Cant decide what to do with my cars apperaence

[thunder]

So i recently bought a new car off the board and am thrilled with it but I feel like i want to change up the appearance a little bit but am not sure how so im looking for suggestions. This is my favorite body style of any F-body cause i think it looks very sleek and uncluttered so that makes it hard for me to come up with how to change it up. I was thinking maybe a ram-air hood or some kind of red stripe? but i really dont know.

[sweetbmxrider]

who's car was that and why is there a hoop? do you only like that particular body? you could get a trans am hatch with the raised wing and a different front bumper. there are lots of different hoods too that look good on birds

[Tru2Chevy]

A Ram Air I hood always looks good on the 4.1 birds. Clear front corner markers either left alone or tinted a bit with niteshades would smooth out the front of the car even more.

- Justin

[btownws6]

i say do the hood and then that stripe we were talking bout at the meet

[thunder]

who's car was that and why is there a hoop? do you only like that particular body? you could get a trans am hatch with the raised wing and a different front bumper. there are lots of different hoods too that look good on birds

I like all F-body types this one is just my favorite.Do you have any particular hoods in my mind? ill look at anything that isnt a striaght up cowl

[Anti_Rice_Guy]

LT1 style ram air hood like was on the white car at the meet would like nice

why is there a hoop?

8 point cage

http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs515.snc3/27035_380006221629_711566629_4330903_7511623_n.jpg

[thunder]

A Ram Air I hood always looks good on the 4.1 birds. Clear front corner markers either left alone or tinted a bit with niteshades would smooth out the front of the car even more.

- Justin

Oooh i like the tinted corner markers idea that will go really well with smoking the tails. And ive been looking for a nice ram-air hood

[Tru2Chevy]

RA I hood:

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g135/tru2chevy/March%202010%20NJFBOA%20Meet/th_IMG_0741.jpg (http://s55.photobucket.com/albums/g135/tru2chevy/March%202010%20NJFBOA%20Meet/?action=view&current=IMG_0741.jpg)

- Justin

[sweetbmxrider]

LT1 style ram air hood like was on the white car at the meet would like nice



8 point cage

http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs515.snc3/27035_380006221629_711566629_4330903_7511623_n.jpg

ya but why? whats it got?? is it gonzo's old car?

[Anti_Rice_Guy]

ya but why? whats it got?? is it gonzo's old car?

Heads/cam LQ4. Yes.

-6.0L LQ4 shortblock
-TEA stage 1.5 5.3L heads w/hand finishing
-222/224 115 LSA

[jts98z28]

idk if its just the picture or not but the paint might be a little faded? maybe different rims &hood, or do a cage cause imo ttops with cage =sexy

[JW]

Yea, I am going to suggest a paint job.

JW :D

[WildBillyT]

Yea, I am going to suggest a paint job.

JW :D

I am going to suggest a wash and wax.

After that, maybe a white or silver 70's style center stripe.

[Featherburner]

93-94 Firehawk hood.

[thunder]

93-94 Firehawk hood.

isnt that the ram-air hood

[maroman88]

clear/black parking lights, ram air 1 hood, maybe a TA hatch/spoiler and i think ur all set

[Featherburner]

isnt that the ram-air hoodIt is a ram-air hood but it's a little different than the 95-97 Firehawk and WS6 hood.

[V]

go big or go home, lol

http://hphotos-snc3.fbcdn.net/hs367.snc3/23635_1368695174789_1153986869_1116127_1709730_n.j pg

[thunder]

go big or go home, lol

http://hphotos-snc3.fbcdn.net/hs367.snc3/23635_1368695174789_1153986869_1116127_1709730_n.j pg

HAHA bit much there

[thunder]

was also thinking of getting a BIG firebird decal for the hood in red?

something like this
http://images.highperformancepontiac.com/images/0605_hppp_06z+2000_pontiac_trans_am+hood.jpg

[deadtrend1]

was also thinking of getting a BIG firebird decal for the hood in red?

something like this
http://images.highperformancepontiac.com/images/0605_hppp_06z+2000_pontiac_trans_am+hood.jpg

:nono:

they should all stay in the 70's - 80's

[WildBillyT]

was also thinking of getting a BIG firebird decal for the hood in red?

something like this
http://images.highperformancepontiac.com/images/0605_hppp_06z+2000_pontiac_trans_am+hood.jpg

NO.

[Featherburner]

was also thinking of getting a BIG firebird decal for the hood in red?

something like this
http://images.highperformancepontiac.com/images/0605_hppp_06z+2000_pontiac_trans_am+hood.jpg:ban:

[thunder]

Whats wrong with the decal. i think there pretty cool

[deadtrend1]

Whats wrong with the decal. i think there pretty cool

They "were" cool ......


"WERE" is the key word.

[ShadowHawk]

93 Firehawk style RA hood, lower it with a Pro Kit, 5% tint on the sides & back, slightly smoke all the lenses, not black, just darker, and use the same wheels but in black with polished lip (17x11 rears). DONE!!

Kind of like this but with the polished lip ZR1's. The all black is decent but it gets old. Just a little polish to offset the black will look amazing!! Oh, and don't convert the car to an LS1 TA appearance wise, that's tacky as hell imho. I love the LS1 TA's to death but there's NOTHING wrong with an LT1 formula...that was the 1 LT1 f-body they got right in the looks department! Why try to make it something it's not? That's lame.

http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee86/nighthawk355x/mikeBday037.jpg (http://s231.photobucket.com/albums/ee86/nighthawk355x/?action=view&current=mikeBday037.jpg)
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee86/nighthawk355x/av-581.jpg (http://s231.photobucket.com/albums/ee86/nighthawk355x/?action=view&current=av-581.jpg)

[sweetbmxrider]

that firehawk is ****ing bad ass

[thunder]

93 Firehawk style RA hood, lower it with a Pro Kit, 5% tint on the sides & back, slightly smoke all the lenses, not black, just darker, and use the same wheels but in black with polished lip (17x11 rears). DONE!!

Kind of like this but with the polished lip ZR1's. The all black is decent but it gets old. Just a little polish to offset the black will look amazing!! Oh, and don't convert the car to an LS1 TA appearance wise, that's tacky as hell imho. I love the LS1 TA's to death but there's NOTHING wrong with an LT1 formula...that was the 1 LT1 f-body they got right in the looks department! Why try to make it something it's not? That's lame.

http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee86/nighthawk355x/mikeBday037.jpg (http://s231.photobucket.com/albums/ee86/nighthawk355x/?action=view&current=mikeBday037.jpg)
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee86/nighthawk355x/av-581.jpg (http://s231.photobucket.com/albums/ee86/nighthawk355x/?action=view&current=av-581.jpg)

Now that looks ****ing sick. the only thing im worried about is painting the wheels. i kinda like them shiny

[ShadowHawk]

Now that looks ****ing sick. the only thing im worried about is painting the wheels. i kinda like them shiny

Yea, that's all you man. It's your car, so you have to do whatever YOU like best, not everyone else. You'll find that a lot of people who think they know what looks good actually have no taste anyway.:mrgreen:

Personally, I think the black w/polished lip looks incredible, but again, your call. Chrome on a black car is a classicly great look too. Whatever you do, stick to the LT1 formula overall look...they're damned sexy beasts!:drool:

As for the smoked thing I mentioned, check out this page of this thread. Just scroll til you see the pics. That VHT nightshade **** is a joke. Almost no one can do it right without it looking spray canned. I was thinking about contacting Whistler on LS1 Tech to do my lenses too. It looks amazing! It's a nice way to smoke the lenses out without having them TOTALLY black, and likewise useless at night.

http://www.ls1tech.com/forums/paint-body-work/681905-kandy-hellfire-ws6-build-thread-15.html

[MonmouthCtyAntz]

If thats Gonzo's old car I can remember his paint being in pretty bad shape...id probably do that first...Think hes also still running a stock intake...though not an apperance mod its probably choking up that modded 6.0...Congrats on the car, been in it before. (its impossible to get in or out of w/ the roll bar) Cars a beast.

[deadtrend1]

....and use the same wheels but in black with polished lip (17x11 rears). DONE!!....[/URL]
[URL="http://s231.photobucket.com/albums/ee86/nighthawk355x/?action=view&current=av-581.jpg"] (http://s231.photobucket.com/albums/ee86/nighthawk355x/?action=view&current=mikeBday037.jpg)

like ceta wheels?
http://galatea.meccahosting.com/~a0001941/2002ceta.jpg

[thunder]

like ceta wheels?
http://galatea.meccahosting.com/~a0001941/2002ceta.jpg

Those wheels dont look right with the yellow trans am. But new wheels deff are not in my budget

[WayFast84]

I think some emblems from emblem pro's are decent and cheap upgrade!

[deadtrend1]

Those wheels dont look right with the yellow trans am. But new wheels deff are not in my budget

WHAAAT? The only wheels that are even sexier are the 30th anniversery rims!

[MonmouthCtyAntz]

Thunder Justins chrome zr1's are fine, just clean em up.....concentrate on the hood and intake :twisted:

[enRo]

The absolute first thing you need to do, right away, is ditch that cell phone tower called your antenna, and get a motorized one :lol:

[thunder]

The absolute first thing you need to do, right away, is ditch that cell phone tower called your antenna, and get a motorized one :lol:

it is a motorized one, the radio was on during the picture

[enRo]

it is a motorized one, the radio was on during the picture

Thanks for clearing that up. It looks pretty massive :lol:

[WildBillyT]

The absolute first thing you need to do, right away, is ditch that cell phone tower called your antenna, and get a motorized one :lol:

Screw that. Go whip antenna or nothing.

[deadtrend1]

Screw that. Go whip antenna or nothing.

a Wilson 1000 will look pretty bad *** on his car. Then he can have the nostalgic 2nd gen look he wanted!

[JerzLT1]

Ram air hood, TA spoiler, and a paint job. done

[Frosty]

I am going to suggest a wash and wax.



Yup, a good solid detail will make it look like a brand new car.

Other than that, leave it, car looks good as is.

[NastyEllEssWon]

do what you want, if you want the big hood bird then i say go for it. its your car, it should please you...not anyone else. who cares ''whats cool'' do it cause you like it.

[thunder]

do what you want, if you want the big hood bird then i say go for it. its your car, it should please you...not anyone else. who cares ''whats cool'' do it cause you like it.

Ya im just fishing for ideas

[gonzo4886]

When I owned the car I wanted to put a glass tek ram air hood, new paint!, and maybe a black bird stripes.

[xrelapse13]

Honestly, with the LT1 birds, i prefer the normal hood over the ram air hood. I think the stock hoods look much sleeker. I would keep the hood, freshen up the paint, maybe throw on a t/a hatch, lower it and have a nice ride.

[thunder]

Honestly, with the LT1 birds, i prefer the normal hood over the ram air hood. I think the stock hoods look much sleeker. I would keep the hood, freshen up the paint, maybe throw on a t/a hatch, lower it and have a nice ride.

haha its already plenty low.i dont think ive come across a speed bump i havent scraped yet

[jola]

I would keep the stock hood and hatch, get clear front turn signals, ditch the door moldings, and then look for new wheels.