94' Z28 DD/Project

[SoxXpupPeT]

I had posted both my cars in a thread awhile ago. but i feel tha tthe time has come to dedicate a thread to my Camaro.

Its a stock 1994 Z28 with 147k miles. it has its all original LT1 which is tied to the 6 speed T56. its all stock minus the flowmaster exhaust that the owner i purchased it off of put on the car. I havent done to much to the car other then repair some minor stuff. like replace the window switch, make a new shifter stick and knob, cleaned it up real good. and yesterday. finally had the chance to replace the clutch! it was slipping in nearly all gears and before it damaged the engine or transmission i replaced it.

Just afew shots of the car. and recent clutch work
when i first got the car






One of my favorite clusters



Ready for Tranny work


Thats a dirty Tranny


and heres just a sneak peak at my first real mod for this car


it wont be until the summer months when i start doing any power performance mods. I plan on starting off with a nice True Duel 2.5" exhaust with Long Tubes. and then the skys the limit after that

[MattD1zzl3]

God damn the lt1/T56 is a magnificent machine, and that couldnt be my gigantic raving bias flopping around.

But you've heard this before: Those stripes gotta go, paint the whole thing white i say

[Mischief007]

Actually I like the flamed stripes. It is not something I see everyday.

What kind of power numbers are you aiming for? If you are going moderate, I'd advise to start saving for a rear diff. I like the stying of those years but I prefer the LS1 engine.

Very good looking car anyway. I've always been a fan of F-body's but never owned one or driven one for a long time .

[SoxXpupPeT]

Originally Posted by MattD1zzl3

But you've heard this before: Those stripes gotta go, paint the whole thing white i say

the stripes are vinyl so they should just peel off with alittle heat so itll be all white. im not worried to much about looks even tho in another week or so imma be painting the area in front of the head light black. it loosk alot better like that i think.

Originally Posted by Mischief007

What kind of power numbers are you aiming for?

id be pretty happy with around 350 when its all said and done. headers/intake/heads and a decent cam. nothing to extreme. but i have plenty to do before that comes into play. like what ill be doing next week

[Mischief007]

Yeah 350 to 400 is a nice good amount of horsepower for a daily driver F-Body.

[SoxXpupPeT]

Camaro has a new look!





it looks so much better then what it looked like before. much sharper. i tryed peeling the vinyl off. it went well for an inch but then it was tough to get off. ill have to one day warm up the heat gun and take her off.

also got some new rear brakes too



EBC sports. there real nice and from what i can gather have taken alot of brake wobble out of the rear. the fronts still messed up but thats what these are going to be for!



they go on once i can find 17" rims! and make the adapter plate whichll be sometime this week. ill post the whole build when it gets done

[Mischief007]

Looking good. I like the blacked out headlight frame.

[SoxXpupPeT]

thanks. my car really needed it. it makes it look alot meaner which is nice with those flames lol

[Mischief007]

Originally Posted by SoxXpupPeT

thanks. my car really needed it. it makes it look alot meaner which is nice with those flames lol

I agree. Now it is bad-ass. Go teach some kids what a real car is.

[InfernalVortex]

So did you just spray the buckets with rattle can paint or what? I've been meaning to do that for a long time but I worry it wont turn out so well.

[SoxXpupPeT]

Originally Posted by InfernalVortex

So did you just spray the buckets with rattle can paint or what? I've been meaning to do that for a long time but I worry it wont turn out so well.

i used krylon plastic paint after wet sanding it and cleaning it with alcohol as to make sure it was clean but not melt the bumper lol. it came out pretty nice. i didnt clear coat it but i dont think i need to. the car looks So much better in person. i wonder how itll look without the stripes/flames....

[SoxXpupPeT]

the Z is gonna be getting a new look! looky at what i just won off ebay

those arent the ones but there brand new practically. im gonna be getting 255/40/17 and 275/35/18. its gonna be great with my C5 brakes too

[JCE]

Originally Posted by SoxXpupPeT

i used krylon plastic paint after wet sanding it and cleaning it with alcohol as to make sure it was clean but not melt the bumper lol. it came out pretty nice. i didnt clear coat it but i dont think i need to. the car looks So much better in person. i wonder how itll look without the stripes/flames....

The answer to that question is, very good. Nice work on the paint.

[SoxXpupPeT]

Originally Posted by JCE

The answer to that question is, very good. Nice work on the paint.

thanks. the paint is holding up good so im happy lol. the stripes imma keep pon it for awhile. until i get everything ready for the blue ones i plan on putting on hehe.


But! today was the day that i had time to fabricate the brackets i needed for my C5 brake conversion. thank god for autocad, and a CNC plasma cutter table. also finally decided to get rid of my altoids intake kinda miss it..




no more altoids

Cutting out the first of many templates to base my slight changes off of. if it wasnt for this machine it woulda taken me a week to fine tune everything. it took me about an hour to make 5 adjustments to perfect its lay out.




^ brake set up with the mock up bracket







i also machined the spacers on the lathe. it didnt take long and the fit is perfect. i just have to clean off the brackets of the slight rust and weld it all together and then finally put them on my car

[JCE]

WTF, I want that machine. I may have to get you to fab me up some stuffage!

[SoxXpupPeT]

the machine is awesome. just hook up a computer and a plasma cutter to the table (5'x10') and put whatever you want into the computer. my boss just bought a new plasma cutter thatll cut up to 1 1/4" it should be more then enough for that layout haha i was a doofus and didnt take a picture of the chevy bowtie i did outta 1/8" stainless :\ next time

[tigger]

Nice early 4th gen man. I bet it's a lot of fun to drive with that 6 speed. Heh, those CNC plasma cutters are amazing. I played with a similar set up when I was in votech; we used to make 'bat-erangs' .

Originally Posted by InfernalVortex

So did you just spray the buckets with rattle can paint or what? I've been meaning to do that for a long time but I worry it wont turn out so well.

I've spray painted cars without much prep (other than a thorough wash/degreasing), and had it last a year or so. Do the proper prep work like SoxXpupPeT and maybe lay some clear over it too, it may outlast your stock paint. Not that outlasting '80s GM paint is a tall order .

[SoxXpupPeT]

Originally Posted by tigger

Nice early 4th gen man. I bet it's a lot of fun to drive with that 6 speed. Heh, those CNC plasma cutters are amazing. I played with a similar set up when I was in votech; we used to make 'bat-erangs' .

I've spray painted cars without much prep (other than a thorough wash/degreasing), and had it last a year or so. Do the proper prep work like SoxXpupPeT and maybe lay some clear over it too, it may outlast your stock paint. Not that outlasting '80s GM paint is a tall order .

Thanks and the car is tons-o-fun to drive. itll be even more fun after i have good breaks and tires and the car goes straight lol. my passenger side wheel bearing is shot and the cars pulling to that side bad.

the only car that i know of from GM thats from the 80's, and has good paint is my 82 impala. paint looks new when cleaned. and worst is our old 87' lesabre...... the entire cars now rust instead of blue

[SoxXpupPeT]

Looky at what i just got form the UPS MAN!





there an Ebay special. there from a 2000 C5 vette that the guy took off when he first got the car with just afew thousand miles on it. $270 shipped to my door. Unbelievable!!! im so happy that there finally here! that means this weekends going to be very good

and just ordered these bad boys



fronts will receive a 255/45/17 and the rears will be getting 275/40/18

[SoxXpupPeT]

Well got alot done on the car today. how much you ask ? well my C5 brake conversion is finished!



Looks good dont it ? i barely drove the car after i finished because it was getting late and didnt wanna drive at night but here are some pics of the install

Old set up


Home made brackets


Stock and New


it wasnt that bad of an install


The work station


The final product


if i was to do it again i would get a set of brackets only because the ones i did ones slightly farther out then the other. like 1/32" of an inch but that is enough for me to go mad.but today was a good day. im real glad i finally got them on along with my new rims/tires. ill post a good profile pic tomorrow when i attempt to install my next project





Mac Mid's.. arent they purday ?