My buddies 2012 Camaro ZL1

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This was a fairly easy job. Not much to do other than remove rubber from the rear quarters. Couldn't get old shoe polish off the rubber window moldings either. It was a PITA. The car has some swirls in the paint. I couldn't get them out yesterday because of working in the bright 93 degree sunshine we had here in MA. By the time I finished the car was orange to me. Killing my eyes. Since the car was fairly clean to begin with there are no real before pics.
I basically foamed with IronX, IronX'd the wheels, Megs Gold car wash, blow dry, clayed, Megs #20 sealant and Sov. Liquid wax. I needed to break out my Meg's compound on the rear deck to get out some paint etching. I found more on the roof later in the day but I was running short on time. I used Chemical Guy's on the plastic trim. Meg's metal polish on the exhaust tips.
Interior just needed a vac. Car only has 9K miles and again was very clean.

























 
Nice work on the ZL1.

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Is that a Shelby Dodge Omni in front of the ZL1?
 
mrgto said:
Yup, with about 260hp. He has a drivetrain he wants to install that has about 330hp. :eek:
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Nice! I'm a sucker for a turbocharged hatchback and those things were essentially the Grand Nationals of the hot hatch world back in the day.
 
XSSIVE said:
Nice! I'm a sucker for a turbocharged hatchback and those things were essentially the Grand Nationals of the hot hatch world back in the day.
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Too bad the rest of the car was junk.
 
Nice lookin work!!

The ZL1 is such a fun car to drive. It is a fantastic total package of a car that not only goes fast in a straight line, but goes fast in turns too! Most importantly, I thought the brakes were really great too! Never once did I think the car wouldn't do what I asked of it. I had a tough time giving it back!

Always respected those GLH/GLHS back in the day. There was one that I used to see around with 50EATR for a license plate. It was a great way to upset a few Mustang guys back then. They couldn't keep up with it though!
 
mrgto said:
Too bad the rest of the car was junk.
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Just like the Grand National. :laughing: My father had an '87 T-Top GN when it was new and I vividly remember the awesomeness of that cars power but how crappy the interior was and squeaky and rattly it was. Which says a lot about just how chintzy everything other than the engine was since I was just a kid back then and even I noticed it haha. Still wish it was in the family though but it was stolen on Christmas Day back in '88 or so.
 
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