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Old May 4, 2013 | 08:43 PM
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a few new pics and list of mods (what i can remember)



carbon fiber hood and zr1 rear spoiler from forum member quikz06, custom carbon fiber side skirts, cdc rear diffuser, oracle led halos inside smoked stock tailights, smoked side markers and foglights, black vinyl wrapped halo and roof, cup wheels hankook v12 tires 305/30/19 & 245/40/18 ,custom carbon fiber emblems front and rear




pfadt johnny occonell sway bars, pfadt inverted adjustable shocks, hyperco track springs, lowered all the on lowering bolts. elite engineering trans insulated tunnel plate, powder coated calipers and brackets from mike the powdercoater, hawk brake pads, steel braided lines, motul 600 brake fluid, drilled and slotted rotors




interior has dsv shift **** on mgw shifter, with dsv shifter boot, dsv center console lid,dsv ebrake handle and boot, 2012 steering wheel with blue stiching, 08+ carbon pattern center console, pioneer touchscreen dvd/radio, focal speakers, kicker 500 watt sub amp, jl w6 in boxology box, "jake" lloyds mats white face guages, lmb guage rings custom carbon fiber gauge surrond, apsis carbon fiber shiter top and airbag center with "jake" carbon fiber door handle buttons, fully sound deadned interior , coming soon dsv trans tunnel drapes









halltech cf112 with blue carbon fiber, 510 race engineering ported tb, fast 102 intake, pfadt tri y headers& hi flow cats, ls7 injectors, yella terra 1.75 rocker arms, 232/234 .600 112 cam, elite engineering catch can, katech valve covers and coil relocation kit, katech billet belt tensinor. msd plug wires, ngk tr6 spark plugs, npp mufflers 452 rwhp (mustang dyno) tune by 510 race engineering



carbon fiber fuse box cover and radiator tank cover from american hydrocarbon

plus a few things im sure i forgot

coming soon mccleod twin disk clutch, pfadt motor and trans mounts, six shooter drivshaft couplers, remote clutch bleeder, maybe undedrive pulley and reomve cats, port the fast 102 (510 race engineering) possibly send the headers to polydyn for ceramic coating



thank you to all the great vendors

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Old May 4, 2013 | 08:50 PM
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Old May 4, 2013 | 09:33 PM
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Nice ride you have and like all the upgrades
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Old May 4, 2013 | 09:39 PM
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I see the OP's point concerning the mods!
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I saw you on 249 the other day. Car looks sick.. Didnt know 510 did tuning. They were working on getting a dyno last time I dropped by there.
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I see the OP's point concerning the mods!
there is a few more just cant remeber right now. i have oracle led sidemarkers on my toolbox need to finish painting them and put them on. (since i helped work with oracle to develop them)

i guess thats kinda of allot of stuff ive done in 2 years it was stock when i got it other than chrome zr1 replica wheels
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Old May 4, 2013 | 09:47 PM
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I saw you on 249 the other day. Car looks sick.. Didnt know 510 did tuning. They were working on getting a dyno last time I dropped by there.
thank you, yes mustang load cell dyno. ive seen yours your down the road at baker hughes correct?
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Dang it. I just told myself I'm not going to get those wheels then I open this post. Looks great

Are they the machine face and where did you get them?
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Dang it. I just told myself I'm not going to get those wheels then I open this post. Looks great

Are they the machine face and where did you get them?
they are the comp grey, i got them just before i quit corvettes of houston.

had the same wheels in chrome for a few weeks but i like this look the best, plus these are alot easier to clean, just wipe them off
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Thats a great looking car.
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Looks great
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Looks great
What shop or you at and address . Thanks
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Old May 5, 2013 | 08:42 AM
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Car look as good as I'm sure it runs.

I under stand about the mods.....I lost count after 60.
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Old May 5, 2013 | 08:54 AM
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You have one hot Vette, love what you have done with it.
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Old May 5, 2013 | 09:09 AM
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Can you take a shot with the Oracle LEDs lit, please?

I'm in the process and would like to see how you did yours. I'm not crazy about the fit directly behind the lens and plan to sink them below the inner piece, which is smoked.
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wow your vette looks good!
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Where's the interior pics?
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