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Old 07-28-2012 | 05:14 PM
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Cut my springs for the first time. I took a coil off the front, and 1.25 coils off the rear. Used a grinding wheel and 1/4" cut off wheel. Sometime down the road I'm probably gonna pick up some QA1's.

I need to have the front fender stripes re-cut for me, the angle is pretty off on the fenders.


Here's how the car sat before:







Here's the car now.






















Old 07-28-2012 | 05:15 PM
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Very nice.
Old 07-28-2012 | 05:28 PM
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Very nice.
Thanks man. Are the front stripes angled up too far, or are the door stripes angled down?

Or a bit of both?
Old 07-28-2012 | 05:37 PM
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Stripes look good to me. =]
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Nice mods!
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looks great man...

Few small things that I think youde fine would really clean up the rear some more..

Take your car to a exhaust shop, and have them weld the back end solid (remove the clamps and weld the bends to the muffler. Then tape off your tips and spray everything tips back to the muffler with vht flameproof satin black paint....

I did it on mine and it really cleans up the underside of the rear of the car. But Im **** like that. Oh and look into a bitviper antenna.
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Car looks very clean and well done man. Obviously some rims would make that **** look sexy as hell!

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Beautiful man!
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Car looks good. Did you notice a noticeable change in ride comfort?
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why did you go from that beautiful Ws6 to a camaro?
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Originally Posted by Raleigh TA
Nice mods!
Thanks!

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looks great man...

Few small things that I think youde fine would really clean up the rear some more..

Take your car to a exhaust shop, and have them weld the back end solid (remove the clamps and weld the bends to the muffler. Then tape off your tips and spray everything tips back to the muffler with vht flameproof satin black paint....

I did it on mine and it really cleans up the underside of the rear of the car. But Im **** like that. Oh and look into a bitviper antenna.
That's a good idea. I was thinking of polishing all of the exhaust under there, but maybe I'll do that so it'll just blend in rather than pop out. I hate the flowmaster catback, the way the tips bend down annoy me. Wish I had magnaflow boomtubes.

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Car looks very clean and well done man. Obviously some rims would make that **** look sexy as hell!
Thanks man! I was going to get C5 Z06 or C5 deep dish wheels (black) but looking at a $900 shopping cart kinda turns you off lol. Eventually!

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Beautiful man!
Thank you man!

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Car looks good. Did you notice a noticeable change in ride comfort?
Thanks Bat. Actually, no! It rides a little harder, but that's it. I couldn't look at the car anymore with that fender gap. I'd like some QA1 fronts, and maybe bilstein rears, if not QA1's all around.

Originally Posted by 67goatman455
why did you go from that beautiful Ws6 to a camaro?
Lol where have you been? I came from my WS6, to a TA, to a Z28, to another TA, now this Z28!

I miss that WS6

Oh... and you guys might enjoy this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qB32...ature=youtu.be
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Damn, I can't keep up with all your cars! Can I ask why you got rid of the red WS6? It was very nice!
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These would be sick on your ride!

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Old 07-29-2012 | 01:12 AM
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Originally Posted by 02TransAm/Batmobile
Damn, I can't keep up with all your cars! Can I ask why you got rid of the red WS6? It was very nice!
LOL! After I rebuilt my WS6, I felt like I had NOTHING I could do to it anymore, so I got bored and I sold it. None of my cars ever compares to that thing.. ever.

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These would be sick on your ride!

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My lord those look sick. Write ma a check?
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^ Them wheels look good and would look damn good on your Z OP. May have to look into those myself and see if they come in any other finishes.

Car looks good OP with what you've done to it. I like it. Makes me wanna get out there and do something to mine but I'm to damn lazy today, haha.
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Originally Posted by 98 WS6
That's a good idea. I was thinking of polishing all of the exhaust under there, but maybe I'll do that so it'll just blend in rather than pop out. I hate the flowmaster catback, the way the tips bend down annoy me. Wish I had magnaflow boomtubes.
If you hate how it looks, get some stainless 3.5" tips off fleebay (you can get a pair for around 65 i beleive), take them to a exhaust shop, have them have put on new 2.5" elbows into the tips, and then spray everything from the muffler to the tips, and you basically have yourself magnaflow boomtubes (I used to have them, but got tired of them since everyone runs magnaflow)

regardless great start
Old 07-29-2012 | 12:17 PM
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I like it but I feel like the car needs more personality...and a brake light haha
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diggin the new stance and damn that is a clean car!
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Originally Posted by 9WhiteCamaro9
^ Them wheels look good and would look damn good on your Z OP. May have to look into those myself and see if they come in any other finishes.

Car looks good OP with what you've done to it. I like it. Makes me wanna get out there and do something to mine but I'm to damn lazy today, haha.
Drop it off here, I'll do something.

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If you hate how it looks, get some stainless 3.5" tips off fleebay (you can get a pair for around 65 i beleive), take them to a exhaust shop, have them have put on new 2.5" elbows into the tips, and then spray everything from the muffler to the tips, and you basically have yourself magnaflow boomtubes (I used to have them, but got tired of them since everyone runs magnaflow)

regardless great start
By elbows I assume you mean the outlet pipes coming from the muffler? Stupid Flowmaster, making them with a ridiculous angle. Thanks though dude.

Originally Posted by stevesfbody
I like it but I feel like the car needs more personality...and a brake light haha
LOL. It's a good thing I took that video, I had no idea my brake light was out. If you have any suggestions for the car, let me know! I think it needs a billet grille.. The SLP bowtie one would be wicked too, but they're like $260.

Originally Posted by LE35thSS
diggin the new stance and damn that is a clean car!
Thanks man! I don't allow my cars to be dirty.

I think I'm going to make a "build" thread for this car. I'm not necessarily rebuilding it, but I would like something to show & keep all the progress of the car.
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Originally Posted by 98 WS6
Thanks Bat. Actually, no! It rides a little harder, but that's it. I couldn't look at the car anymore with that fender gap. I'd like some QA1 fronts, and maybe bilstein rears, if not QA1's all around.
If you are interested in any kind of ride comfort then you should stay away from drag shocks like QA1s...


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