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Old May 31, 2004 | 03:28 PM
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Finally One Color!! (Big Pics)

Well, my car has been like 8 different colors for like forever, so after I got the frame pulled from the accident, I gave in and just primered the whole car. Yeah, I know, it's a rattle can job, but it looks soo much better now that it's all one color until I can get the money to get the new fenders, bumper, and get it painted. What do you guys think?












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Old May 31, 2004 | 03:33 PM
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Wow, that thing looks killer (minus the primer)

That's the exact set-up as Sonar_Un has with his car and If i ever owned a Trans Am, that's the look i would go for too...

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Old May 31, 2004 | 03:34 PM
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looks good, what color you going to paint it?
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Old May 31, 2004 | 03:37 PM
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Yeah, I know it's the same as sonar's... he's pointed it out to me a couple times... but i've had the hood, spoiler, and rims for over a year. And it'll be shiny black when it's all done.

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Old May 31, 2004 | 03:39 PM
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i was hopeing to see it in balck, its going to look nice!!!
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Old May 31, 2004 | 03:46 PM
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omg dude...I wouldn't bother painting it any color, what you got right there I love! It looks so...awesome
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Old May 31, 2004 | 03:50 PM
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I've actually had more people than you might expect actually compliment the way it looks just primered, in that it looks meaner. I like it... but it'll still get painted eventually.

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Old May 31, 2004 | 04:19 PM
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i also love that flat black look....

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Old May 31, 2004 | 06:28 PM
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cute girl, whats goin on with the front of the hood and the nose, it looks like crap , it doesnt even fit , the lights are like fellen behind the nose. I think you need a new nose on that beast.
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Old May 31, 2004 | 07:02 PM
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It does need a new nose, as well as both fenders. They're all shot, another reason I didn't mind just paintin over what was there. I just painted it all cuz I knew it would be a lil while till I get get the bumper, fenders, and everything else.
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Old May 31, 2004 | 09:04 PM
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I can't wait to see it black
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Old Jun 1, 2004 | 07:02 AM
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Haven't seen a black suede third gen that I can remember. Different look, imagine cops notice too. Don't think I'd let anyone sit on the hood like that either, even a nice looking gal like her.
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Old Jun 1, 2004 | 07:05 AM
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I actually like the black primer look. Kinda brings back an old school look
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Old Jun 1, 2004 | 09:29 AM
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What is up with the driver's side front marker light???

Need to get that thing lined up right and the car would look alot better....Good Progress!!!

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Old Jun 1, 2004 | 09:45 AM
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Put some clear side marker lights on it too.
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Old Jun 1, 2004 | 10:36 AM
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That'd look badass if you evened it all out for the smooth matte look and polished the **** out of the tailights.
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Old Jun 1, 2004 | 10:47 AM
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It'll look great when its all painted in shiny black,

do you have lights inside the Ram Air hood?
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Old Jun 1, 2004 | 11:03 AM
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It'll look great when its all painted in shiny black,

do you have lights inside the Ram Air hood?
you mean like mine!!!!


Check out the pics on the cardomain site...I had red neons at first, but went with amber KARR lights and they rock!!!

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Old Jun 1, 2004 | 11:41 AM
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That'd look badass if you evened it all out for the smooth matte look and polished the **** out of the tailights.
No polishing goin on there.... they're night-shaded!

Originally posted by 1986CamaroSC
It'll look great when its all painted in shiny black,

do you have lights inside the Ram Air hood?
Yeah, I posted that up here a lil while ago. I put amber lightbulbs in the RAII hood that come on with the parking lights, and flash with the turn signals too.
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Old Jun 1, 2004 | 11:57 AM
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Looks very similar to my progress.

Super crappy pic though, I need to get better ones. But my car is also in flat black primer and has the Ram Air II hood and will have the fourth-gen wing. Differences are mine's a 91 so it has a different nose, a Formula so no GFX, and I have fourth-gen Camaro wheels instead of fourth-gen T/A wheels.

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Old Jun 1, 2004 | 02:04 PM
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just leave it flat black dude, it looks killer like that. i guess it just looks good cuz its not all shiney like every other car on these boards
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Old Jun 1, 2004 | 04:42 PM
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A thirdgen can't pull off driving around in a flat color, such as primer.....
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Old Jun 2, 2004 | 07:14 PM
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yeah, we'll see what happens. I won't leave it flat black, but it'll probably be that way for a lil while. just waitin on more money...
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