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Old Sep 15, 2003 | 07:47 PM
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finally finished my car what do u guys think

Well its been 2 almost 2 years since i bought my car and it looked like absolute crap when i got it but is come a long way and looks alot better. When i first got it it had alot of dents in it and on really big one on the driver side door that u can kinda see in the picture. I did all the body work my self and the prep work but since i didnt have much money i had it painted at maco i got the middle option from them. The pictures of it new are taken 6 months after i had it painted it and it still looks like its brand new so they definitly did a good job pluss they gave me a second cout of paint for free. I alos did some body mods to it. it is origonaly an 87 z28 but i put all 92 z28 body parts on it and i shaved the antena off to give it a meaner look. so tell me what u gys think of it

the first pic is before i did anything to it.
http://www.cardomain.com/member_page...page_id=422645
thats the link for more pictures of my car cheack it out
Attached Thumbnails finally finished my car what do u guys think-09-15-2003-10  

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Old Sep 15, 2003 | 07:50 PM
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this in the middle when i was doing body work
Attached Thumbnails finally finished my car what do u guys think-09-15-2003-10  

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Old Sep 15, 2003 | 07:51 PM
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this it all primered up

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Old Sep 15, 2003 | 07:52 PM
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this it all painted and if u guys want more pictures i will but them on a web site and post the link
Attached Thumbnails finally finished my car what do u guys think-09-15-2003-09  

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Old Sep 15, 2003 | 08:53 PM
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having problem seeing those pics. maybe .bmp's arent supported?
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Old Sep 15, 2003 | 09:23 PM
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Well, they're not even .bmps...thats part of the problem. I downloaded one to my PC, its of an unrecognized file type.

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Old Sep 15, 2003 | 09:48 PM
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They're in fact BMPs but they're missing the file extension. So if you download them just rename them and add .bmp at the end and you should see them just fine
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Old Sep 15, 2003 | 09:52 PM
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can u see the pictures now?
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Old Sep 15, 2003 | 10:31 PM
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very nice job.
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Old Sep 15, 2003 | 10:40 PM
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that car looks AmAzInG i love seeing our cars in mint shape. Post a link up id love to see some more pics. Btw what rims are on your car they look super nice (hint hint lets get some better pics of the rims )
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Old Sep 15, 2003 | 11:41 PM
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holy $h%# that's hot!! More pics!!
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Old Sep 16, 2003 | 12:19 AM
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Quite an impressive turnaround. It does look good
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Old Sep 16, 2003 | 08:57 AM
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wow! that is one nice ride now buddy.........keep up the good work, The rims look great on it.
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Old Sep 16, 2003 | 10:24 AM
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Very pretty. nice work too.
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Old Sep 16, 2003 | 10:59 AM
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EXCELLENT EXCELLENT EXCELLENT EXCELLENT EXCELLENT EXCELLENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! very nice work guy. U sound like me, except you made the changes to make your car beautiful and im still waiting for the bux to trickle in (IM 17 and i have an 84 Trans Am).

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Old Sep 16, 2003 | 03:41 PM
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Superb transition! Going solid black was a nice move, and it looks to be a nice paint job. Congrats on a jop well done.
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Old Sep 16, 2003 | 03:46 PM
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Very nice work man. Maybe we could meet up sometime and i can check it out in person! That neighborhood looks familiar to me. And i think i have seen you driving around too. Keep up the good work. later-Bryan
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Old Sep 16, 2003 | 05:09 PM
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yeah im only 18 well i just turned it i did all this when i was 17 it actually didnt coust much i got all the body parts used of ebay and the clasifieds on this web site for really cheap and today or tomorw ill have the rest of the pics on a web site and yeah the guy from jackson u probably have seen me around there arent many if at all black 92 z 28 around us lol right now im at rowan university but when im back id like to see ur car 2
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Old Sep 16, 2003 | 06:05 PM
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You did a really nice job. It looks sweet, except for the spoiler. IMHO you should have left the stock one on there.
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Old Sep 16, 2003 | 06:30 PM
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very nice job
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Old Sep 16, 2003 | 09:49 PM
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you never answered my question. What rims are you using and how big are they? they look awesome we definitly need more pics of the whole car setup a link or something.

EDIT: is the spoiler off of a 91-92 or is it aftermarket?
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Old Sep 16, 2003 | 11:37 PM
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looks real good
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Old Sep 16, 2003 | 11:56 PM
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Originally posted by 19doug90
you never answered my question. What rims are you using and how big are they? they look awesome we definitly need more pics of the whole car setup a link or something.

EDIT: is the spoiler off of a 91-92 or is it aftermarket?
the rims look like weld prostars
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Old Sep 17, 2003 | 12:19 AM
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looks great man, good save! alot of people just let these cars go downhill and treat'em like crap....I love to see people saving these great cars
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Old Sep 17, 2003 | 12:25 AM
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thats nice, very nice !
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Old Sep 17, 2003 | 12:54 AM
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sweet job man... an inspiration...
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Old Sep 17, 2003 | 01:25 AM
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FYI, those are NOT PROSTARS. the look like convo pros, but they are not those either. i am assuming they are the American Racing Wheels version of those two.
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Old Sep 17, 2003 | 11:19 AM
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yeah there american racing rims the rear wheels are 15X8 and the fronts are 15X7 and the spoiler i belve is aftermarket thats what the guy said when i bought it off of him nd plus it wasnt painted at all nd i belve it was fiberglass but im not pisitive look latter on today like around 9 i should have a link of the rest of my pictures hers one more for now though

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Old Sep 17, 2003 | 11:21 AM
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sry i forgot the model number they are american racing rims AR-23
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Old Sep 17, 2003 | 07:17 PM
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Much better, looks kick ***. I never did like the 2 toned look.
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Old Sep 17, 2003 | 09:56 PM
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http://www.cardomain.com/member_page...page_id=422645

go there i have more pictures of before and after of my car
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Old Sep 18, 2003 | 09:25 AM
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hey it looks really nice where did u do all the work at? my car needs a new paint job and it has some pretty nice dings in it im 17 also i have a 91 formula i posted some pics on here a while bak but i was wandering just how u did it all let me know please thanks brycon.
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Old Sep 18, 2003 | 12:32 PM
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I did all the body work my self i never did it before i kinda just tought my self and got some tips from people that have done it before its not to hard and for the really big dents i tryed to pop most of it out and then i used fiberglass body filler because its alot stronger and i used a long block sander to get everything as streight as possible nd i think i did a pretty good job because u can see any of the dents that where there at all.
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Old Sep 18, 2003 | 01:09 PM
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Looking good. Its always satisfying to help revive something.
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Old Sep 18, 2003 | 04:24 PM
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ya man u did an awsome job i only have a few small dents and i have it sanded down. and i need to prime it im goin with a burnt orange or candy apple orange i have never seen my car in that color. but check her outmy bird thanks hey hollar at my somtime my sn is conman962 later brycon
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Old Sep 18, 2003 | 04:24 PM
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anyways it looks greatmy bird thanks hey hollar at my somtime my sn is conman962 later brycon
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