It's called HAULNSS. Why? Because it's an SS that HAULS! Or, is it just HAULIN' A**?! Anyway, if it ever passes you on the highway, you'll figure it out...in a hurry! I've had this car since I turned 16, and yes, it was my first car. As it sits now, it's got about 150,000+ miles on it and you don't get that from ridin' around to shows on a trailer! It's been shown in Arizona, California, Texas, Indiana, and here in Michigan and has driven every mile of it to and from. I've done pretty well with it at a lot of decent sized shows. It won it's class at Super Chevy Shows for 3 years and was featured on ESPN-2's coverage of the 1998 Martin Michigan show. It won BEST EL CAMINO sponsored by the ORIGINAL PARTS GROUP at the '99 event, and I was lucky enough to place second with it at the 14th annual Chevy Madness Show at Six Flags in So. Cal. in a much less customized form. It was shown in the Reader's Rides section of Sport Truck Magazine in '95. To date it has won about 25 first place awards, 8 seconds, 3 thirds, one best interior, one best engine, and two best paint's. It's gone through many changes over the past years and all have been performed by myself with some help from a few good friends. Most of the changes have been for the better I hope. It's been a long term project and has taken a long while to get it to where it's at today. It's not perfect...far from it if you ask me. There's always something that needs to be done, or re-done in a lot of cases because you're never finished! But, it's definitely one-of-a-kind! So ENJOY! And if there is anything else you'd like to know, feel free to E-MAIL me!
EXTERIOR MODIFICATIONS:
-MOLDED COWL INDUCTION HOOD SCOOP
-SHAVED HOOD ORNAMENT, EMBLEMS, TRIM, ANTENNA, and MARKER LIGHTS
-HAND-CRAFTED BILLET GRILLE INSERT
-'87 CELEBRITY COMPOSITE HEADLAMPS W/ APC HYPERBLUE BULBS
-CREATIVE AUTOMOTIVE IROC-SS FIBERGLASS AIRDAM with FRENCHED ROADBOY ION-PROJECTOR DRIVING LAMPS
-SIDE-ACCESS TAILGATE
-FIBERGLASS ROLL PAN
-CUSTOM-MADE SLOTTED BILLET TAILLIGHT COVERS-HARD TONNEAU COVER with REAR WINDOW ILLUMINATION LAMPS
-BILLET SPECIALTIES BOWTIE PLATE FRAME-TONNEAU MOUNTED '85 TRANS-AM WING
-UNDER CAR NEON KIT and PLATE FRAME-APC FRONT & REAR STROBES
-PPG DELTRON 2000 LIGHT MAPLE METALLIC, ULTRA-BRIGHT SILVER, LOW-STRENGTH BLACK AIRBRUSHING, and PPG CONCEPT DCU 2055 CLEAR with HOUSE OF KOLOR CARDINAL RED STRIPING by THE OWNER
DRIVETRAIN MODIFICATIONS:
-G.M. PERFORMANCE PARTS ZZ-3 H.O. 350 rated at 345 H.P. and 387 LB./FT.
-TCI STREETFIGHTER TH-350 TRANSMISSION with a TCI SATURDAY NIGHT SPECIAL TORQUE CONVERTOR
-HOLLEY STREET AVENGER 670 C.F.M. CARBURETOR and FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR
-DYNOMAX CERAMIC COATED HEADERS flowing through 2.5" ALUMINIZED TUBING, FLOWMASTER 3-CHAMBER MUFFLERS, and CHROMED TIPS TERMINATING IN FRONT OF THE REAR AXLE
-GM 3.73:1 LIMITED SLIP REAR END
SUSPENSION MODIFICATIONS:
-BELL TECH 2" DROPPED SPINDLES-FIRESTONE 255C 2500# AIRBAGS FRONT & REAR
-12 GALLON AIR TANK, (2) EASY STREET/VIAIR 150 PSI COMPRESSORS; CONVERTED FACTORY A/C COMPRESSOR TO AIR COMPRESSOR, 3/8" NYLON D.O.T. TUBING, 12 VDC ELECTRIC SOLENOID FAST VALVES, REMOTE PANCAKE FUNCTION
-FRONT AND REAR SWAY BARS with ENERGY SUSPENSION URETHANE BUSHINGS
-RANCHO GT FRONT & REAR SHOCKS
-BF GOODRICH COMP-TA ZR RADIALS: 225/45/ZR17 FRONT; 255/40/ZR17 REAR
-EAGLE ALLOYS 203 BILLET ALUMINUM WHEELS: 17x7 FRONT; 17x8 REAR
-BOWTIE VALVE CAPS
INTERIOR MODIFICATIONS:
-CYBERDYNE DIGITAL GAUGES installed in custom billet aluminum bezel
-CUSTOM PAINTED GRANT GT STEERING WHEEL with BILLET ALUMINUM ADAPTER and BOWTIE HORN BUTTON-CUSTOM PAINTED '87 MONTE CARLO SS DASH PANELS
-B&M MEGASHIFTER with SHORT-STICK and HAMMER T-HANDLE with hand-painted shifter position indicator-RECARO LSB BUCKET SEATS with POWER RECLINE-HP RACING CHROME AND RED PEDAL COVERS
-BILLET SPECIALTIES ALUMINUM CRUISE CONTROL STALK COVER
-Hand-made CENTER CONSOLE with ARM-REST, storage compartment, custom BILLET aluminum switch panel, and hand-painted heater controls-Lots of CRANBERRY TWEED and BURGUNDY VINYL
-GIANT 1" RAISED TWEED BOWTIE HEADLINER
-CUSTOM SPEAKER PODS & PAINTED DOOR PANELS
-VPA POWER WINDOW KIT-'97 MONTE CARLO REAR VIEW MIRROR WITH MAP LIGHTS
-290 WATT ALPINE, AMPLE, BBE, BLAUPUNKT, and PIONEER SOUNDSYSTEM
ALL MODIFICATIONS TO VEHICLE PERFORMED BY THE OWNER......WITH A LOT OF HELP FROM A FEW GOOD FRIENDS!!!