SS badge or keep it Z

[LGAFF]

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SS badge....hmmmm not sure; thoughts

http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q115/lgaff/DSCN4634.jpg

[Kevin]

i like the idea but it's a bit on the big side for me. maybe one about the size of the stock badge

[USAFPILOT]

no

[Z51JEFF]

Id say no,just one more thing you would have to explain to somebody.

[XfireZ51]

Because why?

[BigJohn]

I say go for it; it would go good with a sunviser for the windshield and curbfeelers!!!
:salute:

[boostedmaxPSI]

Are you going for the snake skinner look and performance?

[cvette98pacecar]

I say go for it; it would go good with a sunviser for the windshield and curbfeelers!!!
:salute:

IMO it will look great with the dingo balls and fake air intake vents on the side of the hood.

[Paul Workman]

I say go for it; it would go good with a sunviser for the windshield and curbfeelers!!!
:salute:

I agree. I was going to say it would go good with "22s" and a bolt-on, sisor-mounted aluminum "wing".:p

Yeah, just something else to explain, as was said. Now, an LT5 badge (on the left side)...that would be mo bettah, IMO.

P.

[RICKYRJ1]

Why? has nothing to do with the car :proud:

[VetteMed]

Gonna have to say "hell no" on this one.

[LGAFF]

1989 Snakeskinner

http://www.trombinoscar.com/c4/ct900303.jpg

[Z51JEFF]

Why? has nothing to do with the car :proud:

I believe the Snake Skinner car-cars have SS emblems on the rear bumper in place of ZR-1.The car Lee has put together is built along the same lines as a Snake Skinner.Lee,on second thought if you painted the car white Id say go for it but then again only the extreme hardcore ZR-1 fanatics would know what it is and then again the explanations about what it is comes back into play.

[PhillipsLT5]

is not a SS, stay with LT5 or nothing & then go sleeper

[BigJohn]

Yah!!
We could put on some Yanko and Highjacker stickers!!!

Please don't make it look like something that it's not!
:cheers:

[LGAFF]

Tough crowd......in the pic the badge is held on with some doybled over electric tape....my ZR-1 is under it...corner is pealing up so I got the SS badge off Ebay for $14 and when I got it much larger than I thought

I might try fixing the Z badge, but not sure it will stay

[Kevin]

Tough crowd......in the pic the badge is held on with some doybled over electric tape....my ZR-1 is under it...corner is pealing up so I got the SS badge off Ebay for $14 and when I got it much larger than I thought

I might try fixing the Z badge, but not sure it will stay

let me dig around my garage and see what I used to reattach my "corvette" script on the bumper. I'll let you know as soon as I find it

[LGAFF]

Thanks

[Blue Flame Restorations]

Lee, I have a new rear bumper ZR-1 badge for a black car. It's yours for the asking.

[USAFPILOT]

at first I didn't get the reference to the snake skinner. I guess if you are making a carbon copy of that car and are willing to explain, it has merit.

[mike100]

There weren't ever any Corvette SS models so I would say it seems out of place.

[ZZZZZR1]

1989 Snakeskinner

http://www.trombinoscar.com/c4/ct900303.jpg

Personally I really lke that emblem and if it was on Snake Skinners, go for it!

Go with what you like regardless.....

:cheers:

David

[ALZR1]

If I wanted A Camaro SS I'd buy one.


AL.

[LGAFF]

Man the more comments I hear the more i am tempted to put it on....how does a car with all the options deleted and a 500hp motor get put into a category of 22" rims and curb feelers....

[LGAFF]

Al /Dom, Et tu Brute?

[Blue Flame Restorations]

Lee, checkout the 1994 up S10 SS emblem. I had a new 94 ss and it seems like the emblem was smaller than what you have on your car. They have a black background with red letters type emblem also.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/94-2005-S10-Blazer-Pickup-Red-SS-Door-Tailgate-Emblem-Bowtie-GM-15970086-PU-/200776931835?fits=Year:1995|Submodel:SS&hash=item2ebf3cd9fb&item=200776931835&pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&vxp=mtr

[Daniel_Mc]

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SS badge....hmmmm not sure; thoughts


Lee,
I for one like it. You should do the SS center caps as well. Are you considering loosing the flip up lighting and removing the fogs for the F-Body lighting? The SS hood was not even cut for the flip up lights. That with the side gill treatment and you would have it down. I don't know if the size of the SS is off or it is the color? but something is just a bit off. Do you plan on leaving it red?

http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/9293/21thegathering328.jpg

http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/781/21thegathering043.jpg

[LGAFF]

Headlights were from an 88 GP.....not sure I will go that far....the hood was a Toldeo Pro hood made od Kevlar and a lexan rear window, with a makeshift alum frame. Wish GM would make cars like that for production as Porsche and Lambo have done... the Porsche RS America is a great example of how porsche miixes up their lineup to keep it interesting, imagine how much more interesting our cars would be if the 6K+ produced offered more unique and rare options like the 60s cars.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/White_Pontiac_Grand_Prix.jpg/250px-White_Pontiac_Grand_Prix.jpg (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:White_Pontiac_Grand_Prix.jpg)

[Daniel_Mc]

Would you know how involved it would be to do the headlight conversion? I would love to do this to the 89.

BTW I think you should go all the way with it. :cool:

Daniel

[Dime]

If you are going to make a snakskinner replica yes, if not, no. There are a lot of cars with "ss" badges, not very many with "ZR-1" slapped on the back. ;)

[Blue Flame Restorations]

Lee, a black or grey lettered emblem would look good. Even a flat black on the lettering and gloss black on the outer area would be a nice subtle addition

[LGAFF]

Maybe I will put the L98 badge on the outside:cheers:

[Kevin]

There weren't ever any Corvette SS models so I would say it seems out of place.

there have been at least 2, but they were never sold to the public...

[Z51JEFF]

Man the more comments I hear the more i am tempted to put it on....how does a car with all the options deleted and a 500hp motor get put into a category of 22" rims and curb feelers....

The guys a Newbe,what would you expect.Now,If somebody was to start criticizing cars,the Callaway LM is one of the ugliest cars ever conceived.Thats just my opinion of course.

[BigJohn]

The guys a Newbe,what would you expect.Now,If somebody was to start criticizing cars,the Callaway LM is one of the ugliest cars ever conceived.Thats just my opinion of course.

That's cool, but my car is the real thing; not a clone.
There are clone LMs out there and I know where they are.
As far as being a Newbe; I bought my car new and I was in the original ZR1 Registry.
A guy I used to know, he is dead now; used to take parts off wrecked Z28 and put them on other Camaros and sale them as real Z28s.
If thats what you are into go for it!
:cheers:

[Kevin]

i remember a wreaked blue fake lm come up for sale in 01 or 02. thought it was my friend brads lm. I about **** myself. I love his LM and John's here is amazing too. I wish he'd post pics.

[BigJohn]

there have been at least 2, but they were never sold to the public...

There were two SS Corvette race cars built in the late 50's but only one was ever raced.
:cheers:

[Daniel_Mc]

The guys a Newbe,what would you expect.Now,If somebody was to start criticizing cars,the Callaway LM is one of the ugliest cars ever conceived.Thats just my opinion of course.

Each there own but I love the lines on the LM and I think BigJohn has been around for a while...

Daniel

[BigJohn]

i remember a wreaked blue fake lm come up for sale in 01 or 02. thought it was my friend brads lm. I about **** myself. I love his LM and John's here is amazing too. I wish he'd post pics.

I have not heard anything from Brad for about two years.
He is a nice guy and has a nice collection.
:cheers:

[Kevin]

I have not heard anything from Brad for about two years.
He is a nice guy and has a nice collection.
:cheers:

he's a very nice guy I unfortunately lost touch with him after I left the same local club we belonged to

[Blue Flame Restorations]

There were two SS Corvette race cars built in the late 50's but only one was ever raced.
:cheers:


BigJohn, nice to see you posting here again. Just had lunch with I10fwy CHRIS ITEN last week.

[cvette98pacecar]

IMO the LM speedster is right up there with the F40. Those are some really nice OZ wheels.

http://i1199.photobucket.com/albums/aa468/rdemarco06/IMG_3984-1.jpg
http://i1199.photobucket.com/albums/aa468/rdemarco06/IMG_3990-1.jpg
http://i1199.photobucket.com/albums/aa468/rdemarco06/IMG_3986-1.jpg

[cvette98pacecar]

Maybe I will put the L98 badge on the outside:cheers:

Lee, I think I have 6 of the 91-96 black emblems left. I would be more than happy to part with three. They are genuine GM also.

[cvette98pacecar]

Would you know how involved it would be to do the headlight conversion? I would love to do this to the 89.

BTW I think you should go all the way with it. :cool:

Daniel

Lee, I agree with Daniel there is nothing wrong with owning a replica. Most of us work for a living so we probably will never be able to own a car like that. However, if you had a replica of a Snake Skinner I think it would draw a lot of attention.

[LGAFF]

I was a few bucks short of the $160K that Rick Hendrick paid for a car you can't drive on the street:cheers:

[cvette98pacecar]

I was a few bucks short of the $160K that Rick Hendrick paid for a car you can't drive on the street:cheers:

That would make two of us.

[BigJohn]

I was a few bucks short of the $160K that Rick Hendrick paid for a car you can't drive on the street:cheers:

Cool, I could loan you five or six bucks if it would help!
:handshak:

[BigJohn]

BigJohn, nice to see you posting here again. Just had lunch with I10fwy CHRIS ITEN last week.

Did he bring his car to Bloomington?
:cheers:

[Blue Flame Restorations]

Did he bring his car to Bloomington?
:cheers:


Nope. He was in MN and then went to MI to pickup a trailer. Visited me for lunch on the way down I69. We had met before at Kissimmee Mecum last January. Nice all around Brother.

[BigJohn]

Nope. He was in MN and then went to MI to pickup a trailer. Visited me for lunch on the way down I69. We had met before at Kissimmee Mecum last January. Nice all around Brother.

He said that he was looking for a good trailer and didn't think it would be much fun driving the corvette across the country.
:cheers:

[JThomas]

I think I read somewhere, years ago, that Zora considered all Corvettes to be at the "SS" or Super Sport level, that's why they never had an SS Corvette for sale to the public. So unless you are creating, cloning, or doing a replica or tribute to a Snake Skinner, I would not use the SS badges on that car. (JMHO)

[BigJohn]

I just don't understand why anyone with such a great car would want to have it labled as a fake.
??????????
:cheers:

[ZZZZZR1]

I agree with adding "emblems" where they never were, but....

If he is remaking a snake skinner and it had SS emblems, why not?

I say go for it, if they look like originals!!

:cheers:

David

[Blue Flame Restorations]

In the past, I'd never been a huge fan of the word CLONE, when the real deal could be bought. Mostly COPO cars and GTO's mde from Lemans models.

BUT

Being that you can't buy a Snakeskinner like you can a COPO, I wouldn't worry too much about it being called an actual fake. To me, it's more of a tribute (not a tribute car in the Barrett Jackson sense) to what GM did when they built the actual Snakeskinner car.

Slap on that SS emblem!!!!!:cheers:

[ghlkal]

I say go for it, if they look like originals!!


FWIW, I agree. Besides Lee is a great guy and should be able to do what he wants :)

[Paul Workman]

FWIW, I agree. Besides Lee is a great guy and should be able to do what he wants :)

True. But HE asked for "thoughts", an he gottum!:p

And, Lee is among the best of the best, but that doan mean he doan git his share of good natured :razz: from his fellow FBI'ers! :sign10:, huh, Lee??

P.

[Kevin]

I just wish the badge was ZR-1 sized. I used "emblem cement" to reattach my corvette script. worked great

[BigJohn]

In the past, I'd never been a huge fan of the word CLONE, when the real deal could be bought. Mostly COPO cars and GTO's mde from Lemans models.

BUT

Being that you can't buy a Snakeskinner like you can a COPO, I wouldn't worry too much about it being called an actual fake. To me, it's more of a tribute (not a tribute car in the Barrett Jackson sense) to what GM did when they built the actual Snakeskinner car.

Slap on that SS emblem!!!!!:cheers:

Mr. Jackson, uses the word Tribute to sale cars of lesser value, it sounds better than "Fake" or "Clone". To a true collector fake is what they are. But a good Street Machine would have more value than a "tribute car".

[Mystic ZR-1]

Big John
Dave Bennett always called my white '89
a "ZR-1 Tribute Car" because of the ZR -1
A-Molds and "big brakes" it had on it. In other words,
it means nothing... Those 11 and a halfs and 315s looked
good sticking out of the back fenders like they did!!!

[LGAFF]

Traded both Zs in today for a 2012 ZL1 Camaro

[VetteMed]

Traded both Zs in today for a 2012 ZL1 Camaro

Seriously? Wow, I didn't see that one coming! Congrats.

[LGAFF]

You see, by buying the Camaro, I can get one with a Transformers badge and because its stock, its cool, right?......right?.
http://www.chicagoautoshow.com/assets/vehicles/2012__ChevyCamaro_Transf3.jpg

[Blue Flame Restorations]

You see, by buying the Camaro, I can get one with a Transformers badge and because its stock, its cool, right?......right?.
http://www.chicagoautoshow.com/assets/vehicles/2012__ChevyCamaro_Transf3.jpg


Did you start drinking again???

[Blue Flame Restorations]

Mr. Jackson, uses the word Tribute to sale cars of lesser value, it sounds better than "Fake" or "Clone". To a true collector fake is what they are. But a good Street Machine would have more value than a "tribute car".


Barrett Jackson = PT Barnum at his best

[ZZZZZR1]

Traded both Zs in today for a 2012 ZL1 Camaro

bwahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahaha

Lee is stirring the pot again!

=D>

David

[Kevin]

what is the deal with the transformers logo anyway

[LGAFF]

You can get that on a Camaro from GM....

Truth is anyone can buy a fast car, but when you build it; good, bad or other its yours....your work, your ideas, sometimes your problems

If everything goes well, I will have a 500-530hp car weighing 3100lbs; Intake siamesed by me, engine put together by me....and possibly an SS badge on the AZZ end

Thanks for the input everybody, still undecided

[Kevin]

i love the look of the siamesed plenum

[Blue Flame Restorations]

You're a happy man about right now. :cheers:

Why not have a custom emblem cnc'd with the same era font and style as the original ZR-1 emblem and call it the SnakeSkinnerII with a Chevy Bowtie on the left side?????
Make it look like a factory emblem like the General did it.

[BigJohn]

Yaaaaa!!!
We can do anything we want to our cars.
But if the Greenners get their way that will all end; Massachusetts tried making it illegal to run anything other than factory stock exhaust in their state.

Right now in some states if your vehicle mods are illegal in their state you can be ticketed and impounded.
Just something to think about!!!
:cheers:

[LGAFF]

MA is on another planet with most laws

[captcorvette]

Lee stirring the pot? Nah never happen. How about a new poll to determine how many folks would vote to rename Lee and call him Maytag?

How some ever the custom designed snake skinner II badge would get my vote. If anyone was keeping tabs. I would take one of the badges to put on my brag wall so I could tell folks "Hey I know that car!" ;) It is too special.

[BigJohn]

Lee stirring the pot? Nah never happen. How about a new poll to determine how many folks would vote to rename Lee and call him Maytag?

How some ever the custom designed snake skinner II badge would get my vote. If anyone was keeping tabs. I would take one of the badges to put on my brag wall so I could tell folks "Hey I know that car!" ;) It is too special.

Cool!
What other things do you have hanging on your wall???
;)

[BigJohn]

MA is on another planet with most laws

I agree most politician's are from another planet!!!
:salute:

[captcorvette]

43 years of collecting Corvette items that have caught my attention. From badges, gear shift knobs, door knobs (spare off my '54), articles, photos, bits and pieces that I have broken over the years but that have special significant memories to no one other than me, and other items branded with the Corvette logos. Spare old cam cover badges and the extra MAP cover Lee made for me.

[hihok9]

I just had the fender emblems for my 66 LT5 reproduced.... the crossed flags, and underneath changed the "427 Turbo-Jet" to read "ZR-1 LT5 4 CAM 32 Valve". Hoping that you realy have to look to notice.