Should I dump the factory ground effects? - F-Body Road Racing and Autocross Forums

I need to get the car into the body shop to repair the front/rear bumper damage from last November. It's being a pain to find bumpers which already have the effects installed on them. The last time the front bumper was repaired they bought new fascia's but they didn't install them straight - probably because the template was no longer available from GM. I plan to do a re-spray in the new imperial blue metallic, just not the jambs and engine bay, etc.

I like the look of lower clearance, but not the tacky add-on look. If it was a one piece look like Alan's front bumper I'd be alright with it... but I want the look to be seamless around the car... I don't want the botom of the wheel well at different heights fore/aft of the tire, for example. I would like the wheel wells to be wider so the tires didn't stick out when going straight.

Should I just cut my losses and remove all the Y3F parts? That's the rear 3-piece spoiler, rear fascia, 2-piece front fascia, side fascia's? Not sure if the side body moldings were part of RPO code. I'd only pursue this if I was doing a full re-paint. I haven't yet discussed this with the shop to see how much more I'd need to give them to clean this up.

JimMueller View Member Profile	Feb 21 2012, 01:03 AM Post #1
Experienced Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 1,692 Joined: 15-February 04 From: Casselberry FL Member No.: 206	I need to get the car into the body shop to repair the front/rear bumper damage from last November. It's being a pain to find bumpers which already have the effects installed on them. The last time the front bumper was repaired they bought new fascia's but they didn't install them straight - probably because the template was no longer available from GM. I plan to do a re-spray in the new imperial blue metallic, just not the jambs and engine bay, etc. I like the look of lower clearance, but not the tacky add-on look. If it was a one piece look like Alan's front bumper I'd be alright with it... but I want the look to be seamless around the car... I don't want the botom of the wheel well at different heights fore/aft of the tire, for example. I would like the wheel wells to be wider so the tires didn't stick out when going straight. Should I just cut my losses and remove all the Y3F parts? That's the rear 3-piece spoiler, rear fascia, 2-piece front fascia, side fascia's? Not sure if the side body moldings were part of RPO code. I'd only pursue this if I was doing a full re-paint. I haven't yet discussed this with the shop to see how much more I'd need to give them to clean this up.

JimMueller View Member Profile	Mar 12 2012, 06:21 PM Post #2
Experienced Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 1,692 Joined: 15-February 04 From: Casselberry FL Member No.: 206	Here's a couple of photos from 2010. I would like a little more ground clearance without raising the car, or perhaps have a dark material on the bottom which doesn't change color when it rubs on obstructions? I now have 315's in the front so it'd be nice to tuck them in a bit better. (IMG:http://i808.photobucket.com/albums/zz9/evcass69/LSFest-4.jpg) (IMG:http://i808.photobucket.com/albums/zz9/evcass69/LSFest-1.jpg) Below you see that it was installed skewed previously. The flat side of the fascia near the is supposed to be vertical instead of slanted out at the bottom. Perhaps just having an intelligent person doing the work will fix that issue. (IMG:http://i808.photobucket.com/albums/zz9/evcass69/IMG00028-20111126-0852-1.jpg) This post has been edited by JimMueller: Mar 12 2012, 06:26 PM