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Old 01-06-2005, 08:33 PM
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Black Pearl:The rise of Purple Poison aka the rebuilding process (56k beware)

Well, I dont know where to post this so Ill take my chances and post it here.For most people that dont know,i got in an accident in my camaro on thanksgiving that ruined my rear end,did some damage to the front spoiler and left a few nicks and dents on the fenders..Since then I have bought numerous parts to get her on the road better than before...From autometer guages to all new UMI Performance suspension parts to an eibach sportline drop...Here are the pics of the rebuilding process..Ill update it as much as i can until i get her up and running.These pics are of the front end when i installed the front eibach coils




and here are the pics of the parts needed for the rebuild process

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and here are pics of my black out tail light covers installed
Black out taillight covers installed

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I remember reading your post on thanxgiving And your car is friggen nice! I love your 18" Irocs (i think they are 18"?) But yeah how much is the new suspention gonna drop the car?

edit: those tail light covers look awsome.....seeing as they are covered, can I have your grid style lights
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Originally posted by 83_Camaro_83
I remember reading your post on thanxgiving And your car is friggen nice! I love your 18" Irocs (i think they are 18"?) But yeah how much is the new suspention gonna drop the car?

edit: those tail light covers look awsome.....seeing as they are covered, can I have your grid style lights
Yeah they are 18s.Im picking up my tires this weekend(245/40/18)...With the new suspension,i should have atleast a 1.6" drop.As for the tail light covers,ill probably get a fix it ticket before anything else so im crossing my fingers
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Here are the pics of my bent panhard bar which dented one of the muffler pipes in the process and some pics while taking out the rear end



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is it me, or do the new springs look higher then the old ones?
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is it me, or do the new springs look higher then the old ones?
i was thinking the same, should they be that way? ?
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i just went outside and checked,its like that because of the way i positioned the coil.The old coil is leaning against the eibach coil.Its fixed now but too dark to take a pic
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If you look to the 3rd picture he posted, the new spring is much smaller than the stock one.
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trust me...that thing will drop...and will make the car looks 10 times better, good choice going with the Sportlines
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If you look to the 3rd picture he posted, the new spring is much smaller than the stock one.
You can certainly see the difference in the quality of the spring. And it's red!

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Maybe they make the stock panhard bar crappy so it bends and not the body.
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what did you spray inside the fender ....yea Im a newb to the mechanical shizzle
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He prob used undercoating or truck bed liner in a can.
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What ever he used looks much better than before.
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i used krylon rustoleum gloss black paint
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is it gonna do anything if you had surface rust underneath it?
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Originally posted by Camaroguy18
is it gonna do anything if you had surface rust underneath it?
actually i used that paint because its what i had laying around and it will protect the undercarriage from rust..And i live in CA and the car was from CA, so rust isnt a big problem for me
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I want to buy a car from CA i seen a nice one on ebay.
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Looking good!

I can't wait to see the finished product.
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