m-rod's 99 GTZ

[keith6110]

lol @ Mounting the cable to the firewall! Comon man =)

Glad you are getting it to work the right way. That put a smile on my face.

[M-Rod]

Yeah how dumb, huh? I laughed so hard that whole day when he mentioned it.

[keith6110]

lol!

For one, it's a v6. You know she kicks back and fourth in the bay when smacking the gas haha, Torque monster. Secondly, I have never heard of this before, so it's even more lol. You are too funny man.

[M-Rod]

The latest. Last nights progress.

[mko]

What are we doing here?

[greddy]

core support replacement if I remember correctly

[Isaurio]

GOOD work bro. Fixed your rom xml. check email.

[M-Rod]

Yep, core support replacement. something I neglected after my minor accident nearly 5 years ago. its always lined back "good enough" but now I want it to line up like new.

isaurio, I got the files and I'm very excited. I can't wait to get a aem uego installed so this thing can run like it should. If only winter would go away already.

[SPD_FRK]

If only winter would go away already.

Pffft...winter doesn't stop us! lol

[Isaurio]

^^^u got that right.

[beam514]

it looks kinda mean without the whole front end lol

[oakrdrs187]

Why is it that this car looks more jdm than mine even without a hood, fenders, and enitre fron end including lights and grill? Lol!!

[gtx]

Are you only running the driver side fan? How are your water temps?

[M-Rod]

I have both sides. The picture's angle is a little odd so it looks like I only have one of the fans. My temps have been right around 200* F this past summer.

[M-Rod]

Updated picture with the 3G wheel installed. Don't mind the mess. My interior has turned into a storage shed lol.


Also my side project for my friend's cobalt ss. Baked the headlights and painted the trim black.


Finished product.


These are going to make that thing look mean!

[wetamup2k3g]

These are going to make that thing look mean!

Something needs to lol I hate the way Cobalt's look. 3G wheel looks good though!

[M-Rod]

Thanks Greg! Yeah its funny looking at pics of his car from last spring when he first got it. it looked so feminine. its definitely grown balls since. I'll have to post a pic of it sometime.

[keith6110]

Thanks Greg! Yeah its funny looking at pics of his car from last spring when he first got it. it looked so feminine. its definitely grown balls since. I'll have to post a pic of it sometime.

Put it up! The cobalt is one of the few cars I actually like from gm.
Maybe post it in the "what you did to your car" section?

[M-Rod]

This one he just sent me. Here they are on the car.

[M-Rod]

So I decided to give the car some attention and get new wheels. Picked up a set of Rota Boost 17x8 +35.


Taking the Evo 8 Enkei's off I realized I really was long overdue for new rubber. Yikes!


Then comes the fail.


Based off the dimensions, I thought they would clear the Brembo's. Looks like I was wrong. I want to keep them, and 4grim suggested spacers but I'm not sure if I trust spacers. They're cheap enough at work where they could be worth trying. Any thoughts?