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Old Nov 16, 2008 | 08:30 AM
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SW has the 893R on his black Z06.
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Old Nov 16, 2008 | 08:56 AM
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Ah ok, I knew I had seen them before. Them being Cyber gray is going to be sick.

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Old Nov 16, 2008 | 09:49 AM
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Looks good. I personally liked the blue wrappings.
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Z06 and Viper...
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Old Nov 16, 2008 | 10:16 AM
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Originally Posted by Nine Ball
Looking at 5-6 weeks delivery time on those. I'm now an HRE dealer, so I went that route on the Z06. 19/20 HRE 893R with cyber gray color matched face and lips, silver pinstripe. I like the stealth/dark look of this Z06 with the dark wheels.

Looking forward to seeing that combination Tony...should be on the money...!!

I see some pretty bad ***, future photo shoots coming up of 2 sweet Z's sitting around a Viper...
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Old Nov 16, 2008 | 10:30 AM
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looks great Tony
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Old Nov 16, 2008 | 10:41 AM
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Wow, looks 10x better!!
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Old Nov 16, 2008 | 11:38 AM
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I like the silver wheels and black interior appointments much better. Now all you need to do is replace the white stripes with silver ones. Then it will be perfect (at least in my opinion).
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Old Nov 16, 2008 | 12:00 PM
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They look good Tony, I must admit, I liked the white wheels more but still pimpin' none the less.
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very nice cars!
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Old Nov 16, 2008 | 12:34 PM
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looks way better..Never was a fan of white wheels.
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Old Nov 16, 2008 | 01:10 PM
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wow viper looks real clean. cant wait to see the wheels on the Z.
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Old Nov 16, 2008 | 01:11 PM
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Still looks sick!


btw, tony the L92 should be done pretty soon!
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Old Nov 16, 2008 | 01:25 PM
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great wheel choice tony
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Old Nov 16, 2008 | 01:29 PM
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That blue e-brake handle is hideous. It looks like ***** sticking out of the console.
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Old Nov 16, 2008 | 03:28 PM
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The wheels you picked for the Z06 are going to be incredible looking on that car. The changes on the Viper look fantastic also.
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Old Nov 16, 2008 | 08:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Patrick G
I like the silver wheels and black interior appointments much better. Now all you need to do is replace the white stripes with silver ones. Then it will be perfect (at least in my opinion).
Patrick, I'm ashamed of you. Blue/White Vipers are THE historical color to have. This color combo was only available on the first 200 coupes built, hence the "First Edition Coupe 1 of 200". You cannot buy a new blue/white Viper coupe now, you would have to buy a plain blue one and paint your own stripes. The blue/silver cars are just regular production colors, still available.
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Originally Posted by Nine Ball
Patrick, I'm ashamed of you. Blue/White Vipers are THE historical color to have. This color combo was only available on the first 200 coupes built, hence the "First Edition Coupe 1 of 200". You cannot buy a new blue/white Viper coupe now, you would have to buy a plain blue one and paint your own stripes. The blue/silver cars are just regular production colors, still available.
Shows you what I know about Vipers. I just think the silver stripes look better with the new wheels, collectible or not. Again, I think the changes you've made have made a dramatic improvement in the appearance department. Who knows, maybe they'll start a new poll on the Corvette forum with who's car looks more "badass", your Viper or some tastefully modded Vette.
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Old Nov 16, 2008 | 09:31 PM
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Originally Posted by DJ's Z
Looking forward to seeing that combination Tony...should be on the money...!!

I see some pretty bad ***, future photo shoots coming up of 2 sweet Z's sitting around a Viper...
You guys should race at the track this saturday. Heads up stock z06 race would be fun to watch / bet on
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