Before and After pics- let's see some amazing transformations
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Originally posted by IROCThe5.7L
Wow, a lot of you guys came a long way. Here is a before and after of my engine bay. I put tons of hours into. I went as far as cleaning hard to reach places with a tooth brush.
Wow, a lot of you guys came a long way. Here is a before and after of my engine bay. I put tons of hours into. I went as far as cleaning hard to reach places with a tooth brush.
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From: Buffalo, NY
Car: 1988 IROC-Z
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Originally posted by Gunny Highway
Damn man, it was pretty mint before hand, let alone after. How did you get the steel lines so shiny? . . "Never Dull?"
Damn man, it was pretty mint before hand, let alone after. How did you get the steel lines so shiny? . . "Never Dull?"
Wet sanded and buffed (by hand) with white rouge or mothers alum polish. The runners and plenum was done with a wheel though.
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Originally posted by IROCThe5.7L
Thanks
Wet sanded and buffed (by hand) with white rouge or mothers alum polish. The runners and plenum was done with a wheel though.
Thanks
Wet sanded and buffed (by hand) with white rouge or mothers alum polish. The runners and plenum was done with a wheel though.
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From: Alliston,Ontario
Car: 85' Z28
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Originally posted by evoluzione1
Here's mine not crashed just getting old and needed refreshing. Yes I know you either hate it or love it.
Here's mine not crashed just getting old and needed refreshing. Yes I know you either hate it or love it.
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Originally posted by Gunny Highway
Sweet. I see though that you didn't get a new brake resevoir. . . cheap a**!
Sweet. I see though that you didn't get a new brake resevoir. . . cheap a**!
I've got christmas money! Hook a brother up with a link!
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Originally posted by Gunny Highway
Sweet. I see though that you didn't get a new brake resevoir. . . cheap a**!
Sweet. I see though that you didn't get a new brake resevoir. . . cheap a**!
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From: Maryland...DO I HAVE TO ADMIT TO THAT?!
Car: 1991 Chevy Camaro RS
Engine: 283
Transmission: 700r4 Auto
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From: Yuma, Arizona
Car: 1991 camaro RS
Engine: 350,vortech heads,zz4 cam,3:73 posi trac,edelbrock carb,wiend stealth intake,raven mufflers,hooker supercomp shorty headers and y-pipe.
Transmission: th700r4
Wow, man I love all of these pictures, hopefully I can get some of mine up soon, I'm still working on my 91 RS project
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I hope this thread inspires some people that are getting lazy with their winter projects... like me! lol. Firebird383, what brand is your cowl hood and where'd you get it? it looks pretty sweet
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Man this thread is depressing for me. i dont own my 3rd gen any more due to major rust and bent chassie. its awesome seeing how all these cars come from the weeds and look like show cars now.
man i wish i had another 3rd gen. maybe next yr or if i sell my gto or hit the lotterey.
man i wish i had another 3rd gen. maybe next yr or if i sell my gto or hit the lotterey.
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From: Maine
Car: 1988 GTA TRANS AM, 1986 TRANS AM
Engine: L98, 5.7 TPI reborn, comp cam/heads maybe HSR this spring 5.0 TPI
Transmission: 700R4
Originally posted by Timz2882
Man this thread is depressing for me. i dont own my 3rd gen any more due to major rust and bent chassie. its awesome seeing how all these cars come from the weeds and look like show cars now.
man i wish i had another 3rd gen. maybe next yr or if i sell my gto or hit the lotterey.
Man this thread is depressing for me. i dont own my 3rd gen any more due to major rust and bent chassie. its awesome seeing how all these cars come from the weeds and look like show cars now.
man i wish i had another 3rd gen. maybe next yr or if i sell my gto or hit the lotterey.
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Originally posted by JeremyNYR
...Firebird 383, what brand is your cowl hood and where'd you get it? it looks pretty sweet
...Firebird 383, what brand is your cowl hood and where'd you get it? it looks pretty sweet
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Simply AMAZING!
Going through this... I just kept saying over and over again.... WOW!
My favorite would be the blown camaro. Who doesn't like to get blown.
I'd love to have that set-up in mine.
About 15 years ago... a guy who built a motor for me said... I need a full blown engine... I'm too hard on the high compression engines. don't know what he meant by that.
At the time I had a 10.5 compression engine and he said I'd have longer life with a 8.5 with a blower on top. But I just love hearing the Whirr of that blower. Add the blower blow by or pressure release and I'm in heaven.
Just wish I had the money to afford something like that.
Or at least get the chance to ride in one one day.
Keep in mind I know nothing about full blown engines, so my data could very well be VERY wrong.
Some VERY VERY nice rides in this thread!
i'll have to post a few pics of my Vert when it gets out of the body shop.
Going through this... I just kept saying over and over again.... WOW!
My favorite would be the blown camaro. Who doesn't like to get blown.
I'd love to have that set-up in mine.
About 15 years ago... a guy who built a motor for me said... I need a full blown engine... I'm too hard on the high compression engines. don't know what he meant by that.
At the time I had a 10.5 compression engine and he said I'd have longer life with a 8.5 with a blower on top. But I just love hearing the Whirr of that blower. Add the blower blow by or pressure release and I'm in heaven.
Just wish I had the money to afford something like that.
Or at least get the chance to ride in one one day.
Keep in mind I know nothing about full blown engines, so my data could very well be VERY wrong.
Some VERY VERY nice rides in this thread!
i'll have to post a few pics of my Vert when it gets out of the body shop.
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Wind Charger i have to wait for my brother to move out first before i get another car. theres no garage space and having cars in front of the house, 4 of them in the driveway, cant really fit anything right now.
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From: fond du lac, WI
Car: 1988 trans am GTA
Engine: 350 tpi
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Originally posted by evoluzione1
Here's mine not crashed just getting old and needed refreshing. Yes I know you either hate it or love it.
Here's mine not crashed just getting old and needed refreshing. Yes I know you either hate it or love it.
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From: Eastern Connecticut
Car: 1989 RS Camaro
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I love the before and after pics. I have plenty of before and now I just need to make the after happen.
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I love the before and after pics. I have plenty of before and now I just need to make the after happen.
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From: Oakville, Ct
Car: 1991Firebird T/A
Engine: 350
Transmission: Modified Viper t-56
Axle/Gears: dana 44, 3.55
well, my ride i dont think it quite as nice as that lovely yellow camaro above me, but here's a few before and afters....
first home -
interior wasnt in bad shape, but i swapped in some electric 00' ss seats
Body work fixed up -
engine bay emptied of its old TBI crap -
AFTER:
first home -
interior wasnt in bad shape, but i swapped in some electric 00' ss seats
Body work fixed up -
engine bay emptied of its old TBI crap -
AFTER:
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Car: 88' Iroc-Z
Engine: LQ9
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Axle/Gears: 3.42
Originally posted by fb305svs
well, my ride i dont think it quite as nice as that lovely yellow camaro above me, but here's a few before and afters....
well, my ride i dont think it quite as nice as that lovely yellow camaro above me, but here's a few before and afters....
And to everyone else wow you've all remotivated me to go out and freeze my *** off in the garage and get more done over the winter! Great Job everyone
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Well, what my car needs is what it will be getting in the spring - the engine bay repainted and cleaned up - but that yellow camaro - just an awesome looking car!!!
But thanks for the compliments - i couldn't disagree that it is one of the nicest on this board - at least top 5 anyways
But thanks for the compliments - i couldn't disagree that it is one of the nicest on this board - at least top 5 anyways
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From: Harford County, MD
Car: camaro sportcoupe
Engine: 7.0L
Transmission: G-Force GF5R
Axle/Gears: Moser 9"
crazyhawaiian...why did you go with those perticular wheels? they weigh a frickin ton! they look really good, i'll give you that, but on your drifting/autocross car i figured you'd want to go with something lighter...
92lpeb4c, absolutely stunning! you don't see many other wheels on these cars but variations of 5 spokes....the 6 spokes are out of this world! only one thing i might change is putting the RS badges back on it...come on man, it's a frickin B4C!!!
92lpeb4c, absolutely stunning! you don't see many other wheels on these cars but variations of 5 spokes....the 6 spokes are out of this world! only one thing i might change is putting the RS badges back on it...come on man, it's a frickin B4C!!!
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Wow...
This just became my favorite thread. Awesome cars, keep 'em coming please.
Mine isn't quite 'after' enough to post up a comparison yet. Unless you want to see my amazing Talon transformation, that is.
I've just decided that I NEED some deep wheels now, vs. the early C5's I have on there.
This just became my favorite thread. Awesome cars, keep 'em coming please.
Mine isn't quite 'after' enough to post up a comparison yet. Unless you want to see my amazing Talon transformation, that is.
I've just decided that I NEED some deep wheels now, vs. the early C5's I have on there.
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Yeah, I agree with you man. I personally hope the before and after pics keep coming. I hope one day these cars loose the white trash hickmobile reputation.
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Car: 85 IROC-Z / 88 GTA
Engine: 403 LSx (Pending) / 355 Tuned Port
Transmission: T56 Magnum (Pending) / T5
Axle/Gears: 3.42 / ?
Before:
I wish I had "before" pics of my interior. It was even worse than the outside. Unfortunately, since these are scanned polaroids, none of them really show just how bad the car was.
After:
I'm in the process of overhauling the interior, so it should look significantly better this spring. It looks good in the pics, but in person, the carpet, door panels, and grey plastic are still pretty nasty.
I wish I had "before" pics of my interior. It was even worse than the outside. Unfortunately, since these are scanned polaroids, none of them really show just how bad the car was.
After:
I'm in the process of overhauling the interior, so it should look significantly better this spring. It looks good in the pics, but in person, the carpet, door panels, and grey plastic are still pretty nasty.
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Jim85IROC good job looks great also nice to see another 85 with the console clock
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Heres a before and after of my former GTA (now belongs to 85camaroz28) doesnt look like a huge transformation but the car wasnt in too great shape when i got it, and I did a bit considering i was 17/18 at the time.
Before:
(paint doesnt look too bad in the pic but it was pretty (what was left of it)
After: Car was budget built since i was in highschool. I did the body/prep work myself and had someone paint it. I got the rims for a very cheap (took me a while to find them tho)
Before:
(paint doesnt look too bad in the pic but it was pretty (what was left of it)
After: Car was budget built since i was in highschool. I did the body/prep work myself and had someone paint it. I got the rims for a very cheap (took me a while to find them tho)
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Car: 1985 Camaro
Engine: 350 bored 40 over
Transmission: 700-R4 Race prepped
Stitchop, thanks for the compliment. Ya I did, the body the car actually uses is from the white car in the link, the front fenders, doors and nose are from the gray camaro that was wrecked backwards into a poll at a little over 70mph. The hood and wing are fiberglass. I did all the bodywork including primer, just not the final color coat. Any other questions just give me a pm.
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