My Camaro

[SoulReaver]

Here are a couple of my most recent shots. Took these in June I believe. They are edited, and I know it shows, but I love the way they turned out! I know some of you guys may have seen this car before, well probably a lot on ls1tech.

The story behind that is, Russ (phantomzer0) and I share the "phantomzer0" screen name over on ls1tech. We're twins, so it's just easier ;)

So for those who didn't know, now you do. :secret:

I hope you guys like it. I've spent a lot of time and money on this car. It's kind of funny too, because I'm dying to get rid of it and get a new car, but I just love it. You can't beat the looks of a nice, clean lt1 SS. You just can't. :cool:

http://armorysound.com/newrims1.jpg

http://armorysound.com/somenew1.jpg

http://armorysound.com/somenew3.jpg

http://armorysound.com/somenew4.jpg

http://armorysound.com/somenew5.jpg

http://armorysound.com/somenew6.jpg

[SnyperBob]

Clean car!

http://x6c.xanga.com/f89c925a09c33207555392/b161541373.jpg

[SoulReaver]

Awwww shit son! Reppin the Sox! I posted all your pictures in the random internet picture thread in the lounge! Post the rest!!

[Adam]

Very nicely done. Next mod, Tint?

[SoulReaver]

Well, I can't do tint unfortunately. When I bought the car the back and sides were all done. I got hassled daily for the tint by the same asshole cop. He made me tear it off. basically, id rather not spend the money only to have to take it back off, you know?

The back is still nice and dark though :D

[Fixxer99TA]

Nice SS man, looks mint!

[SoulReaver]

Nice SS man, looks mint!

Cept for that little spider crack on the damn nose. Ug. Oh well it's got over 10 year old stock paint on it still. What you gonna do, you know?

[SnyperBob]

:)

[CamaroCarman]

OMG your car is so clean, one day i hope mine will look that good :drool:

[travail]

nice and clean

[Toronto_LT1]

nice SS! i want one.

[xxcoolrollinxx]

teh cleaness !

[ls1dave]

wow, that car is quite impressive.

so lemme guess, LS1 style spoiler and steering wheel, as well as the LS1 exclusive CME. very nice. its funny...your rear looks like an LS1, my rear looks like an LT1 (but our motors are reversed). lol

[SoulReaver]

wow, that car is quite impressive.

so lemme guess, LS1 style spoiler and steering wheel, as well as the LS1 exclusive CME. very nice. its funny...your rear looks like an LS1, my rear looks like an LT1 (but our motors are reversed). lol

Lol, yeah. I switched the spoiler cause I wanted it to be a bit taller than the stock SS spoiler, and I wanted that bad ass LED :gr_devil:

[krayzie7th]

look very clean, i love the torques.

[SoulReaver]

look very clean, i love the torques.

Yeah, I have wanted them for a LOONG time. Phantom stole them and put em on his bird. Prick.

[bbaz28]

That is a sweet ride, wish my daily driver was that good lookin.

[PewterSS]

Sell me your CME, NOW.

Really clean looking car too.

[LT1_Fireman]

Well, I can't do tint unfortunately. When I bought the car the back and sides were all done. I got hassled daily for the tint by the same asshole cop. He made me tear it off. basically, id rather not spend the money only to have to take it back off, you know?

Gotta love cops like that and very nice car.

[SoulReaver]

Thanks guys, I really appreciate it!

[Hot94Z28]

I really like your car. I am thinking of doing the SS hood or the sunoco hood. I want to put the ls1 style SS spoiler also on my car. Very nice and clean car man!:rockon:

[MAKI]

nice head unit man.

[SoulReaver]

Thanks guys!

[bbaz28]

I really like your car. I am thinking of doing the SS hood or the sunoco hood. I want to put the ls1 style SS spoiler also on my car. Very nice and clean car man!:rockon:
Yea the ls1 style spoiler is sweet! Is GM still carrying the LED brakelight for them? All of the aftermarket companies i've talked to say they don't carry them anymore because they were always burning out.

[SoulReaver]

Yea the ls1 style spoiler is sweet! Is GM still carrying the LED brakelight for them? All of the aftermarket companies i've talked to say they don't carry them anymore because they were always burning out.

I think you need to contact SLP. I'm sure they still stock them.

[Sinister95Z]

One of the best looking cars I have ever seen. Simply awesome!

[BluBeaSSt]

Very Clean SS man,and Russ is a damn good name tell him :D

[SoulReaver]

Lol! Alright!! Thanks guys, I appreciate all the kind words.

[LT4SLOMARO]

Car looks really nice. Wish mine was that clean.

[3DFORMULA]

Sweet car

[1hottcamaro]

I love it! I love to see an Lt1 SS like that, very clean and good looking! Love the CME! :hail: The 1st pic is my favorite.

[97Z28]

Looking good. I really wish my car was a hardtop. :frustrated:

[KissMyWhtSS]

Looking good. I really wish my car was a hardtop. :frustrated:Cheating on me? :shame:

[97Z28]

Cheating on me? :shame:
Mine runs. http://smiliesftw.com/x/eek5oopsie__________.gif

[KissMyWhtSS]

Mine runs. http://smiliesftw.com/x/eek5oopsie__________.gifCome pick me up then. I want to cruise in it. Pretty sure mine will fire up if I go outside.

[gwoodtitansz28]

Looking good. I really wish my car was a hardtop. :frustrated:
why dont you like the t-tops? ill trade you my roof for your t-tops. but i think you would be a little screwed in that deal....

[SoulReaver]

Looking good. I really wish my car was a hardtop. :frustrated:

Sometimes I gotta agree man. I love how much cleaner the car looks without the t-top bar on the top of the car, and those rubber things on the sides that stick out.

But on the other hand, I love t-tops...

Thanks everyone for the kind words! :metal:

[SoulReaver]

Here are some updated shots of the headunit!

As far as I know, I was the first to have a Pioneer Avic model in a Camaro. This is my bezel version 3. The last and final version!!

http://armorysound.com/dd/1finished.jpg

http://armorysound.com/dd/2finished.jpg

All my knobs were switched out for the Trans-Am style. I wanted them to light up red with all my led's. I also have the fog light and asr switch modded with bright red led's. All thanks to LEDVault.com!

[KissMyWhtSS]

How hard was it to put the 2001+ wheel in it?

[SoulReaver]

E to the mother fuckin' Z! Seriously. All you need is a steering wheel puller, which you can rent from autozone for like 20 bucks. You get the 20 back when you return the tool. I think you need a socket for the nut on the steering colum screw and a torx bit for the airbag.

All you do is unplug the airbag harness. It's in that little flap right above where your feet go. The thing with the trunk release in it. Use the torx bit on the back of the airbag/wheel to remove it. Unclip the air bag from the wheel and set it aside. Use a socket wrench to remove the nut that is on the steering column. Now you use the steering wheel puller to remove the wheel. All you do is screw 3 screws into the designated points, and use a wrench to twist a little bolt built into the puller. The wheel will eventually just pop off. It is gonna take some muscle to get that puller to start budging, but fear not, it will go.

Now all you do is put the new wheel on over the shaft and use that nut you took off to screw the wheel down. Simple.

I will say this though, if your interested in doing the swap, you need to buy a 1997 Chevy Lumina Airbag. It took me a while to figure this one out, so I'm saving you a ton of work. The airbag harnesses are different from 97-98, and 99-2002. The 97 Lumina bag will fit perfectly and clip directly into your existing harness. Bada bing!

If you need help, just let me know. It takes about 10 minutes from start to finish.

[gwoodtitansz28]

just a thought.... i think it would look a lot better if you paint the whole dash black. the bezel looks a little out of place

[SoulReaver]

just a thought.... i think it would look a lot better if you paint the whole dash black. the bezel looks a little out of place

It actually looks really nice with the matching vents for the drivers and passenger sides. It looks really killer in person.

[gwoodtitansz28]

im sure it does. ill take your word for it.

[gwoodtitansz28]

i just know from experience cuz i bought my car with alot of the trim painted red and some of the grey panels painted black. i had to paint the red pieces black and i hate how it looks different than the dash. but if you can live with it than thats cool. i give you props for sticking with what you think is cool. but i know suggestions are always nice too

[SoulReaver]

I definitely appreciate your suggestion! It's just that it looked kind of crappy in the grey color, it just didn't look right. So I went ahead and had it painted black to match the color of the car.

[Standard-Z]

Sharp ride.

[mpe331lx]

Very clean SS!

[DarkSS]

Beautiful SS

Go Sox!!!!

[SoulReaver]

Beautiful SS

Go Sox!!!!

Fuckin right man! Go SOX!!

[RumbleZ]

I will say this though, if your interested in doing the swap, you need to buy a 1997 Chevy Lumina Airbag. It took me a while to figure this one out, so I'm saving you a ton of work. The airbag harnesses are different from 97-98, and 99-2002. The 97 Lumina bag will fit perfectly and clip directly into your existing harness. Bada bing!

Hmm, I had wondered why the 97 lumina bag was needed. I talked to you or your brother on tech a while back about the steering wheel swap (I didn't realize at the time you two were sharing the ID over there), but never got around to asking why the lumina bag was needed.

I am planning the swap and already have the wheel, and actually I already have an airbag from an 02 camaro - two of them. One of them I got with an ebony 02 dash and the other I got with an 02 steering wheel. I am thinking since I already have these bags, I will try to pick up a piece of the harness with the right connector for the bag and then splice it in with my existing wiring, it's only two wires. I would rather it be plug and play but with already having two other bags I'd really like to avoid having to track down another one. Especially since the bags I have were both basically almost free.

I'm glad I ran across this though, I was planning on doing the swap in the next week or so. I'll be glad to finally get the new wheel on, the old style wheel looks terrible with the 97+ style dash. I did the ebony dash/console swap already, just need to get the wheel in there to finish it off, and need to swap out the door panels still.

BTW- Nice looking SS! You just need a vacuum and some new interior shots :laugh: I love hardtops! Aside from 93 cars, it seems like there isn't many out there. at least compared to t-top cars.

[SoulReaver]

Hmm, I had wondered why the 97 lumina bag was needed. I talked to you or your brother on tech a while back about the steering wheel swap (I didn't realize at the time you two were sharing the ID over there), but never got around to asking why the lumina bag was needed.

I am planning the swap and already have the wheel, and actually I already have an airbag from an 02 camaro - two of them. One of them I got with an ebony 02 dash and the other I got with an 02 steering wheel. I am thinking since I already have these bags, I will try to pick up a piece of the harness with the right connector for the bag and then splice it in with my existing wiring, it's only two wires. I would rather it be plug and play but with already having two other bags I'd really like to avoid having to track down another one. Especially since the bags I have were both basically almost free.

I'm glad I ran across this though, I was planning on doing the swap in the next week or so. I'll be glad to finally get the new wheel on, the old style wheel looks terrible with the 97+ style dash. I did the ebony dash/console swap already, just need to get the wheel in there to finish it off, and need to swap out the door panels still.

BTW- Nice looking SS! You just need a vacuum and some new interior shots :laugh: I love hardtops! Aside from 93 cars, it seems like there isn't many out there. at least compared to t-top cars.

Thanks dude. I would have vacuumed but at the time is was hot as fuck out and I had somewhere to be. I basically just pulled it out of my drive way and snapped the shots really quick.

I would try those bags before anything. I could be wrong about them not fitting. I mean, maybe they do?

[RumbleZ]

I hear you on the heat, I can't stand the stuff!

I will probably take the bag loose on the old wheel and look at the connector sometime in the next couple days to scope it out. I'll post back what I find. If it turns out it'll just plug in, I will probably go ahead and swap it out right there. I already have a puller for the wheel too.

[1hottcamaro]

I love that Macewen Motorsports White overlay with the T/A bezel, it looks so awesome.. (that is what you have right??) it sure looks like it.
I want them SO badly!! I am hoping to find them on ebay really cheap but I never do..

[RumbleZ]

I would try those bags before anything. I could be wrong about them not fitting. I mean, maybe they do?

Nah, you're right. I went and looked, the connection is different.

[SoulReaver]

I love that Macewen Motorsports White overlay with the T/A bezel, it looks so awesome.. (that is what you have right??) it sure looks like it.
I want them SO badly!! I am hoping to find them on ebay really cheap but I never do..

Mine are actually the Silver ones, but they are MacEwens. Thanks for the kind words!

[Chris]

Car looks sick man! The Cme looks rly good on it ,


Sox ftw! Im repping em on my car to = )

[YZF]

Mine are actually the Silver ones, but they are MacEwens. Thanks for the kind words!


Will you bring your car to the LTx shootout for me to see plz?

[armyb95zxc]

best clean looking camaro out there man!!!!!:peace2:

[KissMyWhtSS]

Will you bring your car to the LTx shootout for me to see plz?
He's going to try to make it but moneys tight for him right now. Hopefully things will be better next year so he can make it.

[YZF]

He's going to try to make it but moneys tight for him right now. Hopefully things will be better next year so he can make it.


I'm aware of this.

[KissMyWhtSS]

I'm aware of this.
Meh I'm just posting what he said the other day in the staff lounge.

[SoulReaver]

Thanks guys. I'm trying to plan on being there. In fact I should be able to make it since it's still a few months off.

[97z2801ss]

Car is very sexy! I love how the TTIIs set the black off!

[Badhawk]

Nice !!

[warnerTA]

Thanks dude. I would have vacuumed but at the time is was hot as fuck out and I had somewhere to be. I basically just pulled it out of my drive way and snapped the shots really quick.

I would try those bags before anything. I could be wrong about them not fitting. I mean, maybe they do?

you dont know how lucky you are to have heat right now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[warnerTA]

and nice car :)