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11-24-2011, 08:42 PM
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Jewel's Journal
After having the car for several months now it is time to start my build thread.
Build Date: Feb 22, 2011 Adoption Date: April 9, 2011 My Camaro is a 2011 2LT/RS RJT. I named her Jewel and that is where I got my Camaro5 user name from. I have been obessed with the 5th Gen Camaro since the Summer of 2008. I finally had my dream come true back in April when I drove her off the lot. Here is a picture of her in my driveway back in WV. Here is another picture of her with my Cavalier (my DD) Mod List: RJT Engine Cover (originally on 15thCamaro) Black Tail light Bezels Magnetic Rear Blackout Camaro Lettering Delete RJT/Black Bowtie RJT/RS Fusebox cover (originally on Out4it) MRT v2 exhaust (installed by NVincent4708) 20% Window Tint (installed by Tint & Sound) Trunk and Front Bumper Blackouts Roto-Fab Cold Air Intake painted RJT MPD1 Rear Diffuser painted Black ZL1 Front Bumper Pacesetter Long Tube Headers Dream List:  Love Jewel
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11-24-2011, 08:53 PM
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awesome start
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 2001 Camaro 3.8 V6 Silver Hockey Stripes, Berger Panel, Cardinal Red Camaro Rear Insert, 10 Spoke SS Wheels, Bowtie Center Caps, BMR Shock Tower Brace, Air Silencer Delete, Shaved Intake Lid, K&N Air Filter, Whistler Headlights, Eaton Limited slip, UMI Rear LCAs & PHB, Nitto 555, Flowmaster Axle Back Exhaust Soon To Be Added: Pacesetter Mid-Tube Headers & Y-Pipe, 3'' High Flow Catalytic Converter, SS Front & Rear Sway Bars. |
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11-24-2011, 09:00 PM
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The first thing I added was this RJT engine cover to Jewel. I purchased the cover from 15thCamaro over the 4th of the July weekend. He sold his V6 and got a V8. He wanted someone to have the cover that loved Camaros so he sold it to me.
 I then painted my bezels with plastidip. Then added a magnetic blackout, which I hope to do vinyl or paint in the spring. I am not sure if I want to keep the bowtie. Suggestions are welcome. My car was vandalized over the summer and when they repainted the car I had them remove the Camaro lettering. I really would like to replace them with black lettering someday.
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11-24-2011, 09:06 PM
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Drives: 89 IROC 350 Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Back roads, southern Ohio
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Keep the bowtie. A local guy took the bowtie off and did the black strip and it looks weird. Leave the bowtie but an RJT one.
Engine cover looks good. RJT looks very nice with white rally's! |
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11-24-2011, 09:29 PM
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Thanks for the advice. I was thinking of removing the front bowtie and keeping the back on and painting it RJT. I think the front looks so clean without the bowtie. This is something to think about over the winter and look at more photos on C5. My rallys are actually silver. It is a mistake a lot of people make and the pictures are not all that great. Thanks for checking out my thread. Jewel 
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11-24-2011, 10:29 PM
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Drives: 89 IROC 350 Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Back roads, southern Ohio
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Oh, cool... I bet silver looks great... prob better than white actually.
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11-25-2011, 11:37 AM
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Here is some cool photos of Jewel:
    
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11-25-2011, 11:44 AM
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Drives: 10 LT2/RS-08 SILVERADO-05 COBALT Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: OHIO
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get one of the lighted rear bowties. it can stay on all the time and then act like a brake light if you what it to. i have one. looks cool. there are some pics on here some where of it. any help with pics from you other guys? 
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11-25-2011, 12:22 PM
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Drives: 2010 Camaro 2LT RS - Orange Join Date: May 2009
Location: Leavenworth, KS
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Lookin good so far! I'd go no front bowtie and RJT rear bowtie
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11-25-2011, 12:26 PM
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One Lucky Guy.
Drives: #22 Tom Henry Racing 2010 2SS/RS Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Saint Augustine FL
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Click image to see build thread. PQ - "the love of cars. It's a boys first step toward manhood and a mans last hold on boyhood." Fbodfather - "We do not want to use the Z28 moniker on a car that does not deserve this hallowed name." The_Blur - "Let's not confuse competitors with equals." |
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11-25-2011, 07:02 PM
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Awesome job so far on Jewel, Nicole.
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11-26-2011, 07:57 PM
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Drives: 2010 2ss RJT LS3 Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: GILBERT,ARIZONA
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Jewel, I would keep the bowtie, and color match the chrome part with RJT and paint or plastidip the inside black to match the rear strip and underneath diffuser. It would pull together the RJT and black and still look suttle. OOORRRRRRRR RJT the chrome part and silver out the Bowtie to match your rallys, it would be a bit brighter but still stay within the color theme of your car. Just my .02
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11-26-2011, 08:45 PM
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Space Shuttle Aficionado
Drives: 7,000,000 lbs. of thrust Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Florida
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Awesome build!
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12-07-2011, 09:48 PM
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Black it out
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12-07-2011, 09:56 PM
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Chris
Drives: 2011 2SS RS Jewel Red 6.2L Vert Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Cave Creek, AZ
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Beautiful car, fantastic color, great ideas. I'd like to see what a RJT bowtie would look like.
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12-09-2011, 06:32 AM
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Thanks everyone for checking out my thread and for the excellent ideas. After reading what everyone has to say, I still don't know what I am going to do.
 Well I have a few months to decide before she comes out of storage.
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12-09-2011, 06:38 AM
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Drives: Drives a 2010 2SS/RS Camaro Join Date: Aug 2010
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Nice Pictures of the car Nicole ,won't be long before you will be enjoying her again.
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12-09-2011, 06:42 AM
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I am going home to visit her this weekend. I hope the weather is nice and there is no salt on the roads. I will be roaring the streets with her. 
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12-09-2011, 07:08 AM
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Drives: '11 Camaro 2SS Vert + '06 Silverado Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Hopewell Junction, NY
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Looking Good Jewel!
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12-09-2011, 07:17 AM
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Car Looks Awesome!!!!!So far I've only done the tinted @ 25%, Next up is the Strips
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12-14-2011, 12:33 PM
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Drives: fast Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: New York, NY
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nice car! I like your build journal - seems like we have a lot more in common in the regard to modding, outside of the shared RJT
I purchased the SLP gloss vinyl for the rear & somewhat regret that money lost - could have been done with $5 vinyl off of ebay + cutting...which is exactly what I did for my front bow tie. Opposite for the SLP gills - fade graphic is worth the money. Maybe you'd like to try those inexpensive mods since you're looking for ideas. I like the black out you have done on the rear! I intended on putting my rear bow-tie back on bc in a way it looked like something was missing - like a face w/o a nose.....BUT it really looked sporty after a while. subscribed
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12-14-2011, 12:57 PM
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Most hated in NM....
Drives: Supercharged SS Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: New Mexico
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Looking good...
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12-14-2011, 01:39 PM
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Drives: 2013 CRT ZL1 Vert M6, 2011 Equinox Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Cortland, NY
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Lookin' good Jewel (the car does, too)
Here is my painted RJT bowtie
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Performance Mods- Even fewer  (Click above image to learn about UpstateC5) |
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12-20-2011, 08:52 AM
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Does anyone have this done to their Camaro? I am in love with this interior.
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12-20-2011, 11:01 PM
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Drives: fast Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: New York, NY
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would love to see! there is the black series (i think) that was a real life version of that render. the red gauges are very ferrari.
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