05-16-2012, 04:41 PM | #1 |
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AuburnGrad93's 2012 Summit White 2SS/RS Vert (Pic Heavy)
My background story....(Hey, it's my thread!) Well, my Camaro kind of got started because of 2 Trans Am's! I happen to own a 1999 30th Anniversary Convertible WS6 Trans Am with Pace Car stripes with only 11k miles and also a Sunset Orange Metallic WS6 Convertible Trans Am with 53k miles. Now you might ask what do these two rare Trans Am's have to do with this guy buying a Camaro? Well, the answer is simple; I was tired of having two great sports cars that I couldn't drive for fear a racking up the miles! And with Pontiac having gone the way of the Tucker (with I hope the same end results! ), this just furthered my fear of driving them! So I finally decided to buy a car I could actually drive! And the new Camaro fit the bill perfectly. And while I'm not like a lot of ppl and hate Ford, I just liked the Camaro better than the Mustang. So having just bought my wife a new Avalanche LTZ 4X4, it was my turn for a new car, and on March 10, 2012 I ordered my Camaro.
Event Date Event Status 03/10/2012(1100) Order placed at dealership. Order passed GM edit tables but dealer has not received allocation to place order. 03/10/2012(1102) Order entered via web. 03/13/2012(2000) Order accepted by GM. Dealer used allocation to place order into production. 03/13/2012(2500) Order preferenced. Order pulled to the production system. 03/13/2012(3000) Order accepted by production control. Parts being ordered and production process is underway. 03/22/2012(3100) Order available to sequence. 03/22/2012(3300) Order scheduled for production. Order is scheduled into the plant build cycle. 03/23/2012(3400) Order Broadcast (internal plant paperwork order produced). Order is sent to various build & supplier areas to bring order together. 04/11/2012(3800) Order produced and vehicle is being prepared for shipping. This is also my daughter's Birthday!! 04/11/2012(4000) Vehicle available to ship. 04/11/2012(4150) Invoiced (order is invoiced to the dealer). 04/12/2012(4B00) Your car is bayed and is waiting for transportation by truck, rail or transfer to vendor. 04/13/2012(4200) Shipped (vehicle is shipped to the dealer or interim point of delivery). 04/21/2012(4800) Rail ramp unload. Vehicle has been unloaded from train. 04/21/2012(4B00) Your car is bayed and is waiting for transportation by truck, rail or transfer to vendor. 04/24/2012(4200) Shipped (vehicle is shipped to the dealer or interim point of delivery). 04/24/2012(5000) Vehicle has been delivered to dealer. 04/30/2012(6000) Vehicle delivered to customer or dealer has completed customer paperwork. I actually took delivery on 4/28/2012.
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2001 SOM Convertible Trans AM 2012 2SS/RS Summit White Convertible My Build Thread: http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=224339 Last edited by AuburnGrad93; 06-11-2014 at 09:09 PM. Reason: Text corrections |
05-16-2012, 04:49 PM | #2 |
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First thing I did was have the windows tinted 20% and then removed the factory side badging and gold bowties! Replaced those with the old school script Camaro and flags and the Orange Bowties from RPI Designs.
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05-16-2012, 05:00 PM | #3 |
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Next thing I did was add the Ported Throttle body and Catch Can from Rx in IOM to match the future stripes and then Summit White Splash guards and IOM engine details from RPI Design.
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05-16-2012, 06:54 PM | #5 |
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Congrats! Love the verts
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05-16-2012, 09:12 PM | #6 |
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I hope you're coming to the f-body gathering over Memorial Day........have you been before? With those f-bodies, please tell me yes.........
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05-16-2012, 09:23 PM | #7 |
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Diane, I don't know yet. We usually go to my families lake house for the holidday w/e, so I'm not sure. Where is it again?
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05-16-2012, 09:37 PM | #8 |
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I also figured out pretty quickly that the back up camera was pretty much useless at night, so I decided to replace the stock back-up lights with the Oracle High Powered LED Back-up lights! What a HUGE difference these made!
Also, while I had the back bumper cover off, I went ahead and spray painted those big ugly silver mufflers flat black and I think it made a big improvement in looks!
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05-16-2012, 09:52 PM | #9 |
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And FINALLY!!!! The stripes were put on yesterday 5/15/2012 by Accent Window Tinting in McDonough, GA! They had my car from 9am until 8:30 that night! But I think it turned out beautifully!! Really makes the car come together and gives it a finished look!
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05-16-2012, 10:21 PM | #10 |
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I think I saw you today. I was coming back from Macon and stopped at exit 221, I think! Were you out today in the Camaro? Funny!
F-body Gathering is at the Marriott NW in Atlanta. Right near the intersection of I-285 and I-75 N. PS, you really should get a new exhaust, those mufflers are really heavy and look like suitcases
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05-16-2012, 10:38 PM | #11 |
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Great pictures!! makes me miss my old one!!
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05-17-2012, 01:03 PM | #13 |
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Looking good! Love white verts! I didn't think there were any ported throttle bodies made for the 12's yet...? Was it a package with the catch can?
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Cars Owned:
2010 BMW 328xi LeMans Blue 2012 Camaro 2LT Convertible Summit White M6 2003 Audi A4 Convertible Silver Auto (sold) 1999 Ford F150 (sold) 2008 Porsche 911 Convertible Atlas Gray M6 (sold) 2007 Corvette Lemans Blue M6 (sold) 2004 BMW 645 ci Convertible Black Metallic (sold) 2000 Dodge Dakota sport Navy (sold) 1999 Porsche Boxster Black Metallic M5 (sold) 1999 Ferrari 360 Modena Titanium F1 (sold) 1992 BMW 325i 2 door Alpine white (sold) 1990 Nissan 240SX Burgundy M6 (sold) 1979 Celica Blue M5 (sold) 1974 Mustang II Ghia Green (sold) |
05-17-2012, 02:24 PM | #14 |
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Oops, nevermind...I just realized you have a V8, not a V6...
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Cars Owned:
2010 BMW 328xi LeMans Blue 2012 Camaro 2LT Convertible Summit White M6 2003 Audi A4 Convertible Silver Auto (sold) 1999 Ford F150 (sold) 2008 Porsche 911 Convertible Atlas Gray M6 (sold) 2007 Corvette Lemans Blue M6 (sold) 2004 BMW 645 ci Convertible Black Metallic (sold) 2000 Dodge Dakota sport Navy (sold) 1999 Porsche Boxster Black Metallic M5 (sold) 1999 Ferrari 360 Modena Titanium F1 (sold) 1992 BMW 325i 2 door Alpine white (sold) 1990 Nissan 240SX Burgundy M6 (sold) 1979 Celica Blue M5 (sold) 1974 Mustang II Ghia Green (sold) |
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