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Old Nov 30, 2007 | 12:48 PM
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Time to show my car off....

My car has been under the knife for the last 2 years, most everything is new: New motor, paint, rear spoiler, wheels, brakes, and interior. I'm pretty pleased with how she turned out, so I figured I'd show her off a little






Old Nov 30, 2007 | 12:49 PM
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Looks awesome......nice work!!!!!
Old Nov 30, 2007 | 01:43 PM
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Looks good and some nice shots too.
Old Nov 30, 2007 | 03:45 PM
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It looks good and dark. I love how the front turn signals are not CLEAR! I like clear turnsignals, but if you have a black/dark colored car, make them disappear like you did.
What does the tail end look like? Smoked tails?

Also with the shot that you got the reflection of the two buildings converging on the nose of your car....did you set it up for that or did you see it as you were taking photos?

If my camaro were black, it would look the same as yours.
Old Nov 30, 2007 | 04:24 PM
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Originally Posted by stroked 383
It looks good and dark. I love how the front turn signals are not CLEAR! I like clear turnsignals, but if you have a black/dark colored car, make them disappear like you did.
What does the tail end look like? Smoked tails?
I'm not a fan of clear turn signals on a dark car, and I had the GTS blackouts before, but you could see amber around the edges of them sometimes. So I ditched them and used VHT Niteshades this time, and I like the results much better.

I'll have to get a good shot of the rear, but I opted not to tint the taillights. Instead I sanded them down smooth with 800 grit sandpaper, and had them cleared and polished when the car got painted. It turned out great IMO. Also, I've done the "berger" mod so to say on the rear panel. It's flat bleck to match the headlight pockets and grill area. But on mine, the "CAMARO" letters and keyhole have been removed and a vintage 1969 Z/28 emblem is centered on the rear

These few are not high quality pics like the others, and please excuse the dirt (these pics were taken right before it was cleaned for the good pics) but you get the idea....








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Also with the shot that you got the reflection of the two buildings converging on the nose of your car....did you set it up for that or did you see it as you were taking photos?
I'm not the one that took the pics, but no it was not set up like that, it just sort of happened that way somehow
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If my camaro were black, it would look the same as yours.
Thanks for the compliment

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Old Nov 30, 2007 | 04:46 PM
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One more pic of me in front of my friend's cobra for good measure

Old Nov 30, 2007 | 05:08 PM
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Man, that car is ridiculously SICK!!! I love it!
Old Nov 30, 2007 | 05:24 PM
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Very nice, and awesome pictures too.
Old Nov 30, 2007 | 05:25 PM
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Originally Posted by rexcellent
Man, that car is ridiculously SICK!!! I love it!
Thanks
Old Nov 30, 2007 | 07:06 PM
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what did you end up doing to the interior Colin?
Old Nov 30, 2007 | 07:29 PM
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r u gonna niteshade the rear corners also?
Old Nov 30, 2007 | 08:08 PM
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I'm usually not fan of flat black headlight pockets and grill, but I've never seen it on a black car... Looks awesome
Old Nov 30, 2007 | 08:39 PM
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This is the only black LT1 I've ever seen with the headlight buckets repainted flat black. It looks pretty nice. Definitely different from everyone else's!
Old Nov 30, 2007 | 08:52 PM
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Fantastic shots/locations!!

The Cobra looks dinky next to your car.
Old Nov 30, 2007 | 09:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Z95m6
what did you end up doing to the interior Colin?
Its mostly just restored back to stock, the leather on the seats was in pretty bad shape and alot of the dash parts had seen better days. Also the carpet was pretty trashed. Its all better now
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r u gonna niteshade the rear corners also?
Yes, just haven't got around to it yet. The taillights are staying how they are though
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I'm usually not fan of flat black headlight pockets and grill, but I've never seen it on a black car... Looks awesome
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This is the only black LT1 I've ever seen with the headlight buckets repainted flat black. It looks pretty nice. Definitely different from everyone else's!
The fact that no body ever re-does this on black cars is what made me do it. I personally love the way it looks with the flat black, plus it matches the rear panel



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