Some pics of the Z. My brother and I repainted it last summer, so these are from last summer with the old motor. It blew up so I rebuilt it better and stronger. Everything on it I have done. The only thing was my lil brother helping with the paint (he's real good). I am going to the track this friday (so I will post some times). I'm hoping to pick up a couple of tenths if not a half second from last year. It went 12.4x at 115. I was coasting across the line because I ran out of gear(4.10's and crappy torque converter). So this weekend I will have updated pics and times. I wanted to hear your thoughts. I just tinted it myself, and put a little somethin extra into the grill and lights. These will be on the updated pics this weekend. The process has been slow, being I'm 21 and in college, but I'm getting there.

 

What color did you use for the paint?

 

vette black, and then pearl. its sort of a black cherry look.

 

It almost looks purple. Pretty interesting.

 

nice, I like how that paint turned out!

 

Sharp looking car.

How tall is that hood?

 

Sweet ride man i love the color .

 

its a 4inch cowl by harwood

 

What's the engine consist of? Looks good dude, good job!

 

I thought that on one of the pictures it looked black, but on the other it does look purple. That is why I had to ask exactly what color it was.

 

New Pics from the weekend

 

oh yeah, and almost forgot the most important part. I ran a 11.7@118 on friday night. But fun was cut short after one and only run. I had a terrible coolant leak when I went to get back in line for another run. At the time, I thought I blew the water pump. After getting home I saw that it was just a water pump gasket. I just rebuilt this motor, and when I did I put silicon on the gaskets to hold them in place. Well it did the opposite and pushed out. But oh well, I will be back down this friday. I am way excited over the ET I did run tho. I wasn't expecting that. It was the most wild fun ride I ever been in.

 

very nice z28! your camaro just looks mean, and with that 11 second time slip, has the performance to back up the look. clean!

 

thanks, feels good to hear it

 

pic, after i got done the tint, thats no easy feat for one person

 

Man.. your Camaro is sweet!

 

like it, looks mean with the centerlines..

 

Man i like the grille, where'd you get that?

 

I like the color, and overall stance of the ride. I would love to see drag lites, or something else on there for wheels.

 

the grill is from a later year camaro. my car is an 83, but when i bought it, it was wrecked and gutted. so i went and found what i thought to be a better looking front end. the grill is the stock piece that comes with the front end. i added chrome strips on the lateral fins that stretch the length of the grill. i was just kinda bored and started playing with it.

 

I actually really like the wheels I have on it. The stock gray Z28 wheels I dont really care for. As much as I like the old school muscle car look of the outlaws, I would like to go for something else. But time and money are not on my side right now (PSU fall semester). I would like to see what those AR bandits in black w/polished lip would look like.

 

Loving that color!
on a sidenote, how much clearance do you have with that side exhaust? Looks mean
but back to topic, how long did that tint take you? looks perfect.

 

Thanks. Honestly I have never had a problem with the pipes. Never scraped or hit. I prolly have 5 inches of clearance but thats just off the top of my head. The tint took awhile. The side windows are a cinch. The rear is another story. In itself was around 2 hours, but I wanted it perfect as I could get it. I prolly could of had it done in a hour, but would of been upset with the results and later ripped it off.