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Bumble Bee '77 · 12-08-2008, 12:57 PM

Got my shark emblems today. Polished aluminum.

Hoping to get SS Rims soon. And '69 Camaro Script fender Badges.

zebra · 12-08-2008, 12:59 PM

now for the white fade paint, engine, & side pipes!

Bumble Bee '77 · 12-08-2008, 01:04 PM

I probably won't do side pipes. Too much involved. And I'm still waiting to hear back from the engine shop.

stevenm357 · 12-08-2008, 03:17 PM

nice emblems

*Camaro_Corvette* · 12-08-2008, 03:20 PM

Nice

ljustin293 · 12-08-2008, 03:58 PM

I don't want to sound like an idiot..

well...here I go...

....do the sharks sybolize something?

zebra · 12-08-2008, 04:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ljustin293

I don't want to sound like an idiot..

well...here I go...

....do the sharks sybolize something?

a deep-sea predator ready to devour any pony that happens to go for a swim!

actually in the early 60s, there was a Mako Shark Corvette

ljustin293 · 12-08-2008, 04:02 PM

[QUOTE=zebra;212171]a deep-sea predator ready to devour any pony that happens to go for a swim!

actually in the early 60s, there was a Mako Shark Corvette
QUOTE]

ok thanks, I figured there was a reason behind it...

brotherben · 12-08-2008, 05:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zebra

a deep-sea predator ready to devour any pony that happens to go for a swim!

actually in the early 60s, there was a Mako Shark Corvette

LOL

Bumble Bee '77 · 12-09-2008, 01:43 AM

I might, MIGHT!, do the side pipes if I can find a reputable fabricator to assist in the design and installation. But I'm not too sure how well it would sound with a V6. But I dunno how do you think these look?

And before anyone tells me to just buy a V8 and do the project, when the car is finished it's going to my nephew and he doesn't need V8 power lol. Not yet anyways. Plus with the engine mods he will be happy enough with the 350-400 pony's he'll be able to coax outta it. But yes the 1961 Mako 'Vette is my inspiration.

devildogcollier · 12-09-2008, 06:50 AM

As the sits,... i would definitely say no to the whole side pipe deal..... just doesnt look right with that body..

*CamaroSpike23* · 12-11-2008, 06:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zebra

a deep-sea predator ready to devour any pony that happens to go for a swim!

actually in the early 60s, there was a Mako Shark Corvette

ya know... as redneck as people might call me, I love side pipes on old vettes. and I looooooooooooooooooove mako's they are on my list of vehicles I wish had a ******.

zebra · 12-11-2008, 08:50 PM

i'm pretty redneck too, but i don't know if the side pipes on a 4th gen would work. just about any vette from 63 to 82 should have them, but the camaro... hard to say - especially with a V6. get the pipes big enough to look good & you won't be able to fill them, resulting in back pressure being too low (and sounding like a mustang). the converse - get the right size piping for the engine & they'll look skimpy. that''s just my opinion. do with it what you will.

Bumble Bee '77 · 12-12-2008, 02:17 AM

If I did do side pipes they would look like this...

They are a little more subtle and blend with the design pretty well in my opinion.

12-08-2008, 12:57 PM	#1
Bumble Bee '77 AutoBot Scout Drives: 2002 ZRS Camaro Join Date: May 2008 Location: Portland, Or Posts: 594 View My Garage	Project Mako updates Got my shark emblems today. Polished aluminum. Hoping to get SS Rims soon. And '69 Camaro Script fender Badges.

12-08-2008, 12:59 PM	#2
zebra just can't seem to leave Drives: your mom wild!! Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: cold & windy Posts: 10,625 View My Garage	now for the white fade paint, engine, & side pipes! __________________ Eve ('00 FRC): hot-air intake Rowan ('09 H3): 5spd mom-mobile Penny ('99 Sierra): 5.3 / HD 5spd... gone but not forgotten Samson ('18 HD): compounded 408

12-08-2008, 03:17 PM	#4
stevenm357 Drives: 98 Trans am 00 Trans am 01 corvette Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: West Virginia Posts: 381	nice emblems __________________ 2001 Corvette Heads,Big cam, 4:11, Custom Exhaust, MGW Shifter Baer Eradispeed +2 2 pieces rotors, Hotchkiss swaybars. and a few other little things. 1998 Trans Am A4 ( was STS turbo until the turbo and oil pump died) 2000 WS6 Trans AM under the knife ( sadly turned into long term project.

12-08-2008, 03:20 PM	#5
Camaro_Corvette 36.58625, -121.7568 Drives: Team 1LE Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Earth Posts: 23,709 View My Garage	Nice __________________ I am seriously never serious vv V vv Next order of business

12-09-2008, 01:43 AM	#10
Bumble Bee '77 AutoBot Scout Drives: 2002 ZRS Camaro Join Date: May 2008 Location: Portland, Or Posts: 594 View My Garage	I might, MIGHT!, do the side pipes if I can find a reputable fabricator to assist in the design and installation. But I'm not too sure how well it would sound with a V6. But I dunno how do you think these look? And before anyone tells me to just buy a V8 and do the project, when the car is finished it's going to my nephew and he doesn't need V8 power lol. Not yet anyways. Plus with the engine mods he will be happy enough with the 350-400 pony's he'll be able to coax outta it. But yes the 1961 Mako 'Vette is my inspiration. Last edited by Bumble Bee '77; 12-09-2008 at 02:21 AM.

12-08-2008, 01:04 PM	#3
Bumble Bee '77 AutoBot Scout Drives: 2002 ZRS Camaro Join Date: May 2008 Location: Portland, Or Posts: 594 View My Garage	I probably won't do side pipes. Too much involved. And I'm still waiting to hear back from the engine shop.

12-08-2008, 03:58 PM	#6
ljustin293 Drives: 2010 VR CAMARO 2SS/RS Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: GA Posts: 15,060 View My Garage	I don't want to sound like an idiot.. well...here I go... ....do the sharks sybolize something?

12-08-2008, 04:02 PM	#8
ljustin293 Drives: 2010 VR CAMARO 2SS/RS Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: GA Posts: 15,060 View My Garage	[QUOTE=zebra;212171]a deep-sea predator ready to devour any pony that happens to go for a swim! actually in the early 60s, there was a Mako Shark Corvette QUOTE] ok thanks, I figured there was a reason behind it...

12-09-2008, 06:50 AM	#11
devildogcollier semper fidelis Drives: 95 z28 lt1 6-sp,73' nova 350 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: triangle virginia Posts: 65	As the sits,... i would definitely say no to the whole side pipe deal..... just doesnt look right with that body..

12-11-2008, 08:50 PM	#13
zebra just can't seem to leave Drives: your mom wild!! Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: cold & windy Posts: 10,625 View My Garage	i'm pretty redneck too, but i don't know if the side pipes on a 4th gen would work. just about any vette from 63 to 82 should have them, but the camaro... hard to say - especially with a V6. get the pipes big enough to look good & you won't be able to fill them, resulting in back pressure being too low (and sounding like a mustang). the converse - get the right size piping for the engine & they'll look skimpy. that''s just my opinion. do with it what you will. __________________ Eve ('00 FRC): hot-air intake Rowan ('09 H3): 5spd mom-mobile Penny ('99 Sierra): 5.3 / HD 5spd... gone but not forgotten Samson ('18 HD): compounded 408

12-12-2008, 02:17 AM	#14
Bumble Bee '77 AutoBot Scout Drives: 2002 ZRS Camaro Join Date: May 2008 Location: Portland, Or Posts: 594 View My Garage	If I did do side pipes they would look like this... They are a little more subtle and blend with the design pretty well in my opinion. Last edited by Bumble Bee '77; 12-12-2008 at 02:00 PM.

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