I took a break from my LT1 engine swap to do something fun with an idea I had. The engine is out that is why the front is so high.
I cut and polished some plex added a chrome RS sticker and used some LED's I had from another prodject that didn't work out. IF you want more pics unlite, close up or whatever let me know I will just add the weblink.
As always with me feel free to say what you feel +/-

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i would love a pic of that unlit.

that is SWEET looking. i really like to see people doing creative things and doing it themselfs, little custom touches like really make it YOUR car, and not just another camaro

you get a big :hail:

 

I'll just post it. sorry dail up guys.

 

Looks too pink, but its a cool idea.

 

so how did you do it?

 

That pic does look pink with the lights out in the dark it looks more red.

I bought a piece of thick plex from Home Depot, used the old emblem to trace, cut it out with a hacksaw, sanded and polished the ends smooth and clear. $10

I bought the chrome RS stickers off ebay, 3 for $8 I think. They are actually 4th gen replicas.

I had to repaint behind the emblem as it was fadded and the car had been repainted. First white then clear gloss.

The emblems are held on with two push tabs which when removed leave two nice small holes for the Leds. I used silicone to seal them up and hold them in place. I haven't completly ran the wiring yet but if figure I will tap into the side markers.

I used a clear epoxy glue just light around the edges to hold it on I figure this should seal it form getting water and crud in there. I haven't mounted the other side yet I think I might try silocone for that side.

 

i really like that, it looks great on your white car.

i don't know how something like that would look on a blue car or a darker colored car.

 

First time I have ever seen that. How long did that take you? I remeber one time and it was somewere on this site about custome made SS emblems for the third gen! Does anyone remember ?

 

Huh never heard of the SS ones.

It took me about 4 hours.

 

Maybe if you can block the veiw of the actual LED's and just get a glow it would look better. Your on to something kind of cool though.

 

yea i know what your talking about with the SS for 3rd gens... It has the same look as the S in RS... just put 2 of them together... i forgot the page.. but i got it here somewhere... hold on.....nope guess not..but i have seen them... anyway... it looks good. I like it... but i wana see more pics of your car.. that checkerd flag thing looks cool... do you have any shots of your full car?

 

Even during the day without the lights on it looks better. Nice job.

Brian

 

man that looks very unique, u did a great job on that. it looks really sweet.

 

I'm not really sure if I like it or not but its very unique and I give it a big

 

Very cool.

S.

 

i like it alot

 

Very cool.. good idea, and just as good a job.

 

 

Thats awesome I really like .I gotta give it try.....

:rockon:

 

Awesome :hail:

I'm gonna think about doing that when I start on paint/bodywork on my car..

 

 

looks good! Is it just me or is there a faint checkered flag on the car. I would like to see a pic of the whole car to check it out

 

Yes the back is checkerd I will get some old pic links on tonight. The car is apart right now for the engine swap.

 

thats a tight *** idea, gotat figure out a way to make it look better thou, but its still cool

anyway to get the R and the S to just light up or something like those beer tube signs? heh

 

awsome , i love when people have great ideas.

 

verygood.very original. have to give ya the thumbs up man

 

u can see the 2 lights in it is there a why it could be done where the whole thing looks like a light its self. example>> like the why the shifter gears light up, D,R,N,P.

say i wanted to make one blue right, what if i make the z28 clear behind it a blue type plastic that can last and leds behind that. that why the whole thing would light up. would that work right in order to make it all glow??

 

AWESOME!!! PURE GENIOUS!! That is one of the greatest ideas I've ever seen. I'm going to have to steal that as my next project! Sorry, haha!

 

Yeah I remember. I don't have the link but I do have a pic of them. Here you go.

 

Try the link below. They have the SS decal for third gens but it's a vinyl decal.

Autografics.Com

 

that's an awesome idea. i think i'm going to try it someday.

 

:hail: I thought about doing this before and never came up with anything... Now you've given me some ideas

What I had planned on doing is using smoked or tinted plexi with a Z28 emblem and orange or yellow LED's. Are those 3000MCD LED's you used? And what did u use for dropping resistors?

 

very trick!

Doesnt somebody manufacture a sheet of stuff that lights up? You could cut out the RS or do it in reverse then the bulbs wouldnt show and it would be easier to read.

 

Dude, that rocks. Seriously.

 

About the led's, I have no idea what they are they are clear but light up red. I hooked them straight up to the battery??? Is that bad? I bought them off ebay they were supposed to be guage needle lights but they required drilling holes in the guages so I found some stickon ones that worked much better and just had these laying around.
Also by request here are some links to some old pics before I took it apart for the engine swap.


http://members.aol.com/whiteheat89/maro/tree.jpg

http://members.aol.com/whiteheat89/maro/house.jpg

http://members.aol.com/whiteheat89/maro/interior.jpg

 

i am not a big fan of graphics, or salad shooters . . .

but you car pulls it off, it looks good. and i bet it gets LOTS of attention.

 

Thats so f-ing kool!

 

Your car looks excellent with the exception of the wheels. I don't think they look good on anything...probably why you can get them for next to nothing

The checkers look right at home and the interior is very tasteful. I always wondered what that steering wheel would look like on a 3rd gen and it really isn't as bad as I thought it would look with its square shape and the round steering column.

As for the LED's.... You need a dropping resistor. They are only supposed to be 5v and less so putting 12v into them will burn them out quickly. You should be using a dropping resistor, but since I don't know the nature of the LEDs I can't tell you what to use.

There is a site somewhere (i lost the link when i re-formatted my system ) that tells you what brightness, what angles the LED will cover, and what resistors to use.

Maybe if you check into other LED posts like the brake lights or marker lights you will find that link...

 

he may be fine at 12v, he siad they were the LED replacements for the dash lights, so they may be the plug and play style led bulb replacements that the the restor pack integrated.

 

That's pretty nifty

 

I think it would only look good on white cars......being his car is white......

It looks good....:hail:

 

Thats a clever idea. How did you get the idea?

 

He bought it on Ebay

 

Right I got the idea from the RS sticker I bought on ebay. Then just made the plex to fit.

 

Hey that looks sweet, good idea.

 

Sweet! Not sure if I would do it to my car, but thats a cool idea!

 

Looks awesome!

Hey,
I got an idea that will make it look even cooler. Put very small surface mount LED’s on the side of the clear plastic this will make the plastic glow without seeing the light source. Surface mount LED’s are so small that they could be covered up by almost anything.

Here is a surface mount LED:



Some LED’s have resistors built into them to run off 12 volts. Most LED’s are 5v or 3.7v, to use these on a 12volt power source, your car; you will need to use a resistor. To calculate the resistor value to use the link to my LED Dash Tech Article in my sig.

 

Great work man! I like it a lot. It's cool to see someone who has an idea and follows through with it to the point where the finished product looks professional! I am just waiting for these guys to come out with their own "altezza" tail lights. LOL Wonder if they will come out half as good as your iea came out. Keep up the good work. Later

 

Check your local laws.. I know here in florida it's illegal to have red lights anywhere except on your rear end (tail lights)

It's also illegal to have blue lights anywhere on the vehicle.

 

Very creative!! Good job!!