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Old May 2, 2006 | 08:51 PM
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i feel like whoring it...

Well shes still kickin it, a lot of people have been asking to see some new pictures so here they are....got photoshop so i could resize the pics and not lose the quality, so i thought id show some new pictures. Id like some suggestions and i want people to actually see my car so i wanted my own thread.

I just got clear headlight covers actually but im kinda in the air on wether or not to install them, they look a little out of place on my car...

Im also losing the rake that i got with the pro-kit this weekend.

But here she is...













Any comments/suggestion throw them my way
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Old May 2, 2006 | 08:57 PM
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IMO i would get matching Z28 emblems... and thats about it.
And maybe a power antanna to clean things up a bit there, but im thinking really hard into this now lol it looks great.
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Old May 2, 2006 | 09:00 PM
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weeelll... tbh... its ugly as sin and you should just give it to me... .. naah seriously that cars sweet dude nice work
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Old May 2, 2006 | 09:35 PM
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Looking clean man, I'm still curious as to how your reverse lights look in action.



Suggestion..dark tint to offset the white paint.
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Old May 2, 2006 | 09:42 PM
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Oh! almost forgot the emblems, im waiting for the stainless steel set and/or i might make use of the 4th gen emblems i picked up this weekend.

and...here is a picture of the reverse lights, i dont like flash and/or night pictures.



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Old May 2, 2006 | 09:52 PM
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hey man the car looks great i like those snypers 1000x better than the cragers... but ya i have those reverse lights too and the pics dont do them justice. they are a good bit brighter than that in person.
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Old May 2, 2006 | 09:59 PM
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Car looks great. Love the Snypers. The only things I would suggest are tint and shave the antenna
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Old May 2, 2006 | 10:06 PM
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Old May 2, 2006 | 10:56 PM
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You have one beautiful car there. I would tint the windows though. Not only will it look even better but it would help to preserve your interior.
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Old May 2, 2006 | 10:57 PM
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looks sharp, very nice indeed.
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Old May 3, 2006 | 01:29 AM
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Looks awesome
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Old May 3, 2006 | 01:31 AM
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looks amazing, check out my new pics of my ride on the appearance board too. sure beats being 7 shades of black finally.
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Old May 3, 2006 | 07:40 AM
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I dont really like Camaros all that much but I really like your ride! You did an awesome job on the wheels too. The Chevy emblems in the center caps look sharp too. How did you do that?

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Old May 3, 2006 | 12:44 PM
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Maybe some black headlight pockets?
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Old May 3, 2006 | 12:47 PM
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Those wheels set it off!
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Old May 3, 2006 | 12:51 PM
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Maybe some black headlight pockets?


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Old May 3, 2006 | 01:33 PM
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The car is amazing. The question is what would you want to change. I really think this car is mean, and beutiful, and the lines are great (hey its a thirdgen). I am not a big fan of the License plate. IMO!

Nice, SICK ride!
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Old May 3, 2006 | 02:24 PM
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man Steve, that thing looks amazing with the new wheels on it. one of my fav. 3rd gens for sure

only suggestion i have is get the buckets painted black...but you probably wont want too cuz that's not original, i understand. it's just a suggestion...and where'd your anniversary badge go? the one from the trunk lid?

i wouldn't put the headlight covers on, i never liked em' on our cars
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Old May 3, 2006 | 02:46 PM
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Just amazing! Great job!!
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Old May 3, 2006 | 03:22 PM
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Thanks for the compliments guys, they mean a lot to me

few things-

Car has tint, the pictures dont show it very well lol, 20% rear and 35% sides it needs 20% side imo but lots of other stuff id rather spend my money on.

If i had black stripes id get the buckets, and black grille, but itd look to out of place on my car, even though i know it was supposed to have it from the factory. If thought long and hard about it and they are stayin white.

I made the center caps, by just simply taping around the middle then shooting it white, then bought some 1" chevy bowtie decals from fastdecals.com, placed them then clearcoated it. So far so good.

Im not a fan of the front license plate but i gotta have it, and most likely will be going back on the front soon, too much risk of tickets.

Anniversary badge is...right in front of me actually, trying to fix it and/or just leave it off.
Attached Thumbnails i feel like whoring it...-dscn0246.jpg  
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Old May 3, 2006 | 04:16 PM
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hey car looks great luv the wheels alot im going to have to look around but keep up the good work. hey btw where is a good place to get tint for our cars around here would like to get mine tinted it needs it bad see you man
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Old May 3, 2006 | 04:58 PM
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Looks great man. I like the rims, clear sidemarkers and what you did with the tail lights. The only things I would do is paint the headlight buckets and grille black and maybe add for lights. But still looks really nice.
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Old May 3, 2006 | 05:48 PM
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sweet ride, top notch
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Old May 3, 2006 | 08:09 PM
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Steve...Your car looks better than ever. Its still tough to look at it though ...

I must say that today i was considering getting a bronco instead of another thirdgen, but after seeing your car and remembering how much i was in love w/ mine...i just dont think i could do that!
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Old May 3, 2006 | 08:23 PM
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sweet car I would have to agree with everyone else that you should paint the headlight pockets black,but hey its your car, and if you like you should keep it that way. btw love the snypers
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Old May 3, 2006 | 08:38 PM
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I think it would look good with black headlight pockets, and maybe even a black z28 bowtie grille to set off the headlights
Photoshopped rendition of both...

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Old May 3, 2006 | 08:59 PM
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Looks nice Steve, very nice!

Gauge install go ok I heard.?
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Old May 3, 2006 | 09:26 PM
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Rockyd - Ill have to dig up some receipts from the past owner. It had tint done somewere in alexandria actually, has a lifetime warrantee and all.

a mack6 - please dont buy a bronco. I managed to throw a transfer case/rearend out the window in one, she was dumb and a ford lover, i hate her to this day. The chick...and the bronco too for that matter. Keep the third gen love alive! Keep looking, there is another one waiting for you.

maroon91rs - just had to PS didnt you, LOL. Looks tempting in that first picture :P

Steve383 - no...the sender that autometer just sent me is acting like the old one, i gotta call them tommaro. The gauge itself might just be off, but it sure is ticking me off...

And for the rest of you, thank you for the comments/compliments!
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Old May 3, 2006 | 09:30 PM
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sick Z! Love the Snypers. ROH Rocks!
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Old May 3, 2006 | 11:42 PM
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Very, very nice!!!!!
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Old May 3, 2006 | 11:55 PM
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Looks good.

Im gonna have to throw my vote in for atleast the black headlight buckets. But i like it with the grille insert black too.

The black shows the depth better.
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Old May 4, 2006 | 12:11 AM
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Car looks great! I do agree it would look even better with black pockets. But either way it looks great!
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Old May 4, 2006 | 07:33 AM
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Dark buckets on a light colored car looks like a black eye on a person, no one wants that Leave the car as it is, its perfect the way it is
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Old May 4, 2006 | 07:54 AM
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i'm curious how the clear headlight covers will look...
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Old May 4, 2006 | 09:32 AM
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h4 headlights and clear parking lights would look awesome!1
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Old May 4, 2006 | 11:52 AM
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i say go for the clear covers...i had some years ago. went throught 2 sets. they both let go 125 mph.
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Old May 4, 2006 | 12:27 PM
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One suggestion might be to swap the emblems on the side ground effects with red ones (if such a thing exists).

Last edited by Firebat; May 4, 2006 at 12:35 PM.
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Old May 4, 2006 | 12:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Gr89RS
Looking clean man, I'm still curious as to how your reverse lights look in action.



Suggestion..dark tint to offset the white paint.


what did you do to the reverse lights?...I see what you did to the turn signals



love the car though, she's a beauty!
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Old May 4, 2006 | 12:55 PM
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i've always wondered this...which lights are your rear turn signals?
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Old May 4, 2006 | 02:23 PM
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Here are the clear headlight covers just sitting on the car, they are not completely in because im not sure if i like them or not...they look tacky, but you get the point.




The reverse lights just have super white xenon blubs that look blue and flash a pure white.

My turn signals are still the same, just blacked out. I did put a few coats of red on before i put the tint on so they flash red instead of amber.

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Old May 4, 2006 | 02:41 PM
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I use the covers. Gives it a race car look IMO.
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Old May 4, 2006 | 03:42 PM
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i think u should leave the buckets and grill white. it just looks funny to me. and leave the headlight covers, look funny to me too. the car looks sweet tho, wish it was mine.
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Old May 4, 2006 | 03:47 PM
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the thing i dont like about the headlight covers is those thick mounting things that you use...from the side angle it sticks out like a sore thumb...especially cuz the lenses are CLEAR...i wouldn't use them, but that's just me. i'd paint the buckets black
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Old May 4, 2006 | 04:20 PM
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i dont like the black trim that is outlining the clear covers. If the trim was white or not there it would be better.
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Old May 4, 2006 | 05:09 PM
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I like the look as is, the black pockets just don't look right to me.
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Old May 4, 2006 | 05:46 PM
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they really dont look that bad maybe just the pic but if you do mount them paint the mountings white so they dont stick out to much but like i saide doesnt look to bad
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Old May 4, 2006 | 10:23 PM
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looks like mascara!
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Old May 4, 2006 | 10:42 PM
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hey kris, your car could use black headlight pockets!

firebat, rockyd - thats what id end up doing for sure, at least the thick mounting tabs to match the black outter trim

brisk - it really does look like that now that i look at it! Or like it was up all night and didnt get enough sleep lol
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Old May 4, 2006 | 11:14 PM
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If you just painted the headlight buckets black, you wouldnt have to paint the trim white. And i bet the covers look better over black too
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Old May 4, 2006 | 11:58 PM
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your car looks beautiful, the snypers kick ***! but I'd keep the headlight covers off, looks like its wearing glasses imo, kinda like a nerd-gen lol
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