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You're gonna love it when its painted, nice addition.

Looks great. Gotta love the wide body on the 'vettes!:thumbsup:

LOL...........You will be doing the Power Tour again next year.......and you know it............LOL

Ken

OMG - an update!

Finally took the time to install the rear splash guards - figured I'd get them on before I go my next road trip up to TN for the RTTH event this upcoming weekend.

Pics:
http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/n...e/IMAG1127.jpg
http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/n...e/IMAG1129.jpg

I went to the 7th Annual Run thru the Hills event and had an absolute blast.

I can't wait to go next year.

We showed up Friday about 45 mins before the cruise to Tail of the Dragon was going to leave from the hotel - luckily they let us check in early and we where able to empty the Vette out with all the crap we had packed.

The Tail of the Dragon was fun - but the rain/fog was absolute crap on the Foothills parkway over to the US 129 - we noticed a few people turned back, but we got over there and the weather cleared up.

Fri night we went to bills shop - and had some apple pie and some Canadian molson - good times all around.

Payton's Camaro was up on the lift - the torque arm slid back into the Axle - something like that and various people spent a good chunk of the night working on it and got it fixed.

Saturday was the Autocross - having to much adult beverages above led to someone feeling like crap - oh well - we got up in time and got to the Autox.

I worked and ran in the first group on Saturday - we got 6 runs in with the first group, then we had to get back to Charlotte because my friend had to get to work. I have no idea what my times where - I'll look in the RTTH thread for those later.

Now for the multimedia portion of this post:

Vids from the Autox:

Dash cam from my cell phone - mount is a POS - need to work on that - and the vid setting was on 480 instead of HD - damnit!

Go Pro vids - At least I've found a good video 'trimmer' and shorted the 40 min vid that I shot.

Well - not a Vette updated - but a G8 update!

I ordered these Tuesday before I left for RTTH's - I was worried they'd get delivered over the weekend and that I wouldn't be home.

Luckily they arrived today - and the UPS guy actually read my sign to not leave them on the front door!

I know your not supposed to mod the DD - but after getting dark wheels on the Vette - and finding one hell of a deal on these - I couldn't help myself.

Specs:

2011 CTS-V Satin Graphite wheels
19x9 front
19x9.5 rear (sedan) - the coupe uses a 19x10 out back.

I plan on using BF Goodrich KDW2's on these - I already have a set of 285 35 19 that I had mounted on the Vette. I will be ordering fronts through the BF Goodrich representatives that I talked to at RTTH's - hopefully I get a great deal with them.

Pics:
http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/n...T/IMAG1216.jpg
http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/n...T/IMAG1218.jpg

Those wheels should look killer on the G8. We need pics when you get them mounted.

The Vette is coming along real well. Its nice to see someone driving the living heck out of a 05 Vette. The wide body kit and wheels look great on there. And congrats on the trophy. :thumbsup:

Thanks guys - I don't really have a time frame on the tires for the CTS-V wheels..

Its going to get cold here in a month or so and KDW's don't like anything < 40* outside.

I might be selling my stock C6 wheels that came with the car - they've been sitting in boxes for 2 years - and well I don't plan on putt the stock fenders back on, ever...

I was saving them for a Nova project but I'm not sure a 19x10 Corvette will fit in the back of a 68-72 Nova even minitubed.

I am in the middle of traveling for the next 4 weeks - I'll look at my finances then and decide on tires.

G8 update...

I finally got the time to order the tires and put them on - went with 285 35 19's in the rear and 245 40 19's in the front - tiires are BF Goodrich KDW's.

Since these are summer tires - the wheels will be coming off in the next few weeks - not that it gets that cold in the Carolinas - but it does drop in Dec/January.

Centercaps are off an 04-05 Pontiac Bonneville GXP - I think I am going to pain them SEM trim black - just not sure at this point.

Now for the pics:

http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/n...T/IMAG1499.jpg
http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/n...T/IMAG1492.jpg
http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/n...T/IMAG1489.jpg
http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/n...T/IMAG1502.jpg