mine so i gotta get it painted, the shade of ur car is what i want mine to be. is it the factory blue, if so what one!!
__________________ 1989 Ultra Blue Metallic Hardtop IROC - All Motor Stick Car Build
does mine have gfx. I can't really tell since your care doesn't seem to be different from mine. Look at my signature. That little plastic thing thats under the car came off a while back due to my driveway being too much of a slant.
Originally posted by 91-RED-WS6 Hurry up already!!! I LOVED that pic of your bird in gunmetal (silver?) with the modified front cover and slammed to the ground. :drool:
I'm going to have to tone down the styling quite a bit because of money issues. I'm going to attempt to fill it in. There is currently a headlight fitment issue with it. I guess I could get 91-92 bird lights to make it easier.
Shaved Door Handles, Antenna and Side Molding
SS Hood
JSP Spoiler
Billet Grill
Lowered
The Amber light delete, all white lights
Projector Headlights
1980-81 Z28 Fender Vents
Custom Paint (Blue & Green Mix)
I'm sure something is missing from the list above....
Originally posted by 88Spinner "self thought" I wonder if anyone here has this dash.
Very similar to my setup, except I have one guage in the center and two under each of the two 3 3/8's gauges. That and I made mine out of sheet metal, and used autometer phantom series gauges. Is that the plate that summit is selling now? Mine turned out not as good as I would like and I was thinking about picking that up.
Originally posted by Awesome89 pretty sure no one has done anything like this
MAN that is the sickest camaro i haver ever seen it looks like it just going to take off and fly around how you do that with the wheels and what kind of wheels are does oh you should paint the wheels gold and then paint your car green i think it would looks better that way j/k still sweet ride
__________________ 1991 Z28 Camaro Air Ride/INTRO Wheels 1999 30th Anniversary WS6 Trans Am #357 of 1600 Produced 2008 HHR SS 318 H.P. LNF 2.0 Turbocharged
Last edited by Sickness91Z28; 08-10-2003 at 11:40 PM.
How about a Dixie horn, same as the one on the General Lee.
Kevin
__________________ 1989 IROC-Z Hardtop
2nd Place Best Restoration Thirdgen Fest 2007 -- 2nd Place Best Restoration Thirdgen Fest 2008 -- 1st Place Best Restoration Thirdgen Fest 2009 -- 3rd Place Best Modified Thirdgen Fest 2009 -- 1st Place Best Restoration Thirdgen Fest 2010
*Just a little Vortec set up*
Originally posted by icebird_1981 Tribaldaze>i gotta say i luv the art on the side of your car, i even got a pic of it on my site. u got any more pics of your car?
Thanks for the compliment on my car. Glad that you like it. Here is a link for you to use to veiw more photos of my car. Use at your will.
You know, that OTP nose reminds me so much of "Knight Rider", probably because of the way its elongated compared to a stock TA nose.
The way its designed should provide more downforce on the front as well. Not sure how that will affect the balance of the car, but it will make a difference at high speeds. I don't see much effect at speeds below 120mph
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GTA Gallery | AS&M TPI | Video's | AS&M SS Runners, Ported/Siamesed TPI, Ported L98's, LPE 211/219 cam, Hooker 2055 headers coated by ACS, Flowmaster American Thunder, SVO 24# injectors, BBK AFPR...... Times coming soon! Signature Gallery
like it, hate it, whatever I needed the space and i hope nobody else has this GTA 4"cowl hood as it was made for me. Oh, got the 4th gen interior too from a 98 bird, but that is getting beat to death so I won't bother with those pics.
I like the light up center piece in the tail light section. Can anyone give a disc. of how you do that? doesnt seem like it would be that hard. Would make a nice tech article. Let me know.
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
3.1EyeCandy SWEET door panels!!! They look like they should of been there!! Trust me thats a lot coming from me, because I am really bias to things that are stock appearance wise.
Kevin
__________________ 1989 IROC-Z Hardtop
2nd Place Best Restoration Thirdgen Fest 2007 -- 2nd Place Best Restoration Thirdgen Fest 2008 -- 1st Place Best Restoration Thirdgen Fest 2009 -- 3rd Place Best Modified Thirdgen Fest 2009 -- 1st Place Best Restoration Thirdgen Fest 2010
*Just a little Vortec set up*
EyeCandy those r some nice door panels. Ive been wanting to get some ALL black door panels for my GTA but i cant seem to find any. Did u do those urself? also if u can tell me how please send me a pm. everyone elses cars are really nice. its great to see people with some ingenuity.
I lost almost every single pic of my car in a hard drive crash. If anyone has any of mine post em up!
The only real "custom" mod other than like hood and wheels is I changed up the formula bumper to accomodate TA foglights. Makes for a really sweet look.
Originally posted by Syxx613 EyeCandy those r some nice door panels. Ive been wanting to get some ALL black door panels for my GTA but i cant seem to find any. Did u do those urself? also if u can tell me how please send me a pm. everyone elses cars are really nice. its great to see people with some ingenuity.
The black ones are tough to find. My 87 TA came with the black ones, and Redraif bought a set off of Ebay, but those are about the only ones we've run across. They're not too common in any color, but black seems to be the least common. Redraif's 87 Firebird (base model car) came with the gray molded panels like that, strangely enough, but hers didn't have the map pocket (factory manual window car).
__________________ "I'm just a girl..." (No Doubt) "Love me or hate me, it's still an obsession. If you love me then Thank you, if you hate me then **** you!" (Lady Sovereign) 1987 Red & Black Firebird: "RAIF" WEBSITE: www.redraif.com (Yes... STILL in pieces from an engine bay paint makeover!) OTHER CARS’ WEBSITES:1982 Trans AM / 1990 Chevy Dually / 1976 Scout II / 1987 Nissan Pulsar / 1984 Indy Fiero Tact- n . Acute sensitivity to what is proper and appropriate in dealing with others, including the ability to speak or act without offending.
If anyone has any of mine post em up! 
