Official DIY thread: Post Yours!!
Race Director
Joined: Mar 2004
Posts: 12,466
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From: Fort Wayne IN
2025 C5 of the Year Finalist - Modified
C5 of Year Finalist (performance mods) 2019
2017 C5 of the Year Finalist
2016 C5 of the Year Finalist
2015 C5 of the Year Finalist
Line Lock -- This turned into my biz, but I still have the DIY directions up on my personal website.
Racer
Joined: May 2007
Posts: 395
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You destoryed a FRC just to have a convertable..??? WHAT A WASTE...Why not just sell the FRC and buy a convertable..might have been cheaper...????????? I cannot see the logic in what you did ..am I missing something...????
Racer
Joined: Aug 2008
Posts: 368
Likes: 1
From: Lufkin Texas
Melting Slicks
Joined: Feb 2006
Posts: 3,400
Likes: 3
From: Sarasota Florida
Le Mans Master
Joined: May 2007
Posts: 5,383
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From: hagerstown md
St. Jude Donor '08-'09
Started here:
Then painted the Lexan top:
My cupholder mod:
Then covered the seats and console:
Drilled and slotted rotors:
Billett caps, chrome billett oil cap:
HID low beams and driving lights:
Clear corners:
Plus the stainless steel brake, side&rear vent screens, and bumper/plate cover letters.
That's all............for now. But you guys are giving me a lot of ideas.
Then painted the Lexan top:
My cupholder mod:
Then covered the seats and console:
Drilled and slotted rotors:
Billett caps, chrome billett oil cap:
HID low beams and driving lights:
Clear corners:
Plus the stainless steel brake, side&rear vent screens, and bumper/plate cover letters.
That's all............for now. But you guys are giving me a lot of ideas.
Tech Contributor
Joined: Jan 2004
Posts: 20,030
Likes: 289
From: Wylie TX --> Less is More, except under the hood !
I assume your talking about Illmac's bas azz ride....
I have seen Illmac's car in person and have hung out with him. Here are some pics below with both our cars together. He did the work himself (and some buddies I think). Its an absolute flawless conversion from what I can tell. He has the best of both worlds if you ask me.
He jokes about making my Z06 a Targa Z06. I'm a little scared though. 
(not scared about his quality of work... Just scared to scratch the Zaino on my car )His car is a sister car to mine actually. We both have 04 Machine Silver Z06's with the exact same heads/cam setup. He is putting down 458rwhp/423rwtq. I'm putting down 448rwhp/432rwtq. Different dyno's, different days... bla, bla,bla. Both are well over 500Hp crank, and 500Tq.
It took a HUGE set of nuts, and a lot of tallent to do the work. I give him full props !
Toque
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Burning Brakes
Joined: Sep 2005
Posts: 1,159
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From: Columbia MO
That radiator cover is beautiful and I love the spears. I just can't make myself part with the $$$ to buy them.
Racer
Joined: Mar 2006
Posts: 358
Likes: 96
From: Hattiesburg MS
I'm a DIY Nut 
This shot shows a battery cover I made out of Plexiglas. The fuel rail covers are by Autobuffs
This is a exhaust plate out of CF I made with my initials
This is a piece of stainless I jeweled with my drill press
This is an Ipod holder I made out of Kydex
This is auto shift **** I carved out of burl wood I'm working on a matching e-brake handle now
Not very sexy but this is a custom trans cooler install I did
This shot shows a battery cover I made out of Plexiglas. The fuel rail covers are by Autobuffs
This is a exhaust plate out of CF I made with my initials
This is a piece of stainless I jeweled with my drill press
This is an Ipod holder I made out of Kydex
This is auto shift **** I carved out of burl wood I'm working on a matching e-brake handle now
Not very sexy but this is a custom trans cooler install I did
