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Old 03-10-2010, 02:44 PM
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Any suggestions? What to do next?

update... pic added with the top down..finally stopped raining
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Next? Drop the top and take pics. Looks good as it is.
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Its raining here but as soon as that stops, you got it.. Inside is stock except for the cluster and the TA door panels. Black leather
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Originally Posted by ugaredcoat
Any suggestions? What to do next?
I'd say change your exhaust pipes to something different. Not sure how to explain it, but I don't think those look right on that car, looks like something you would see on the back of a pickup or old mustang.

But my bias is, I don't like to see the exhaust at all, except on the birds where it needs to be there.
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Lower it...Koni/Strano's..Corsa clone tips or 6LE's new rear valance ...Wheels & tires.

http://www.ls1.com/forums/showthread.php?t=132685
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how about the center mount and not the ghetto one that slp made with quad tips but the real center mount. other then that lower it and call it a day car looks real good.
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Looks good, another vote though on replacing the exhaust tips (at least with sometihng with dual/dual type of tips).

If you lower it, make sure you get appropriate rear springs for a vert or you could use the rear perch mod to lower rear end.
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What's the rear perch mod?
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Agreed that exhaust needs to go. If you have the coin, I have always loved the CME on your car and wished I could get it for my TA. Oh well ....
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Very nice and I agree with the exhaust tips, however, I think they are just sticking out too far. My vote would be to move them in 3 inches and they would look fine..just my two cents worth.
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I'll get another picture, they arent even outside of the bumper, just a bad angle pic
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Originally Posted by ugaredcoat
What's the rear perch mod?
You can lower the back of the car approximately 3/4" by removing the thick rear spring 'perch' (aka: isolator) and wrapping the end of the spring with a heater hose instead.

For the front you would just find a good 1" drop spring (I have hotchkis) and a set of good shocks all around.
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Car looks nice, and would look better without tips!
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Looks good, another vote though on replacing the exhaust tips (at least with sometihng with dual/dual type of tips).

If you lower it, make sure you get appropriate rear springs for a vert or you could use the rear perch mod to lower rear end.

So converibles have different springs? I have always thought they where the same. How bad would it be to run lt1 springs on the rear?
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Originally Posted by munecorey
Car looks nice, and would look better without tips!



So converibles have different springs? I have always thought they where the same. How bad would it be to run lt1 springs on the rear?
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Hmm, I hadn't heard they were any different, except that the car is a bit heavier. But then I am not a genius about these beasts....



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