here is a pic of my car im open to any suggestion of what to do to it

 

yup another burout pic at the local elementary school

 

i have to give credit to my homie mike for his much faster camaro than mine lol but hey thats all in the fun of competition so i have to post a pic of our cars together some may have already seen them lower in this board

 

Its a nice ride as a whole.. what type of suggestions are you looking for? Visual? Performance?


Might want to consider a different grill (chevy grill or camaro grill), but its not because theirs anything wrong with your current, its just something different.

 

I dont know,I think it looks cool the way it looks now.Sweet ride

 

I'd say just touch up your ground effects a little bit and you're good to go. I really like the look of the chrome Iroc's.

 

Looks good.

What I would do:
1. paint the gfx the same color as the car
2. paint headlight "buckets" black
3. lower it 2"
4. add a cowl or SS hood

 

Keep that car the way it is!

 

i agree, keep it the way it is. One sharp ride

 

suggestion: take those GFX off that SC! it's a sportcoupe man! keep it a sportcoupe!








j/k. car looks good. i would keep it the same, just do some touch up paint for the gfx and call it a day. if you need the hood clearance of a cowl or ss style hood, than do that, but if you goal is to keep it somewhat stock performance wise, i would just keep the flat hood on her.

 

no what im really looking to do is make this as fast as i can lol i have a goal dont know if its possible but i want to be able to beat my dads viper attainable or not im giong for it. oh and yea i want a new hood any suggestions on what kind

 

First of all, I like the GFX painted gold. It's unique, and I like gold!

As for being faster than a viper? Wow. That's quite a can of worms you've opened. Let's start with what you DON'T need to do, since the list is much shorter! You don't need new seats. You don't need a new steering wheel. Hmmmm....uh....that's pretty much it.

Seriously, are you talking horsepower? Is it gonna be a drag car? Is it gonna be a street car? What's your budget? The scope of this kind of project isn't answered in one thread, but rather a LOT of research and commitment. If you're serious, just read. Read what others are doing, and what power and what times they're runnng.

I'd start with a smaller goal. Do some research and set up a quarter mile time. Maybe try to break into the 13's first, or try to dyno at 300 rear wheel horsepower. That'll put you in striking distance of LS1 fourthgens. Not a bad goal IMHO. Once you've seen what it takes to get your car there, then you can plan for that Viper stomper.

Just my 2 cents.

...oh, and how about a glasstek 2" cowl hood?

 

yea i know its a completly far fetched goal lol but yea i know what you sayin when it comes to beatin the viper i just think it would be cool to be able to run somehwere close to him and where might i find a hood like that any online places that you know of.

 

Lower it a couple inches, paint the ground effects the same color as the car, and get a bowtie grill.

 

it's ok that your buddy's car is faster, I'd take yours any day of the week, and of course, twice on Sundays Nice car, man... the only thing I'd suggest is maybe a hood- nothing too drastic, and paint the GFX, the silver just isn't working for me.

 

If pops can afford a viper.. then I'd say he should help his son with an LS1, and some mods. That would be a good place to start.

 

i would start with making the GX all one color.

 

kick ***. leave it alone. it is perfect.

 

Leave it as it is! Sweet ride!

 

dont paint the headlight pockets black....it would wreck the look with such a deep color as that... very sharp car though

 

The only thing I can see wrong is maybe lower it 1.5-2 inches. Other wise awsome ride.

 

my suggestion, lift that TJ in the background 4 inches, and run some 33 inch MTRs

 

silly rabbit, jeeps are for chicks hah

nice car leave it as it is mabey lower it a little

 

yes but dad is stingy with money and says i shouldnt have such a fast car at 17 oh well gots to pay for my stuff w/o his mioney peace out

 

IMO, paint the headlight pockets black (like a Z28 or IROC) and then just leave it alone. It looks pretty danm good as is

 

LOL Jgolden i knew you were gonna say somthin!! Yea sweeet Jeep!

 

yea, i say you quit being a baby and make your camaro beat mine before i get rid of it. and yeah everyone, his dad is really stingy with his money, wants to put a supercharger on the viper but wont buy us lunch??

anyways, josh i think you should start by making it handle first, do all the motor work, then worry about looks. looks good now, keep it that way unless you have to buy a new hood to clear something.

oh yeah, that jeep is a beast, will do just as much as one that is lifted 4" trust me, weve done it all in that thing.

well everyone, im takin off, and just so everyone knows, the camaro is for sale. im gonan buy something thats better on gas for now, then get a convertable when i move out. then josh's competition will be back

 

i would just drive it. i think that car looks beautiful.

 

hmm... your car is pretty sharp as it stands now.

If it was mine, I'd paint the gfx all one color, gold is looking good as it stands now.

I'd keep it red/gold and add some iroc stripes around the bottom, the three stripe ones(w/o the iroc emblem of course, seeing its an sc)

You have the visuals down pat, just keep those chrome rocs rolling clean, and save up for the powertrain

Good luck killin' your dads viper.

I see you've got your 305 as an FI? story?

Brandon

EDIT: saw it was an 88 which means TBI, proceed!

 

Finally a son of a "wealthy" father on the internet who doesn't get what he wants out of vehicles!! lol Anyway, car looks pretty good as it sits. Just some touch-up of the front end and lower it like suggested. Then work on the power mods. New engine for sure. As far as that goes, set some goals and see what kind of options are in your range. good luck with it and do not wrap it around a tree.

 

yeah, hes not a greedy kid, but yeah his dad wont even buy him lunch from mcdonalds. its kinda sad. o well, i believe all of us on here have put our hard earned money into our cars and we all deserve them...

 

yeah, hes not a greedy kid, but yeah his dad wont even buy him lunch from mcdonalds. its kinda sad. o well, i believe all of us on here have put our hard earned money into our cars and we all deserve them...

 

nobody seems to be awnsering his main question....how to make it faster!....if u want it to kill everone on the street....check out first turing it into a 383, get some nice heads, cam....aftermarket intake and plentium *holly stealth ram would work good* then put a turbo or two on it.....she'll rumble. Just when you are rebuilding ur engine make sure u keep it clean....don't want to ruin such a beautiful car if you look into the engine compartment and see a bunch of mods full of oil and dirt!.... just might cost a pretty penny though in the process. i wish i was able to do this

 

am i the only on who noticed the 2 tone GFX?

 

Oh yeah,good observation.Earlier in the thread I said to keep the car the way it is.Now I changed my mind,Get your GFX to be 1 color

 

werd


where you been man?

 

I been here at tgo....werd

 

oh, i see how it is...


man, you need aol...

ok back on topic..

 

But it's an RS!!!!

 

guys, the gfx on his car were all gold, but for some reason the front lip faded and nothing else did. where the license plate bracket was, its still gold, but everything else is faded. its ok though, mine doesnt have that problem

 

EXACTLY!

sportcoupe baby!

 

i guess the fading only on the front GFX peice, is due to it being made of Fiber glass?


actually, arent all the GFX peice fiber glass? or somthing like it?

 

No help from papa? Well, then, I say you have a long road ahead of you... Could you, by chance, happen to steal the viper? Maybe if u brought that engine to one of the engine guys here u could *tuck* that in there.. then im sure u will beat ur dad's car.... lol
It can, of course, be done... its just gonna be really expensive.. I would start with a street 427 smallblock with roughly 650hp.. hehe, well, thats my dream anyway

Rabbitt

 

It depends on what you like about your car. My 87 was a stock 305 4 barrel when i first got it and i drove it that way for about 2 years. Loved the car! My favorite of all time.

Then i got the wild idea to trick it out to the max. New ground effects package, ram air hood, eibach springs, heavy duty suspension work, 350 tpi vette motor, headers, cat back system and new paint job.

Sounds great right. Well yes and no. I love the way the car looked before some idiot smashed into me. One year and a half of work down the drain. While the car was running good it was faster, handled better, and was lots of fun. The car unfortunantly lost something. It was more harsh of a ride, it was loud as hell with the headers, it became a cop magnet, and it just became a different car altogether.

My suggestion is to keep the car just the way it is and buy another project car and make that your speed demon. Maybe make it a sleeper with a sweet engine in it. Put all your money into the motor, tranny, driveline, and leave the paint and body work to rot.

Have your cruiser and your bruiser both!