the long black "tabs" are suppose to be sandwiched in between the hatch/new spoiler to prevent rattling.....but they are junk....i would find some thin weather stripping to use over that stuff. also.....you might want to use lock washers with the bolts as they are prone to come loose

 

Digital Designs: Ok, now I understand what the black tabs are for, Thanks!

TechCam97: Hey, so we were almost neighbors (Heidelberg is just 60 miles from Frankfurt away) :-)

 

I think I remember that purple "El Camaro" was from Germany... Do you know that guy?

He took a Camaro and made it into a El Camino, truck like vehicle.

 

No, I don't know that guy. But I'm wondering how a "El Camaro" might look like

I alwas loved the sound of the name "El Camino" and I think "El Camaro" would sound a bit better than just "Camaro" for a car

 

Very interesting... I just searched online, fully expecting to find it fairly easily. But I didn't find a damn thing. This car was in magazines, how can it not be ANYWHERE online? I had the magazine too, granted, this was probably 9 or 10 years ago...

It was a LT1 car, like mine, but purple. And all kinds of custom work to make it into an El Camino style vehicle. The rear glass was molded by the owner too I think.

I even remember that it had Continental tires on it if it's going to aid in the search.

 

Kai, Does that LS1 suprise the Porche and AMG Benz owners over there?
Any good "kill" stories?
Any mods under the hood or planned for the future?
Cool to see somebody carrying the flag for the US performance market on your side of the pond!
Keep up the good work!
On the spoiler: When changing my '97 to a '98-'02 SS style spoiler I had to add a resistor to the CHMSL circuit. The LED's in the SS spoiler don't have as much resistance as the standard bulbs do. Computer doesn't shut off the cruise control when the brakes are depressed.
I don't know if this will be an issue for your year to make the swap, but be please advised of this potential problem.

 

The Camaro is always underestimated in Germany. Everyone expects a big V8. But they also think that such a big car must also be heavy and slow. And a Camaro is big compared with the usual european cars.

European cars with big engines like a Porsche or Mercedes are usually unaffordable for young people. So the most young people drive a BMW 3 series (no M3!), or small Volkswagen with 4 Cylinders or may be 6 Cylinders with not more than 200 hp.

The only challenge here are rich people

I had just recently a race with an old, very nice Porsche 911 (from the 80s).
And the guy in the Porsche was really amazed, when he tried to pass me and couldn't

But what a really like the most is the sound of the V8. In Germany you don't hear often V8s. The reasen is our car tax system.
We have to pay annual car tax, which depends on the engine size (not the horse power) and car emission. So I have to pay about 400 Dollars per year for a Z28, a 2l Car would be about 130 Dollars. But the Z28 is worth every cent

The only mods under the hood I have so far are: cold air intake, a slp air box lid and a Dynomax Super Turbo muffler. I'm currently not planing any further mods.

Kai