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Old Jan 6, 2015 | 10:12 AM
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A found rust :


This happen




Then I test fit the drop
Old drop :


New drop (only the front is done);


Cleaned (still need to paint the the caliper)
Before :



Cleaned tire :


With that :


To do that :



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Old Jan 8, 2015 | 10:56 AM
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You rolled the yellow on the letters?
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Old Jan 9, 2015 | 08:16 AM
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No they are paint with "Paint marker". And it fail lol. I just bought paint sharpie.
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Old Jan 16, 2015 | 08:33 AM
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Paint market would not hold, so I used a oil base sharpie.

One tire is done.

I'm waiting for permanent tire shine to put the tire back on the car
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Old Jan 16, 2015 | 08:50 AM
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Nice
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Old Jan 23, 2015 | 09:19 AM
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Bought wheels nut.

This is a photoshop :
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Old Feb 2, 2015 | 01:31 PM
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Old Feb 2, 2015 | 01:46 PM
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Re: My Camaro Z28 project.

That's cool. I like that. It turned out great.
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Old Feb 2, 2015 | 04:09 PM
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i feel like this car needs boom tubes to complete the nascar styling
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Old Feb 3, 2015 | 01:18 PM
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Re: My Camaro Z28 project.

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how well did the yellow hold up?
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Old Feb 7, 2015 | 06:43 AM
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It's minus 40 here outside. I throw the tire from 5 feet on the ground , the letter still holding strong.


BTW

I raise the car it was too low ...
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Old Feb 8, 2015 | 07:28 PM
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What did you do to get the front so low?
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Old Feb 9, 2015 | 07:00 PM
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are you going to paint the light buckets black?
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Old Feb 13, 2015 | 09:44 AM
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I cut the coil in the front and remove the robber thing on the top of the coil.


For the light buckets, I'm not sure ... I like it plain like that.


I also need to get almost all the car painted.
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Old Feb 26, 2015 | 07:39 AM
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Bought this


For the lulz




Before :

After :




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Old Feb 27, 2015 | 12:11 PM
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Thats a beautiful job!
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Old Mar 10, 2015 | 07:39 AM
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Thx !!! I'm trying to be different
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Old Mar 23, 2015 | 10:36 AM
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Re: My Camaro Z28 project.

Originally Posted by Mayerz
haha le dash en peau de homard c'était pas pire :laugh:

Heritage stripes (PAINTED) Yep PAINTED..... Anyway the car need to be repaint


Hoonigan ti-coune stripe


Team black (not label) sticker ; this is an inside joke of me and my friend who drink Black label. You need to have a white, black or red car or RC car AND drink black label beer.







Painted the side of the oil pressure jauge.

((BEFORE))


((DURING))


((AFTER))

I also change all inside door handle and remake the linkage to work correct this time. Happy with the week end


I also found front complete black seat belt kit FOR FREE !!!
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Old Mar 23, 2015 | 11:56 AM
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what is "hoonigan" ?
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Old Mar 23, 2015 | 12:31 PM
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Re: My Camaro Z28 project.

Looks good! I've been thinking about those stripes on mine, either on the driver side or maybe both sides?
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Old Mar 23, 2015 | 12:33 PM
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I've done only on the passager side beacause of the sticker on the driver side. It would be too much.

Hoonigan : Is a person who Hoon a car. Means that you have fun with it
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Old Mar 23, 2015 | 12:45 PM
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Re: My Camaro Z28 project.

I gotcha. Makes sense. Looks good on the passenger side.
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Old Mar 24, 2015 | 07:00 AM
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Need to be cleared. But done.


ti-coune wheels nuts.
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Old Mar 26, 2015 | 09:13 PM
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Digging nascar style get some nascar decal for door and boom side exhuast
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Old Mar 27, 2015 | 07:05 AM
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Re: My Camaro Z28 project.

Originally Posted by Zach/90\irocZ
Digging nascar style get some nascar decal for door and boom side exhuast
No lol.
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Old Mar 27, 2015 | 08:52 AM
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No lol.
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Old Mar 27, 2015 | 08:53 AM
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Just bought this :
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Old Mar 27, 2015 | 08:58 AM
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Just bought this :
Where?
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Old Mar 27, 2015 | 09:02 AM
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Re: My Camaro Z28 project.

Nice! Got a set of those on my second gen and Riv.
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Old Mar 27, 2015 | 09:17 AM
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There :

http://www.ebay.com/itm/111397869893?_trksid=p2059210.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
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Old Apr 6, 2015 | 12:36 AM
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Re: My Camaro Z28 project.

Looks great man. I do kinda dig the idea of boom tubes, but it's nearly impossible to pull off with these cars.

I wish my car wasnt red so I could play around with crazy colors. White is the perfect color for experimenting with accent colors.

Also, to the guy who asked, Hoonigan is a Ken Block/drift thing. You guys are probably gonna hate, but drifting is keeping car culture alive right now and these guys arent very far removed from the pro-touring movement. They're all about having fun and LS swaps.








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Old Apr 27, 2015 | 01:20 PM
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Oh BTW a painted the garage to look more cool, what do you think?


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Old Apr 27, 2015 | 01:25 PM
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Re: My Camaro Z28 project.

I like it.
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Old Apr 27, 2015 | 07:05 PM
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Wish I had a garage like that can't wait to buy
My house yet
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Old Apr 28, 2015 | 08:28 AM
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Wish I had a garage like that can't wait to buy
My house yet
Bought a house just for the garage here lol...
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Old Apr 28, 2015 | 05:52 PM
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Bought a house just for the garage here lol...

yea i told my wife i dont care what house we get could look like a pink fairy tail as long i have one bad .... garage lol
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Old Apr 29, 2015 | 08:33 AM
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Originally Posted by Zach/90\irocZ
yea i told my wife i dont care what house we get could look like a pink fairy tail as long i have one bad .... garage lol
hahahah take a PIC If it happend lol.




Not this ****ing **** again ?


Yep.......



I hate waiting !



Arrive cris de diff.



Also cleaned the work space...
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Old May 6, 2015 | 08:36 AM
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Max rear jacked.


My hole yesterday
Removed the old **** !


It takes me 1:30 to remove the old. Not bad.png for a SysAdmin.


The new one.


Not wanted a chrome cover, I will sand it and DIP it black.
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Old Jun 1, 2015 | 12:47 PM
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Old Jun 1, 2015 | 12:50 PM
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Re: My Camaro Z28 project.

Looking great! That's about the stance I want on mine.
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Old Aug 3, 2015 | 11:56 AM
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SFC bolt on . My ***.






Love the handing with the drop so far !! It doesn't rub



I really need to put my BF Radial T/A ... Mickey Thompsons are melting fast lol


My friend drive my car and almost ran into de sidewalk when trying to do you a u-turn lol. dat FWD drivers....




This happen last week.


Broke 3 bolts on the steering foot. lulz





So.... waited for bolts, drank a **** load of beer.


My helper on the work, he asked for every single piece under the car.. I needed to be under the car for like 10 minutes with my friend lol.



It will rain all day long here. I will work on the car !
(look an hooned Altima lol)



Have a great week !
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Old Aug 10, 2015 | 12:24 PM
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Just pudding thoses there.







Fuuuuucking pole shadow.


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Old Aug 10, 2015 | 03:15 PM
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My Camaro Z28 project.

I love the way the car sits. Great work
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Old Sep 16, 2015 | 10:21 AM
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Should receive this next week !




I washed the engine bay and done some touchup



After thinking 2 hours where to put my tach

So I decided to move the 3 gauges pod.


It will fit here :


Done


When tach is unpowered


My little helper asked to drive the car. He,s now 4 years old and he ask me everytime to start it lol. ****ing no.


Had some visit.


Bought a car that is now dead


Got time to put the missing door panel
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Old Sep 16, 2015 | 10:22 AM
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And drunk painted the rear lights


Previous owned glued a Z28 logo to the dash and I lost it.
Before :


After ;


New sticker :



This is it.
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Old Sep 29, 2015 | 10:11 AM
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Old Feb 25, 2016 | 10:18 AM
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Re: My Camaro Z28 project.

Longer wheel bolt done. 3/8X20 3'' grade 8


Sandwich done, plenty of threads left.


As you can see.


Car is still on 4 blocks


The sticker will be lower and the "But this sticker is awsome" section will be cut.


I will not do that, I will put that sticker somewhere on the garage.


Then it snowed for the first time of the year.


After that we drank.
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Old Feb 25, 2016 | 10:19 AM
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Need teflon.


Another ticoune sticker


Not that bad from the driver position


Ticoune sticker again on the geurage








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Old Feb 25, 2016 | 10:21 AM
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Received this....


**** this ****


Propo fitted




Oil filter relocation WIP


Test fit.



Will wrap the headlights today





Oil filter done.


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Old Feb 25, 2016 | 10:22 AM
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New flex brake line, **** Wilwood. Direct fit yeah !


New outwear, just because it was free


GT styling headlights cover
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