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Old Nov 1, 2008 | 03:38 PM
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came out great! thx to ae13291 for all the help










i think they look 100x better and im really glad i painted the back side, makes under the hood look alot nicer.
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Old Nov 1, 2008 | 03:49 PM
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yeah looks good...Plus i also painted the back of the lights to make it look clean!!
good job
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came out looking good...now u just need to get rid of that ground fx and that red wireloom under your hood
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Old Nov 1, 2008 | 04:07 PM
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Originally Posted by L3THAL_Z28
came out looking good...now u just need to get rid of that ground fx and that red wireloom under your hood
werd ditch the red loom
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Old Nov 1, 2008 | 04:13 PM
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lol i like it, ive been trying to get my hands on some red fuel rail covers and that should tie it all together nicely
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Old Nov 1, 2008 | 04:16 PM
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Originally Posted by hlaalu
lol i like it, ive been trying to get my hands on some red fuel rail covers and that should tie it all together nicely
Or some LS1 Corvette engine covers with red lettering. But the headlights came out great.
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Old Nov 1, 2008 | 04:16 PM
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Originally Posted by L3THAL_Z28
came out looking good...now u just need to get rid of that ground fx and that red wireloom under your hood
What's wrong with the kit and loom?
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Old Nov 1, 2008 | 04:24 PM
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Or some LS1 Corvette engine covers with red lettering. But the headlights came out great.
yea there is a guy here selling them but he won't get back to me. i guess my money scared him away
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Old Nov 1, 2008 | 04:38 PM
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hey man looks real good! looks good with the pewter *edit* why is your brake fluid reservoir burned?
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Looking good.
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looks nice....so i might be rollin on that pewter hardtop pretty soon
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Originally Posted by dreemurY2K SS
looks nice....so i might be rollin on that pewter hardtop pretty soon
really?!
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bonito!
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Originally Posted by 7camaro7
What's wrong with the kit and loom?
i think camaros look 10x better without the ground fx...and the red loom kinda points out all the damn wires running all around the engine bay...wire mod would do wonders. I dunno..i just think less is more. The red loom makes the engine bay look way too cluttered.
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Old Nov 2, 2008 | 03:33 PM
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Looks great!!!! What color paint did you go with?
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Old Nov 2, 2008 | 03:58 PM
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Looks great!!!! What color paint did you go with?
went with glossy black. i was looking for flat, but they didnt have it. im glad now cause i really like how the glossy came out
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Wana do mine?
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Wana do mine?
sure come to vegas lol. they really were ALOT easier than i expected. the weirdest part was just putting them in the oven lol
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yea...i might get it on tuesday
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Old Nov 2, 2008 | 07:26 PM
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Originally Posted by dreemurY2K SS
yea...i might get it on tuesday
YES! u better call me when u get it man ive got nothing to do on tuesday

u should come out to the meet tonight, get a little taste of pewter
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