PICS! - "new" wheels, less stripes with questions
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PICS! - "new" wheels, less stripes with questions
Ive gotten all but the hood stripes off (they are painted on the hood), and the T/A rims. The adhesive from the stripes is a PITA to get off the car.
Now heres the important question. With drum brakes on the back, what was the exact thickness of the stock wheel spacers cause i can have my father make me some. The guy on the phone at the dealer was a jerk and didnt bother to help me out.
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Now heres the important question. With drum brakes on the back, what was the exact thickness of the stock wheel spacers cause i can have my father make me some. The guy on the phone at the dealer was a jerk and didnt bother to help me out.
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Car: 92 Trans Am 'Vert
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Originally posted by Z28DJP1987
Gm installed the .170 spacer on iron drum brake cars to make up the difference in thickness from the aluminum drums used previously. These were ONLY installed on cars having the 16"aluminum wheels to give correct spacing on the rear. People either use them or not, its not a real big issue.
Gm installed the .170 spacer on iron drum brake cars to make up the difference in thickness from the aluminum drums used previously. These were ONLY installed on cars having the 16"aluminum wheels to give correct spacing on the rear. People either use them or not, its not a real big issue.
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Car: 1991 Pontiac Firebird
Engine: 3.8
Transmission: 700r4
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Ever since I ran into u...you have done nothin but copy me. What next? Paint ur car white? 
Looks good Tim, keep it up man.
Looks good Tim, keep it up man.
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LOL, im not copying .... it so happened that my car is the same year with the same motor, same options, and i got a great deal on rims.
In a quest to succeed in making profit, car companies tend to mass produce more than one of the same vehicle ...
In a quest to succeed in making profit, car companies tend to mass produce more than one of the same vehicle ...
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what is your problem dude? So what .... that means i gotta put the key in manually and who cares. Anyways, Im not the one who had the idenity crisis not long ago about weather or not my car was R-C-.
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Yeah I guess its pretty easy to 'copy' someone when everyone does the same appearance mods over and over ... 
I think the car looks great Deadtrend. Are you going to lower it?
I think the car looks great Deadtrend. Are you going to lower it?
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Originally posted by deadtrend1
In a quest to succeed in making profit, car companies tend to mass produce more than one of the same vehicle ...
In a quest to succeed in making profit, car companies tend to mass produce more than one of the same vehicle ...
HA HA!!!! That was the funniest thing Ive read all day.
Car looks great man. I kinda liked the stripes...just not all the way down the nose and rear bumper.... Good looking bird. Makes me wish I still had my 91 Firebird.....
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Car: 1985 Camaro Z28/1989 Pontiac Trans Am GTA
Engine: 305 tpi/350tpi
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I like alot better just get them off the hood and I think it looks great!! Like the rims on the car too!!
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i like the new rims better but i loved ur stripes......if i were ever to get stripes they would be the same style as urs.......
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Car: 1987 Camaro Z28 IROC-Z
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Looks much better without the stripes and the GTA wheels are a nice touch.
Maybe I am just sick of the whole stripe thing. (Non-stock type, anyways, the camaro 25th setup looks great! I just don't dig stripes over the nose, bumpers, etc...)
Maybe I am just sick of the whole stripe thing. (Non-stock type, anyways, the camaro 25th setup looks great! I just don't dig stripes over the nose, bumpers, etc...)
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Originally posted by bradkieth
deadtrend, your new t/a wheels look awesome on your car. They really make it stand out.
deadtrend, your new t/a wheels look awesome on your car. They really make it stand out.
Originally posted by polishdevil
The car has come a long way. Its looking better everyday! Any progress on the camaro?
The car has come a long way. Its looking better everyday! Any progress on the camaro?
The motor in the camaro is totally f'ed up, im not gonan mess with it. Im saving for a crate motor cause im too lazy to build mine. I have 2 350 long blocks in pieces if anyone wants to buy some parts.
I have a buddy with a garage that we will attempt to paint it when it runs. Im not sure how strong the tranny is, if it goes it goes when i put a motor in, probably will... no biggie.
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85maroz28, i cant get them off the hood cause they are painted on it. Until, i can afford paint ill just have to live with it ... i doesnt look that bad. No one will think less of me .. :lala:
crazyhawaiian im not gonna lower the bird, i like the stance. Actually i think its high in the pics cause i just had it up on a jack and it didnt fully sink. Maybe on the camaro, ill get some eibach springs but thats number 450 on the 500 things i need to get first for it. Im actually putting v6 front springs on the bird .... soften that up for the track.
Bubba .... thanx, somethings about the stripes i didnt like. I was just tired of attention being drawn to it .. i like to travel incognito.
And for those who didnt know ... 91bird305 was just being a smartazz, as was me!
crazyhawaiian im not gonna lower the bird, i like the stance. Actually i think its high in the pics cause i just had it up on a jack and it didnt fully sink. Maybe on the camaro, ill get some eibach springs but thats number 450 on the 500 things i need to get first for it. Im actually putting v6 front springs on the bird .... soften that up for the track.
Bubba .... thanx, somethings about the stripes i didnt like. I was just tired of attention being drawn to it .. i like to travel incognito.
And for those who didnt know ... 91bird305 was just being a smartazz, as was me!
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i was just wounderin how many peoples name on this board is Tim? lol mine is Tim also lol
but on the topic i think it looks good with or white out the strips. just need to ploish up the lip around the rim and make the black kinda stand out more maybe hit them up with some gloss black paint and use some clear on there also.
but on the topic i think it looks good with or white out the strips. just need to ploish up the lip around the rim and make the black kinda stand out more maybe hit them up with some gloss black paint and use some clear on there also.
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