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Old Mar 6, 2003 | 01:31 PM
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Which Wing would you keep.?

This Wing




Or Stock wing




Should I leave the stock wing on the vert or Slap on my Z wing?

Its getting my 3inch cowl hood and I think my Z wing would make it stand out much more.....

as for the MOds its gona take to make it work. No big deal I can make it happen no problem.

anybody have better Pic's of The white vert??

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Old Mar 6, 2003 | 01:34 PM
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I like the stock one, but im not a big wing fan, so do what ya like.
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Old Mar 6, 2003 | 01:39 PM
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i like the highrise, it matches the hood i think.
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Old Mar 6, 2003 | 01:50 PM
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highrise all the way

go with the highrise wing all the way that pic looks sweet, ive always wondered why they didnt put it on the Z convertibles in 91 and 92 i think it adds to it a lot to the car
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Old Mar 6, 2003 | 02:09 PM
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keep the highrise! i think that looks awesome. how'd you remove the old spoiler and incorporate teh side molding into the high rise? i was thinking about doing that to my car but i didn't think it could be done without some body work. here's a picture of my car, the molding i'm talking about runs right along the top edge of the door, and runs all the way back
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Old Mar 6, 2003 | 02:17 PM
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I'd go for the hi-rise to compliment the large cowl.
I think the car would look akward with a big cowl hood and a flat rear deck.
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Old Mar 6, 2003 | 02:19 PM
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I havent done it yet. But look closer at the pic's You can see they left the sides.

I myself and gona prob remove em and do it right.
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Old Mar 6, 2003 | 02:26 PM
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it is not hard to remove the spolier at all, i am currently painting mine and to take the spoiler off the side parts are held on with 3 screws and adheasive tape. The screws are just behind the pivit point for the top and the front and rear of the trunk, the spoiler it self it held in place with 5 IIRC 10 mm nuts under those 1" diameter black plugs. Go look and you will see what i am talkn about.
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Old Mar 6, 2003 | 02:26 PM
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Denifintely the 91-92 style Z28 wing! Especially if you are going with a cowl style hood!
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Old Mar 6, 2003 | 02:28 PM
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I don't think the high rise looks good at all. Keep the stocker.
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Old Mar 6, 2003 | 02:29 PM
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Old Mar 6, 2003 | 02:48 PM
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wouldn't you have to fill those holes in somehow from removing the side molding?
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Old Mar 6, 2003 | 02:58 PM
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Originally posted by nikh23
wouldn't you have to fill those holes in somehow from removing the side molding?
Yep. to do it right Id rather weld in material and smooth it out then use bondo etc..
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Old Mar 6, 2003 | 03:04 PM
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that black car above this post is a camaro with TA tail lights....look you can see where they filled in where the side of the Camaro lights would be.....plus there is no side marker light
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Old Mar 6, 2003 | 03:16 PM
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Originally posted by camaro6spd
that black car above this post is a camaro with TA tail lights....look you can see where they filled in where the side of the Camaro lights would be.....plus there is no side marker light
WHAT? its a camaro. with black out light covers.
I have more pic's of the car.

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Old Mar 6, 2003 | 03:18 PM
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Old Mar 6, 2003 | 03:24 PM
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Originally posted by camaro6spd
that black car above this post is a camaro with TA tail lights....look you can see where they filled in where the side of the Camaro lights would be.....plus there is no side marker light
WRONG.

it has camaro taillights with blackouts. look closely where the red pinstripe ends, and you'll see the line where the blackout fits on.
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Old Mar 6, 2003 | 03:38 PM
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sorry but a highrise spoiler just does not belong on a convertable.

the stock spoiler on a camaro looks amazing.

that white and orange car is the most hideous thing i've ever seen.
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Old Mar 6, 2003 | 03:58 PM
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Originally posted by easySPEEDcamaro
sorry but a highrise spoiler just does not belong on a convertable.

the stock spoiler on a camaro looks amazing.

that white and orange car is the most hideous thing i've ever seen.
Maybe loose the banner on the windsheild. Thata sbout it.

BTW, IFIRC that HIDEOUS thing as you would say has a LS1 in it.
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Old Mar 6, 2003 | 03:59 PM
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i think it would be cool to put a normal 3-piece spoiler on there .. why didnt the verts come with the normal 3-piece anyway?
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Old Mar 6, 2003 | 04:02 PM
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i think it would be cool to put a normal 3-piece spoiler on there .. why didnt the verts come with the normal 3-piece anyway?
GM's lazy way to cover up the seem when the tops were cut for verts.
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Old Mar 6, 2003 | 04:27 PM
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I don't like the look of a high rise on a convertable. What do you like?
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Old Mar 6, 2003 | 04:41 PM
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I like both so I dono... I guess it really depends on how it looks with my cowl hood.
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Old Mar 6, 2003 | 05:38 PM
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i'm gonna have to say go with the high-rise. i think both look good but the high-rise would match the cowl hood a lot better. just my opinion! biggest thing is, do what you like!

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Old Mar 6, 2003 | 05:41 PM
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What's all this bs about "the high rise matching the cowl hood." I just don't get it. I mean, a hood that slopes back, gradually getting larger, and then a spoiler that sticks straight up out of nowhere? Am I missing something here? I'm not tryin to be an *** here or anything, and i'm not telling you what spoiler to get, i just don't get what you high rise guys are saying.
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Old Mar 6, 2003 | 06:07 PM
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I like the high rise wing, but not on 'verts. Keep the stock one IMO
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