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Old 01-10-2009, 11:25 PM   #1
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Project: "Diamond in the Rough" SS

Ive been on here almost 2 years now and never made a project thread so i figure better late than never. Ive had my 94 SS a little over 2 years now and heres a list of what ive done to it:
Engine/Performance:
Painted CPI cover
Cold Air Intake
Flowmaster 50 Series Exhaust

Suspension:
Belltech 4/3 Drop(2in spindles, 2in coils, 3in leafs, Nitro2 Drop shocks)
ZQ8 Rear Sway Bar

Exterior:
Re-painted GM Diamond White(Thus the name of the project)
98+ Front/Rear Bumper Conversion
Clear Corners
Chrome Wheel Skins
Took out the sliding rear window and out in a regular one
GM Mark Excellence Emblems

Interior:
ACC Red Carpet
Grant Steering wheel

Heres some pics from when i got it to now










98+ Rear Bumper installed

2/2 Drop



2/3 Drop

4/3 Drop





Paint Job/98+ Front Bumper Install

























Tonneau/Rear window installed

Interior



Recent Pics







Pearl!!!!














Waiting to install:
SS Mirrors(Needs painted)
1st Gen ZQ8s
Red Xtreme stripes

Future mods:
95-97 Blazer Grille with Clear Composite headlights
Red Racing Buckets
98+ Center Console
LSx/t56 Swap

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Old 01-10-2009, 11:35 PM   #2
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Re: Project: "Diamond in the Rough" SS

not a fan of those rims, but it looks good!
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Re: Project: "Diamond in the Rough" SS

looks good what did you do with the roll pan that was on it? if you still have it you wanna sell it?
Old 01-10-2009, 11:38 PM   #4
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Re: Project: "Diamond in the Rough" SS

Quote: Originally Posted by beater88
not a fan of those rims, but it looks good!
Their going off i hate them too im got zq8s that will go on when i get them re-done
Old 01-10-2009, 11:39 PM   #5
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Re: Project: "Diamond in the Rough" SS

Quote: Originally Posted by STL_DRGN
looks good what did you do with the roll pan that was on it? if you still have it you wanna sell it?
It was all rusted out and banged up i just trashed it
Old 01-10-2009, 11:41 PM   #6
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Quote: Originally Posted by SSfan48
It was all rusted out and banged up i just trashed it

o ok
Old 01-11-2009, 12:29 AM   #7
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Re: Project: "Diamond in the Rough" SS

hook me up with those wheel cover i need some for my winter rims.
Old 01-11-2009, 12:31 AM   #8
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I will when i can get the zq8s on!lol
Old 01-11-2009, 01:31 AM   #9
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u want to give them to me lol
wow exactly one hour.
Old 01-11-2009, 01:46 AM   #10
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No not give, i did pay 60 bucks for them....tell you what, you give me the money to get the zq8s done and ill give you the skins!lol
Old 01-11-2009, 02:02 PM   #11
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Re: Project: "Diamond in the Rough" SS

Looks really good! I miss my 94' ss.
Old 01-11-2009, 03:44 PM   #12
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Quote: Originally Posted by itsalifestyle
Looks really good! I miss my 94' ss.
thanks, i love it, i know id feel the same way if i sold mine
Old 01-11-2009, 03:49 PM   #13
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Re: Project: "Diamond in the Rough" SS

I have the same intake lol
did you have a problem with it hitting the fan or alternator
Old 01-11-2009, 04:04 PM   #14
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Quote: Originally Posted by wildman ss
I have the same intake lol
did you have a problem with it hitting the fan or alternator
No it did move around alot when i put it on there i made a bracket for it and its fine now, but i dont think it ever hit the fan or alternator
Old 01-11-2009, 04:10 PM   #15
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I like those rims, the whole truck looks nice.
Old 01-11-2009, 08:12 PM   #16
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how much will that cost.
Old 01-11-2009, 08:46 PM   #17
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Quote: Originally Posted by sonomanator
how much will that cost.
ha probly around 400 or so, maybe more
Old 01-11-2009, 08:46 PM   #18
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Quote: Originally Posted by swags
I like those rims, the whole truck looks nice.
thanks
Old 01-11-2009, 09:03 PM   #19
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looks very clean man
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damn.........love the paint!
Old 01-11-2009, 10:04 PM   #21
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damn.........love the paint!
thanks i was on the fence about it before it was done i was gonna do summit white again but i saw the diamond white on the caddys and buicks and i loved it so thats what i went with
Old 01-11-2009, 10:13 PM   #22
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hopefully soon here ill have a good way to remove the clear from those wheels so we can strip and polish em frank all those recessed areas on those z's will be kinda a PITA. at any rate i do like ur truck but i gotta tell u the dude sanded a bit much around ur tailgate handle and never did anything about it, i see sand marks thru the paint. anyways nice truck bro.
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u should go for totm over at gmthq next month if justin dont. S-CLUSIVE ohio , !!!!!!!woot!!!!!
Old 01-11-2009, 10:35 PM   #24
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Looks good, but that red carpet just clashes bad.
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Quote: Originally Posted by TA^Guy
Looks good, but that red carpet just clashes bad.
i agree w/ that theres nothing to carriy it thru the truck. you oughta trade it to me for my black carpet.
Old 01-11-2009, 11:49 PM   #26
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Quote: Originally Posted by TA^Guy
Looks good, but that red carpet just clashes bad.
Im not done with the interior im gonna put red/black seats in it that goes with the carpet, im going with a red/white theme on the truck...ive been thinkin about making all the interior red but i dont know if thats possible or not

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Old 01-11-2009, 11:50 PM   #27
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Quote: Originally Posted by snoplow
u should go for totm over at gmthq next month if justin dont. S-CLUSIVE ohio , !!!!!!!woot!!!!!
I doubt it would win, i dont think its ready for that yet
Old 01-11-2009, 11:54 PM   #28
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Quote: Originally Posted by snoplow
hopefully soon here ill have a good way to remove the clear from those wheels so we can strip and polish em frank all those recessed areas on those z's will be kinda a PITA. at any rate i do like ur truck but i gotta tell u the dude sanded a bit much around ur tailgate handle and never did anything about it, i see sand marks thru the paint. anyways nice truck bro.
Yeah i know he did i noticed it when i got it, this was just a $2500 job so i wasnt expecting it to be perfect, later im gonna get like a 6 or 7 grand job where they take the cab and bed off the frame, but this is a really good paint job for what i paid for it

btw guys updated pics will come as i get them!

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damn 2500 seems high lol
Old 01-12-2009, 02:01 PM   #30
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Quote: Originally Posted by sonomanator
damn 2500 seems high lol
lol well its the most expenxive job they do...i didnt pay all of that..i know the guy that runs the shop hes my neighbor so i got a discount...but the really good paint jobs where they take the bed/cab off the frame will run around 5-7 g's maybe more
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.....truck looks good as always...
I like the "diamond in the rough"
Old 01-14-2009, 02:20 AM   #32
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thanks heres a bigger pic of my sig, its basically what i want it to look like minus the blazer grille and xtreme stripes...this pic is courtesy of Mr. Blue

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Quote: Originally Posted by leadsled2020
I like the "diamond in the rough"
yeah i was trying to find a name for it and it just popped in my mind with the diamond white i wanted to use diamond so that what i came up with
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nice turn around. i dig the wheel a lot.
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thats a cool sig i wish i knew how to make a cool sig.
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Quote: Originally Posted by STL_DRGN
thats a cool sig i wish i knew how to make a cool sig.
talk to Mr Blue he did mine
Old 01-28-2009, 10:55 PM   #37
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Heres a pic of a couple of mods thats going on the truck
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did you get ahold of the guys over at blackcat?.... I noticed that you posted the pic of my gauges...lol.... I can't wait till mine get here....those wheels are going to look good..... you should paint the stripes in them white or red..... just a thought....
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Quote: Originally Posted by leadsled2020
did you get ahold of the guys over at blackcat?.... I noticed that you posted the pic of my gauges...lol.... I can't wait till mine get here....those wheels are going to look good..... you should paint the stripes in them white or red..... just a thought....
I havent yet i need to get some money saved up....im gonna just polish the lips and the face so i can paint them, if you look at my dads car domain his 1st gens are painted red on the stripes and inserts like the early 90s camaros it looks really sweet
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i see you are going for TOTM over at gmtruckhq....... good luck.... i hope you win
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Quote: Originally Posted by leadsled2020
i see you are going for TOTM over at gmtruckhq....... good luck.... i hope you win
Yeah im hangin in there in 2nd but theres a blue dime thats ahead of me by one right now thatll probly win....i just wanted to see how it would do right now, im not expecting to win yet because its not done but if i do it would be nice!lol
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Btw guys i moved the thread to the ss section, figured id get more intrest in here!lol

im getting a couple of things done, i took the crank handles off and my buddy jake(snoplow) is strpping them down and polishing them

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Ok heres some pics of the teardown for the ss mirror install and im replacing the door speakers...got the doorpanels and mirrors out, the ss mirrors should be hear and ready to paint






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Just sent the zq8s out to get re-surfaced, polished, and clear coated today!...i should get them back in a few days ill have pics then
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lookin good
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after thursday all ill need is the spacers and get the tires mounted and balanced and then i can start on the blazer conversion!!!!!!!!
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sounds awesome!
mine should be back on the road in the next two weeks or so...
waiting on parts and will be waiting on some bodyshop time...
when are you going to get those mirrors on there?
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Quote: Originally Posted by leadsled2020
sounds awesome!
mine should be back on the road in the next two weeks or so...
waiting on parts and will be waiting on some bodyshop time...
when are you going to get those mirrors on there?
gotta get them ordered from summit then get em painted...hopefully they should be on by next week
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Ok the wheels came in today and they look great it was well worth the money, he resufaced each wheel, polished the face and lips and he cleared the entire wheel, now even the gray inserts are shiny!








Now the next step is to get the tires mounted and balanced, i also need to find centercaps, paint the bowtie red if it isnt already and hes gonna polish and clearcoat them as well, then i need to get spacers for the front, hopefully the process should be over in the next couple weeks, then ill focus on getting the headliner redone in red...and the ss mirror swap!
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Quote: Originally Posted by SSfan48
i need to get spacers for the front,
Why do you need spacers??



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