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Old Oct 29, 2006 | 11:33 PM
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Went to another local car show this weekend. Had a blast. My class consisted of 3rd & 4th gens. There were 8 4th gens and 5 thirdgens. My friend (red 91 Z) got 3rd so that was cool. The best part was cruising home with a pack of 4 3rd gens Got some good video haha. Anyways here are some pics, wish I had a better camera.





Polished plenum, runners, distributor plate and tb plate



Friends car that won 3rd





SOM 91 Z with an LS1/4th gen interior and more





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Old Oct 29, 2006 | 11:35 PM
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the cruise back home







how many 3rd gens do you see









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Old Oct 29, 2006 | 11:41 PM
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Very nice pics! Awesome cars! Every one of them...
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Old Oct 30, 2006 | 01:03 AM
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Excuse me while I pick up my jaw off the floor.
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Old Oct 30, 2006 | 01:54 AM
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NICE polished up TPI.
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Old Oct 30, 2006 | 02:29 AM
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Real nice! How is it that you got the plenum to look so damn beautiful?
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Old Oct 30, 2006 | 10:18 AM
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Originally Posted by Demon355
Real nice! How is it that you got the plenum to look so damn beautiful?
Lots of sanding lol. I started with 180 then 220, 320, and 400. I used 180 with a porter cable on the plenum to get all the casting marks and pits out. It took a while but it was worth it in the long run. I buffed it out with the tripoli compound using a spiral sewn wheel from eastwood
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Old Oct 30, 2006 | 10:52 AM
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very nice!! i hope to get mine looking that good one day
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Old Oct 30, 2006 | 10:53 AM
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Great stuff! Loving your polished Plenum! Wish there were more Car-Shows with Third-Gens around my area!
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Old Oct 30, 2006 | 11:00 AM
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Car: 1987 Camaro SC, 1999 Z28
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so many nice 3rd gens in one spot! sweet!

those cars look amazing...
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Old Oct 30, 2006 | 11:24 AM
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The pics look awsome! That SOM Z28 was for sale in TX, did one of you friends just buy it? I wish my driveway looked like yours, all those nice tall spoilers.
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Old Oct 30, 2006 | 12:28 PM
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that drives me nuts how the hoods have to be open for the show, but other than that those are some great shots! nice 3rd gens!

odd tire selection on the dark red Z28 with Z06 wheels....
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Old Oct 30, 2006 | 12:31 PM
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love the pictures...thats a great group of cars you have all done good!
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Old Oct 30, 2006 | 07:19 PM
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i hat that to how they make u keep the hood up the car looks beter with it down the red z28 is mine
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Old Oct 30, 2006 | 08:38 PM
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Those are some hot pics, bro. You got one sharp lookin' Z there!
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Old Oct 30, 2006 | 09:04 PM
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the fouth gen dash, seat, and center console swap look good in that car, but it doesn't look right with third gen door panels.. or those wheels in my opinion.

is that a carpet/pad on your dash pad.. did you make it yourself?? I've been looking for one.. I think it would go along way to keep the dash pad from cracking and fading.

but your plenum and runners look jaw dropping.. great match with those valve covers.. very very nice!! I've got an aftermarket induction sitting on my shop bench at the moment.. bigmouth intake, slp runner, and a heavily ported plenum that I need to get polished up and looking as good as yours.. I've also got the same red hotchkis strut tower bar. I can't wait, its like a free preview for what mine should look like! Your entire car looks very clean.. is it an '83?? Hell I would never have guessed...
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Old Oct 30, 2006 | 09:45 PM
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Thanks for all the compliments guys.

Originally Posted by BADNBLK
The pics look awsome! That SOM Z28 was for sale in TX, did one of you friends just buy it? I wish my driveway looked like yours, all those nice tall spoilers.
Yeah that is the car my friend bought. It's a really sweet ride.


Originally Posted by rwdtech
that drives me nuts how the hoods have to be open for the show, but other than that those are some great shots! nice 3rd gens!

odd tire selection on the dark red Z28 with Z06 wheels....
Yeah I would rather have the hood down and the windows up because it makes the car look better. He has some fat tires on the rear because he got them for $20 and needed something to throw on there. They make good burnout tires though
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Old Oct 30, 2006 | 09:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Brisk
is that a carpet/pad on your dash pad.. did you make it yourself?? I've been looking for one.. I think it would go along way to keep the dash pad from cracking and fading.

but your plenum and runners look jaw dropping.. great match with those valve covers.. very very nice!! I've got an aftermarket induction sitting on my shop bench at the moment.. bigmouth intake, slp runner, and a heavily ported plenum that I need to get polished up and looking as good as yours.. I've also got the same red hotchkis strut tower bar. I can't wait, its like a free preview for what mine should look like! Your entire car looks very clean.. is it an '83?? Hell I would never have guessed...

Yeah its a carpet on my dash pad. Its called a dashmat and you can usually order them from any auto part store or online. The white Z is a 91 and is my dads. I polished everything to get some practice. It came out nice and made the engine bay look so much nicer. The black Z is mine which is an 83
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