BLOWNBLUEZ06@RKT Performance

I usually post in the F/I section, but this isn't a F/I related thread. I've done just about every drivetrain and power mod anyone can do to a car and decided it was time to give my car a makeover.
Here's what I started with.

I wanted to share the journey of the transformation of my car with everyone. Hopefully you find it interesting.

I started out with another forum member who's a body man by profession, needing an Alky Control injection system installed and his car tuned and he wanted to trade me out. That didn't work out in my favor, but by the time I discovered that my end of the trade wasn't going to happen, I had already purchased a bunch of parts. I've done my share of paint and body work, but didn't care to do this job or feel like I had the time since I'm also in the middle of a F1R powered, 408 build for another forum member and have a full time job and family etc.etc. I felt like I had not choice if I wanted the car done, so I moved forward. I bought a set of flared rear fenders and chose them over the L5's since they match the lines of my Carravaggio hood better. I also wanted better airflow to the intercooler and radiator, so I purchased a Tigershark nose. Although the rear quarters look like they already match, they don't. It was a color from a Honda that I thought about trying, but it didn't sit well with me. Since I didn't want to change my forum name, I felt like I needed to stay with blue. It also happens to be my favorite color. My best friend told me about the best color he knew of and after looking at it, I had to go with it. It's a 3-stage color that was used on some Lamborghinis called Blu Monterey. Since it's a 3-stage, I've seen many variations of the color. When I got the paint, I also got some paint cards and sprayed them out with varying amounts of the mid stage blue clear. I chose from one of those cards, took my wheels to have them powdercoated to match and saved it for the painter to match as well. Since it's a color change, I had completely disassemble the car to get the car done right. The only items that aren't removable are the roof and the rockers, so they stayed. Everything else was removed. I have gotten quite far in the job so this won't be a post that takes 3 months for the money shot.

Here's the starting pics before disassembly and then through the disassembly process.































Everything's apart except the hood, which I'm employing my painter to repair and prep.
























While I was sanding panels, a little scorpion walked up to see what I was doing .


Once I prepped the panels, I hung them back on the car for transport to the paint shop.

jerrad

The car was too nice to do all that too. lol Wish mine looked as nice as the before pics.

cadmando18

I think that's pretty awesome. To have the confidence to do something like that to a car that looked that nice before... gets my nod and eyebrow raise.

BLOWNBLUEZ06@RKT Performance

Thanks guys. I have worked on cars for many years, not excluding paint and body. Every 4 years or so, I get hungry to do another paint job on something. I'm soon reminded of why there's so much time in between the urges LOL. The motor should be capable of easily making over 1600hp after I tune it with the new F1X, so I'm certainly done modding under the hood. I'll probably keep it turned way down to save the rest of the drivetrain. For me, this was the next logical step to satisfy my urge to continuously take the car to the next level.

SVTBAIT

Subscribed!

MVP'S ZO6

Where is the other pics? :-)

BLOWNBLUEZ06@RKT Performance

Soon grasshopper, soon. I don't want to blow all my wad at once. It ruins what little suspense there is in this little build

tcruse

Coming together nice Bret

Reject

cant wait to see the final product

WKMCD

Nice!

I see the elbow. What intake manifold are you running?

helga203

What's that red hose that runs along the side from front to back??????
Passenger side.

S.U. Vette

Power wire for battery relocate would be my guess

ajrothm

Bret I don't see how you find enough hours in a day to do all of the stuff you do.... The body looks very straight. I can't wait to see the finished pics.

That car is gonna look freakin ridiculous..... You just can't beat the body lines of a C5Z....The new color is gorgeous.

Really bringing a 10 year old car to the leading edge of performance and appearance.

You gonna try to dyno it again before TI?



Looks awesome bro!

4DRUSH

What's that round silver thing on the passenger side under the hood.

maxx2200

I can't wait to see the finished product.

robert miller

Buddy car will be back to better than 100% befor long...: I like the way you ran the cable for the batt to the trunk...cool:Robert

Toque

Wow nice !

smoothblue

Very Nice!

Da_Whistler

Wow... Contenplating the flares for my FRC now, they look great

jrose7004

Nice job!