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Old Jul 5, 2013 | 10:00 PM
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Default My 2000 Camaro SS hardtop progress
How it looked when I first got it


After some elbow grease l deleted moldings, deleted air/egr, hose mod, whistler mod, vht, Slp grille and chrome zr's




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Very tasteful. Cleanand Sexy
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Very tasteful. Cleanand Sexy

Thanks man, I just want to tint the windows and leave it alone for now. Ill start doing performance mods down the road after my turbo build is finished.
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Thanks man, I just want to tint the windows, get some BMR lowering springs and leave it alone for now. Ill start doing performance mods down the road after my turbo build is finished.
fixed that for ya!

looks great. a drop would really pull it together though
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fixed that for ya!

looks great. a drop would really pull it together though
Haha thanks I will later on after turbo car is done.
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Get the adjustable phb so you aren't dog tracking when you lower it clean SS!
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Get the adjustable phb so you aren't dog tracking when you lower it clean SS!
I put one on already Thanks!
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Need some go fast parts now
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very nice sir. pics of the engine bay?
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very nice sir. pics of the engine bay?
Thanks, not at the moment ill take some though not much to see just a stock ls1 with a lid and deleted air/egr for now....
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How did you do the side markers? (Blinkers)
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How did you do the side markers? (Blinkers)
I wet sanded with 2000 then 3 coats of vht night shade on clear ebay lenses
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Everything looks great but IMO the stock wheels were way nicer
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looks great , just lower it , and if it were mine paint the roof red .
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Everything looks great but IMO the stock wheels were way nicer
The zr1's were factory on 98-2000 SS's they were off another 2000 nbm SS I had. I love the 10 spokes but chrome looks better IMO if the 10 spokes were chrome they'd still be on it.
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Everything looks great but IMO the stock wheels were way nicer
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looks great , just lower it , and if it were mine paint the roof red .
Undecided on that maybe if I put zl1 stripes on like this
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