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Old 09-07-2012, 03:43 PM
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Re: My Camaro Z28 project.

It is a good looking car and shows you put alot of work and heart into it.
I love the red color of the engine and would still like to know what it is called and brand.
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Re: My Camaro Z28 project.

Thx all for great comments!!!

For the engine color it's high temp engine paint, and It's called cherry red.
I will look for the brand tonight at home and I will come back with verified informations



hey guys, in this picture, it look that the front center cover is not here... Do you know if it's because he lost it or if because it doesn,t clear the front bearing cover ?

Any hint to make it fit ?
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Re: My Camaro Z28 project.

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Thx all for great comments!!!

For the engine color it's high temp engine paint, and It's called cherry red.
I will look for the brand tonight at home and I will come back with verified informations



hey guys, in this picture, it look that the front center cover is not here... Do you know if it's because he lost it or if because it doesn,t clear the front bearing cover ?

Any hint to make it fit ?
You can "massage" that bearing cover in slightly with a hammer to make the wheel center cap fit.
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Re: My Camaro Z28 project.

Originally Posted by CharcoalBird
You can "massage" that bearing cover in slightly with a hammer to make the wheel center cap fit.
But it will hold less grease no?
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Re: My Camaro Z28 project.

The paint will fade and become the same color as the car


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Re: My Camaro Z28 project.

Car looks great and enjoyed reading the thread! Sorry to hear about the engine but good to see that you put another one in and kept on charging forward with it! Good luck with the new wheels and fitment of them.. they'll really change the looks of it and for the better I think!
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Awesome thread!
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Re: My Camaro Z28 project.

Thx guys !!

I have those part for this summer
3.73 LSD
Radiator shroud
Ajustable Thermostatic fans

Will do this summer :
Retune the engine !
Drop the car more.



here's the corrent state of the car
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Re: My Camaro Z28 project.

Loved going through this thread and seeing the progress! Love how the car looks all around
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Re: My Camaro Z28 project.

Thx a lot.

So here's changes for this summer :
17X8
17X9

I will plastidip the center cap black.


Tires :
245/45
275/40

http://www.stangtv.com/news/mickey-t...comp-uhp-tire/
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I like them! I think they'll look better on the car than the blacked out Z28 wheels.

Is the car going to be painted? Or are you gonna leave it white? Because some black headlight buckets would be nice accents.
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Re: My Camaro Z28 project.

cant wait to see what they look like on the car
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Re: My Camaro Z28 project.

I would leave the center caps polished to give the wheels some contrast.
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Re: My Camaro Z28 project.

You did a very nice job saving that one.
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Re: My Camaro Z28 project.

hi im new to this fourm i was hoping i could get some help with a few things i currently have a 91 z28 convertible 4 speed auto and im going to be rebuilding the engine with a few friends i was going to buy a master performance kit for 600 bucks but need to figure he rod and main bearing undersize cause im going to be boring it .40 over so what should my rods and main bearing be what size also should i get my tpi plenum and runners bored too plz help would be greatly apprectiated
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Re: My Camaro Z28 project.

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hi im new to this fourm i was hoping i could get some help with a few things i currently have a 91 z28 convertible 4 speed auto and im going to be rebuilding the engine with a few friends i was going to buy a master performance kit for 600 bucks but need to figure he rod and main bearing undersize cause im going to be boring it .40 over so what should my rods and main bearing be what size also should i get my tpi plenum and runners bored too plz help would be greatly apprectiated
You need to start your own thread in the Tech/ General Engine board.

Scroll up, click "Home", then "Message Boards" on the left. Scroll down until you see the "Tech / General Engine" thread. Click on it, then click "New Thread" just above the big blue bar above the announcements.

You should get some good advice from the guys there, they know their stuff.
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TIRES !
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Re: My Camaro Z28 project.

Nice!
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Re: My Camaro Z28 project.

Very nice and clean car!
By the way, laisse pas sa dans neige caliss!
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P.S. It is M/T sold by SSperformance?
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Good stuff man love the thread !!! Nice shoes how much did they set you back?
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Re: My Camaro Z28 project.

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Very nice and clean car!
By the way, laisse pas sa dans neige caliss!
C'est mieux que sêrrer dans un garage full humide lol

Originally Posted by Psychoz28
P.S. It is M/T sold by SSperformance?
Yes, he paint the letter in YELLOW on one of the tire... And then removed the paint with thinner...... So he pissed my a lot and called a brand new tire








Thx all for comments.
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True story for the outside storage...
And Haha it was you the yellow letter guy! He said that on facebook! :P
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Re: My Camaro Z28 project.

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True story for the outside storage...
And Haha it was you the yellow letter guy! He said that on facebook! :P
hahha I know.

Last time I buy from him. No happy customer here.... AND,

I need to pay the Paypal fine everytime.. that pissed me off !
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Originally Posted by IROCgiraffe
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edit : I forgot...

That car will be 2Iinch lower.
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Re: My Camaro Z28 project.

MODS can we move this threar to members Camaro please ?
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Mmm... Camaro, beer and steak. You sir are a true Epicurean!
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Saw this on Stanceworks. Good looking car man.
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Thx all

















Center Cap test, what do you think guys ?
Test center cap :








With or without center cap?
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Re: My Camaro Z28 project.

I like the center cap, I say keep it.
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Re: My Camaro Z28 project.

I've never been a fan of those soft 8s on our cars, but these look great on your car. The MTs fit them perfect too. I second keep the center caps.
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No cap looks better IMO!
2" drops? How? Coil drop only?
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Lose the center cap. The center cap wouldn't be so bad if it were lower profile...that one sticks out too far. Something I would expect to see on a 4X4. Love the rims and tires.
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No centercap for this summer !

I also bought black bolt.

Waiting to be able to drive the car to my speedshop so we will put 3.73 LSD rear and solidify the Diff A-Arm
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Re: My Camaro Z28 project.

i like this car, glad i saw this thread, its simple and beautiful. i do however think you need to get rid of that black overflow tank in favor of the 4th gen one so its more hidden.
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Yay or Nay ?

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Yay or Nay ?

Don't really matter. It's what YOU want to make your car look like. Most of the common aftermarket hoods on these 3rd Gen's look good nowadays.
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Talking about front light bucket


Worked on the engine bay today
CHROME
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whats the aluminum foil for?
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Chrome !!!!
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is that all staying on there? why not take the alternator off and brackets and polish them and clear em?
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Re: My Camaro Z28 project.

This is a picture taken from the CamaroQuebec club... my engine bay doesn't look like that lol !
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Re: My Camaro Z28 project.

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This is a picture taken from the CamaroQuebec club... my engine bay doesn't look like that lol !
Don't scare us like that!

Also, Yay on the hood. I think it looks good, but as IROCgiraffe said, it's your car.
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Re: My Camaro Z28 project.

The hood is already like that LOL

I was referring the light bucket
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Originally Posted by onthedownlow
Lose the center cap. The center cap wouldn't be so bad if it were lower profile...that one sticks out too far. Something I would expect to see on a 4X4. Love the rims and tires.
+1

I think it looked way better with out the caps.
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I like the buckets. It flows great with the black wheels
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