Stalled project restarted
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Yeah, the original plan did not call for flares, but things gravitated that way and the pipes are almost a necessity to fill the gap between the flares visually,
and they sure do scream "dont screw with me"
There's no going back now!!
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St. Jude Donor '09-'10-'11-'12-'13-'14-'15
The flares are ACI L-88 style flares, we customized the front ones by getting 2 sets and cutting them in half and rebonding them together. It gave a better fit to the wheel opening and looks more symmetrical
The back flares we used as is, except for notching vents out of the rear corner of them to facilitate both wheel well fit and avoid high speed flutter.
The hood is a 4" L88 unit from vanacor, used as is
The front bumper and spoiler are also from ACI, the rear fin and bumper are the original pieces
The bubble tail lights are from corvette central and are LED units, very cool, very bright!
The back flares we used as is, except for notching vents out of the rear corner of them to facilitate both wheel well fit and avoid high speed flutter.
The hood is a 4" L88 unit from vanacor, used as is
The front bumper and spoiler are also from ACI, the rear fin and bumper are the original pieces
The bubble tail lights are from corvette central and are LED units, very cool, very bright!
Terry
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A few more pics
Lotsa rubber and big flares make me smile!
Flipper style gas cap
Side shot
Low angle side shot
Flare vent, a nice subtle touch, note reflection in paint
LED taillights, very cool
And BRIGHT brake lights YEEOW, no way to miss those!
More soon, stay tuned
Lotsa rubber and big flares make me smile!
Flipper style gas cap
Side shot
Low angle side shot
Flare vent, a nice subtle touch, note reflection in paint
LED taillights, very cool
And BRIGHT brake lights YEEOW, no way to miss those!
More soon, stay tuned
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mtcraigco, I don't know if your aware of this or not, but Damn that looks bad azz. The car really turned out great. Aren't you running an LS setup? Any photo's of how the engine compartment turned out, even if its not finished?
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^^^ NO worries! It IS bad azz! And she backs it up, with a 2800 stall converter and the TQ of that big block, shes flashes just like a pro stocker, it's sick! Ill get a buddy to get some vids and post em up when I get the chance 