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Old Nov 21, 2002 | 02:45 PM
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I have a few plans over the winter, but I want opinions on what would look good overall in the exterior appearance.

Here's a link to my site. Please let me know what you would add or change. All opinions are appreciated and yes, i can handle criticism...

MY SITE HERE
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Old Nov 21, 2002 | 03:11 PM
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looks really good! As for appearance, I would say paint the headlight pockets gloss black... hmmm thats about it, your car already looks great
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Old Nov 21, 2002 | 03:22 PM
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Originally posted by 85_ZED28
looks really good! As for appearance, I would say paint the headlight pockets gloss black... hmmm thats about it, your car already looks great
uh oh...this just may open up a can of worms on the headlight pocket issue...

I'm still undecided for now so keep the suggestions coming.
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Old Nov 21, 2002 | 03:26 PM
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Possibly lower the car.....

Maybe an aftermarket hood......
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Old Nov 21, 2002 | 03:30 PM
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ASCD SS hood
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Old Nov 21, 2002 | 08:07 PM
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I think it looks great as it is, but i'm one to like bone stock looking cars. If anything just lower it and you'll be set.
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Old Nov 21, 2002 | 08:18 PM
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Yeah id say black headlight pockets and a cowl hood .. and that'd be WICKED sweet
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Old Nov 21, 2002 | 08:19 PM
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This may be an extremely unusually answer from me, but I would say just leave your IROC the way it is. I would replace the single exhuast tip with a duel one. Single tail pipe exit doesn't seem aggressive enough for the IROC. Just keep it clean.
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Old Nov 21, 2002 | 08:20 PM
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nice but what is that little red button next to the shift light?
id say leave the pockets how they are..
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Old Nov 21, 2002 | 08:30 PM
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Yeah, that single large tip looks real bad. But nice, car.

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Old Nov 21, 2002 | 08:39 PM
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nice but what is that little red button next to the shift light?

bub
Thats a light to tell me when the oil pressure falls below 6 psi. The previous owner installed it and i've never seen it come on. I don't want a hole so I just leave it alone.

The interior doesn't look so cruddy anymore. Those pics were taken before the paint job...
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Old Nov 21, 2002 | 08:41 PM
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Thats a light to tell me when the oil pressure falls below 6 psi. The previous owner installed it and i've never seen it come on. I don't want a hole so I just leave it alone.

The interior doesn't look so cruddy anymore. Those pics were taken before the paint job...

Still looks good before the paint job.
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Old Nov 21, 2002 | 08:51 PM
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Ok heres some answers to a few things...

The single exhaust with the fart can... A single outlet muffler flows better than a crossflow, so thats what I got. The tip IMO looks better than just a dull single 3" pipe with nothing on it. The tip itself has a resonator in it so it quiets the car too at cruising speed.

The hood... The paint color would be real hard to get 100% perfectly matched. I do have some extra paint that was mixed when the car was painted, but theres no guarantee it would be a perfect match.

The headlight pockets... Something different. Almost every IROC on the road has black pockets. Plus, I wanted the car to maintain somewhat of a sleeper image. If you seen it coming up in your rearview mirror would u think IROC or modded RS with a 305 TBI? Just a little bit of stealth.

Lowering... Coming soon. Just looking for the right product and the right ride quality.

Interior... More pics as soon as the new carpet gets in.
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Old Nov 21, 2002 | 10:04 PM
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I'm with the others, I don't like the tip. Tints would look sweet too.
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Old Nov 21, 2002 | 10:09 PM
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get all your "in the works" mods done
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Old Nov 22, 2002 | 01:12 AM
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looking sharp as always mike.

personally i think an eibach pro-kit with some bilstein struts and shocks would look sweet and ride great for you.

some nice cross drilled/slotted rotors would be nice.

maybe some appearance parts like some coated brackets..

i might even know where you could get a deal on some of the stuff......

purchase mods aside, the car definately could use some lowering.......polishing the wheels would look great....

other than that what else could you really do? i would like to see some clear markers on that color blue just for the heck of it.
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