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Old 07-13-2004, 06:04 PM
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just got done redoing camaro

well a few months back my tranny took a **** so i decided to redo the bodywork and repaint the entire car........i stripped the entire thing to bare metal then epoxy primed the whole thing and then primed and blocked about 6 times then shot sealer and then finially i painted it Crimson red and put some blue pearl in the clear and hosed on about 4 coats on the car then color sanded the **** out of it and buffed it......it still needs a lil more buffing and i need to get all the emblems back on it but the car looks 100 times better than it ever has........I will try to get pics up tonight i want to get some sun set pics of it out at the lake here in town now on to 4th gen interior and abuilt motor. Oh and by the way i rebuilt the tranny and it runs better than it has since i've had it for 2 yrs
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well here are some pictures of before
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Old 07-13-2004, 08:32 PM
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Old 07-13-2004, 08:34 PM
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sry for the pic quality i didn't get around fast enough to get good pics......there is a lot of pearl in the clear but you can't realy see it
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Looks sweet man. Don't just love blocking primer.U can see that blue alittle in the gfx. Would it work if u but a black base with blue pearl?
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i'm not really sure how blue pearl would work w/ black base........u ight not be able to see it but then again u might.........have a paint shop mix up like 4 or 8 oz of the color u want.........thats what i did and they iddn't charge me for it and just play around w/ it and get what you like
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Car: candy blue 85 z28
Engine: 305 tpi LB9
Transmission: 700r4 crazy beefed up one
Axle/Gears: ones with teeth
came out nice..... you spray it yourself?

i would suggest a diffrent lower grill like the flog light grill thats says camaro. just my prefrence. and maybe paint the light buckets black to break up the front a little.

like the rims they show very good with that color.

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yes i did spray it myself.................didn't turn out too bad for the second car i've ever sprayed.........i'm 17 and took the car from a pile of **** to what it is now and i'm very happy w/ it now.....i do want to get the fog light grill and possibly some chrom wheels.......not sure what i want yet though and i did think about the headlight pockets too but i'm not sure if i like that or not
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I love the logic of people on this board, its so unique, LOL

"My trans took a ****, so I recided to repaint the car"

On no other board on the WWW would you hear that, LOL


(Not bashing, just an observation)
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Originally posted by Air_Adam
I love the logic of people on this board, its so unique, LOL

"My trans took a ****, so I recided to repaint the car"

On no other board on the WWW would you hear that, LOL


(Not bashing, just an observation)
So how's the trans?
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what kind of hood louver are those??? they are sweet!
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what kind of hood louver are those??? they are sweet!
Those are the 91-92 Z-28 hood blisters.
Old 07-14-2004, 01:47 PM
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well i figured while the car was down and out and everyone figured it was just mechanical that i would spend the time and do all the body work correctly and make it the best i can...........and the tranny is doing great......feels stronger than ever
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Looks great dude! Keep us informed!
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Looks good from the photos. The pearl adds something, I'm sure it really stands out in the light...

Would it work if u but a black base with blue pearl?
Black would show much more than red. and looks very sharp
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How much did this cost you all together?

looks beautiful, i agree some chrome rims would look great with that paint job.

wanna do mine?

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the car looks very nice.. i especially like the color you used on the wheels and how you painted the spokes and left the lip/ center thingy
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Originally posted by Air_Adam
I love the logic of people on this board, its so unique, LOL

"My trans took a ****, so I recided to repaint the car"

On no other board on the WWW would you hear that, LOL


(Not bashing, just an observation)
i gotta laugh, my trans is sitting on the ground outside the garage while i'm painting mine too. i got a rebuilt coming from N.C.
my trans was bad when i bought the car so i have done alot without every really driving the car.

Jeff
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cost total was around 800 bucks in paint and materials and the tranny....parts were around 500 bucks...............i do plan on some chrome wheels but i'm not sure which ones i want yet.......i just got the motor chromed and will have pics up asap but i have no idea what wheels i want.....i like the tt2 but everyone has them and i dont want them b/c of that....plus one of my best friends has them on a 4th gen firebird.........suggestions on wheels please
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