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Old May 17, 2005 | 03:43 PM
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Trenz grill is on with the z06's

I guess it looks pretty good. What's killing my car is the damn front bumper. uhh I hate it. And i have rags underneath the back of the bumper lip to push it up.. its rediculous, also if my hood goes down anymore my fenders where they meet the hood will be uneven and not flush.

Just let out your true opinions bad or not please : ) IF you have sumtin bad to say let it out, if you have sumtin good to say let it out, i wont yell
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Old May 17, 2005 | 03:45 PM
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close-up

ps: I didn't do that to the bottom gfx , my dad did going up the flat bed the week it was painted! WTF , it will be re-painted before the june 11 show
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Old May 17, 2005 | 03:58 PM
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Not sure why the front of the hood would lift like that unless the hood was bent...

I like the color/wheels/grille... I'm not a fan of cowl induction hoods unless they are very low..
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Old May 17, 2005 | 04:04 PM
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PLANS BEFORE JUNE 11 CAR SHOW

Z28 tail lights
92 z28 hood with blisters
Clear side markers (on their way)
Shave some off the rear spacers on the (cnc)



durtybird-the hoods not bend the front of the car was in an accident because of the previous owner. The light bucket was broken in half, right fender all busted up, the bumper is also warped a bit, look at the light pockets
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Old May 17, 2005 | 04:23 PM
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Looks like the front bumper is actually back a little bit i remember seeing your headlights messed up some too i bet you need a new headlight support bar. Also the rear wheels look like they stick out a little too much and get the Z hood on and it will look sweet. You need the v6 lowering springs also cause those v8 ones prob ride terrible on a v6.

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Old May 17, 2005 | 04:25 PM
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I bet this is what u need
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Old May 17, 2005 | 04:28 PM
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Lets try again
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Old May 17, 2005 | 04:43 PM
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i said the bucket was broken in half from the crash. I already replaced that light bucket support that goes acrossed. It was so hard getting the bumper back on when i put the new support in
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Old May 17, 2005 | 04:46 PM
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Well looking at it again looks like the hood is stickin out a lil too far also so maybe u need to move the hinges back.
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Old May 17, 2005 | 04:51 PM
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I like that grill, looks great! .. where can I get one, and how much do they sell for??
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Old May 17, 2005 | 04:52 PM
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well , i like the grill but you need to do a few things before the show. most will be pretty cheap . The milling of the spacers/adaptors, the clear markers. Lower the car a bunch , with sportlines , take out the headlight and the front trun signals and polish them , they look like crap and just need to be poished to their bright orignal luster and get the front lip finished, also if its gonna get painted what about getting the black buckets and doing the front bumper like the japanese maro , you know with the opening painted black a little.
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Old May 17, 2005 | 05:03 PM
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I agree with 18inchboyds. I just kept thinking how much you need new turn signals.. it would look really good that way. I agree with the black headlight pockets too. The grille looks great though Nice car!
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Old May 17, 2005 | 05:51 PM
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Old May 17, 2005 | 06:31 PM
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And parking lamps see the difference
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Old May 17, 2005 | 07:22 PM
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guess it looks pretty good. What's killing my car is the damn front bumper. uhh I hate it. And i have rags underneath the back of the bumper lip to push it up.. its rediculous, also if my hood goes down anymore my fenders where they meet the hood will be uneven and not flush.
What do you mean you puit rags under the bumper, and where did u put them exactly, because i need to find a way to fix my hood to front clip gap and i already tried adjusting the bump stops.
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Old May 17, 2005 | 07:55 PM
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Brisk-My grille was 175$, got it here

http://www.seffects.com/parts/TRE2064CP.htm

18inchboyds-Great great points. All these I have been
thinking about. I was also thinking about cutting the dropzone springs if I have to unless someone wants to trade me their sportlines for my dropzones ... I just don't have enough time to purchase stuff and go through all the money as i'm spending a lot right now.. Maybe i can find some used ones cheap. If you know any one getting rid of some please let me know. And i still have a custom box for 2 15's to make where the back seats were. I'm in rush mode. Deadline =june 11

astoria18-Thanks I dunno about the paint in the light bucket area tho.

Gr89rs- You know where the hoods center meets the top of the bumper. Right at that lip of the top of the bumper, underneath that you have your light bucket that goes across. I wedged small slits of rags in between the light bucket and the lip of the bumper, it helped a bit. I plan to get a mint bumper some day.
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Old May 17, 2005 | 08:04 PM
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So are the rags visible when you open the hood??
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Old May 17, 2005 | 08:07 PM
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not if you have the snorkle. Its barely noticable though. Try it. Get a small peice of rag, roll it up and shove it in there mess around with it. Really i just need a mint bumper, the only way to fix it the right way wish i was rich
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Old May 17, 2005 | 08:16 PM
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I dont know why but the way it stands in the first picture it just look so intimidating and mean....... But i know whats under the hood cant fool me.

Awsome ride dude, when you have that vortec in its gonna be nuts
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Old May 17, 2005 | 08:20 PM
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Hey 83 i meant to pm you but forgot, very sorry, honestly. But thanks, you keep thinkin about my tiny v6 and one day when you see them tail lights you'll understand what went down over winter. lol jp with ya. Its gunna be great. Cant wait till yours is in too , later
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Old May 17, 2005 | 08:29 PM
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So i went out to the car and couldnt find exactly where you were talking about puttin the rags(or i might find something else to put there) but here is a picture of another members car for reference, could you circle the areas you are talking about???
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Old May 17, 2005 | 08:30 PM
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No worries, doesnt matter lol. Man I could just see your face when your dad put in on the truck and scraped the front there. I would **** a brick

But yeah as Spdfrk1990 said you should polish headlights and the lamps.

I also think the buckets would look good black. But its your car

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Old May 17, 2005 | 08:37 PM
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He needs new parking lamps unless he takes the current ones apart and he knows he needs a new bumper so just get one yo lol.
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Old May 17, 2005 | 08:54 PM
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lol yeah, thank *** i wasnt there tho. It happened at his work. I have so much going on , 1 thing at a time. I'm gunna go nuts.

Gt steering wheel
all interior back in
lower car
shave rear spacers
new hood
paint bottom front
new bumper

list goes on lol
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Old May 17, 2005 | 08:59 PM
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Hmm, i tried that spot, pushing it up with my finger and it would move probably a tenth of an inch lol, note that i was pushing the painted part, am i supposed to do it from below under the black peice??
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Old May 17, 2005 | 09:02 PM
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No i wedged it in between them. It wont work any other way to get the affect. Don't mess nothing up just be carefull. Mine I forced that **** in there i was pissed about the bumper so f it ya kno lol
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Old May 17, 2005 | 09:07 PM
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lol so let me get this straight, i put the rags in between the painted part (or lip) and the black peice?
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Old May 17, 2005 | 09:09 PM
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as stupid as it sounds lol thats what i did.
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Old May 18, 2005 | 08:30 PM
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repost this b/c a lot went on after i did above

Brisk-My grille was 175$, got it here

http://www.seffects.com/parts/TRE2064CP.htm

18inchboyds-Great great points. All these I have been
thinking about. I was also thinking about cutting the dropzone springs if I have to unless someone wants to trade me their sportlines for my dropzones ... I just don't have enough time to purchase stuff and go through all the money as i'm spending a lot right now.. Maybe i can find some used ones cheap. If you know any one getting rid of some please let me know. And i still have a custom box for 2 15's to make where the back seats were. I'm in rush mode. Deadline =june 11

astoria18-Thanks I dunno about the paint in the light bucket area tho.

Gr89rs- You know where the hoods center meets the top of the bumper. Right at that lip of the top of the bumper, underneath that you have your light bucket that goes across. I wedged small slits of rags in between the light bucket and the lip of the bumper, it helped a bit. I plan to get a mint bumper some day.
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