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Old Apr 6, 2007 | 07:43 PM
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New wheels & tires, lowered, and baer brakes

I just got back from the first local cruise of the season and I snapped off a few pics of the car. The new additions are a tokico suspension kit composed of their hp shocks and struts and 1.25" lowering springs, Comp. Black ROH drift R wheels (18x9 fronts and 18x10 rears with 245/40-18s and 285/35-18s respectively), and a one off baer track kit using modified spindles and hubs. I also upgraded the interior with ebony fourth gen camaro leather seats.
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Old Apr 6, 2007 | 07:48 PM
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Re: New suspension, wheels & tires, and baer brakes

Damn, lookn good!!!!

Guess you finally found a buyer for you old rims?
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Old Apr 6, 2007 | 07:50 PM
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Yup
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Old Apr 7, 2007 | 12:19 AM
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that car looks awesome! very nice
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Old Apr 7, 2007 | 08:29 AM
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Can't go wrong with Black & red.
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Old Apr 7, 2007 | 10:51 AM
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Re: New suspension, wheels & tires, and baer brakes

Looks great, I love that stance.
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Old Apr 7, 2007 | 10:57 AM
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Thanks guys.

82firebird - I am really happy with the stance from the tokico kit, it is low enough without being so low that I have to worry about pulling out of my own driveway.
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Old Apr 7, 2007 | 02:34 PM
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More pics are needed! Looks really good dude...
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Old Apr 7, 2007 | 03:02 PM
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WOW, Great looking car!! Cant go wrong with black and red!
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Old Apr 7, 2007 | 03:59 PM
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Re: New suspension, wheels & tires, and baer brakes

Here is a pic of the new front brakes. I will take more pics after I get a chance to give the z a wash and wax (and when the lighting is better).
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Old Apr 7, 2007 | 04:07 PM
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Re: New suspension, wheels & tires, and baer brakes

really nice looking car
but whats with the formula sticker on the gta bumper cover in your first picture?
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Old Apr 7, 2007 | 04:16 PM
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That is my friend FIRECHICKENs car. It is a formula 350 but I think he liked the gta front end and ground effects more so he switched them over, but kept the formula badging.
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Old Apr 8, 2007 | 09:39 PM
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Axle/Gears: 3.89, 3.42, 3.23, NADA
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Nice Choice Man!!!! I would have to say you have some really good taste!


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Old Apr 9, 2007 | 12:46 AM
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Re: New suspension, wheels & tires, and baer brakes

very nice. i recognized the car next to yours and thought you would live close, then noticed your profile said md. where in maryland are you?
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Old Apr 9, 2007 | 10:35 AM
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Thanks BADNBLK, your car is amazing. I have been thinking about going with the red and black color scheme for awhile now, but didn't know what wheels to get until I saw the Drift Rs on your car.

ZZ4 86 Z28 - I live over in the Bel Air area, so I go to the Lowes cruise-in pretty much every week.
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Old Apr 9, 2007 | 10:48 AM
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Axle/Gears: 3.89, 3.42, 3.23, NADA
Re: New suspension, wheels & tires, and baer brakes

Nazz28 - thanks man I appriceiate it! I just realized that we even have the same tires... haha! When your fronts wear down you can put 265/35 up there with no rub! When Baer did you brakes what did they do to your track kit that is "one off"?
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Old Apr 9, 2007 | 11:09 AM
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Re: New suspension, wheels & tires, and baer brakes

cool, bel air is on the way to school for me. maybe well set up a mid MD meet sometime for baltimore md people and montgomery county people.
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Old Apr 9, 2007 | 01:22 PM
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BADNBLK - What I meant by one off is that the only things that are baer is the calipers (which I painted), the abutments, and the mounting brackets. The rest of the kit is composed of C4 HD cross-drilled and slotted zinc washed rotors and modified stock spindles and hubs. It may not be a true Baer track kit but it only cost me a total of ~$400-500 and some parts that I didn't need.
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Old Apr 9, 2007 | 01:58 PM
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very nice, love those wheels
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Old Apr 9, 2007 | 02:04 PM
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Looks really good
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Old Apr 9, 2007 | 03:12 PM
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Re: New suspension, wheels & tires, and baer brakes

Hey Terry, car looks awesome! I like the new look a lot. It does compliment a lot better then the old setup. Cant wait to see it sometime. I gotta get up to that lowes meet sometime or another, have some parts to trade with firechicken also. How many third gens you guys having there weekly you think?
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Old Apr 9, 2007 | 04:06 PM
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It can very anywhere from 3-7, but we are hoping for more this year because of the new board members in the area.
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Old Apr 9, 2007 | 10:54 PM
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Re: New suspension, wheels & tires, and baer brakes

Hey the car looks great. I was wondering how much the Baer brake setup cost you. I was thinking about adding Wilwood's on my car but I saw your Baer brake setup and it kind of makes me want to go Baer instead.
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Old Apr 10, 2007 | 03:08 AM
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When I finally repaint my car, Im definitely keeping it red, your car has convinced me! Looks KILLER!
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Old Apr 10, 2007 | 08:34 AM
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sweet , looks good , its a maro and im not a fan of maros and id drive it , its real nice . Looks awesome . Id leave the exterior alone . awesome .
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Old Apr 11, 2007 | 06:47 AM
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1992camarors - My Baer track setup didn't cost me much (refer to previous post above) because I got the baer calipers, brake pads, abutments, and mounting bracks used and then used modified stock spindles, hubs, aftermarket 13" C4 HD rotors, and earls stainless lines to finish it off.

18inchboyds - I am pretty much done with the exterior except for a good cleaning and detailing. The rest of my efforts are going to be put into the audio, interior, and drivetrain.

Audio - I have a mild bass tube that I will be installing just to suppliment the stock location speakers.

Interior - I have to replace some worn pieces (steering wheel) and get some new stock type door panels made by Hawks using black leatherette on top and black carpet on bottom (to match the black leather seats).

Drivetrain - I have a zexel torsen LSD (mine is blown) I need to install along with a TA aluminum rear girdle. I also have a edelbrock high flow system (intake, runners, and ported plenum) I have to install. The intake and runners are powder coated black with some polished portions (side fins) and the plenum is polished. I have already ported out the plenum and I am working on gasket matching the intake and runners to the 1.75" Mr Gasket large tube runner gaskets before the install.
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Old Apr 11, 2007 | 09:10 PM
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Re: New suspension, wheels & tires, and baer brakes

Car looks great...Have any shots of the interior?

I just installed a set of 1LEs up front with slotted rotors, and im very happy with the results.
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Old Apr 12, 2007 | 04:56 AM
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I will have to get some interior shots, but it is nothing special. Its pretty much stock except for the fourth gen seats.
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