D. Lil's 2004 Z06 Build

[D. Lil]

The story begins with an all stock, except for an MGW short throw shifter, 2004 Z06 with 12,500 miles that I bought at the end of 2013.

First I got her lowered all the way on stock bolts, tint, shorty antenna, blacked-out rear corners and taillights.

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Next I put on Kooks 1 7/8 longtube headers, 3" Kooks Catless X-pipe with 3" B&B Bullet exhaust and a Vararam intake.

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Picked up some C6Z wheels with R888s and upgraded the interior lights with red LEDs.

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Also threw in a bluetooth pioneer head unit with a JL audio 12 and a JL amp.

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Ran over to Truestreet Motorsports here in Mckinney to get her tuned up. I was very impressed with the gains.

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[D. Lil]

Finally got tired with the terrible popping door speakers so I picked up the JL audio setup from over at Double D Mods. Highly recommend for the price. I just left the big door woofers out to save a little weight.

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Pretty self explanatory install. Definitely worth it to remove the seat!

Now my journey with flared fenders begins.

I was a little disappointed with the quality of my fenders when they showed up. Definitely did not expect this much work. Had to repair several cracks in the fiberglass. When I contacted QuickZ06 and showed him pictures I didn't get a reply.

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You can see how the screw holes are not badly clogged on the first fender but they are terrible on the one pictured below. This fender also had a crack in it.

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After lots of primer, sanding, and bondo this fender is getting close.

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[dsrtuckteezy]

sweet car, terrible pics.

[D. Lil]

18x10.5, 19x12

I sent payment 11/10/2014 and was told it would take 5-7 weeks. They showed up at my door yesterday.

Some pics of them being made. Well worth the wait.
Two piece rears, mono block fronts.

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Apparently they liked them enough to do a professional photoshoot. I don't blame them!
:rock:

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The wheels arrive! Packaged very well.

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Little imperfection in the clear coat. There are probably two or three of these spots. Being my first set of custom wheels I don't know how anal I should be with their quality. You guys be the judge. I think they came out really great and am not disappointed.

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I just threw this fender on to make sure the wheels fit ok. Looks like it'll be about perfect. Had to run to Lowe's for a dremel to do a little trimming on the fender.

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And that's where I'm at! Going to work this fender over today and then get started on the other one. Also going to check front wheel fit.
Need to order some rubber too.

I'm thinking NT-05s.

295/35/18
345/30/19

Any objections?

[Z06killinsbf]

Looks bad ass, so you're in McKinney? My neighbor has a fairly tough sounding satin black Z.

[Tremor14]

Im impressed!

[D. Lil]

Looks bad ass, so you're in McKinney? My neighbor has a fairly tough sounding satin black Z.

Thanks! Yes I am.

[d1tko]

nice

[jw33]

The NT-05 I had were not that great and I would pick the BFG Rival instead, but I don't see them listed for your size.

[KBScobravert]

Great looking car.

[Mach1]

The NT-05 I had were not that great and I would pick the BFG Rival instead, but I don't see them listed for your size.

My NT05's were good in a straight line, not so much in the corners. I was able to dead hook 450rwhp in 1st gear from a roll with 4.30 gears in a 2900lb car on a 285 NT05

[silverranger]

nice

[UserX]

Those wheels are badass!

[Cooter]

car is fucking nice, man

[snacksnack]

Love it!

How much do those fenders run?

[Sleeper]

Those wheels are badass!

car is fucking nice, man

This thing is going to be bad ass. Nice work so far.

[D. Lil]

Thanks gents.

Fenders were $600 I believe. I have run into a serious fitment issue. I spoke to the vendor, who is speaking to the manufacturer, who will hopefully be sending me a new set asap.

From what I have seen out of the three reputable flared fender vendors this seems to happen occasionally and they are usually good about making things right.

We will see.

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[DON SVO]

Nice mods and a clean car. Flared fenders are almost always a gamble, I hope they get you sorted out quick.

[ELVIS]

you sir are a man among men when it comes to wheel choice. i cant wait to see this thing together!

god bless.

[D. Lil]

Thanks fellas. Y'all are making me feel a little better about my color selection. A few people have given me a crazy-ass look when I mention gold wheels, but I know this vision in my head looks good!

I sent the manufacturer pictures of this Mclaren when they asked what color I wanted.

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[Baron Von Crowder]

I will say I wouldn't have picked them myself, but I think that on an all black car it's going to be a kick-ass look.

[46Tbird]

Thanks fellas. Y'all are making me feel a little better about my color selection. A few people have given me a crazy-ass look when I mention gold wheels, but I know this vision in my head looks good!

I sent the manufacturer pictures of this black Trans Am when they asked what color I wanted.

http://image.highperformancepontiac.com/f/9142990/hppp_0712_03_z%2Bsmokey_and_the_bandit_interview%2 Bsmokey.jpg

ftfy

[samuel642000]

Beautiful car, one of my favorite body styles. I've always thought gold wheels look great on a black car or pearl white.

There will be a gold set on my truck when the progress is more progressive.

[Z06killinsbf]

Gold wheels ftw

[D. Lil]

NT-05s came last night. Going to go get them mounted first thing tomorrow.

Super excited to see them on the vette when it is on the ground.

Pics coming tomorrow.

[jw33]

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[bird_dog0347]

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lol

[D. Lil]

Well I take them to a specialty shop in Mckinney who told they could get them mounted Friday, they refer me to someone down the road, and he refers me to a guy in Plano. They are supposed to be done by noon today. Then pics!

Started test fitting the new carbon fiber fenders yesterday too.

[D. Lil]

I am sprung.

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[BMCSean]

Need more and better pics!

[D. Lil]

I know! I just hate how terrible the vette looks all taped up.

[D. Lil]

Dirty as hell.

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and I suck at taking pictures.

[D. Lil]

Going to black out that front turn signal too. Then it'll look more betta

[BMCSean]

Damn! Those rears are massive!!!

[Mach1]

damn, looking badass!

[bird_dog0347]

<--- Jelly...

[D. Lil]

Damn! Those rears are massive!!!

345s :biggthumpup:

[CWO]

The finish on those wheels is perfect. Nice work, it looks great.

[jammeejamm]

gold wheels are the business man.

looks awesome.

[CJ]

maybe I missed it, by why do fenders and not mini tub it? Takes half a day and about $50.

[D. Lil]

maybe I missed it, by why do fenders and not mini tub it? Takes half a day and about $50.

Because flared fenders look sick :196:

[CJ]

okay, no sweat, haha :)

[D. Lil]

Pretty much done with this first side. Haven't been able to work on it much this past week but I've been taking it slow. First time doing body work like this. The corner you see sticking out wasn't screwed in when i took the pic!

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Since the weather has been shitty I wouldn't been driving it anyways but it's coming along

[CJ]

How much weight did that save over the factory panel?

[D. Lil]

How much weight did that save over the factory panel?

If they are lighter its negligible. I'm willing to bet they are mainly fiberglass with a couple layers carbon fiber matting on top. When the first set was terrible quality I chose to upgrade to these (which they said are much better quality) for a small fee. They definitely are better quality.

[D. Lil]

Couple quick pics last night. As much as we need it I'm ready for this rain to stop.

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[dee]

Looks great. I really like the gold and black.

[Z06killinsbf]

Looks bad ass

[samuel642000]

Damn...

[HarrisonTX]

I cant get over how killer those gold wheels are

[sosoe]

Dude, That looks sick!!

I'm jelly!!!

[Z06killinsbf]

Dude you just passed me on 121, sounds amazing and looks good.

[D. Lil]

Thanks man. That was the first time I got to take her out in almost two months! Felt good to get her cleaned up. I was planning on taking it to the painter Thursday but got the call to deploy to the Ukraine. They gave me a cool 24 hours notice. Lol.

[Craizie]

Thanks man. That was the first time I got to take her out in almost two months! Felt good to get her cleaned up. I was planning on taking it to the painter Thursday but got the call to deploy to the Ukraine. They gave me a cool 24 hours notice. Lol.

Watch your cornhole peterman.

[D. Lil]

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Finally back from the Ukraine. Going to the body shop next week for fine tuning and paint!

[NoClassic]

Is that the final ride height?

[D. Lil]

It is for now until I get coilovers. Any lower would really be hard to get around though.

[VaderTT]

Lower is all it needs.

[ELVIS]

any more updates??? that car is sick.

god bless.

[Z06killinsbf]

I know it's at Complete Customs getting something done but I won't say anything.

[D. Lil]

I've been trying to find the time to get some proper pictures. Hopefully this week.

Took her up to complete customs to have it fine tuned and painted and after rolling with the fenders unpainted for several weeks and having zero issues the first weekend I drive it I must have hit a good dip in the road enough to rub the inside lip of the driver side fender and it jacked the fender up a bit. Nothing visible from the outside but I'm going to have to take it back to get fixed.

[NoClassic]

That sucks that even at that ride height its rubbing. Maybe they can remove some material from the inner fender lips to keep that from happening in the future.

[Baba Ganoush]

I like it at that height, looks fine. Actually it looks killer.

Those damn cars are too damn low stock IMO. Sure it looks great low, but that's it. Sucks to be that low around here.

[D. Lil]

Yeah, I meant to tell them to shave the inner lip. It is a good two inches and it only shows to be rubbing on the inner-most half inch.

The plan is to shave the lip and see if I have any problems and then take it back to get touched up. I definitely would like to lower it just a touch when I get some coilovers on.

[NoClassic]

Yeah, I meant to tell them to shave the inner lip. It is a good two inches and it only shows to be rubbing on the inner-most half inch.

The plan is to shave the lip and see if I have any problems and then take it back to get touched up. I definitely would like to lower it just a touch when I get some coilovers on.

Is there an easy way to disconnect the leaf spring to test for clearance at full compression? It may not be a bad idea to do that after trimming but before paint.

[D. Lil]

Is there an easy way to disconnect the leaf spring to test for clearance at full compression? It may not be a bad idea to do that after trimming but before paint.

Yeah, I've thought about it. It is just one single bolt in the leaf spring. It SHOULD be pretty simple.

[HarrisonTX]

Rad dude

[KBScobravert]

Looks badass

[jw33]

You fucking nailed it to the 25th power.

[BradM]

Man, I'm sitting here with my mouth wide open. I love it.

[Z06killinsbf]

I love it, soo clean and mean

[Scott Mc]

I usually don't like Vettes but yours is kick ass! Kudos sir!

[D. Lil]

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[Baron Von Crowder]

Those wheels really pop on the black car, I wasnt on board with them, but I was wrong.

[D. Lil]

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[D. Lil]

Thanks guys! I've got a nice flyby video but it plays choppy as hell on photobucket.

[Strychnine]

Those tunnel pics are badass. You definitely killed it.

[BMCSean]

Beautiful car, and great pics!

[D. Lil]

My buddy Nick shot them. He is pretty legit. You can check out his instagram at arewegoingtododies and if you want to see the flyby video check my insta out at dblilley

[BMCSean]

Following you both now

[HarrisonTX]

My buddy Nick shot them. He is pretty legit. You can check out his instagram at arewegoingtododies and if you want to see the flyby video check my insta out at dblilley

On it

[Z06killinsbf]

I know Nick, sorta. He used to live down from me a little bit when he had the silver VW and stayed with Ross.

[D. Lil]

I know Nick, sorta. He used to live down from me a little bit when he had the silver VW and stayed with Ross.

Oh, nice! He and I served in the Marines together.