Error404

Well, I had a minor wreck and cracked my front nose abit, so I decided to fix the crack. it went remarkably well! So, I went on to try my hand a bit more body work, shaved the nose emblem, and that to went really good! THEN, for some strange reason, I thought it would be pimp to shave off the front blinkers.

I picked up an old scrap nose to use for Urethane material, as well as a "test" to see if I could actualy pull this off:



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any way, high off of my success with the $28 scrap nose piece, I cut out the "filler plates" from that nose, and went to work on my real nose. the results shock me, turned out really good!



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A friend of mine helped me wire up my foglights into blinkers (I am electricly illiterate), and they work great!

The primer is just rattle can, and you can see streaks (that make it look like a bad photoshop job), but using the "hand meter", the area where the holes used to be is actualy quite smooth.

I think a friend of mine (who originaly primered my car) said he would help me out and do that for me again when all the body work is done.

Has anyone EVER shaved their blinkers before?

I was just wondering, I knew I had seen a few people "shave" off their nose emblems, but have never seen the blinkers the same way.

anyway, I figured I'd post up and let yall see my progress on the car.

wpd103

awesome looking work. very original
the bad news- your foglights are backwards.
keep us posted when it gets done:hail:

tamatt27

Looks very bad ***!! Such a simple idea too, I'm surprised no one has come up with it yet. Very clean lookin'. Keep us updated.

Error404

are they? haha! They have not been removed while I have owned the car. maybe I'll leave them :-) LOL!


That would be absolutly grand if I were the first to come up with this blinker mod idea, but somehow I doubt I am. anyhow, I have not seen another like this yet

Midnight Sun

Ahem... tech article...

I wanna do this to my T/A where the front vents are.

TheWraith

that looks slick! and i've never seen it done before.

what did you use there for filler?

if it's bondo, that's gonna fall to pieces if you get even tapped in a parking lot.

MetalliCamaroRS

iTrader: (15)

I can't decide if I like it or not. I certainly have never seen that done or even heard of anyone thinking of it. I think maybe it would look better with the emblem on, now the nose is kinda boring looking.

Very unique though, thats for sure

Sonar_un

I kinda like it. Now you are going to have to come up with some sort of blinker when you want to have the car inspected.

86FyrBrd

iTrader: (1)

Are they really? Thats how they were on the Z28 I bought too. It kinda makes sense, their made to light up lower and out to the sides, and that is where they are directed when installed as pictured.

MrDude_1

he used the piece from the scrap nose for most of it, then he used a Urethane repair kit. i dont know him, but thats what i see in the pics....

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yea.. its kinda blank....

but then again, it would make me look twice when you drive past

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like he said.... hes using the foglights as blinkers now...

bigals87z28

Looks very clean, well as clean as one could get it, but i think it takes away from the front of the camaro... I guess i like the front blinkers... oh well... nice job man! cant wait to see what it will look like when its all painted and looking good.

hrddrv

I like it. Now you can put fog lights in where your blinkers were. Or just leave it blank. Very nice job.

billsfirebird

iTrader: (1)

Heh, I think its pretty awsome! Great job on that. I like the idea you used to make the fog lights yor turn signals.

Looks really awsome. Once painted it should be really cool. Now you need to shave everything, handles, locks, antenna, and others.

later,
bill

Error404

Thanks for the comments guys :-)

As expected, I see some people arn't as hot on the idea as other, but thats cool. it's my ride, and I like it. Thats all that matters

I used SEM 39508 Rigid/TPO Repair Material to smooth everything out. it's got some flex to it so it won't (shouldn't) crack, but it's still quite strong.

To hold the actual Urethane "filler plate" I cut out, I used plastic weld. about 1 tube of plastic weld per side. If I wouldn't have used some of the Repair material on the crack and front emblem, I probably could have just got by with 1 pack of the stuff. But I had to buy another pack to finish the smoothing.

About the fog lights, I was told that they would be legal, so I hope they are. I guess I'll find out when I have to get inspected. Maybe the inspector will be dense, and not know what a camaro is supposed to look like

CDN_87IROC

I like it ... also wondering about inspection pass.

What have you used to strip your front GFX?
Mine needs some work.

thx

Error404

you mean take the paint off? A friend of mine used a sander. We did the entire car a few months ago.

camarogirl18

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looks good.....cant wait to see it finished

_max_

http://www.semproducts.com/sempages/semdmwarranty.html these dudes stand behind what the sell :hail:

and your work and car look good to

89blackGTA

That is the coolest thing I have seen. The blinkers are the only thing that I dont like about thirdgen camaros(I mean I HATE them). And you took care of that problem. Freaking sweet work man. I would love to find out if that is legal in CA(probably not, nothing cool is) That might get me thinking about getting a thirdgen maro.

Brian

Error404

if you want any more info before you start, email me. Though, it's really quite easy. I guess because if I screw up, I technicly still have a ride that runs. So I kindof had no fear about the entire thing. My engine on the other hand...

Z town

very nice the car looks clean as he#L, hop you don't **** alot of people at a 4 way stop

Error404

yea, they are facing downward towards the ground slightly. :-) shouldn't get the finger to often

EvilCartman

iTrader: (1)

Looks good I've got a pic on another computer of a guy who did something like that but he kept the blinkers in the stock location. There was only a couple of slits for the light to show through.

Error404

I am really wondering if this has ever been done before. I have posted up on several forums, and everybody seems to think it's a pretty original idea (including the foglight thing).

Dang, that makes me feel real good! I hope I don't get high off of my success with the blinkers and screw up something else on my car...

anyway, I'm thinking of shaving the side markers, but I wonder if that is legal? because nothing will be replacing them (like the foglights replacing the front blinkers).

anyone know? (I'm in Phoenix Arizona, how do I find out the laws here?)

conlinj

iTrader: (3)

i do believe that it's pretty much illegal to remove the sidemarkers completely, I would just use the clear ones from procarparts.com. If you want something else to try ever see GM's camaro with the molded in F40 wing. It uses a firebird bumper cause it has the license plate in it, and a custom taillight panel. That would be sweet to see on another car. I have some pics if you want.

88txiroc

Here you go. It is a lot of info, but you will find your answer here. Just might want to bookmark it for future use.

http://www.azleg.state.az.us/ars/28/title28.htm

Lighting equipment is under Article 16.

This is only Arizona law, but it MAY apply elsewhere..........

92B4C3051LE

conlin,

I would like to see that pic!

92B4C3051LE

conlin,

I would like to see that pic!

_max_

hehe i stole EvilCartman's drift sig camaro drift hehehehehe and i aint given it back

Error404

conlinj: I don't think I like the idea, I heard "wing" in there, I'm not to hot on wings.

I don't want to get to crazy with stuff, and I'd like to make the stuff my self (gives me a sence of satisfaction, not purchasing a 'kit').

But I would like to see a picture, Idonno, maybe I might like it :-)

conlinj

iTrader: (3)

here it is, to each their own but i kinda dig it, looks soo sweet in person. I took these at the gm nats in carlisle

F40 Camaro

You would definatly have to make that. It was built for the Director of the F-body program at GM.

Error404

hm... I'm not to much a fan of that. it looks (no offense) like an import mixed with a camaro.

I guess I am a bit more conservative with my style preferences.

conlinj

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Also what i like about that camaro are the little lines up the sides of the hood.

Redline

what if you used a clear plastic, but kept it flush with the rest of the front end, then painted it with paint that is transparent with a light behind it. kind of like what people paint they're taillights with. just an idea

GarageToys

iTrader: (6)

Good Job. I always thought that it would look cool on 82-87 Camaro SC's/Berlinettas to fill in the 3 slots in the front bumper cover. I wonder if anyone has done that yet?

NastyL98_T/A

That F40 looks alot better in person. Those pics were taken at the GM nationals show in Carlisle, PA.. That car looks sweet! The pics don't do it justice at all.

Anyway, about the lights....I love the look. Looks good. I'm not sure about other states, but here in Maryland all, I mean ALL factory equipment lighting equipment must be in tact and operational in order to pass inspection. Hopefully, you'll get a dumass who doesn't know that the lights are supposed to be there. But with my luck, I'd end up getting John Moss or some camaro expert inspecting my car

I think you should shave the door handles, antenna, and "french" in one of the lip spoilers on the hatch. Would make for a smooth looking car there!!

FLYNLOW92rs

iTrader: (53)

I like it because you have foglights on the car....

I don't think it would look as good if there were no visible foglights on the front of the car.....

But it's definitly different and i like it...

Dan88IrocZ

Wow, that looks SWEET.

It gives your car more of a 'race car' look. It looks more like a real IROC race car.

I think a nice 5 inch spoiler & a cowl hood would make your car look f'in outstanding!!!