my 1989 camaro z28

[camarocrazy42]

I got this car a while back, just a plain Jane RS with T-Tops, and had big thoughts for it's future.we have done a lot to it, We got the car for $1000 from a guy in North jersey, and he had put over $4000 into it in the time he had it. The only problem it had was a crease in the drivers side door. When he totaled his 87' iroc, he put the Australian Borg Warner 9 bolt in it from his iroc with 3.27 gears, and $1000 dollar shocks and struts. The whole undercarriage was de-rusted, and with the car he gave us Brand new flo-tech headers, a new drivers side door, and a bunch of other misc parts to hellp. It also had a FULLY custom leather interior with emboss chevy emblems on the door panels. The other problem was the t-tops leaked. It had went from that to this. Now it has a 355 cop car engine with a radical cam, corvette crank, and other parts. It also has a daytona hood, and 16x9 Torq thrust rims for rear, and 16x8 for the front. I am thinking about getting 91-92 third gen front spoiler. Later in the build of this project, i got the idea of turning it into an Iroc clone it has everything to be an iroc. After the 400+ hp engine went in, the factory 700r4 went from too much horsepower and we got a heavy duty MONSTER TRANSMISSION that can withstand 500 hp. It is absolutely amazing. I will keep you updated, and post pictures soon. there is much more that we have done, i just have not had time to post it. ill post pics later today, but here is a link to many of them.

http://www.njfboa.org/forums/showthread.php?p=818858#post818858

[1320B4U]

I like the father/son build..did the same thing w/my father for my first car, '84 L69 z28..sold before i got my license to get an '89 iroc..the cycle continued to this day........

[camarocrazy42]

PICS TODAY:

http://s1134.photobucket.com/albums/m619/INSANE_MaZ_4-42/?action=view&current=downsized_0316121447.jpg

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DO U GUYS THINK MY CAMARO IS LOWERED BY CHANCE?

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IDK it just looks a little lower than other cars.

[camarocrazy42]

http://s1134.photobucket.com/albums/m619/INSANE_MaZ_4-42/?action=view&current=013.mp4

not anywhere close to as good as in person. it does sound pretty awesome though.

[L695speed]

About it being lowered, it might be. Or it could be blown struts and sagging springs. Easy way to tell if its lowered, an Eibach pro kit spring is charcoal gray, an eibach sportline spring is red. That is the Eibach lowering spring colors. Check for those. I'm not sure of the other lowering springs. Could be cut moogs too. I'm using a Pro Kit spring setup as you may recall from our chat last night. But I can't be sure of what it would look like til I put the motor in. Mine is back on the ground without front springs. Its so damn low now you can step over the radiator support.

[camarocrazy42]

they r red.

[L695speed]

You may have a set of Eibach Sportlines on there. Or unless I'm mistaken on their color a set of Hotchkis springs. The sportlines are good for 2 inches, the hotchkis are good for an inch. Looking at the fender gaps I say you're down an inch.

[camarocrazy42]

how high is it sipposeto be from the top of the wheel to the wheel well?

[L695speed]

I would have to look that up myself as I don't know it off the top of my head, but I think its around 28.5 inches for factory from the ground to the fender lip. Most lowered cars are in the 26 and 27 range I believe. I already know my car is lower than factory even with sagging rear springs. I put a pro kit in there and I see a difference already. I'm not going by the front because its got no front springs in there yet. I have them just gotta get them in.

[camarocrazy42]

just measured. its 27.5 in the back and 26 in in the front.

[1320B4U]

I have hotchkis...they are red.

[camarocrazy42]

got something really cool for shows. pics below:

http://s1134.photobucket.com/albums/m619/INSANE_MaZ_4-42/?action=view&current=0321121907a.jpg

http://s1134.photobucket.com/albums/m619/INSANE_MaZ_4-42/?action=view&current=0321121907a.jpg#!oZZ2QQcurrentZZhttp%3A%2F %2Fs1134.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fm619%2FINSANE_ MaZ_4-42%2F%3Faction%3Dview%26current%3D0321121528a.jpg

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im also gonna get some tinted tail light covers to match.

other things on my list:
billet grille,
91-92 front spoiler
hawks 5 inch spoiler.

[maroman88]

needs less bra

[L695speed]

I agree, the bra seems to take away from the look of the car, its too cluttered up front with it.

[camarocrazy42]

yea but its there for a reason, looks worse without it, paint chips, cracks, etc. the plastic is showing and has multiple colors. i might just remove the piece from the hood.

[1320B4U]

I left a bra on my before it was painted..its good to cover the areas up..leave the hood portoon though if you plan on leaving the rest.

[camarocrazy42]

k well i just experimented just now so here it is.

http://s1134.photobucket.com/albums/m619/INSANE_MaZ_4-42/?action=view&current=0322121449.jpg

[camarocrazy42]

now i am currently taking off the chin spoiler and stripping the nose of the paint, it was chipping and flaking very bad. will post pics soon

[L695speed]

Actually now I don't mind the bra. It looks much cleaner without that top hood portion. But thats me. While you're at it (I dismantled my front bumper and all as well) I would replace all the speed nuts and bolts and screws. Go stainless if you can too. Would make it a piece of cake if you ever took it apart again.

[camarocrazy42]

i only took off the gfx in the front. im leaving the bumper on the car, just takin the paint off with a razor blade

[camarocrazy42]

i just got a new front gfx for my car and new red z28 emblems. the new gfx has such a scoop on it. it looks so agressive. will post pics mid tomorro

[camarocrazy42]

had some fun with rattle cans

http://s1134.photobucket.com/albums/m619/INSANE_MaZ_4-42/?action=view&current=0325121740d.jpg

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[88WS-6]

Please black out the headlight buckets.

[camarocrazy42]

yea im gonna, i dont really like it either, im keepin the fender stripes though, im paintin it all flat black soon

[Anti_Rice_Guy]

Try using the [img] tags link that photobucket has.

[deadtrend1]

Please black out the headlight buckets.

Yea, they are black for a reason ...

[camarocrazy42]

yea
so so far this is what i have to do:
get hawks 5 inch spoiler, and paint the whole car satin black
what im gonna keep:
red fender stripes, and a red cowl with black louvers
yea wen i get it done i will post pics

[camarocrazy42]

here is a video of my car
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHcSw1OMGdA

[camarocrazy42]

new stuff...
http://s1134.photobucket.com/albums/m619/INSANE_MaZ_4-42/?action=view&current=0322121449b-1.jpg

http://s1134.photobucket.com/albums/m619/INSANE_MaZ_4-42/?action=view&current=0322121449b-1.jpg#!oZZ2QQcurrentZZhttp%3A%2F%2Fs1134.photobuck et.com%2Falbums%2Fm619%2FINSANE_MaZ_4-42%2F%3Faction%3Dview%26current%3D0322121449a-1.jpg

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[camarocrazy42]

yea the links above didnt work so here

http://s1134.photobucket.com/albums/m619/INSANE_MaZ_4-42/?action=view&current=0330121534.jpg

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http://s1134.photobucket.com/albums/m619/INSANE_MaZ_4-42/?action=view&current=0322121449b-1.jpg

yup, tint...just for shows tho, hav to take them off when driving

[camarocrazy42]

from chevy engine orange to satin black hood

http://s1134.photobucket.com/albums/m619/INSANE_MaZ_4-42/?action=view&current=newhoodpaintone.jpg

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soon im gonna paint the whole car that color

[camarocrazy42]

and yes i kno i hav to black out the headlight wells, havent got to it yet

[WildBillyT]

Grand Sport stripes are on the wrong fender...

[maroman88]

Grand Sport stripes are on the wrong fender...

lol nice catch i missed that

[camarocrazy42]

yea im just puttin them on both fenders, it looks better to me

[camarocrazy42]

ok i just ordered my hawks 5 inch spoiler tonight(4/18) so i know that not a lot of reviews r out there for it so if you all want me to i will take a video, show the spoiler, and show in the video the instalation to my car. this i think would solve a lot of questions others have so wen i get it, ill post it up

[1320B4U]

Hawks 5" is very nice.

[camarocrazy42]

yea i finally said hell with it, and payed that rediculously high price

[camarocrazy42]

anyway, i am learning how to pinstripe. i think im pretty good at it so far. here is a pic of my very first drawing:

http://s1134.photobucket.com/albums/m619/INSANE_MaZ_4-42/?action=view&current=0419121544.jpg

just somethin i threw together in a few minutes

[L695speed]

anyway, i am learning how to pinstripe. i think im pretty good at it so far. here is a pic of my very first drawing:

http://s1134.photobucket.com/albums/m619/INSANE_MaZ_4-42/?action=view&current=0419121544.jpg

just somethin i threw together in a few minutes

Thats not bad at all, I dabbled a little in pinstriping myself while at school. We used a chair to have a couple gos at it. Used a brush and a wheel, what are you using? You said you were 15 right? I may be sending you a PM soon.

[camarocrazy42]

i am using a pinstriping brush, 1 shot pinstripe paint, lacquer thinner to remove paint, and mineral spirits to thin the paint, and brush preservative to preserve the brush. i paint on a big sheet of glass for practice. (the paint wipes off fairly easy even when dry, with the help of the lacquer thinner or mineral spirits.) A man named East coast artie (Artie Schilling) taught me the basics on it. he is friends with well known people like chip foose from overhaulin, nubby from american chopper....etc. there are many more, and yea thats wut i use.

[BigAls87Z28]

got something really cool for shows. pics below:

http://s1134.photobucket.com/albums/m619/INSANE_MaZ_4-42/?action=view&current=0321121907a.jpg

http://s1134.photobucket.com/albums/m619/INSANE_MaZ_4-42/?action=view&current=0321121907a.jpg#!oZZ2QQcurrentZZhttp%3A%2F %2Fs1134.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fm619%2FINSANE_ MaZ_4-42%2F%3Faction%3Dview%26current%3D0321121528a.jpg

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im also gonna get some tinted tail light covers to match.

other things on my list:
billet grille,
91-92 front spoiler
hawks 5 inch spoiler.


Throw the tag around the pictures so that it shows up as pictures and not a link.

[camarocrazy42]

ok
whenever i do that it doesnt sho up though

[WildBillyT]

ok
whenever i do that it doesnt sho up though

You are picking the wrong links. There is a lot of extra crap that's making it break.

Choose the photobucket embed links that have the [img] already in them. Don't copy from your browser's location bar.

[camarocrazy42]

ok thanks