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Old Mar 9, 2005 | 09:47 PM
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Tell me your opinions on the future look of my car

First heres just a plain old side pic as it is right now not touched in any program
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Old Mar 9, 2005 | 09:49 PM
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Shaved everything, bagged with stock wheels
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Old Mar 9, 2005 | 09:52 PM
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lowered 1.75 inches with z06's shaved everything , i thank devianB for the lowering and z06 chop thanks man!
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Old Mar 9, 2005 | 09:55 PM
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looks good. But with shaving the sidemarker light. Can get u a ticket. I did the back ones on my bird. I got pulled over and he asked were they were . I act dumb (not that hard to pull off) Ahhh i bought the car like this. he let me go. But u never know
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Old Mar 9, 2005 | 09:57 PM
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i dont know why but i do not like everything shaved on your car....to me its just tooooo plain that way....kinda like the rims though
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Old Mar 10, 2005 | 12:49 AM
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Z06 rims on thirdgen = not my taste...you need something with a good lip on it Z06s just dont work
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Old Mar 10, 2005 | 02:21 AM
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As the earlier post said.
Its too plain it looks like a peice of vinyl stretched over the car.......well not really but you know what I mean.
You need something to break it up
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Old Mar 10, 2005 | 02:53 AM
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Im suprised a cop even knew the sidemarkers were supposed to be there. Around here there are not a enough thirdgens for a cop to know one way or another. Mine will be gone soon. As for wheels i think a set of ZR1's would look better.
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Old Mar 10, 2005 | 07:49 AM
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man why's my car said to be so plain, I just like a very clean cut car. When i put an ss hood on , then i have the trenz billet grille, hood pins, then say i put 2 nice dual tips out the back...

I know what i could do. Silver ghost flames with maybe a light light pearl blue in it starting at the front all over the hood and fenders. Anyone else want to state their opinion on what could make the car more alive i guess you could say.
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Old Mar 10, 2005 | 08:05 AM
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just lower it and put the rims on and we can go from there .
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Old Mar 10, 2005 | 08:10 AM
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Tint the windows also.
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Old Mar 10, 2005 | 11:17 AM
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yeah looks too plain. Love the rims though.
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Old Mar 10, 2005 | 11:43 AM
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I think it looks pretty good. Plain would be good for an all black car.
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Old Mar 10, 2005 | 02:53 PM
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well if its so plain... what would you's suggest in order to brake up all the plain besides the rims and lowerd
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Old Mar 10, 2005 | 03:05 PM
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From: Maryland...DO I HAVE TO ADMIT TO THAT?!
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leave the door handles,sidemarkers, & badges...

honey,its YOUR ride,do with what YOU see fit!
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Old Mar 10, 2005 | 03:08 PM
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Originally posted by crazy3rdgen
well if its so plain... what would you's suggest in order to brake up all the plain besides the rims and lowerd
There's nothing wrong with a clean cut car. If that's what you really want then by all means go ahead. I think it looks different. Don't know anyone else who has one that looks like that. I think if you use ghost flames like you said it would look killer all shaved...(nothing wrong with a bald car IMO... )
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Old Mar 10, 2005 | 03:10 PM
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Old Mar 10, 2005 | 03:13 PM
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paint the headlight buckets black and do the nose area painted like the orange japanese car with the opening painted black .
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Old Mar 10, 2005 | 03:55 PM
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Whats wrong with the sidemarker lights?I think their cool
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Old Mar 11, 2005 | 05:18 PM
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I think it would look cool way its lowered with z06 wheels. For some reason i seem to like z06 wheels when they are in gunmetal grey.
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Old Mar 11, 2005 | 08:21 PM
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I think it would look cool way its lowered with z06 wheels. For some reason i seem to like z06 wheels when they are in gunmetal grey.
i agree with you,but your car would look better lower and more engine power
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Old Mar 11, 2005 | 09:06 PM
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k i'll have pics of it lowered next week. and um the motor, shes being built this summer then i have to get a lot of crap, tranny, rear, d/s, tonz
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Old Mar 12, 2005 | 02:34 AM
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Originally posted by 18inchboyds
paint the headlight buckets black and do the nose area painted like the orange japanese car with the opening painted black .
I agree I also think a reg Z hood like on the jap car would look better or atleast a smaller cowl and some zo6 brakes behind the rims with the red calipers. Def dont want to take the side markers off that is dangerous anyway I got an idea for mine but not sure if i want to yet. Lets see I also like door handles and the side moldings Z28 tail lights would help also with 92 Z28 gfx. What throws your car off to me the most is the hood and stock rims.

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Old Mar 12, 2005 | 08:25 AM
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Yeh i know what you mean, the gfx would make a big difference too
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Old Mar 12, 2005 | 08:50 AM
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whats wrong with getting rid of the side markers. My dad and brother did that to his 88 firebird, that should be done in the summer some time , I dont think anyone would ever notice that their wernt lights there.
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Old Mar 12, 2005 | 09:03 AM
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Because when your on a 3 lane or more highway and you want to go into a center lane the guy in the lane on the other side doesnt try at the same time and hit you. The lights on the side help him see you which is why they have them and the more near the center of the car the better like the ausie turn signals and the mirrors ones.
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Old Mar 13, 2005 | 02:19 PM
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imo im not diggin the shaved emblems and such on your car. maybe because it is white. i think it looks sweet with the z06s though.
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Old Mar 13, 2005 | 04:14 PM
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maybe it is just the color or the finish or something, but I would definitely not shave everything off that car... yuck.
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Old Mar 15, 2005 | 01:18 PM
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You know, crazy3rdgen, a couple of days, I swore I saw your car sitting in a used car lot here. Only difference was the grill, not sure if it had an high rise or not. It caused me to take a double glance.
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Old Mar 15, 2005 | 04:08 PM
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lol thats freaky
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Old Mar 15, 2005 | 04:23 PM
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you realize that if you EVER want to take the car to the track, you won't pass tech with shaved door handles.
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Old Mar 15, 2005 | 07:59 PM
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at test and tune i would, as long as you have a way to get out from the inside its all good.. i would think?
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Old Mar 15, 2005 | 10:09 PM
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Originally posted by 18inchboyds
whats wrong with getting rid of the side markers. My dad and brother did that to his 88 firebird, that should be done in the summer some time , I dont think anyone would ever notice that their wernt lights there.
If you're shaving the fender lights on your car, I'd suggest just moving them to the gfx piece in front of the wheels (actually just a few inches lower than they are now). I remember seeing a TA done like that back in 98 or so. Looked really nice and unique. Haven't seen it done since.
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Old Mar 16, 2005 | 06:55 AM
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hmm yeh thats an idea, or another idea could be that i could have 2 gfx peices 1 peice cut out for the side markers for inspection, and another peice just stock looking lol : )
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Old Mar 16, 2005 | 07:25 AM
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who needs side markes , you know how much my car gets driven and how much it gets driven on large highways , not enough to make a difference.
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Old Mar 16, 2005 | 09:13 AM
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another vote for just too much missing.

know what would livin it up a bit. some IROC decals on the side, dunno if its an IROC or not but hey.

-chillen
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Old Mar 16, 2005 | 11:18 AM
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Originally posted by crazy3rdgen
at test and tune i would, as long as you have a way to get out from the inside its all good.. i would think?
what if you hit the wall hard enough to knock you out? and the cars on fire? it' makes it much more difficult for the safety crew to get into the car. if you drag race at all, keep the door handles. maybe flush mount them like alot of the guys are doing, or paint them the same color as your car so they blend in, but for the love of all that is holy, keep the handles!
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Old Mar 16, 2005 | 12:09 PM
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I would be driving mine on the highway alot so im keeping them plus I think a car with everything shaved looks funny.
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Old Mar 16, 2005 | 01:19 PM
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i dont mind the door handles on the car as long as there painted the same colour as the car....for emblems i would shave them..i did mine and i think it looks soo much nice
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