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procamaroz28 05-11-2007 04:56 PM

insted of getting the rear "camaro" filled in with black vinyl leav "CAMARO" the original color but paint the rest of that pannel black

Noodles 05-11-2007 08:07 PM

lmfao@jl8jeff

Absolutely in NJ...

familiar with out pos roads and police, lol

i was thinking 15% tints.. is that too much too little?

and 1 1/2" drop.. should i maybe go 1 1/4"?

i was going to through on anti-sway bars too, maybe i should post this in the performance section.. but i hear the ss has an antisway bar on it thats pretty good?

Blacdout96 05-11-2007 09:21 PM

yes, they are 32mm, as to my V6 had 30mm hollow, im not sure if yours are hollow. im not sure if Z28's came with 32mm, but if you wanna go bigger, RKsport sells 35mm front and 25mm rear, and you can get it as a set for 325. I got them and now whenever i go thru a hard turn or and on/off ramp, my car does not crouch one inch, it stays flat as a board, but they work together with sfc's so well. youll also notice a more, responsive handling, before i put them on, whne ihit certain bumps down my road, it would wantto make the car go left or right, now i go over em, and the car doesnt flinch.

1_Hot_SOM_WS6 05-11-2007 09:44 PM

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Originally Posted by JL8Jeff (Post 342797)
Is the car going to be a driver or a garage queen? Are you in NJ? If you drive it daily and live in NJ, I wouldn't lower much at all due to our POS roads. The tint will also attract a lot of police attention so don't go too dark. The blacked out headlights will also attract police attention so that might not be worth it either. If you're not in NJ, then ignore what I said. :lol: Oh, by the way, you'll never be able to tow a boat if you lower it too far!

http://home.comcast.net/~jeffhansbur...S/SSatramp.jpg

LOL...I've been waiting for you to post a picture like this! The only one I saw was of the marks you left on the ramp when you almost got stuck!!! :rofl:


Any who.....Car looks great :) I like the lowering idea....if not...they look like a 4x4 :lol: Good luck with it

1_Hot_SOM_WS6 05-11-2007 09:47 PM

I shopped around for the vinyl for the back - the cheapest place I found it was http://www.bfranker.badz28.com/vinyl/vinyl.htm
It took him about a week to get them out to me- but they were really nice. I was happy with it - I think they were $8 with free shipping.

JL8Jeff 05-12-2007 09:42 AM

The SS actually handles really well from the factory. It's really a little too stiff for our POS roads. It would be a waste doing much to try and improve the handling. The biggest issue with lowering is if you have to deal with speedbumps anywhere. My parking lot at work has them so no way I would lower. The headers on my 70 SS396 already scrape on them at work. Lowering will make it look better but the handling won't improve a lot over stock. If you're not planning on autoxing the car then don't waste too much time or $$ on the suspension/handling improvements. The best handling improvement you can make is putting on a trailer hitch! :wink: It actually bolts together the whole rear frame area much tighter and you can easily feel the difference. I'm not sure what the law is on tint % here in NJ but if you go too dark you will probably get hassled and might not pass inspection.

lastcall190 05-12-2007 01:20 PM

15 % looks great I have it on my formy. It's truly luck of the draw what cops will bust your balls over it. Some care, some dont, if you catch one on a bad day you can be sure that you will get hassled and probably a ticket. Back window can legally be tinted I believe as dark as you want. Sides can't, but oh well.

-J

Noodles 05-14-2007 12:51 AM

thanks to jl8jeff for the insight on dropping the car.

and lastcall for the tint comment

and blacdout for sway bar ideas



interesting concept for the hitch... but than you see a big hitch.. hahhaa


hot som 2s6 , i'm already going through him!! hahha, good suggest

maroman88 05-14-2007 05:16 PM

well whne you have a boat that needs towing and only own fbodies....ya gotta do wat ya gotta do lol

bubba428 05-14-2007 05:21 PM

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Originally Posted by maroman88 (Post 344133)
well whne you have a boat that needs towing and only own fbodies....ya gotta do wat ya gotta do lol

Buy my truck??? $900 after i fix it:nod:

JL8Jeff 05-14-2007 08:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Noodles (Post 343905)
interesting concept for the hitch... but than you see a big hitch.. hahhaa

Actually, the hitch is very low profile and 90% of the people that look at the back of the car never see it until I point it out. I also use the hitch to mount a bike rack for carrying my mountain bike and that way there is no chance the bike will ever touch the car.

LS1Hawk 05-15-2007 08:33 AM

Looks fine the way it is to me. But then again, I'm a purist when it comes to the appearance and cosmetics of F-bodies.

Savage_Messiah 05-16-2007 08:03 AM

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Originally Posted by JL8Jeff (Post 342797)

i hate you :-?


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