ok, i caught up to the present.
i have to say that this is a great car, easy and fun to work on and an absolute blast to drive. i had kind of gotten used to the way the car drives and accepted it as "normal". so thx to the Major for reminding me with this
http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=332503
plans for the future:
11386 X-flow
sound deadening for the cabin.........unfortunately, this will most likely lead to speakers and the like
CVS-V brakes w/ ZL1 rotors
i'm sure a bunch of other things that i have not thought of yet