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Old Feb 11, 2003 | 07:04 PM
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i need help with making my camaro stand out from the pack

does anyone have any suggestions for making an 86 Camaro Berlinetta look stand out from the crowd????
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Old Feb 11, 2003 | 07:14 PM
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Paint it flouresant pink and put a top fuel wing on the back
lol check out your local car shows and look at ALL the cars and steal some ideas that you like. Even better keep it very plain and make it very, very fast.
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Old Feb 11, 2003 | 07:20 PM
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Keep it clean, and make it nice But serious, there are more beat up thirdgen then nice ones. But some nice rims and tires would help.
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Old Feb 11, 2003 | 08:00 PM
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Rims, tires, harwood standard cowl, 91-92 gfx and paint
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Old Feb 11, 2003 | 08:50 PM
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Originally posted by StreetRCR
Paint it flouresant pink and put a top fuel wing on the back
lol check out your local car shows and look at ALL the cars and steal some ideas that you like. Even better keep it very plain and make it very, very fast.
Yeah, just do this Attached pic LOL Just kidding.
Update the look of the berlinetta with some 85-90,91-92 gfx, get some nice chrome or polished rims, and finish it off with a great paint job.
Attached Thumbnails i need help with making my camaro stand out from the pack-ricecamaro.gif  
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Old Feb 12, 2003 | 08:16 AM
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Here's the secret formula: Fat tires, shiney rims, clean body, shiney paint, clean interior, rumbling exhaust with headers, bumping sound system, pretty women(long flowing hair and tight clothes on) in the passenger seats with the T Tops(you do have some I hope)off on a sunny summer day.

The attention you get will be unbelievable. It makes all the trouble to get to that point worth it.

Those of us that have these pieces of the thirdgen puzzle in place understand what I mean.
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Old Feb 12, 2003 | 09:33 AM
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Originally posted by 86NiteRider
Here's the secret formula: Fat tires, shiney rims, clean body, shiney paint, clean interior, rumbling exhaust with headers, bumping sound system, pretty women(long flowing hair and tight clothes on) in the passenger seats with the T Tops(you do have some I hope)off on a sunny summer day.

Those of us that have these pieces of the thirdgen puzzle in place understand what I mean.
I got the pieces to a different puzzle, but it's all the same......

86NiteRider, basically hit it right on the button
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Old Feb 12, 2003 | 10:31 AM
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what 86NiteRider said
that will do it
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Old Feb 12, 2003 | 07:46 PM
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Stand out in the crowd? In a berlinetta?

Take about $40k and get it fully restored to Concours quality. I promise you - no one, I mean no one, will have a camaro like that.
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Old Feb 13, 2003 | 07:27 PM
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My take on being different: Make your car different by making it better. I.E. don't halfass ANYTHING EVER and always use quality parts and upgrades, name brand everything... and down the road, it'll REALLY stand out. And never do anything "different" only for the sake of being different.
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Old Feb 13, 2003 | 07:34 PM
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will rocker panels from a 91-92 fit an 84?
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Old Feb 13, 2003 | 09:15 PM
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Here's the secret formula: Fat tires, shiney rims, clean body, shiney paint, clean interior, rumbling exhaust with headers, bumping sound system, pretty women(long flowing hair and tight clothes on) in the passenger seats with the T Tops(you do have some I hope)off on a sunny summer day.

The attention you get will be unbelievable. It makes all the trouble to get to that point worth it.

Those of us that have these pieces of the thirdgen puzzle in place understand what I mean.
Yep, you have no idea how much attention that will get you, it's simply amazing.

Andrew
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Old Feb 13, 2003 | 10:07 PM
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yea gotta agree..mostly the car...but the girl is like NOS in a 1/4 mile..really helps and stands out..but just like NOS...can be unreliable ..i agree with everyone
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Old Feb 13, 2003 | 10:56 PM
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Standing out from the crowd is pretty easy to do, unfortunately, anything that is too far from stock is pretty heavily criticised.

What I think you want to do is stand out, but look good at the same time so that no one criticises your ride too much.


Doing something unusual, original, or different is pretty much grounds for conflicting interests of tastes.


The safest thing you can do is get some wheels - good looking ones too. Its amazing how different your car can look, just by adding some wheels.
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Old Feb 14, 2003 | 12:19 AM
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Most people seem to like my car. So I'll just have to say nice rims, and keep it clean. That alone will help you stand out in by most thirdgen standards. A car thats atleat 11+ years old, the above can help out alot.
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Old Feb 15, 2003 | 09:57 AM
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haha 85SportCoupeto89RS nice pink camaro you made.. love the wing i need one of them
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Old Feb 15, 2003 | 01:12 PM
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A hood, particularly the SS hood will help out a lot too and is cheaper than rims and tires.
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Old Feb 15, 2003 | 02:01 PM
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Re: i need help with making my camaro stand out from the pack

Originally posted by 86camaroaj
does anyone have any suggestions for making an 86 Camaro Berlinetta look stand out from the crowd????
Do you have any pics? The list of things you could do go on forever but not all mods look right on certain cars. I like the looks of Ions91Z28's car. Very subtle yet noticeable mods. Blends very well with the overall appearance of the car.
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Old Feb 15, 2003 | 02:18 PM
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will rockerpanels from a 92-91 fit an 84
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Old Feb 15, 2003 | 02:28 PM
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Originally posted by HrdRockA4305
My take on being different: Make your car different by making it better. I.E. don't halfass ANYTHING EVER and always use quality parts and upgrades, name brand everything... and down the road, it'll REALLY stand out. And never do anything "different" only for the sake of being different.
exactly!
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Old Feb 15, 2003 | 07:57 PM
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Originally posted by 84Z28_5.7ltr_V8
will rockerpanels from a 92-91 fit an 84
Yes, but you will also have to change the door piece because of the vent hole in the gfx.
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Old Feb 16, 2003 | 05:34 AM
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what door piece?
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