nicksflight

I think you have a 1989 model year...that is when Pontiac put the 5.7 in with the 5sp with T-tops or your car was made at the end of the 1988 prduction run. and you got the carry over switch...Lucky Bastard!!! remember I was building my car on the production first run in Nov. of 87 for the 88 model run....now to push you guys a little bit...I now have a 350 punched .30 over to a 355, Trickflow heads, KB Pistons. B&M 144 Supercharger pressing 8lb boost with a quick dial to 12 if needed, and God help me NOS 6sp T-56, rear 3.73....sub frames yes. going Bear Claw brakes all 4 corners. red. like the Bimbos I have on my SRT-8 Super-Bee #854/1000...This car I've had for every mile that was ever put on it...ME!!! no wifey or big boob girlfriend was allowed to drive said car...(my 14yr old son has other ideas) but that is different....he is like me way to much....but as a project car now, he has been helping in the customizing of this car. I figure if he puts some sweat into the car, he'll think twise before lighting up the tires on it...and yes he's buying the tires!!! working any job the naighbors can give him...but I tell that even then, something about a cold day in hell prying the keys loose form my cold frozen fingers. lol...So far to date the sum of 20K into said project. and still needs alot of finishing. I hope you guys enjoy the project pic I put on here...this is how it looks right now as I write from Kuwait...enjoy and love hearing form all of you guys.

IMissMy86TA

I know a lot about these cars. I know of none made in 89 with 5.7 5-speeds. The ratings for Net HP for the 5.0 was only 10 less than the 5.7 auto. It also had 3.45 Posi gears compared to the 3.27 in the 5.7. I was also told that the cam in the engine is more agressive than the one in the 5.7 so it was made to run. It was also one of 809 made with 5-speeds that year.

58mark

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UnderCover89TBI

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10 less HP stock. But when you start doing mods you will always make more HP with a 350. I was only comparing engines, not the 5 speed vs automatic debate and didnt factor gears too. This is a wheel thread. I am sorry I said anything about engines.


Post up pics of them black wheels!

IMissMy86TA

sorry. I was responding back to:
"I think you have a 1989 model year...that is when Pontiac put the 5.7 in with the 5sp with T-tops or your car was made at the end of the 1988 prduction run. and you got the carry over switch...Lucky Bastard!!!"

back to your regular scheduled thread

blackbmagic

Really? I was unaware they mated they 5spd with the 5.7L. People claim chevy did it but it is very false. I wonder why pontiac mated the T5 with the 350 and chevy never did. The T5 isn't ment to handle over 300ftlbs of tq, it can but is not designed to.

nicksflight

Okay....got a correction here...then its back to tires and rims. Pontiac never offered a 5sp manual to the 5.7...however a Pontiac dealership in LA Calf. did...you'd buy the GTA from the Dealership and they'd themself would take out the Auto and replace it with the 5sp. they'd also added the subframes...(forgot about this, forgive my ignorance) Pontiac fined this dealership, and soon after maybe 1 year, the dealership was closed down. If I remember right. 24 Cars where done. the $2500 was just the labor cost in doing it.
Now...about the 338 rims, Foose makes a rim just like it...question is why don't they (either company) make this rim in 19"?... I'd like to go 18" front and 19" rears.

UnderCover89TBI

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a man with info. NICE!

Blue1990camaro

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so about black wheels

UnderCover89TBI

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About black wheels. I got mine for 80 dollars. and spent another 80 in the black chrome lug nuts

Blue1990camaro

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damn! i traded my gold ones even swap for my factory 2 tone charcol ones

BigBadGTA

The 305 might have had only 10 less horses, but don't forget that the 305 still had almost 40 Ft/LB of torque less than the L98..

UnderCover89TBI

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Oh I know. I am for the 350 totally!

cIaRmOaCrZo

these black whees are factory black...and they look decent id say

UnderCover89TBI

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which one's are you talking about?

cIaRmOaCrZo

oops sorry, when i deleted the pic out of my album, it deleted it from the post

UnderCover89TBI

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ahhh okay. You changed the headlights too...sweet.

coon88

i think the stock 15 inch base aluminum wheel looks sweet just aluminum but with a black center cap.

ScottyRock

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For the black wheel haters, HAMMERED FINISH

ScottyRock

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Just got done

58mark

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they going to have blacked out caps too? At least you left the rim silver

theNMBR27

Dude you coulda had my extra set already painted. they're just taking up space in the garage.

ScottyRock

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Working with a local vinyl guy and doing a reversed look on the center caps, basically everything black on the center cap will be silver and everything silver will be black, with a red "bow tie", and the "nut" will be chrome still and factory center will be factory Camaro.

ScottyRock

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I'll take them if you want to ship, I will pay shipping plus a little something for your time.

UnderCover89TBI

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They dont look like they came out too good. I do like the silver lip though.

ScottyRock

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It's the hammered finish, they look way better in person, and I took the pics with my iPhone,

MT91Camaro

I think black rims look good. It just depends on what it is on. KMK's Corvette....that car is so sick. I saw some black 5th gen camaro rims and I thought they looked great. As for color to go with a black rim...silver, flat or gloss black. To me any other color just doesn't look right. Too bad the 5th gen ones have an offset that doesn't look like it would work on a 3rd gen. Maybe there are some dished versions floating around somewhere?

UnderCover89TBI

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Ahh I gotcha. I bet they look better in person...I love me some black wheels!

T/Atime

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just finished polish and paint. love these wheels. almost picked up new wheels because of avalibility on 245/50/16. saved a few bucks and got the look i was after. i love the look of these cars from far away and all you can see is the deep polished dish!

IMissMy86TA

I have a perfect set of golds. I have thought about painting them, but since they are all original I dont

T/Atime

why dont you rock the gold wheels? you just wanna keep your originals in good shape?

UnderCover89TBI

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throw the golds on for special occasions!

78,79,84,86

anybody say BRAKE DUST.........COVER IT UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!

karl's-92'-z28

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I think powdercoating black is better than spray painting them. i have a set of older corvette rims im gonna have powder coated black, ill post pics of before & after when they are done, atleast you can't see the brake dust with an all black rim...hahahaha

IMissMy86TA

I always see brake dust on my blacks because mine are powdercoated to high gloss. always cleaning them. I cant wait to change the pads on it to something that puts out less dust (I have the original pads on them) then I wont have to clean them so often. I have to clean after every drive.

The reason I dont put on the golds are twofold. One, I dont like the gold on them. I think they look like a BMW poser and too gaudy. If they were black they would make the car look much better (I have a pic of one with them on.. much better) See below:


and the second reason is they are 100% perfect and I hate to damage them. they have the original tires on them so unsafe any any speed!!! and I dont want 3 pairs of rims if I buy a cheap set and powder coat them.

UnderCover89TBI

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oh yeah your car looks great. I used performance friction pads my last brake change and I am happy with the amount of brake dust they do not emit.

I saw some stock rims done with black chrome today and my mouth was just drooling over them! I was like if my car is ever not a daily driver I am so going to do this!

UnderCover89TBI

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Yeah I looked into powdercoating and was like 120 dollars a rim? NO WAY!

then i came across these already done for 80 bucks so I HAD to buy them! I was planning on painting but cant pass on powdercoated ones. I have actually been scoring some good stuff at swap meets lately

sid rs91

MORE black rims
changed up the look on vert.

karl's-92'-z28

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I was thinking of putting those brake dust sheilds that go between the rim & rotor, so less brake dust on the rims.

theNMBR27

Or you could get better quality low dust pads or paint your wheels black and join the club.

karl's-92'-z28

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After these wheels im getting, im getting a black set also....hahahaha

UnderCover89TBI

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looks good

'bout time!

80srobot

anything but chrome looks good.. once they put big chromes on it just looks like someone got them a walmart gift certificate

bronze is my personal fav but black looks very good on some cars

UnderCover89TBI

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bronze wheels? hmmm...

58mark

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got these on a car yet? i'd like to see how they look

UnderCover89TBI

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this thread was in a dumpster...now its been revived

80srobot

yeah, I'm planning on copying a friend who has a black 3rd gen with bronze rims

sorry no pic of his car or rims but this is the same finish (duplicolor bronze):




it has that mean look black rims have but breaks up the colors a little more.. and its not as yellow as the gold rims on some T/As

def not for bright yellow etc cars but for black or dark red cars it looks awesome

UnderCover89TBI

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not bad looking...not my style though

karl's-92'-z28

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^^ Now thats sexy ryte their!!!!!

RPOL98

here's mine.