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Old Apr 4, 2012 | 04:38 PM
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So heres some shots of my 98 Z28. it is cayenne red metallic with black interior. love this car. enough talking time for the pics.

this is when i picked it up.


and after the motor build and cleaned and waxed for the first time. and getting a cowl hood.




filled in the camaro text and put a 2010 emblem.



and the motor


pillar pod with innovate wide band, prosport fuel pressure gauge and for temporary purposes an autometer voltage gauge.


nice shift boot from a vendor on here.

and my switch plate i had made (have about ten of them made out of a sheet of acrylic i had.)



thats all i have uploaded at the moment. will post more as i load more.
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Old Apr 4, 2012 | 04:42 PM
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Love that color, they are pretty hard to find.
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Old Apr 4, 2012 | 04:45 PM
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nice man.. i like the emblem in the back, and the shift boot..
which intake is that?
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thanks, thats what i hear...glad i got a hell of a deal on this car. i lost my 98 TA when i lost my job (either the car or house so car went) and found this one. traded my 92 bmw for it. granted i had to build the motor for it but i was already in the process of doing a motor for a 3rd gen swap.
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nice man.. i like the emblem in the back, and the shift boot..
which intake is that?
thanks, i wanted something different on the back. and the intake is a power plus. i believe its a knock off of a holley? im not sure. came with the car
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Old Apr 4, 2012 | 04:49 PM
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Looks good.. get rid of the gay ground effects asap
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Old Apr 4, 2012 | 04:50 PM
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looks good bro.. i really like the emblem, something different...

what plans you have for it?
are you gonna keep the body kit?
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I happen to like the body kit. just DD it for now until i finish my 67 convertible project.
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Old Apr 4, 2012 | 04:56 PM
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sounds good,, the signature is the list of the mods on that car?
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Old Apr 4, 2012 | 04:57 PM
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what kind of number are you putting down?
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Old Apr 4, 2012 | 04:59 PM
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yes it is a list of the mods. not sure yet, havent dyno'd it yet. the previous owners setup was very similar. small difference in cams but a big difference in the heads. so it needs to be tuned. it doesnt throw any codes yet. and isnt running to rich or lean.
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Old Apr 4, 2012 | 05:01 PM
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heres the engine before i painted the intake. i dont like chrome so much.
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Old Apr 4, 2012 | 05:07 PM
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im not a big fan of chrome either,, looks great in black,.,,,

on my car i plan to run a similar cam as yours, with ported heads, so im hoppy hit 425. with LTs and no cats... im sure youll be putting down close to that..
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Old Apr 4, 2012 | 05:08 PM
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i was told i can expect more. but im not sure. it feels very strong. i have LT's and ORY and bassani stainless exhaust. my cam in a stock heads auto car went 11.7
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Old Apr 4, 2012 | 05:15 PM
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the more u can get the better! lol but 425+ is a decent number... what gears does it have?
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stock gears for a 6spd. so its not gonna hook and if it does its going to break lol, next thing will be a 9inch or s60 and eventually a TH400 and either nitrous or turbo
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Dont blame you domt like chrome i like the aluminum polished look. Car looks great man!
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Ditch the GFX, side molding and 3 piece spoiler. Get an SS spoiler and be done. Goegeous color though and nice car..
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Originally Posted by Camaroking1996
Ditch the GFX, side molding and 3 piece spoiler. Get an SS spoiler and be done. Goegeous color though and nice car..
and then it will look like every other ss clone on here and around town. no thanks i dont like to follow the crowd..... if i do anything ill get the sunoco style spoiler and i happen to like the gfx. and ill be removing the side molding.
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