Hey Guys, I just picked up my 2003 SS about a month and a half ago (80k miles). Performance wise it has a K&N Intake and Borla Exhaust dummped under the cab. The first thing it got was a new 4l65e with stage 2 shift kit, pinless accumulator, billet 2nd and 4th servo and a monster sunshell. Also dropped in a 2800 Stall. Next on the drivetrain list is a B&M Hammer Console shifter .(mostly for show)

The truck was almost bone stock when I got her except exhaust and intake, I got some drop shackles in the rear and turned down the keys a few turns up front. Waiting on spindles from a friend and rear hangers (hes going back to stock height). I murdered out my wheels grills and all my badges as well as smoked my tail and 3rd brake lights. Aside from that installed 2 JL W3s under the backseat and installed a Pioneer AppRadio DA-02 as well as hard mounted an iPhone for streaming pandora, iHeartRadio, etc.

This past weekend I went off to the scrap yard and tracked down some hood hinges off a late 80s Buick Park Avenue. If you guys know the car you know where I'm going with this. 4 Hours later I had a suicide hood. Lucky I'm a design engineer and am going to take all my hinges in to work and draw up some new ones specifically for the SS that way the hinges look super clean. Ill have them cut out of 16ga on the laser and bend em up in the press. As for now I got everything mocked up and mounted and working just fine! Best $16 I've spent so far!, I plan on designing the new hinges to work with a gas strut instead of the springs that the current hinges use. that allows me more clearance by the fuse box and expansion tank.

Aside from that I installed some Camaro 45th style hood stripes.

To Do:
Long Tubes,
Texas Speed 224 Cam
Zippy/Blackbear Tune.

Next Winters Options:
408?
Turbo?
Supercharger?
Nitrous?

When she came home-


Drop and Blackout (headlights have been buffed since this)


Hood Closed:


Hood Popped:


Hood Tilted:


Full Shot:

 

Nice buy! Is it easy to take the hood off of the truck with that kit on it? I'm under my hood constantly working and I can't even imagine having to work from the side.

 

two bolts on each side to undo the hinges. the left and right hinge are connected by a crossmember so removal wouldnt be too hard. theres a ton of access from the sides so the basic stuff is still easily accessible.

 

Congrats on the buy. Looks pretty good. Keep us posted on the progress.