My Decent into Madness
 

Hi my name is Roy and I'm an addict.

You see I wasn't always like this at one point I had a car that I really didn't care about modding. I washed it weekly and waxed it every few months and just drove it around town and to work and back. It was a silver 2004 350z touring. It was a fun little car and at the time of trade in had just over 44,500 miles on it. That was after driving it across country when the Air Force decided my services was required in Florida. I had that car from just after we was placed (All of my kids are adopted) with my first daughter to just after the adoption of my Son (third kid).

After we brought home Micheal everything is ok until it started to be come apparent that I would need to be able to pick up our daughters from school. My wife didn't like the idea of putting one of them in the trunk. Im not sure why I mean what the hell you can fit golf bags back there why not a Kid? :iono: (and I am just joking here I would never endanger one of my kids.)

So off I go searching for a sensible family car. :laugh:

I did briefly toss around the idea of a used BMW M5 but at the price of inheriting another persons problems I could get a new car from either Chevy Dodge Ford or another number of other import manufacturers. So I tossed out the idea of the M5 and started to look at what I wanted.

Well to be honest other than briefly tossing the idea of a used M5 or an Aston Martian Vanquish around I really didn't look at anything else other than a Camaro. My main problem is my two local dealerships was pushing A6 at me and really didn't want to even entertain the idea of ordering me a car or going about 60 miles north of me and getting one from Daytona.

So I booked an appointment with John Hall Chevy in Daytona Beach took a day of leave and went and bought me a family car.

I feel in love with Lucy after only a 1.5 mile test drive. In my defense I was handed the keys and told to go with no sales guy in the car with me in a strange town so how far was I really going to go anyway?

http://i1165.photobucket.com/albums/...s/af042139.jpg
Here she is sitting at the dealership in the background you can see my families true family car the blue gray minivan.

http://i1165.photobucket.com/albums/...s/6d9db5fa.jpg

Just another view of Lucy sitting on the lot.

So after some dealing and haggling and waiting to punch a sales manager in the mouth. I drive away with Lucy my Black 2012 Camaro 2SS/RS. She had all of 35 miles on the clock.

One day at lunch I come out of the building I work in pull down my sunshade and start to fire her up to go get some chow and I thought man my a$$ is hot this will not do.

So I ask around and get a recommendation to a tint place in Palm Bay called The Sun Stopper.

http://i1165.photobucket.com/albums/...s/ba6a57b8.jpg

Here she is in their shop as they are wrapping up her tint job.

http://i1165.photobucket.com/albums/...s/94964053.jpg

Here she is after her tint job. I went as dark as legally allowed in the state of Florida. Best 150 dollars I have ever spent. But it also started my decent into madness.

You see after taking these pictures I thought man those corner markers are bright. That just wont do either.

So I tinted them with a kit from Big Worm Graphics.
And my birthday is comming up in a month so my wife is ordering me Technostalgia Led Tail Lights and Ill tint those as well.

And then I was looking her over and thought man what a nice ass but that bowtie looks like a freaking gold tramp stamp. So I removed it and the lettering on the side of the car with plans to soon get the part to remove the front bow tie as well.

And now I find myself looking though the vendors area and starting a part list of both cosmetic mods and performance mods. Everything from body kits and wheels to super charger setups.

Who would have though a simple things as a burnt a$$ in dress blues would have caused such madness?

My name is Roy and I'm a Camaro mod addict.

Glad to see you went Camaro for the new "family" car. Sounds like your wife is an enabler, so there is nothing wrong with your addiction.

Here are pics of Lucy after tinting the side markers reverse lights and removing badges.


http://i1165.photobucket.com/albums/...s/28ebad28.jpg

http://i1165.photobucket.com/albums/...s/48167e17.jpg

Looks good :D keep up the good work

Thanks. I ordered my Technostalgia Rapid Fire LED Tail Lights last week Ill have them tomorrow and they will be on the car Friday or Saturday. :happyanim:
Just depends on if I can get Friday off or not to do the install.

AntiPriuSS,
Looks good. What a sweet Camaro to start with. Keep up the nice, personal touches and it will be yours alone!
Keep us posted....Kurt ABL99...:chevy:

Very nice!

Cant wait to see the LED Tail Lights. I wanted to get these. If you need help with anything let me know!

I just might have to take you up on this due to my lack of tools.

Got my lights in today now I just need to go buy me a socket set.

Thanks to my wife for buying these for my birthday and thanks Apex Chase for getting these out to me quickly!

http://i1165.photobucket.com/albums/...s/56c7a71a.jpg

Bezels blacked out with Plastidip, Technostalgia Taillights installed and Big Worm Graphics tail light tint installed
http://i1165.photobucket.com/albums/...s/44433bc6.jpg

Front bowtie blacked out with Plastidip until I can get the funds for the delete or a heritage grill painted by Gary

http://i1165.photobucket.com/albums/...s/3378227e.jpg

Ill get some better pictures later. Also to note I still need to get a switch to setup the show mode for the lights.

Video of the new lights

Project Carbon Fiber Lingerie
 

Just after Thanksgiving I contacted Alan at G3 Carbon for some sexy underthings for my mistress and he supplied me with some nicely. Granted not all my parts are done and he has to redo my 4pack bezel cluster (would you believe there is an 1/8th difference between the auto and the manual bezels?). I will be doing a full review of my transaction with his shop but long story short great guy will be doing business again soon. I will say I don't blame Alan on the issues my with my bezel he trusted his parts guy that they where the same with only the manual having the sift pattern stamped into it. I probably would have done the same.


http://i1165.photobucket.com/albums/...pseba79e30.jpg

http://i1165.photobucket.com/albums/...ps19c89bb5.jpg

Its all good we all make mistakes now get back to sanding!

Now I have pfadt drop springs on order after riding in a fellow SCC members car :)

Drop springs are in just need to wait for the weekend to do the install

http://i1165.photobucket.com/albums/...ps9518627f.jpg

Here is my photo shoot for after my PFADT 1.25 drop spring install.

Comparison photo

http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphoto...02668370_n.jpg

Just a bunch of cool looking pictures I took
http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphoto...26351120_n.jpg
http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphoto...27820437_n.jpg
http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphoto...75753923_n.jpg
http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphoto...69807898_n.jpg
http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphoto...26124225_n.jpg
http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphoto...57976448_n.jpg
http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphoto...19589000_n.jpg

Great start to your build and welcome to Camaro5!:thumbsup:

Thanks I have more planned just have to save the cash for it.

I'm in love with your carbon fiber parts there amazing

Thanks!

Big Top Gt (Alan) made them for me. He does great work and I would highly recommend him.

Now that I got my dash trim speedo bezel and the right center console bezel in the car its time for more carbon fiber pics.

http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphoto...69575480_n.jpg

http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphoto...50459748_n.jpg

http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphoto...11145945_n.jpg

http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphoto...37301069_o.jpg

Great job! Everything is looking really good! Modding is a slipery slope from a few mods here and there to a full blown addiction! So I know how you feel!

Great job so far! The carbon fiber looks great in the interior

Looking great!!!! Keep up the good work!! :chevy:

Kind regards,

Jordan Priestley
888.308.6007

great work.. sweet ride!

Thanks every one. Now I just have to decide if I want to do the door inserts next or something else. I have a few months of saving a head of me so plenty of time to figure it out!

Ordered my door inserts should have them sometime in may

Did you get the door inserts in Carbon Fiber?

Yep with abl

Nice! That will look really good! I didn't even know it was possible to get ABL with CF inserts. I'm looking forward to seeing the end result

Alan says he can make it. In my experience if Alan says he can do something Alan can do it. But I agree with you its going to look killer. I think I might just about call my interior done at that point and move onto something else like exhaust.....

Just a quick update today I ordered Stainless Works Retro Chambered Cat Back Exhaust for my car.

Stainless Works Retro Chambered Cat Back Exhaust
 

Was able to install my new exhaust system today and made a before and after movie. This is with stock headers and cats.



http://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.ne...15150087_n.jpg

Just a Quick Photo I took on my iphone the new system is on the left and the old stock system is on the right

http://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.ne...74196992_n.jpg

Took me a little bit to get this thing installed mostly because the lid is kind of a pain in the butt to get on but after that its all good. Thanks JDP!

Looking good buddy! I really like your carbon fiber accents! Nice and subtle! :thumb:

The CAI airbox is a bit of a pain to get situated, but once you get it in place and tightened down, it's sweet!

BTW, we just sent those stickers out the door! you should have them in a few days! Thanks again for your business and support! We truly appreciate it! :thanks:

Best regards,

Tyler
888-308-6007

Carbon Fiber door inserts steering wheel bezel, control bezels, AC bezel
 

http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphoto...63993807_n.jpg
http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphoto...28225129_n.jpg

Yeah this is how much of the dash you have to take out to get the ac bezel in and out......

http://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.ne...23184633_n.jpg

http://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.ne...25801044_n.jpg

Ill get more / better quality pics when my wife get back into town in a few weeks as she took the SLR with her to visit family.