Furious1

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Looking good!

dwhess504

Man Helleva Find!!! I would have a hard time as well tearing into it like that, but its not a super low numbers car. I have a car that I just sit back and admire and its not fun always. They are meant to be driven so Kudos to you!

hardbones

I cant just let her sit, its just to fun to drive especially now with the suspension, wheel and tire upgrade. The wife and I went to a local cruise in last night then hit some curvy country roads and we were both in awe at the improvement in handling.
She had 1,975 miles on the odometer when I backed her in the garage last night.

97camaroguy

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Looking better and better every time I check in on this. Love the murdered out black look man!

AnotherWs6

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Looking good. The nicer weather lately obviously got to you pretty quickly.

hardbones

yes it was beautiful saturday and it got up to 82°!
now its all gone back to being crappy, highs all week only in the 40's...

no moa

Looks good!

hardbones

Craigslist score today

Local small town ad, guy was selling a watts link setup, strano springs, konis shocks, UMI subframe connectors and Strano hollow front and rear sway bars. None of the stuff had been on the car very long and he was taking it all back off just to sell the car.
I ended up buying the Strano sway bars and UMI subframe connectors for less than half of what they would have cost new.
cant wait to install them later this week!

Furious1

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That is a score... wish I would have seen it first!

hardbones

Here is a link to what he has left

http://peoria.craigslist.org/pts/4435518408.html

hardbones

I got the front Strano sway bar installed and it makes a hell of a difference! I am still waiting to get the bushing brackets for the rear Strano bar then take the car to work for the UMI subframe connector install

Stock front bar still in place and the GM tag still on it




Strano vs stock



Strano in place, hardest part was that left rubber splash shield and the metal plate that bolts to the sway bar bushing mount on the drivers side.





Slowly starting to handle the way these cars should have came from the factory

AnotherWs6

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Getting there....wherever there is, lol. I like how you leave "Going to leave the rest alone...maybe..." but keep adding parts in front of it.

hardbones

Yeah, I figure it will make a few of the purists squirm just a little...

hardbones

Dropped her off Friday to a guy who details named Nate Chalmers. I wanted to get a application of Opti Coat applied to protect the paint. Its great stuff and really makes keeping the car clean plus protects the paint. Its not cheap but worth every penny.

hardbones

More pics in the daylight, cant believe how good she looks, it wasn't cheap but worth every penny!

hardbones

Finally got the rear Strano sway bar installed late today. When I bought the kit used it was missing the rear sway bar bushing brackets but a quick call to Hellwig, the company that produces them for Strano, and I got a set of brackets sent to me for free!


Here is stock vs rear non-adjustable Strano hollow bar



It was to late in the day and I had a few beers so I wont get to try her out till tomorrow...

Roidz24

Car looks great man. I really like the exhaust tips...I've been thinking of changing mine out to the quad ones like yours. They the Magnaflow tips?

hardbones

Yes the Magnaflow cat back system with quad tips
I was actually looking at getting some staggered Corsa tips and having them powder coated black

Furious1

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Where is the detailer located?

hardbones

He is in Normal on the north east side
Do you want his contact info?