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PQ 01-23-2012 01:45 PM

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Originally Posted by TAG UR IT (Post 4361682)
:D

30 min and they are done!

:facepalm:

:word:

Took me a little over an hour. But I took some video. :rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by Darth_Emma (Post 4362153)
I must admit, I didn't go to OT yesterday. I spent the the day researching brakes/drag wheels/drag tire combos. :facepalm:

:laugh:

speedster 01-23-2012 05:11 PM

The diffuser looks great Chris !

Wish they had done that on all Camaros from the factory. Looks more finished... Nice ! :)

GTAHVIT 01-23-2012 07:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Darth_Emma (Post 4361243)
I'm liking the painted diffuser. :clap:

How hard is it to take the diffuser off? Did you do a video? :)

to take it off is a bit of a pain... I had an extra so I wasnt' afraid to rip my old one out... in doing so I broke one of the clips... I'll take some pics so you can see how it goes back to together. If you wan tto reuse your stock diffuser, I'd remove the rear bumper and do unclip the diffuser the right way...

But it's 6 7mm screws and about 8 -10 clips...

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Originally Posted by TAG UR IT (Post 4361682)
..........

I read more than you think......

:paddle:


:D

30 min and they are done!

:facepalm:

Yeah yeah.... :mad0260:

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Originally Posted by garcmol (Post 4362019)
I like the diffuser! Now about those taillight bezels.........

what... I like the chrome :D

Quote:

Originally Posted by speedster (Post 4364463)
The diffuser looks great Chris !

Wish they had done that on all Camaros from the factory. Looks more finished... Nice ! :)

Thank you, Sir... Hey I got an AN fitting catalog for you from PRI. You want me to ship it to you?

speedster 01-23-2012 08:28 PM

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Originally Posted by GTAHVIT (Post 4365102)
Thank you, Sir... Hey I got an AN fitting catalog for you from PRI. You want me to ship it to you?

You can hold on to it until we meet up again. Just sent Mark out to San Diego tonight. Heading to Dallas on Thursday. Man, this being busy stuff just has to stop. :facepalm:

Glad to hear your project is crankin' along... :)

GTAHVIT 01-24-2012 03:35 PM

For future reference.... :D


garcmol 01-24-2012 03:36 PM

oh my! That looks sweet. :popcorn:

GTAHVIT 01-24-2012 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by garcmol (Post 4368992)
oh my! That looks sweet. :popcorn:

I've been waiting for that hood since Leno's car was at SEMA two years ago.

:D

PQ 01-24-2012 04:07 PM

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Originally Posted by GTAHVIT (Post 4369061)
I've been waiting for that hood since Leno's car was at SEMA two years ago.

:D

Oh, so you gonna call dibs on that too? :rolleyes:

GTAHVIT 01-24-2012 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by PQ (Post 4369177)
Oh, so you gonna call dibs on that too? :rolleyes:

I'm like a dog marking my territory all over this site.... :laugh:

Darth_Emma 01-24-2012 06:19 PM

I've also had my eye on that hood for a while... It looks like the final hood isn't going to look like that AND it's not going to be aluminum - it's going to be fiberglass. They released new info this week. Here are the recent pics.

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a10...h/bigchin1.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a10...th/bigchin.jpg

Here is the thread: http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=85029

PQ 01-24-2012 06:23 PM

I'll be leaving the aftermarket hoods to you guys.

I've seen many Camaros with aftermarket hoods, and no offense to any of you who's cars are in this group, but I've still yet to see one that matches up all the way around. The gap problems are always there.

SSE 4 2SS 01-24-2012 06:36 PM

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Originally Posted by PQ (Post 4369947)
I'll be leaving the aftermarket hoods to you guys.

I've seen many Camaros with aftermarket hoods, and no offense to any of you who's cars are in this group, but I've still yet to see one that matches up all the way around. The gap problems are always there.

They ought to fit right in with them slab sided wheels...

Darth_Emma 01-24-2012 06:38 PM

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Originally Posted by PQ (Post 4369947)
I'll be leaving the aftermarket hoods to you guys.

I've seen many Camaros with aftermarket hoods, and no offense to any of you who's cars are in this group, but I've still yet to see one that matches up all the way around. The gap problems are always there.

I agree, but Showstopper is advertising that hood as having perfect fit and finish. If anyone can do it, they can.

I'm going to wait and see.

PQ 01-24-2012 07:02 PM

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Originally Posted by SSE 4 2SS (Post 4369997)
They ought to fit right in with them slab sided wheels...

:laugh:

Quote:

Originally Posted by Darth_Emma (Post 4370005)
I agree, but Showstopper is advertising that hood as having perfect fit and finish. If anyone can do it, they can.

I'm going to wait and see.

I hope someone does. I do want one that can extract heat. If nobody had a fitting one then I'll just get a ZL1 hood.

I might want to do that anyway. I don't want to chance ordering and paying and getting one that isn't right.

Darth_Emma 01-24-2012 07:03 PM

I'm now thinking about the ZL1 hood and facia.

PQ 01-24-2012 07:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Darth_Emma (Post 4370110)
I'm now thinking about the ZL1 hood and facia.

I really like the ZL1 hood and fascia. I do worry a little about the perception that I'm trying to pose. I know the real deal and I know it's all that matters but it is something to consider. Hood first for heat extraction.

Fascia is cosmetic. I'll leave those to Chris.

Darth_Emma 01-24-2012 07:19 PM

The hood and facia match though. The cowl is wider on the ZL1 and that line comes down (just a little) onto the facia. Also the hood has a bit steeper profile at the nose of the car that is continued onto the facia. It's subtle, but I would notice those things every time I look at the car. Yes, a good body shop could doctor the cowl lines on the facia, but eventually any putty work would show up and start to look bad.

Oh, as far as the facia being cosmetic, that's mostly true, but I think that largeer lower grill on the ZL1 may let in more air than the SS. (I'm speculating there.)

garcmol 01-24-2012 07:37 PM

....and me. Let's face it, I can't get the performance from my car that you all can get.

But that ZL1 fascia is just awesome. Not only will the lower grill allow more air in, it's angled to allow cooling to the front brakes. I've got the foglights already and I'm debating about leaving the ZL1 fascia bottom holes (smaller foglights) open to hit my Injen cold air intake head on and mounting a GoPro on the passenger side. The side pieces that fit in the front wheel well deflect air around the side of the car (saw this in wind tunnel testing) and I'm hoping that will save the rear gills from some chips.

The only downside I see is with the car lowered, I'm going to lose some more approach angle. We'll have to see how pans out.

You won't see a ZL1 badge on my grill.
I figure I'm bypassing the V6 guys getting an SS fascia and jumping right to the big dog.
The options for splitters are crap for the V6 fascia.
This fascia is just the bee's knees!

GTAHVIT 01-24-2012 09:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Darth_Emma (Post 4369932)
I've also had my eye on that hood for a while... It looks like the final hood isn't going to look like that AND it's not going to be aluminum - it's going to be fiberglass. They released new info this week. Here are the recent pics.

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a10...h/bigchin1.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a10...th/bigchin.jpg

Here is the thread: http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=85029

:D Emma...
hey that thread looks familiar... OH!!! I know... that's the same thread I got my quoted post from... :D


;) just playin... :respekt: :laugh:

zebra 01-25-2012 12:05 AM

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Originally Posted by IRPQ (Post 4369947)
I'll be leaving the aftermarket hoods to you guys.

I've seen many Camaros with aftermarket hoods, and no offense to any of you who's cars are in this group, but I've still yet to see one that matches up all the way around. The gap problems are always there.

:rolleyes: says the guy with the caboose from Rudolph
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7008/6...5efa8a69_m.jpg

pretty much every aftermarket body panel is gonna have to have some glassing done to make the gaps perfect.

TAG UR IT 01-25-2012 01:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PQ (Post 4369947)
I'll be leaving the aftermarket hoods to you guys.

I've seen many Camaros with aftermarket hoods, and no offense to any of you who's cars are in this group, but I've still yet to see one that matches up all the way around. The gap problems are always there.

Exactly...not that I can get one anytime soon. But, I LOVE that hood!

JusticePete 01-25-2012 02:13 AM

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Originally Posted by GTAHVIT (Post 4360523)
:laugh:

OK my feeble attempt to bring this back to something like a build thread :D

Pete probably won't like this, but I had some time today so I finally installed my painted rear diffuser...

It needed to be wet sanded and polished, (part of the deal I worked out with my painter, Jason). So I hit it with 1500 twice then 2000 once to get rid of the orange peel.

Then I used the 4" green pad and severe swirl and haze remover on my PC to get it all polished out. I pretty much throttled the pad as there are a ton of nooks and crannies that were hard to reach.

I wasn't sure how much difference it was gonna make on the IBM but I'm pretty happy with it.

I like it so much I think I'll paint mine. Oh wait, maybe I did paint mine...

http://forums.peddersusa.com/imageho...5ab7430b54.gif

over two years ago :sm0:

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Originally Posted by garcmol (Post 4370309)
....and me. Let's face it, I can't get the performance from my car that you all can get.

But that ZL1 fascia is just awesome. Not only will the lower grill allow more air in, it's angled to allow cooling to the front brakes. I've got the foglights already and I'm debating about leaving the ZL1 fascia bottom holes (smaller foglights) open to hit my Injen cold air intake head on and mounting a GoPro on the passenger side. The side pieces that fit in the front wheel well deflect air around the side of the car (saw this in wind tunnel testing) and I'm hoping that will save the rear gills from some chips.

The only downside I see is with the car lowered, I'm going to lose some more approach angle. We'll have to see how pans out.

You won't see a ZL1 badge on my grill.
I figure I'm bypassing the V6 guys getting an SS fascia and jumping right to the big dog.
The options for splitters are crap for the V6 fascia.
This fascia is just the bee's knees!

:w00t:

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Originally Posted by TAG UR IT (Post 4372304)
Exactly...not that I can get one anytime soon. But, I LOVE that hood!

Calling the Good Taste Police. You can never find a cop when you need one :mad0259:

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Originally Posted by GTAHVIT (Post 4360523)

No, Pete :facepalm: I still didn't do my Radius Rod bushes... the guy who painted the diffuser had been bugging me for weeks to get it installed. Bushes are next :facepalm:

I did radius bushes for GM for SEMA in September of 2008 ;)

Darth_Emma 01-25-2012 08:39 AM

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Originally Posted by GTAHVIT (Post 4371139)
:D Emma...
hey that thread looks familiar... OH!!! I know... that's the same thread I got my quoted post from... :D


;) just playin... :respekt: :laugh:


Just wanted to make sure you saw this week's update from showstopper on it. What do you think of the new look of the hood?

garcmol 01-25-2012 10:15 AM

und mit diesem ZL1 fascia;

http://www.camaro5.com/forums/attach...1&d=1323982317

GTAHVIT 01-25-2012 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Darth_Emma (Post 4372715)
Just wanted to make sure you saw this week's update from showstopper on it. What do you think of the new look of the hood?

Thanks!

Gah! ... I dunno... that's why I posted the image I did and not the new one. I was waiting to see the finished product with paint to compare the two....

I think it will look good but I really wanted the original look... :iono:

So we'll see.

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Originally Posted by JusticePete (Post 4372363)
I like it so much I think I'll paint mine. Oh wait, maybe I did paint mine...

http://forums.peddersusa.com/imageho...5ab7430b54.gif

over two years ago :sm0:

I did radius bushes for GM for SEMA in September of 2008 ;)

Fine... :emoticon3:

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Originally Posted by garcmol (Post 4373027)

Norm, who's hood is that???

Darth_Emma 01-25-2012 03:09 PM

Seibon makes a hood something like that. I found it here.
http://www.kgsengineering.com/store/...iber-Hood.html

http://www.kgsengineering.com/store/...&bw=600&bh=600

However, it's carbon fiber. I don't care for carbon fiber and it doesn't hold up when painted.

And I found another one on ebay: link.

But then, it's ebay.

http://i.ebayimg.com/t/2010-2011-201...7Jg~~60_12.JPG


As of right now, I'm holding off to see what folks come up with for the ZL1. I'd like to get the ZL1 facia, but only if I can get a hood that will match the cowl "bump" on the facia. I don't really like the ZL1 hood.

GTAHVIT 01-25-2012 03:12 PM

right... forgot about that one..... I'm not that warm on the CF stuff... just doesn't fit for what I want to do...

Hmm... Might just keep the stock hood.... we'll see.

Darth_Emma 01-25-2012 03:13 PM

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Originally Posted by GTAHVIT (Post 4374421)
right... forgot about that one..... I'm not that warm on the CF stuff... just doesn't fit for what I want to do...

Hmm... Might just keep the stock hood.... we'll see.

I'm with you 100% on that. I just don't like the look of carbon fiber.

A friend of mine is actually modifying his stock hood to look like the hood in the pic from ebay. It's actually a copy of the Leno "big chin" hood. He is a fabricator and painter by trade and he said it's taking a long long time to get it right. I was hoping into talking him into doing mine, but he is just too busy I think.

PQ 01-25-2012 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by zebra (Post 4372026)
:rolleyes: says the guy with the caboose from Rudolph

:chevy:

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Originally Posted by Darth_Emma (Post 4374426)
I'm with you 100% on that. I just don't like the look of carbon fiber.

I have hated carbon fiber since I used to go to the king of all Ricer shows NOPI every year for 4 years in a row.

Carbon fiber is to Ricers like Primer is to Alabamians. :bellyroll:

Camaro_Corvette 01-25-2012 03:52 PM

Slow car is too slow.

garcmol 01-25-2012 04:57 PM

Oops, sorry I meant to quote. It's ACS Composite's post, but not sure on the hood. It may be the stock hood, just modified from reading their post. Their post was in the DIY ZL1 hood thread.

Quote:

Originally Posted by ACS Composite (Post 4170764)
Finally got a chance to install our Zl1 bumper on our car, turns out the Zl1 bumper cowl line feature is much wider than a stock hood... looks way off in black, it will look even worse painted.. The conclusion is the Zl1 bumper won't work with the stock hood or any of our current camaro hoods.... I guess we need to design new hoods for the ZL1 :-)

http://www.camaro5.com/forums/attach...1&d=1323982317

As expected all the mounting points are the same, fenders are perfect, the reinforcement is different...


JusticePete 01-25-2012 11:46 PM

More smack...

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dragoneye (Post 4376530)
...I been thinking.....

Autocross grudge competition...

Me in my techno-marvel ZL1 vs. Gtahvit and his "holy" supercar coilovers.....

...hmmmmmm....


Chris, what say you??

Quote:

Originally Posted by JusticePete (Post 4376833)
:bow: GREAT MOVE :w00t:

I'll throw down the gauntlet too. GTAHVIT & his THR 22 vs Justice Pete in his Impala Rental or maybe a Golf Cart or a Gator :confused0068:


TAG UR IT 01-26-2012 01:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JusticePete (Post 4376843)
More smack...

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dragoneye (Post 4376530)
...I been thinking.....

Autocross grudge competition...

Me in my techno-marvel ZL1 vs. Gtahvit and his "holy" supercar coilovers.....

...hmmmmmm....


Chris, what say you??

I'm in....and I'll take on BOTH of y'all!

:moon:

mlee 01-26-2012 01:41 AM

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Originally Posted by TAG UR IT (Post 4377166)
I'm in....and I'll take on BOTH of y'all!

:moon:

HMMMMM I may want some of this action too...:fighting0056:

Darth_Emma 01-26-2012 09:36 AM

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Originally Posted by TAG UR IT (Post 4377166)
I'm in....and I'll take on BOTH of y'all!

:moon:

The Keeper of the Grudge Race Lists would like some clarification. Does "BOTH of y'all!" include Dragoneye and GTAHVIT or Dragoneye and Pete?


Quote:

Originally Posted by mlee (Post 4377173)
HMMMMM I may want some of this action too...:fighting0056:

See above. Just who does "some of this action" include? :D

garcmol 01-26-2012 09:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Darth_Emma (Post 4377740)
The Keeper of the Grudge Race Lists would like some clarification. Does "BOTH of y'all!" include Dragoneye and GTAHVIT or Dragoneye and Pete?




See above. Just who does "some of this action" include? :D

Just sum it up with "All Ya'll"

It gets crazy when the ya'lls start flyin'.

Darth_Emma 01-26-2012 09:44 AM

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Originally Posted by garcmol (Post 4377771)
Just sum it up with "All Ya'll"

It gets crazy when the ya'lls start flyin'.


There are so many races that I've made an Excel spreadsheet with race numbers. Excel doesn't recognize "Y'all" as an integer.

GTAHVIT 01-26-2012 10:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Darth_Emma (Post 4377796)
There are so many races that I've made an Excel spreadsheet with race numbers. Excel doesn't recognize "Y'all" as an integer.

:laugh:

When people are looking for the staff at the fest they're gonna have to go to emma, "Hey, where can I find Joe?"

emma: "well, Joe and chris are #4 on the autox, Joe and Dug are #13 at the drag strip. So you can try and squeeze yourself in. Shall I put something in the book then?"


:laugh:

mlee 01-26-2012 10:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Darth_Emma (Post 4377740)
See above. Just who does "some of this action" include? :D

Since this is a timed event and not head to head... it should be easy... I want all of those yahoos...:D

Quote:

Originally Posted by GTAHVIT (Post 4377982)
:laugh:

When people are looking for the staff at the fest they're gonna have to go to emma, "Hey, where can I find Joe?"

emma: "well, Joe and chris are #4 on the autox, Joe and Dug are #13 at the drag strip. So you can try and squeeze yourself in. Shall I put something in the book then?"


:laugh:

Yeah... we had to drag Chris to the track last year...:sm0:

GTAHVIT 01-26-2012 10:42 AM

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Originally Posted by mlee (Post 4378079)
Since this is a timed event and not head to head... it should be easy... I want all of those yahoos...:D

Yeah... we had to drag Chris to the track last year...:sm0:

I think we were the last to run??? :laugh:


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