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Old Feb 14, 2008 | 03:21 AM
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Oppinions on keeping the Z28 wing?

I have a black 92 z, I dunno if I should keep the wing or go with the Hawks 5" wing with the 4" cowl hood, the car is gonna be repainted black, oppinions please. Thanks
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Old Feb 14, 2008 | 11:10 AM
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Re: Oppinions on keeping the Z28 wing?

I don't think you can beat the stock 87 Z28 duck tail wing. Just my opinion.
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Old Feb 14, 2008 | 11:13 AM
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Old Feb 14, 2008 | 11:19 AM
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Re: Oppinions on keeping the Z28 wing?

i personaly think since its a 91-92 z then id keep the wing... i have seen 2 camaros with that spoiler.... mine and a red Z28. They are not that common. only 91-92s around here are RS's so id keep it.
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Old Feb 14, 2008 | 11:04 PM
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Re: Oppinions on keeping the Z28 wing?

here is the hawks on my black iroc so you can see what it looks like. this might help you decide after seeing it on a black camaro.
http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x...aropics367.jpg
http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x...aropics371.jpg
http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x...aropics370.jpg
http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x...newpics001.jpg
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Old Feb 14, 2008 | 11:25 PM
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Re: Oppinions on keeping the Z28 wing?

Thanks for your oppinions & pics, keep it coming, also if anyone knows a manufactuer that makes a wing with the center piece with the sides connected to it so I don't have to drill the qtrs.
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Old Feb 17, 2008 | 02:58 PM
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Re: Oppinions on keeping the Z28 wing?

i was going to try to convince you not to do it with a compelling argument based on figures and percentages and then i realized i owned a few z28's and one less out there wouldn't be such a bad thing!



personally buy an rs and do that... it's just me though.
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Old Feb 17, 2008 | 04:36 PM
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Re: Oppinions on keeping the Z28 wing?

i think you should do it.. why look like 80% of the people that have the original spoiler?? if thats your style and you like it just do it.. it looks nice. but store the original one in a safe place, because if a guy like me, KrisW or Brennan would wanna buy the car, we'd put the original one right back on. haha ; )
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Old Feb 17, 2008 | 05:17 PM
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Re: Oppinions on keeping the Z28 wing?

Id get an RS. Mostly because they already have the correct holes in the rear quarters and decklid to put a 5" spoiler. Sell the Z, you will make more money then buy an RS
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Old Feb 17, 2008 | 05:23 PM
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Re: Oppinions on keeping the Z28 wing?

personally buy an rs and do that... it's just me though.
my thoughts exactly

The rear spoiler on the 91-92 Z28's signified the Z28 as far as appearance. I do like the Hawks 5 inch spoiler....but I would never remove the highrise for anything else. Again...just my opinion...it's your car...do what you want man
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Old Feb 17, 2008 | 09:55 PM
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Re: Oppinions on keeping the Z28 wing?

Keep the hi-rise that came with the car. GM did it right the first time.
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Old Feb 17, 2008 | 10:06 PM
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Re: Oppinions on keeping the Z28 wing?

Originally Posted by KrisW
I don't think you can beat the stock 87 Z28 duck tail wing. Just my opinion.
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Old Feb 19, 2008 | 04:27 AM
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Re: Oppinions on keeping the Z28 wing?

SPIKE-Z your gonna have one of the cleanest and quickest f-body here! it looks so nice.. i like your stlye. theres gonna be a lot of people askin you to be in there magazine. nice job.
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Old Feb 20, 2008 | 07:15 PM
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Re: Oppinions on keeping the Z28 wing?

hey whats up man, well in my words or my opinion i would keep the wing like one of our fellow members said " The rear spoiler on the 91-92 Z28's signified the Z28 as far as appearance " i love the way it looks on my car but if i had the option to change it i would change something close to the pic below.


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Old Feb 20, 2008 | 09:10 PM
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Re: Oppinions on keeping the Z28 wing?

Yeah Im gonna keep it, by the way were did you get those pics from.I would most def. get that wing.
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Old Feb 20, 2008 | 09:38 PM
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Re: Oppinions on keeping the Z28 wing?

hey whats up man i got these pictures of some website in japan i guess there all into hardcore american muscle over seas, prety funny if you ask me.

http://www.grace-co.co.jp/
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Old Feb 20, 2008 | 09:57 PM
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Re: Oppinions on keeping the Z28 wing?

I WANT THESE PARTS

http://www.grace-co.co.jp/car_hood_top1/hood_main1.html

http://www.grace-co.co.jp/product/3r...work_top1.html

http://www.grace-co.co.jp/product/3d...cing_wing.html
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Old Feb 21, 2008 | 04:19 AM
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Re: Oppinions on keeping the Z28 wing?

yea. thats a pretty bad looking hood.. i just emailed them and asked to translate and how much it would be in u.s. dollars with shipping and everything.. man those guys have a totally different setup. same parts but little things for light weight and more horse power. im gonna do what ever i can to get some kind of connection with them.
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Old Mar 12, 2008 | 02:26 PM
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Re: Oppinions on keeping the Z28 wing?

Here you go guys... =] ...it's not a great translation but hope it helps a bit.

http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ja&u=http://www.grace-co.co.jp/&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=1&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dhttp://www.grace-co.co.jp/%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-USfficial%26hs%3DYbW

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