'73 names
 

Jason,

Care to chime in on some ideas for names? I respect your opinion since it was your creation! My original thought after driving the car for the first time is "BAMF" which is an acronym for Bad Ass................
Since my wife just gave birth to our baby girl, I feel it's a bit too outside the realm of decency, but very befitting of the car nontheless.
Any ideas or comments???

-MaTT :cheers:

second gen front end
 

Were making a one piece front end that will look like an RS, but use the standard grill for weight savings. The whole thing should save a ton of weight and eliminate the seams as well. We will then follow up with a custom air dam.
We won't use a standard style cowl induction look for the top of the hood because it just doesn't look right with the curves of the body, so we are going to create something different to bulge the hood a bit without it looking out of place.

MaTT
ANVil

A stinger hood for the first gen would be cool. :yes:

Hey Matt,

Watch out for the repro deck lids if you're using them for a mold, they can be slightly narrower (width) than original. BTW, any thoughts on a cosmetic tailpan piece, one that would attach over the original to fill out the tail light area in CF?

Great looking products. I will consider them when I get further along on my 69-

Ron

I like your suggestion of "Ace of Spades". Especially since your other car carries the same theme. I always liked "silver bullet" but thought it was to over used and not very original. I also like "silverback", like the gorilla.

I can't believe I didn't see this before. I will also be an early adopter of any RS 2nd gen parts you decide to manufacture. I can't wait to see the final versions, and at the prices you listed for your 1st gen parts I'm really frothing at the mouth!

so you wont just be making the header panel for the rs... imo i dont care for the big and flush standard grill. and for my plans i cant just have the hood only since plan to leave the cf showing as the stripe.

Deck lids and tail panel
 

Ron,

Yeah, I know about the repro deck lids. We totally reworked a deck lid to make sure it fit and the gaps were right before making a mold. The Spoiler will be flush fitting.
Not sure what yo have in mind for the tail panel. Do you mean an overlay of carbon fiber or something else? How would it adhere?

-MaTT
ANVil

RS header
 

AJ,

The concept for our carbon fiber parts is to reduce weight while looking good. There is so much weight on the front of an RS, that I figured it would be a huge weight savings if the whole things were replaced. I understand where you're coming from with the stripes, but there are still all the seam lines which would be great to eliminate.
Anybody else care to chime in?

MaTT
ANVil

names
 

Jason,

You know, Silver Bullet immediately came to mind and I thought the same thing, there already is a '70 Camaro named Silver Bullet made by Classic Chevy 5-speed. Saw it in Super Chevy. Silverback isn't bad because the car kind of hunches over like a gorilla. The "Double Black Diamond" name actually came from the ski/snowboard runs that require the most skill and agility to navigate. One has to be able to maneuver very well to go down these slopes, kind of like a street track. A car has to be very maneuverable to go fast on the twisties. But, now that you mention it, diamonds and spades go together like Vegas and SEMA!