98 WS6

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So I'm starting this to keep some sort of "log" on my new Z28, and just to share some stuff that I do to it with you guys. It's not quite a BUILD thread yet, in the "rebuild" sense, but I am hoping to get there soon. If this is in the wrong section, moderators, please move it. Thanks!

Thus far, almost everything I've done has been cosmetics. It won't be for a while that I really start to pull the motor apart and begin exhaust work. Down the road I would like:

Lid
Ported Throttle Body
BBK LT's & ORY
Electric Cutout
Cam (not sure which yet)
^Supporting mods

LCA's & Relocation Brackets
Torque Arm
Subframes
STB
Front sway bar
(probably all UMI or BMR)
QA1's/Bilsteins

Yank 3500 Stall
Tranny Cooler
Maybe 3.73's..

Interior/Exterior LED swap
Drilled/Slotted Rotors & Hawk Pads
Would love some new wheels down the line

..That's about all the random crap I can think of so far. I'm sure there's other things I'm missing.


ANYWAY, here's the car the day I brought it home.

98 WS6

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I'm getting the detailing done little by little. Started off with the engine bay, then the interior. The exterior will be clayed & corrected some time soon.











After:
















Headlight lens restoration. Wetsanding and polish was already done at this point, this is before & after I applied the clear coat, the final step.

98 WS6

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Morimoto Mini H1 Projector Retrofit.

Projectors mounted in stock housings, whistler mod in flat black.
4300k TRS 5Five HID Kit w/ relay harness.
6000k HID's in fogs.









Video: (before they were properly aimed)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJiTO...ature=youtu.be






Interior detailed!

Leather, plastic, carpet cleaned with Megs APC 4:1
All Leather & Trim coniditoned

98 WS6

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You'll notice the Berger mod is complete in Satin black, with EmblemPros stainless "Camaro" fill ins. The stock snowflakes were also painted Satin black.

Rear differential serviced & Inspected


















Rear tail lights LIGHTLY VHT'd















Cut stock springs. 1 full coil cut off the front, 1.25 cut off the rear.

BEFORE:

98 WS6

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AFTER:

5% tint, Springs cut, calipers painted Pewter (black brackets), Smoked front corners, Grille painted black, Black Sunoco Stripes installed from Fourth Circle Designs.



























That's pretty much up to date.

Soon to come: MTI Air lid & lower air box ready for paint. Will also be removing the coils & valve covers for paint as well.

98camarols1

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looks really good man.keep up the good work.by cutting the springs are u having any traction issues?

Spd-Kilz

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You sure move quickly. Keep it up Brian!

Kingc8r

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Car looks 10x better, you even made the snowflakes look decent lol. Keep up the good work

98 WS6

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Thanks man! Not that I've noticed, I have crappy tires with low tread on them, so I probably wouldn't even notice a difference lol. I'll know for sure once I get some DR's out back!

Thank you Adam. I couldn't keep it looking like a grandma's car.

LOL. Thanks dude, I'm happy with how the wheels came out. They'll do until I get a new set.

Air lid and lower air box are primered! Waiting for them to cure, then wetsand/base/clear!

Nathan C

That engine bay looks great! What product did you use to clean it, specifically the rubber parts and hoses?

sscamaroburn02

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wow you have really improved the look of your car. Great job detailing! What are your plans for the airbox??

98 WS6

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Thanks! I cleaned it with Meguiars APC. Believe it or not, I dressed it with tire shine I ran out of my engine detail spray. But the tire shine worked even better!

Thanks dude! I have the lid sprayed pewter, and the lower air box sprayed black. I'm gonna clear them in a couple hours. I'm not sure what I want to put on the lid yet, I was thinking just "Z28" like the emblem on the side of the car. Any ideas?

Btw, I love your car lol

sscamaroburn02

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simple=clean IMO.

chadroosa

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looking good!!!

ZeeSNuttS

I bet I can guess your lic plate number LMAOOO (FRW 3??5) lol

Looks good, I love when ppl make due with what they have, and make a low cost improvement. I did the same thing to my snowflake rims back in the day.

keep up the good work brah!

ZeeSNuttS

I put one of my Z28 badges on my lid, but I made it look like a old school badge, Kinda like this "Z/28" when I get home from work, I'll post up a pic to give you a better idea.

DaRReLL

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Looks great!!!

I just love the hardtops, pretty hard to come by.

Car looks fantastic!!

Camaroking1996

Everything looks great! Is that just one light layer of VHT on the tails or more than one? And were they cleared over?

00SS2370

Did You hand clean your engine bay or pressure wash? It looks amazing! Im jealous lol

98 WS6

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I just cleared the lid, I'm keeping it blank. It looks awesome.

Thanks man!!!

LOL. It's all good, none of the plates in any of these pictures are my actual plate.

Thanks brotha!

I may have seen yours? I think I know what you're talking about lol

Thank you sir! I do miss the t-tops, but it looks awesome.

I actually had them a lot darker (scroll up to the picture of the diff service) but i didn't like how they looked dark. So I wetsanded the crap out of them and polished them back up, no clear coat. I would say it's equivalent to one light coat!

Hand cleaned eeeeverything. I'm afraid just to take a hose to the engine bay lmao. Thanks man, I can't wait to see it with the air box and everything back in there.