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Old Dec 2, 2008 | 03:16 PM
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Originally Posted by SERB Z06
What size are those wheels?
Wheels are 18x10.5 rear and 18x9.5 front.
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Old Dec 2, 2008 | 05:44 PM
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Man its all bout your own taste. I just put my input bout the visuals like the others. But i will admit bout bein a lil harsh on ya. I just think c5 fastback bodies look cleaner unmarked. Somethin that catch my eye the most bout your car is the top. Is it a hardtop car?
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Old Dec 2, 2008 | 06:13 PM
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Its all good man. Its not a hardtop. I basically took the glass top and put a layer of fiberglass on it and then shot it with the rest of the car. I seriously thought about molding it to the rest of the car but the windshield thing kind of held me back. Didn't want to have to replace the windshield and not be able to get it out. I never take the top off anyway.
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Old Dec 2, 2008 | 06:35 PM
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That had me scratchin my head! Targas are nice and all but theres the hassle of seals like t tops if you use em alot. I opted to get a c5 but the hatch isnt my taste to own, i just love the lines of frc bodies. Yeah ya gotta lower that vette asap! Im lowerin mine 3/4 in pretty soon, id go lower but the oklahoma roads ride like ****! haha
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Old Dec 2, 2008 | 06:41 PM
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Well as soon as I leave this God forsaken sh*hole I will drop it as low as it will go. I don't have any speed bumps to worry about back home. But out here I have to deal with two monster speed bumps that have caused me so much grief.
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Old Dec 2, 2008 | 09:46 PM
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Originally Posted by dixonk
Why is that? I bought a coupe not because I couldn't afford a Z06 I bought it cause it looks better plain and simple. Now if you look at the mods you will see everything was brought over from the Z06. The only thing the car is missing is the hideous rear end.


WOA WOA WOA

"hideous"

Whatever dude.
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Old Dec 3, 2008 | 12:23 AM
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Haha some of the posts in this thread are hilarious! Who cares what badges are on it people on here are so critical.....Nice pics and nice Vette
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Old Dec 3, 2008 | 03:36 AM
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Originally Posted by V-seriesTech
WOA WOA WOA

"hideous"

Whatever dude.
I am not being Uber serious there dude just steaming.
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Old Dec 3, 2008 | 01:05 PM
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Very nice vette, was wondering what front end you have on there. Also noticed that the front air dams for tires have been removed, does this hinder cooling or aerodynamics any.
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Old Dec 4, 2008 | 01:14 AM
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i believe the nose is an ACR peice like the spoiler. He has it because he HAD a procharger and intercooler on it and it allowed for the IC space. Also the lower lip is there Kevin, love the pics man. Can't wait until you get back to the states so i can kick that 408's *** lol kidding. We need to get a cruise together with the other members from the other site we can't mention. Would be cool to have a meet up for those that could actually make it and maybe a track weekend or something. Idk we'll see how it goes I say leave the badges man. I like them, it's your car and you paid alot for some VERY nice badges. I thought about getting ones that just said LS1 then maybe 346c.i. under it but don't know if i want badges yet or not. I AM, however, removing the side moldings when it gets painted and they aren't going back on oh and it's getting lowered on stock bolts i think

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Old Dec 4, 2008 | 07:57 AM
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Originally Posted by jeff reyer
Very nice vette, was wondering what front end you have on there. Also noticed that the front air dams for tires have been removed, does this hinder cooling or aerodynamics any.
The front end is ACP and I molded in the splitter. The front brake ducts are still there I have larger brake openings so the stock pieces don't fit. I actually have DRM brake ducts inside that are larger and come all the way to the back of the hub. So I get more air to the brakes and some additional flow to the motor. I haven't felt it hinder aerodynamics or cooling any and I have taken my car to speeds I won't publicly admit too

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i believe the nose is an ACR peice like the spoiler. He has it because he HAD a procharger and intercooler on it and it allowed for the IC space. Also the lower lip is there Kevin, love the pics man. Can't wait until you get back to the states so i can kick that 408's *** lol kidding. We need to get a cruise together with the other members from the other site we can't mention. Would be cool to have a meet up for those that could actually make it and maybe a track weekend or something. Idk we'll see how it goes I say leave the badges man. I like them, it's your car and you paid alot for some VERY nice badges. I thought about getting ones that just said LS1 then maybe 346c.i. under it but don't know if i want badges yet or not. I AM, however, removing the side moldings when it gets painted and they aren't going back on oh and it's getting lowered on stock bolts i think
Ya man can't wait!!!
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Old Dec 4, 2008 | 10:46 AM
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oops it's an ACP peice correction
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Old Dec 4, 2008 | 10:52 AM
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Originally Posted by ColeTrains'96Z28
oops it's an ACP peice correction
ACP, ACR, whatever it is! I WANT ONE!!!!!!!
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Old Dec 4, 2008 | 12:35 PM
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Originally Posted by dixonk
Why is that? I bought a coupe not because I couldn't afford a Z06 I bought it cause it looks better plain and simple. Now if you look at the mods you will see everything was brought over from the Z06. The only thing the car is missing is the hideous rear end.
The only problem I have with incorrectly badging a car is it gives the public more misinformation to go off of. For example, alot of people with 05+ mustangs put stripes on the car and gt350 lettering even though they haven't made a "gt350" mustang for atleast 20 years. The general public, who doesn't pay much attention to cars doesn't know this fact and they think that GT350 is some special edition mustang in the 05 body style. Same with your car, if someone who doesn't know c5s sees the z badge and the fastback body style they will think that Zs could be bought in fastbacks, then they go tell their friends about this cool fastback z that they saw and more bs info is spread. The public has enough misinformation about cars they don't need incorrect badging confusing them more.

Regardless, your car is badass and im jealous .
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Old Dec 4, 2008 | 05:24 PM
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Badges are gone.

Thanks for all the comments.
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Old Dec 4, 2008 | 11:02 PM
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Originally Posted by whatsgrip?
ACP, ACR, whatever it is! I WANT ONE!!!!!!!
yeah it's an ACP and it is GORGEOUS. i want one as well
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Old Dec 4, 2008 | 11:46 PM
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Didnt this car have a blower on it before and a badass intake setup?!
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Old Dec 5, 2008 | 05:02 AM
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Ya it had a F1C with a Victor Jr. I took it all off and went the N/A route instead. It came down to someone walked up to my car and saw the setup and offered me more cash for it than what I bought it for and also I was tired of 1 day of driving and 3 days of fixing
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Originally Posted by dixonk
Ya it had a F1C with a Victor Jr. I took it all off and went the N/A route instead. It came down to someone walked up to my car and saw the setup and offered me more cash for it than what I bought it for and also I was tired of 1 day of driving and 3 days of fixing
cool cool love the streetfire video, how much power are you making on motor?
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Old Dec 5, 2008 | 11:54 AM
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When the new combo is in and tuned looking at around 530 at the wheels. Still work in progress right now. Waiting on my heads to show up and my new rings.
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