Getting my IROC-Z back!
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Getting my IROC-Z back!
Hey, I just got off the phone with Lee Pappas Body shop. They have completed the work on my car. I am so excited. Getting her back this weekend.
If you don't recall, my car got run over by a truck in July. Since then I did alot of prep work myself and I bought all my parts, hood, fenders, front clip etc.
I put off taking her to the shop for awhile, cuase of money and I was building the new engine and beefing up other parts of the car.
Well I dunno what I should do, drive the car multi-colored and keep building my engine so it will be ready this spring, or should I go ahead and get her all purdy and worry about putting my motor in the fall.
What do ya think? I''ll take some photos when I get her back this weekend.
If you don't recall, my car got run over by a truck in July. Since then I did alot of prep work myself and I bought all my parts, hood, fenders, front clip etc.
I put off taking her to the shop for awhile, cuase of money and I was building the new engine and beefing up other parts of the car.
Well I dunno what I should do, drive the car multi-colored and keep building my engine so it will be ready this spring, or should I go ahead and get her all purdy and worry about putting my motor in the fall.
What do ya think? I''ll take some photos when I get her back this weekend.
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Glad to hear you are getting it back. I say if ya got a decent motor in there now get her painted and wait for the motor. Just my 2 cents
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Get the paint done first.
I think its better to drive a good looking car than
having a lot of horsepower in a ****ty car.
Anyway i hope the result is good.
I think its better to drive a good looking car than
having a lot of horsepower in a ****ty car.
Anyway i hope the result is good.
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Do both, I would love to spend 6 months building a killer motor and making the body look bad azz and then paint the engine bay and drop the motor in next and fix any kinks with it then paint.
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Originally posted by 85SportCoupeto89RS
Do both, I would love to spend 6 months building a killer motor and making the body look bad azz and then paint the engine bay and drop the motor in next and fix any kinks with it then paint.
Do both, I would love to spend 6 months building a killer motor and making the body look bad azz and then paint the engine bay and drop the motor in next and fix any kinks with it then paint.
I am getting the car painted Candy Apple Blue with Silver Metallic Flake and having the IROC-Z Graphics and Stripes, stenicaled on the car underneath the clear coat with ghost flames trailing the IROC-Z lettering.
Whaca think about that idea!
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Originally posted by pennylessz28
Well when I get her back it will be a month or so before I paint her. I want to shave the molding on the doors, shave the antena, and the door handels, and smooth a few things out.
I am getting the car painted Candy Apple Blue with Silver Metallic Flake and having the IROC-Z Graphics and Stripes, stenicaled on the car underneath the clear coat with ghost flames trailing the IROC-Z lettering.
Whaca think about that idea!
Well when I get her back it will be a month or so before I paint her. I want to shave the molding on the doors, shave the antena, and the door handels, and smooth a few things out.
I am getting the car painted Candy Apple Blue with Silver Metallic Flake and having the IROC-Z Graphics and Stripes, stenicaled on the car underneath the clear coat with ghost flames trailing the IROC-Z lettering.
Whaca think about that idea!
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Originally posted by pennylessz28
I am getting the car painted Candy Apple Blue with Silver Metallic Flake and having the IROC-Z Graphics and Stripes, stenicaled on the car underneath the clear coat with ghost flames trailing the IROC-Z lettering.
Whaca think about that idea!
I am getting the car painted Candy Apple Blue with Silver Metallic Flake and having the IROC-Z Graphics and Stripes, stenicaled on the car underneath the clear coat with ghost flames trailing the IROC-Z lettering.
Whaca think about that idea!
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Originally posted by IROC57TPI
I thought about doing something similar when I got mine painted last year but after looking around at other peoples cars I discovered that either too many people had done what I wanted to do, or their cars didn't turn out as they had envisioned. I seen quite a few botched jobs and wouldn't even attempt to do it unless I was skilled enough to do it myself.
I thought about doing something similar when I got mine painted last year but after looking around at other peoples cars I discovered that either too many people had done what I wanted to do, or their cars didn't turn out as they had envisioned. I seen quite a few botched jobs and wouldn't even attempt to do it unless I was skilled enough to do it myself.
Its gonna be pricey to at 3500 dollars
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Actually I have someone else doing all prep work, this guy is pulling off the front clip, hood and fenders to paint them since the car was smashed, and he is gonna paint the core support.
plus jams and etc.
plus jams and etc.
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Stop putting money into your Cavalier (if you still have that) and beef up your motor and paint it at the same time
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Stop putting money into your Cavalier (if you still have that) and beef up your motor and paint it at the same time
Stop putting money into your Cavalier (if you still have that) and beef up your motor and paint it at the same time
I still have it. I'm in the middle of moving this month, just shelled out a 1400 deposit for my new house. Now I gotta go to the bodyshop on Friday afternoon to pick up my car and shell out 950$ big ones. Ouchie.
Oh well. I'll have my new motor and paint and eat my cake too hehe
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hey man i know how you feel, its driving you nuts waiting for your car isnt it? i gotta wait one more week then my baby comes home! oh btw, your paint idea sounds awesome, hope it works out for ya
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to "shave" the molding on the door all you have to do is pull it off. Don't just yank it off do it slowing but you get the idea, clean off the glue crap left behind and prep the area.
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just an idea, but you might want to do the motor during the paint, think of how much more relaxing the motor install would be knowing that you dont have to worry about scratching the paint. also think about how pissed you would be if you did scratch the brand new paint. good luck with it all!!
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