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Old 05-22-2005, 09:47 PM
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nice job. love the engine
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What an AWESOME yellow car!
You dared, and I chickened out! Yup, I very nearly went with yellow for my new paint, too. However, I went back to original.

There were two yellow IROCs at the National Fbody Motorsports event in Memphis this year. The one from Arizona belonged to a guy named Barry and I nearly voted it for "best third-gen". Yours would have topped everyone.

Good show on the car. I am, however, with everyone else that's mentioned the black lamp pockets and blacked-out rear tail lamps. I think It might help set off the yellow. Just remember, canaries are yellow and go cheep cheep whereas bumble bees are yellow and black and carry a nice stinger.

p.s. Here's my yellow. I just *had* to add some yellow somewhere! You've inspired me.

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That is the most AWESOME radiator hose I have ever seen! I love the overflow tank to!!!!

VERY SWEET THIRDGEN!

I would like to know where you got the hose if you don't mind, PM me if you don't mind (Please please )
Old 05-22-2005, 11:44 PM
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Porkchop sandwiches man.. that beautiful...
Old 05-23-2005, 12:21 AM
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Car: 1989 Iroc-Z
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Car looks awesome!

I have a question about the aluminum badges. I really really like the aluminum dash badge. Did you CAD it out and have it made or did you have someone do it for you? Any info would be appreciated, thanks.
Old 05-23-2005, 05:19 AM
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Car looks awesome!

I have a question about the aluminum badges. I really really like the aluminum dash badge. Did you CAD it out and have it made or did you have someone do it for you? Any info would be appreciated, thanks.
All the Badges were made for me from all my existing plastic ones, basically a carbon copy in billet .
Old 05-23-2005, 10:47 AM
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All the Badges were made for me from all my existing plastic ones, basically a carbon copy in billet .
Who did you have them made by?
Old 05-23-2005, 11:40 AM
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damn thats a nice *** car all around! Hopefully I'll be able to do that to my car someday! keep up the good work! looks great!
Old 05-23-2005, 11:56 AM
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i normally don't like yellow, but... hey what happened to the "hail" smiley. there is nothing more fitting than that. the billet badges are awesome. where did you get those?
Old 05-23-2005, 07:53 PM
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Just out of curiosity, where did you get the chrome rad support?
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what sway bar is that?

great looking car but yeah...black headlight pockets!!
Old 05-26-2005, 07:23 PM
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oh my Fazhaaaaa....... I'd like to see your yellowness June 4th... Sikkkkkk

Wish you could rev your 383 stroker when I come to the show, really awesome car dude!

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Old 05-26-2005, 11:29 PM
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Old 05-26-2005, 11:52 PM
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That is one beautiful car man! I bet you could feed a third world country for a month with the funds you have invested in that fantastic ride!

I may be weird, but the thing that strikes me as the coolest is the radiator, fans and overflow set up. Awesome! And, the only thing that strikes me as what I would change is, I would take a little plastic polish to the console clock lens.

(bow-down similie here)
Old 05-27-2005, 12:18 AM
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That is SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO freakin' SEXY!!!!! WOW!! I sure hope my orange dream is done soon.....I can't stand waiting! Yellow was my other color choice :-)

So- DO tell about the IROC-Z badge- I need one! What can a girl do to get one of those??
Old 05-27-2005, 12:24 AM
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Originally posted by Gr89RS
Sorry i couldn't resist, it just looks sooo good this way...



Hot car 99.76/100

(you get the rest when the buckets are black
Old 05-28-2005, 10:53 PM
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Agreed - black headlight bucket, and fix the tailights - really the only things holding this car back- would definetly be over the edge with these two mods added- still very nice

just please do it justice and fix those two points....
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Great looking car! Not trying to tell you what to do but black headlight bucked would be a night and day diference!!!

I'm sure a body shop would do that cheap for you! Check around! Go with a gloss and not a flat or semi gloss it fades really bad over time! GL awesome job ! Shawn
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Hey-

What motor is that how do you like it????????? What do you think?
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ok i now officially hate English, i think i didnt ment the Sway bars. i think i ment the strut tower Braces...if so, which are those?

RiCk
Old 05-30-2005, 02:50 AM
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Car looks great. Personally, I wouldn't touch the buckets. I think black buckets definitely have their place on third gens, but would just add visual clutter to the overall extremely clean look of this particular car.

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Old 05-30-2005, 03:26 AM
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Love the motor. Big time love it.
Old 05-30-2005, 07:42 PM
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Damn, only stupid Canadians would have a license plate that long But seriously, nice car. Love the work done to it, inside and out, and underneath. Wish I had the funds to d omine all at once. The last 4yrs have been llllooooonnnnngggg. Good luck with it, ohh, and paint the headlights black.
Old 05-30-2005, 08:44 PM
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Damn that looks nice man. Real sharp. You should get some black or black and yellow interior. How much horse are you runnin with that?
Old 05-30-2005, 10:13 PM
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Originally posted by TransAmMike
...You should get some black or black and yellow interior.

Don't tarnish a beautiful car with body colored interior pieces. There is NO place for it on a nice clean interior. With yellow and black his interior would be nicest with black and polished aluminum just like the motor. The ONLY yellow part that I'd allow in the interior (if it were mine) would be a yellow racing harness. Even then it would be in there if the black or grey was on back order and I'm in a rush

I too think he needs black headlight pockets and I'm not a fan of them. The way he did the engine bay though made me change my mind. Excellent car and I wish I had the $$$ for an engine like that.
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Hey Sinister Im glad to see that you completed your car. You might remember me from last year at the Pipes exhuast show.Im Regi,the kid who admired and begged to hear that 383 roar.Still love that sound lol.Anyways now that your all done.. well for now anyways I can certainly use your expertise and helping me build my 87 T/A. Send me pm
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That is a slick looking car. I like everything about it. You have definetly put in some time. My only question is : "Is that the original mastercylinder?" If I had my choice. I would slap one on from a 91-92 thirdgen. To each their own.
Old 05-31-2005, 12:03 AM
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Damn, only stupid Canadians would have a license plate that long
Well only stupid americans notice it
Old 05-31-2005, 04:03 AM
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That is a slick looking car. I like everything about it. You have definetly put in some time. My only question is : "Is that the original mastercylinder?" If I had my choice. I would slap one on from a 91-92 thirdgen. To each their own.
I had a 91-92 Mastercylinder in there but I was having problems with it (no brakes at all) it also needed a brakebooster but it wouldn't have help anyways due to the high-lift cam, so I got the one that you see in the pics from a 1973 Corvette because back then they had manual brakes.
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Wow! That is one sexy ride. I couldn't get over how clean your engine bay is. That is one of the best looking 3rd gens I've ever seen. Well done, thanks for sharing all of your pictures...
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Wow very nice car. Tell your friend he did a bang-up job on those billet badges. To bad some company doesn't offer items like these. I bet they could sell a few.
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