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08-12-2012, 07:50 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2010
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'99 Z28 ground effects removal...
So I just got a '99 M6 Z28 as partial trade towards another car of mine. I love the car so far, and it's great to get into a 4th gen on top of the 2 3rd gens I own, and the 1 3rd gen my gf owns.
My question is this, it has the stock '99 RS looking ground effects on it. I'm not sure I like them, at least not with the current stance the car has. Something about it just doesn't look the way I want it to. I'm wondering if I pull the ground effects, if there will be any holes that need to be filled. Is the body the same as a regular non-ground effects Z28 otherwise?
I think I might want to an eibach pro-kit, or change the wheels/tires to give it the right look. I don't want to drop it if I don't have to, since it's already pretty low to the ground, and driveways require finess, but dropping it without the ground effects might be ok.
First 4th gen I've owned, so I've got very little body experience when it comes to these.
Any suggestions/oppinions would be appreciated.
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08-12-2012, 08:49 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2010
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There will be holes IIRC, Removed the front/side skirts off and their are two brakes a piece for the front and like four or something on the side on my 98 RS. You either love or hate the kit, I personally think it looks a hell of a lot cleaner without them.
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08-12-2012, 08:55 PM
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Rock the look for a little while... Mine grew on me.
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08-12-2012, 10:01 PM
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keep emmm
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08-12-2012, 11:36 PM
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Join Date: May 2009
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Yeah you will have holes all along the Rockers and rust spots where the mount go.
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08-13-2012, 01:12 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2005
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MyFirstZ
Yeah you will have holes all along the Rockers and rust spots where the mount go.
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As mentioned above the side skirts on the rockers have rectangle shaped brackets with a hook/lip on top that the side skirts hang on that are riveted on to the rocker panel.
It has been 3 years or so since I removed mine but from what I remember there was 8-12 brackets every 10 or so inches riveted on each side.
I had push tree's sprayed with matching paint to temporarily plug the holes until I had them filled.
The 2 front pieces and rear valance also use just a couple of those same brackets too.
The side skirt is easy to remove if you want to look at the brackets and how many holes you will be looking at.
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08-13-2012, 10:17 PM
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Join Date: May 2007
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The holes in the body will look better than the gfx...
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08-13-2012, 10:31 PM
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Join Date: May 2009
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Quote:
Originally Posted by B4C
The holes in the body will look better than the gfx...
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Well that settles it ! !
Thanks for the opinion. I wouldn't own a camaro without splitters or the gfx, in my opinion it looks much better
They look to plain without them if this camaro.didn't have them I probably would have ended up with a t/a
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Last edited by MyFirstZ; 08-13-2012 at 10:36 PM.
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08-14-2012, 12:30 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Bordentown
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Well, I guess I'm going to keep them, at least for a little while. Gonna see if I get used to them. Maybe the car will look better with some more agressive wheels and tires. It's got stockers on it now, and they just look to small, and too tucked in the wheel wells.
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'99 Z28 M6 w/ Long tubes/4" exhaust, air lid+tune 349whp
'91 Z28 cam'd/carb'd w/ manual th-350 and a 9"
'89 Formula350 w/ T-Ram injected motor coming soon
'85 Trans Am L69 5speed car w/ t-tops and a leather gut. (Hers)
'04 WRX w/ turbo swap + (Traded/sold)
Last edited by 3rdGenHardtop; 08-14-2012 at 12:31 AM.
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08-14-2012, 05:42 AM
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Join Date: May 2009
Location: Highland Mills, NY
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Wheels will definitely make a difference as well
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