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Old Apr 6, 2012 | 08:44 PM
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I would have gotten snowflakes over those rims. There are a bunch of them for sale with tires for under 200 by me. I sold 4 black ones with good tread left for $130 a few months back. Hell, Im going tomorrow to pick up 4 gunmetal zr1s with tires for $75...
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Old Apr 8, 2012 | 01:02 AM
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Originally Posted by Sail Hatan
Those are third gen z28 center caps, no? Or where they the same for all the years.
no sir, the 93-97 4th gens had them on all these old saladshooters.
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Old Apr 8, 2012 | 01:04 AM
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Originally Posted by coolmanvette75
I would have gotten snowflakes over those rims. There are a bunch of them for sale with tires for under 200 by me. I sold 4 black ones with good tread left for $130 a few months back. Hell, Im going tomorrow to pick up 4 gunmetal zr1s with tires for $75...

ye but i picked mine up 5 miles down the road. if i bought from anywhere else i would have to ship.

i think it worked out. plus ill probably buy another good lightweight set too.

but i want a cam and heads, im more performance than looks anyway. the smaller rim is good for the track and the tires are cheap so it was perfect for me.
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Old Apr 8, 2012 | 01:20 AM
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car is screaming for new headlights. i like the black salad shooters.
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Old Apr 8, 2012 | 01:27 AM
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Originally Posted by Beastmode89
car is screaming for new headlights. i like the black salad shooters.
thnks dude, i was also thinking about the headlights.

i like the halos, but have heard mixed reviews.

also have considered just new stock headlights with the whistler mod, and bright *** bulbs

also new foglights and turnsignals b/c the turns are cracked and the foglights are hazed over.
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Old Apr 8, 2012 | 10:37 AM
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my salad shooters on my z28 have huge tires. i was thinking of putting thinner tires on it. it'd make it sit lower too. whats the smallest yall think i can go?
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Old Apr 8, 2012 | 03:11 PM
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Originally Posted by FastRidesOnly
my salad shooters on my z28 have huge tires. i was thinking of putting thinner tires on it. it'd make it sit lower too. whats the smallest yall think i can go?


Lacking air in the rear tire I know but I would say that would be the smallest (245/45)

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Old Apr 8, 2012 | 05:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Nick V.
thnks dude, i was also thinking about the headlights.

i like the halos, but have heard mixed reviews.

also have considered just new stock headlights with the whistler mod, and bright *** bulbs

also new foglights and turnsignals b/c the turns are cracked and the foglights are hazed over.
BLS (sponsor on here) is coming out with headlights for the ls1 cars. I saw the prototypes last week (they are local to me) and they looked awesome
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Old Apr 8, 2012 | 05:35 PM
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Originally Posted by coolmanvette75
BLS (sponsor on here) is coming out with headlights for the ls1 cars. I saw the prototypes last week (they are local to me) and they looked awesome
They had their group buy last month actually. Mine are in the building stage now

I will definitely get pics on the car when they arrive.
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Old Apr 8, 2012 | 08:16 PM
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cool, i just gotta decide if i can make up my mind and and check prices
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Old Aug 10, 2012 | 12:46 AM
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Resurrecting this thread to show love for black salad shooters. I have some as my storage wheels (when car sits for long periods of time). Other than the fact that it looks funny because I am used to a bigger wheel/tire combo, I like the black snooters. Mine were rattle canned black (terrible job), the plasti-dip looks like a good idea. Did you have to prep the wheels at all?
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Old Sep 2, 2012 | 08:11 PM
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Originally Posted by 1badzee
Resurrecting this thread to show love for black salad shooters. I have some as my storage wheels (when car sits for long periods of time). Other than the fact that it looks funny because I am used to a bigger wheel/tire combo, I like the black snooters. Mine were rattle canned black (terrible job), the plasti-dip looks like a good idea. Did you have to prep the wheels at all?
i just washed them really good and since the finish was cracked and peeling i

used steel wool (brillo pad) to smooth the wheels up some.

but it didnt take much prep at all.
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Old Sep 2, 2012 | 08:14 PM
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btw i did get new lights

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Old Sep 2, 2012 | 11:40 PM
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The plastidip came out pretty good. I used to want to paint my salad shooters like that, except leaving the lip silver.. I never got around to it, then I ended up buying some black z06's... They look good though! The chrome ones actually look pretty nice too, but not many came that way unfortunately
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Old Dec 4, 2012 | 09:14 AM
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so its been quite a while and the wheels still look good cleaned up

heres two quick picas of the car (kinda in the middle of doing my visual ideas so ignore the plasti-dipped GS stripes over the factory pinstriping.....whats left of it lol)

the white/silver spots you see on the rims is where i had to change the weights and have yet to paint over those sections. (local cars and coffee meet the other day)



im gonna remove the factory pinstriping and the side molding and redo the GS stripes in plasti dip or vynal.

also getting 4th gen zl1 emblems at some point, ive found a list of parts i need to turn the car into a clone of the old zl1
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Old Jan 17, 2013 | 11:11 AM
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Yeah they look nice, the Car looks allot meaner with that easy plasti-dip mod. Way to bring the wheels back from the dead.
I might try these on mine, IDK. I was looking for pics of plasti-dipped 17" 2000 (N66) "Salad Shooters" but did'nt find anything on them. I hope they look good on a silver WS6. I'll post a reply if I do.
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Old Jan 20, 2013 | 11:39 AM
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not bad looking wheels for $200 and can of plastidip
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Old Jan 21, 2013 | 10:27 AM
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"So now im going to plasti-dip them black. and depending on how well that goes i may plasti dip the whole car.(not likely)"

what a unique and original idea, maybe a flame paint job too, never see those either lol
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Old Jul 15, 2013 | 10:27 PM
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thanks guys lol. sorry due to automach being a tool and college and car problems ive barely been on this site. ive just now seen these posts
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Old Jul 15, 2013 | 10:44 PM
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dips still fine

also dipped the sail panel and the entire grille mouth.






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