Cordell Posted April 22, 2013 Report Share Posted April 22, 2013 I'm sure most of you have seen an f-body with Torque Thrusts on it before, but for me it's just a continuation of my love affair with my Camaro. It's been almost 10 years since I got the car, and we've done so much since then. Learned so many lessons, blowing up the original engine, building a new one, running 10s in the quarter, and much more. At this point I don't have any goals for the car and this is where a lot of people would sell it. Well I'm attached to this car so I have no plans of ever selling it. Here's what she looked like the last time I took my own pics. Shortly after making a handful of 10 second passes. http://i405.photobucket.com/albums/pp133/ND2RACE/CIMG0408.jpg and this is what she looks like today, with new wheels and a "zero fucks given" attitude. http://i405.photobucket.com/albums/pp133/ND2RACE/CIMG0456_zpsb251a3ae.jpg http://i405.photobucket.com/albums/pp133/ND2RACE/CIMG0453_zpsd543f0ba.jpg http://i405.photobucket.com/albums/pp133/ND2RACE/CIMG0447_zpsbbe09741.jpg http://i405.photobucket.com/albums/pp133/ND2RACE/CIMG0440_zps9c273c3f.jpg http://i405.photobucket.com/albums/pp133/ND2RACE/CIMG0435-1_zps0f3c5d1a.jpg 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRTurbo04 Posted April 22, 2013 Report Share Posted April 22, 2013 Thing will NOT be making any 10 second passes this next track day. Nice show car bro. love the new wheels, should of done this years ago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky31186 Posted April 22, 2013 Report Share Posted April 22, 2013 Looks good. Is it lowered? Seems high Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Posted April 22, 2013 Report Share Posted April 22, 2013 Wheels change the look entirely. Only thing left is to lower it about an inch or inch and a half. Looks great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrendanB Posted April 22, 2013 Report Share Posted April 22, 2013 Good looking car, does definitely need a little lowering. Did all Z/28's have the black top and SS's have it painted? Random thought, lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeitgeist57 Posted April 22, 2013 Report Share Posted April 22, 2013 Wheels change the look entirely. Only thing left is to lower it about an inch or inch and a half. Looks great. +1. :thumbup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cordell Posted April 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2013 Looks good. Is it lowered? Seems high No it still has the stock shocks and springs. I've been thinking about it, but I'm in no hurry to change the looks further. Good looking car, does definitely need a little lowering. Did all Z/28's have the black top and SS's have it painted? Random thought, lol No actually that is a year thing, 98s have a painted roof panel, 99 and up were all black. Since you brought it up the black ones all have crappy bubbling issues because of the way they glued them on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cordell Posted April 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2013 Thanks for the compliments guys. I spent most of my day polishing and waxing the paint, and the pics don't really capture the deep gloss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Posted April 22, 2013 Report Share Posted April 22, 2013 Regular white does that. Doesn't show the paint quality off we'll. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickey4271647545519 Posted April 22, 2013 Report Share Posted April 22, 2013 That car shall forever be in the top 5 of tastefully done 4th gens. Love the new wheels on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark1647545493 Posted April 22, 2013 Report Share Posted April 22, 2013 looks great man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Alex- Posted April 22, 2013 Report Share Posted April 22, 2013 Looks awesome. I always kinda liked the chrome stock wheels because you very rarely see those ones, but you can never go wrong with polished Torque Thrusts on an f-body. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wagner Posted April 22, 2013 Report Share Posted April 22, 2013 Need to do another. Garage shoot at Easton with your car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caseyctsv Posted April 22, 2013 Report Share Posted April 22, 2013 Looks good Scott - those wheels make a huge difference. If you are going to lower it I recommend the Hotchkis lowering springs. I got countless compliments on my T/A's stance and it rode well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cordell Posted April 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2013 Looks good Scott - those wheels make a huge difference. If you are going to lower it I recommend the Hotchkis lowering springs. I got countless compliments on my T/A's stance and it rode well. You had 17x11s on the back of yours with 315s right? Did you ever have any issues needing your fenders rolled? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrendanB Posted April 22, 2013 Report Share Posted April 22, 2013 No actually that is a year thing, 98s have a painted roof panel, 99 and up were all black. Since you brought it up the black ones all have crappy bubbling issues because of the way they glued them on. Ok that makes sense, car definitely looks unique/good with the White/Black combo, can definitely see it looking distorted on an NBM or SOM car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirks5oh Posted April 22, 2013 Report Share Posted April 22, 2013 Huge upgrade with the new wheels. Diggin in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caseyctsv Posted April 22, 2013 Report Share Posted April 22, 2013 You had 17x11s on the back of yours with 315s right? Did you ever have any issues needing your fenders rolled? I did, no rubbing but I was running a rather narrow 315 (sumitomos). No rolling of fenders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cordell Posted April 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2013 I did, no rubbing but I was running a rather narrow 315 (sumitomos). No rolling of fenders. Good to know, these Nittos seem narrower like that. So I'm thinking I should be good with a mild drop. It'll happen eventually. and again thanks for all the kind words everybody. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caseyctsv Posted April 22, 2013 Report Share Posted April 22, 2013 http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v96/casey02ws6/IMG_5748copy_web.jpg That is a 1-1.25 inch drop - the only thing that scraped was the y-pipe and I did not do a great job of tucking that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Versluis Posted April 22, 2013 Report Share Posted April 22, 2013 looks good man, really like the new wheels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cordell Posted April 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2013 http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v96/casey02ws6/IMG_5748copy_web.jpg That is a 1-1.25 inch drop - the only thing that scraped was the y-pipe and I did not do a great job of tucking that. I miss that car, I always enjoyed looking at it when you had it. Had I not ran into the great deal I got on these torque thrusts I would've bought some chrome ZR1s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Jones Posted April 22, 2013 Report Share Posted April 22, 2013 What meats you got out back? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cordell Posted April 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2013 What meats you got out back? 555Rs Honestly short of the Sumitomos I didn't like they were cheaper then most tires in 315-35-17s. Tires I liked the look of and cost were the only deciding factors on this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Jones Posted April 22, 2013 Report Share Posted April 22, 2013 I just put nt05's on the TTRS and ran them on the A4 before. May not be the best straight line tire, but I really like the way they drive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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