Bambina

[JoeliusZ28]

i measured and they are 19" tall.

He must have also gone up in tire diameter then? looks like you have considerably more sidewall than my 18s. Nice work making them shine again.

[hoogiesngrinderz]

You can't get Kumho Escta ASX in 19"

[QuickTop]

they might not be 19's. ill take a look at the sidewall

[Lucky SOB]

Looks like you're having fun!

Nice floor mats!

[SS4Matt]

Congratulations on finding yourself a car! I'm assuming if you "measured" the wheels you measured lip to lip. the size of the wheel is actually from the point at which the tire mounts. if you measured 19" from top to bottom I would imagine your rims are actually an 18, like Mike said, check the tire size on the sidewall, the last number "xxx/xx r xx" is the rim size

I don't think they make that tire in a 19". Look for 245/45R18 on the sidewall (or something close to that)

Don't fret about sand paper. Somebody is going to have to do it to paint it

Oh, and look up a 98+ spindle and brake kit. Should help the stopping power a bit for not a lot of coin.

I new set of brakes and a good bleeding will probably help a good as is!
I know someone with an entire set of LS1 brakes sittin on a shelf too! SSBC "swirl" rotors with their pads, prob 1K miles on them if not less

i think ill eventually ship it off to someone to get completely resprayed. or grow the stones to do it myself.
She either needs new brake pads or F-bodys dont brake well.. lmao i have no idea.

You can save yourself a lot of money even if you do a lot of the prep work/disassembly and have someone else spray it!

[Darren]

Looks good dude! Congrats on the new ride! My dad knows a guy in Ray Twp that paints and does a decent job. It's not show quality, but it's still pretty good. He painted my dad's whole car for 400.

Do you know if this guy is still around? I tried tracking him down with my last car to no avail... Got a newer number?

[meissen]

Do you know if this guy is still around? I tried tracking him down with my last car to no avail... Got a newer number?

Nada - only have the one. Haven't talked to the guy since dads car was done.

[Darren]

Nada - only have the one. Haven't talked to the guy since dads car was done.

Yeah I dont think he is around then.

[QuickTop]

Teaser?

I guess you can kind of call this a teaser. Of course after i get the window and blinker fixed. the next thing is paint. I really want to make a bandit replica type car. ive seen one online and he says he thinks its the only one in the US. I dont want to do it exactly like his but here are his pictures just to give you an idea of what the black and gold looks like.



i know i dont want to do all that striping around the wheel wells. I think id put a stripe around the spoiler and taillights like he did and then just change the stripes ive got now to that some shade of gold. (no bird on the hood)
thoughts?


Paint FTW
and they would obviously be an exact gold color..

[DETROITMUSCLE]

IMO there is a reason why that guy has the only one in the U.S. but everyone has their own taste.

[ITSSLOW]

Looks good! Need to get some 98+ tails on there ASAP to finish the updated look.

[QuickTop]

Looks good! Need to get some 98+ tails on there ASAP to finish the updated look.

Consider me officially looking for some used ones!
i found a pair of new ones. but i cant see spending $400 on them..

[meissen]

98+ taillights are a common upgrade so they bring in high prices. I like the Bandit TA - if it's toned down just a little bit I think you'd have a winner.

[ryanwarby01]

you will need some of these wheels then...
https://www.yearone.com/Product/DisplayProduct/280381

[alone_and_insane]

Do you know if this guy is still around? I tried tracking him down with my last car to no avail... Got a newer number?

I tried tracking him down this summer. He moved a couple years ago, and the people who live there now don't know where he moved to or how to contact him.