Project: "Diamond in the Rough" SS

[Rhotpursuit]

Nice look...your pop needs to drop....I still need his bumper...

[SSfan]

Quote: Originally Posted by Rhotpursuit

Nice look...your pop needs to drop....I still need his bumper...

lol yeah his does need to be dropped, he thinks it looks good with just the zq8 drop...unfortunately, but hes dropped everty truck hes had and hes had like 10 dimes over the years so i think i can convince him....maybe that truck will be the next prject when this one gets done!lol

[Biglawrence44]

I saw your truck and I knew it looked familiar and then I looked where you are from and realized I have seen this before. Nice truck man!!

[SSfan]

Quote: Originally Posted by Biglawrence44

I saw your truck and I knew it looked familiar and then I looked where you are from and realized I have seen this before. Nice truck man!!

Thanks yeah you probly saw it last sunday i was in grove city with it

[Biglawrence44]

Quote: Originally Posted by SSfan

Thanks yeah you probly saw it last sunday i was in grove city with it

Ever seen me around?

[SSfan]

not that i can remember but ill keep my eye out im in grove city every week i go to church there im like 10 min north of there ill keep my eye out your blazer is clean

[Biglawrence44]

Thanks man, same to you

[SSfan]

I got the hood blended and i did a couple little details here and there and my spekers were going bad so i replaced them all with brand new sony xplod speakers to match my xplod head unit, normal size 4x6 for the dash and 6.5 for the doors, i installed them tonight and theres a huge difference ALOT better sound with alot of base

[90blueS10]

Eh.. sony. theyre okay but theres alot better stuff out there

[Rhotpursuit]

Nice....crap on his parade...If he likes it, that's all that counts.

[leadsled2020]

Quote: Originally Posted by 90blueS10

Eh.. sony. theyre okay but theres alot better stuff out there

sorry... not all of us shit money.....nor do we have a money tree in our back yards.... and besides... it goes with his color scheme....
and just about anything is a step up from factory....
lookin good SSfan

[SSfan]

thanks ive always liked sony and they were the right price too!lol

[90blueS10]

Im not raining on anyones parade, more power to you ssfan. I had sonys in my dash for a year and a half and they did just fine, but i recently upgraded and theres a huge difference. for the price they are perfect for upgrading from stock, and thats obviously what you want. Sorry if i came across as an asshole

[SSfan]

No its cool man i know what you were trying to say, its all good

[old_skool_noma]

i still need to run those seats up to you sometime, unless you want to just get them when we meet at mansfield, and if you ever need any help with audio stuff let me know, its sorta been my passion for a while

[SSfan]

i do want to get a sub and build a box that will fit it, i havent done much audio stuff so ill hit you up when im ready to do that...you can just bring the seats up to the mansfield meet that would be the easiest at this point

[Perry 07]

trucks looks good. That interior is awesome and I cant wait to get my wheel skins and hood isnt yours a 2 inch cowl.

[SSfan]

yeah its a 2 inch

[556mm]

the truck looks like it has come a long way. the cowl hood really sets it off. nice job man. i like the sunroof too. i miss mine.

[SSfan]

thanks yeah the hood made a huge difference

[leadsled2020]

just went back and looked at some pics...... the SS is lookin good man..... glad to see it comin together...

[SSfan]

thanks man it still has a ways to go but its gettin there, its good to see yours comin together too

[leadsled2020]

Quote: Originally Posted by SSfan

thanks man it still has a ways to go but its gettin there, its good to see yours comin together too

i'm happy its finally gettin there too..... had a bit of a setback with the wreck.... but its back where it needs to be and the front should be totally bagged by memorial day....than the back b4 camp n drag in july....

[old_skool_noma]

Quote: Originally Posted by SSfan

i do want to get a sub and build a box that will fit it, i havent done much audio stuff so ill hit you up when im ready to do that...you can just bring the seats up to the mansfield meet that would be the easiest at this point

sounds good, I hope I can make it to the meet with all the graduations going on

as far as subs, are you just wanting to run one? and definitely look at parts express at the dayton subs and if you want to go 12" the DIYMA Reference sub on E-Bay from npdang, all of them have great SQ

Oh, and who did your paint? im thinking about doing mine about the same, only more blue pearl in it

[SSfan]

I dont know i really want to run 2 but i dont know if 2 will fit

it was painted at work, i work at maaco we have one of the best body guys around if you need that done, its a 3 stage job the diamond white is a factory color so he would have to do a custom mix for yours if you want more blue but yeah we can do that

[old_skool_noma]

Quote: Originally Posted by SSfan

I dont know i really want to run 2 but i dont know if 2 will fit

it was painted at work, i work at maaco we have one of the best body guys around if you need that done, its a 3 stage job the diamond white is a factory color so he would have to do a custom mix for yours if you want more blue but yeah we can do that

oh, i didnt know you worked at Maaco, actually what i want im pretty sure is a factory lexus color, I shouldnt really need any body work after i get the new bed on, but Id strip it to bare and spray epoxy on it before I took it up, then you can work from there

and yes, 2 12" subs fit just fine, I'll have to show you mine I've got a 2ish cubic foot sealed box, you just need to move your jack
I'd even sell you my setup, but the top of the box needs trimmed off for your truck, and even then i dont know if it will fit under the trim piece/brace so i can just build another box that will fit yours better

heres mine pretty much as it is right now

[SSfan]

well guys a little update....the truck should be getting wet-sanded and buffed this weekend, im also getting new rotors/pads this week mine are shot, im painting the calipers red and the drums silver in the back to make them look new, it should be undercaoted next week and the biggest thing....im gonna put duals on it to make the flowmaster sound better with 8 inch 93-02 camaro tips that should be done next week ill have pics then!

[93_Deuce]

Where did you get your CAI at?

I've been tryin' to find a decent one for the 4.3.

I want to buy one off ebay and make a heat shield for it.

Just curious where you got your's and how it works!

[SSfan]

i got it from ebay, i think chromeintakes was the seller, it works great i love it

[93_Deuce]

Quote: Originally Posted by SSfan

i got it from ebay, i think chromeintakes was the seller, it works great i love it

Cool. That's the one I was thinkin of and I just haven't heard to much about the CPI kits.

I am gonna try and built a heat shield for mine so its a true CAI.

Just wanted to see how all the sensors and hoses mounted to the kit!

[SSfan]

Quote: Originally Posted by 93_Deuce

Cool. That's the one I was thinkin of and I just haven't heard to much about the CPI kits.

I am gonna try and built a heat shield for mine so its a true CAI.

Just wanted to see how all the sensors and hoses mounted to the kit!

yeah the sensors all line up fine with it, the only thing you'll have to do is make a bracket to keep it from moving around while your driving, they give you a piece of metal to do it so its a pretty easy install

[SSfan]

I got the camaro tips in the other day the dual exhaust goes on next week, heres what itll look like

[sonomanator]

hey do u still have those wheel covers?

[SSfan]

no they were on the wheels when i sold them

[sonomanator]

damn you!

[SSfan]

lol

[leadsled2020]

I thought you were going to keep those wheels for the winter?

[90blueS10]

tips will look good

[SSfan]

Quote: Originally Posted by leadsled2020

I thought you were going to keep those wheels for the winter?

i dont drive it in the winter anymore i got a beater cavi for a daily so it will never see snow again, now its just for fun and show

[SSfan]

The dual flowmasters are installed and i also added a surprise mod today as well!

I first wet sanded the hood and tailgate




Then i took it to work and me and my painter layed out some sick stripes and sprayed them in prowler red with a nice gold pearl over it


The pearl


From this angle you see the red




Now some orange


Some gold


More orange...you can also see the duals


red


My painter taped these stripes all by free hand, it took over an hour to lay out, he did an amazing job


Pics really doesnt do these justice these stripes really set it off with the custom pearl red it really goes good with the pearl white, i love it!

[Rhotpursuit]

I like the stripes...not the bowtie so much...

[sonomanator]

why didnt u shaved the tail gate.

[leadsled2020]

stripes look awesome....

[SSfan]

Quote: Originally Posted by sonomanator

why didnt u shaved the tail gate.

because i like the ss emblems!lol

[SSfan]

Quote: Originally Posted by Rhotpursuit

I like the stripes...not the bowtie so much...

i was gonna paint over an ss emblem but that was all i could find at the moment i like it i think its a nice touch but i knew i would get mixed reviews on that!lol

[Perry 07]

man those stripes are cool makes a big difference.

[SSfan]

thanks and i agree it looked good before but those really make it stand out

[sonomanator]

it looks really good i think if u did ss in the stripes it would have been to much.

[SSfan]

thanks im happy with it

[bucko]

Love the stripes and how they go with the hood. Very nice.