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Old Dec 21, 2004 | 10:20 PM
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Check out the paint as it happens in the booth now, update!!!

There it is, started a busted lookin iroc, then i nosed it in the rain once, fixed it and got carried away, so what do you think not bad for a young kid right...lol

tell me what you think, even tho the pics dont do it justice i donno why my camera was being funny, the pics look fine on my pc, but cardomain messed them up. But anyway, lay it down on me...


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Old Dec 21, 2004 | 10:46 PM
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Shaved handles, locks, and badges! Very nice and smooth! Just get yourself some new window felts and you're pretty much done.
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Old Dec 21, 2004 | 11:08 PM
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clean shaven, bumper line removed, badges removed....looks awesome. What did you use on the rear bumper to fill the recess?
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Old Dec 21, 2004 | 11:09 PM
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pertty nice, i thot about takeing off the door rockers before, but then it aways has that missing feeling to it, witch is how i few about yours.... buts its diffrent and being diffrents what its all about!
keep up the good work
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Old Dec 22, 2004 | 02:51 AM
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looks clean. you've done several things i've thought about doing in the past...
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Old Dec 22, 2004 | 03:05 AM
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Nice ride
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Old Dec 22, 2004 | 07:53 AM
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swwwweeeet. I dont know about the missing rockers so much with the aero gfx, but it still is very smooth and clean, love the color too! and Hooray for raII's!!!!!
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Old Dec 22, 2004 | 08:41 AM
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Put the badges back on.... quick! hehehehee
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Old Dec 22, 2004 | 11:45 AM
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shaved side markers too
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Old Dec 22, 2004 | 11:56 AM
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Looks fantastic.
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Old Dec 22, 2004 | 12:31 PM
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look very very good i like it nice n straight n smooth jus 1 work of advise when block sanding n such instaed of only sandin top the gap between panels block sand the car while it is together and sand across and over the gap liek between the door and quater that way you dotn get that little indent looking wave in the paint i lerd that form an extremly professional painter


id also like to see how you ent about smoothing the rear bumper i liek that i like it alout


over all you gat an A very good job and i liek the color also!
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Old Dec 22, 2004 | 01:35 PM
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I dunno, but it just looks cheap to me... too generic. I think the badges need to go back on and I'm not sure about the missing door piece.
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Old Dec 22, 2004 | 03:35 PM
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I really like the nice and smooth look. A buddy of mine smoothed out his back bumper like that but his car is still in black primer. I always wondered what it would look like painted. Looks really good. I like the missing panels above the ground effects, but you need to do something about the holes the peices left.
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Old Dec 22, 2004 | 03:47 PM
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Someone got a little crazy with the shaving idea

I like the color, but I think it needs something to break it up a bit now. With no emblems, locks, handles or sidemarkers... its just too plain for my taste. Just my opinion though
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Old Dec 22, 2004 | 04:05 PM
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looks pretty sweet , i like how you shaved the indentation in the back and on the nose . sweet job.
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Old Dec 22, 2004 | 04:18 PM
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u have the weather stripping for the door? "where the rain runs down the window"
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Old Dec 22, 2004 | 05:21 PM
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btw what color is it...kinda hard to tell since its overcast when you took pics, and how old are you
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Old Dec 22, 2004 | 05:26 PM
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lookin smoothe....literally
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Old Dec 22, 2004 | 05:54 PM
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Originally posted by megaracerx
lookin smoothe....literally
:werd: good job man! haha i did that for you TOM
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Old Dec 22, 2004 | 05:55 PM
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Originally posted by nick418
:werd: good job man! haha i did that for you TOM

:werd: thanks man
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Old Dec 22, 2004 | 09:24 PM
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Thanx for the replys guys, thank you very much.

The window felts are comming in from gm soon, just gotta ask my parts guy to send them down to me. And the missing gfx on the bottom of the door, well, i dont have them, but as soon as i get some, paint them and slap them on.

As for the rear bumper, i used gorilla hair, its fiberglass like stuff i have at my shop. Works real well, it came out great, just hope noone rearends me anytime soon or EVER. That will make me pissed.

Yeah man, i love that hood also, just cant get enough of it, i dont care what anyone says, that hood is the ****.

The color, well there isnt any code for it, so lets call it Alex's blue, i spent some time playing on my dupont mixing machine and thats what i came up with, in the dark with no sun hitting t, it looke nice and dark blue at night it looks almost black, but when the sun hits it, there is so much pearl in that thing 163.4 grams to be exact, it lights it up in the sun, i love it, but i still have to cut and buff it.

And for whoever asked how old i am, im 20 years old, gonna be 21 im may. Camaro is my first real car, its on its 3rd motor and i redid the body as you can see, i love this car, but workin at a body shop and having good friends and being mechanically inclined sure helps my *** out alot.

so what ya think, some shypers or some z06 rims?

So again, thatnx guys and keep em commin...

Generic...hahah...ok.
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Old Dec 22, 2004 | 09:29 PM
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Wow, that looks awesome...:hail:

I'd recommend taking the blackouts off though.

Other than that, it's looking tight
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Old Dec 22, 2004 | 10:22 PM
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Car looks good man. I did a dark blue with pearl in it. But not that much. Was kind not sure how much it would change. Next time i will add more. Your car lloks good. Is that gorilla hair u used is it flexable? Next bumper u do u should get a plactic filler.Evercoat makes a really good filler for bumpers. And It sands alot fater. But car looks good. Wish I was doing that good when i was 20.
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Old Dec 23, 2004 | 10:02 AM
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just be careful with them window felt strips.. i gotta buy another one cause it bent a tiny bit and im **** about that kinda shat.. and the holes barely lined up
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Old Dec 23, 2004 | 11:13 AM
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Your car looks sweet All the shavings look good. The color is awesome too. Some Z06's would look good on there. I might have the door gfx so I will pm you.
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Old Dec 23, 2004 | 05:50 PM
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Thanx guys, yeah i know all about those felt strips, the holes dont line up, and if you bend it, it sux, but yeah, i did those on vettes at my shop, i just drill new holes and make life easy on myself, but i can always tell my gm parts guy that it came in bent and he send me a new one....

I donno, how am i doing really good at 20, i bust my *** 6 days a week for this car and to have some spending money and save some, its not all gravy, but once i roled that thing out of my booth, it was all worth it, all the nights and days spend with friends callin me to hang out and go out and whatnot and having to turn them down cuz i was at teh shop until 4 am, but again, its all worth it to me now.
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Old Dec 23, 2004 | 06:37 PM
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What the car needs now is a set of 20 inch wheels and a serious drop, oterwise it looks goofy imo
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Old Dec 24, 2004 | 07:42 PM
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more pics of paint

ahahah, well i have the drop springs, i just need to throw them in there, but i donno about the 20 inch rims, but hay here is some more pics from the booth as it was painted. enjoy.

http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/435668/6
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Old Dec 24, 2004 | 09:43 PM
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that is really nice looking!
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Old Dec 26, 2004 | 05:39 PM
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thank you thank you
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Old Dec 27, 2004 | 09:56 AM
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And, i apologize in advance,but after shaving the doorhandles AND turn signals, the gas cap stands out like a sore thumb.
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Old Dec 27, 2004 | 11:56 AM
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I think it looks pretty good, I somewhat agree with the big rimes and drop comment, but I think 18" iroc's would be big enough.
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Old Dec 27, 2004 | 06:32 PM
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Irocs maybe, most likely snypers

About that gas cap, i couldhave, but meh, choose not too cuz of the fact that the trunk will be packed with subs, where am i gonna put the filler neck, next to my head, i donno, i can still do it if i want....
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Old Dec 27, 2004 | 11:10 PM
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very nice!!! almost perfect in my books lol. u picked a nice blue. car looks amazing!
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Old Dec 27, 2004 | 11:34 PM
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Great color, Nice job!
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Old Dec 28, 2004 | 12:37 AM
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Very nice!!!!



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Old Dec 28, 2004 | 12:43 AM
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Man your car looks sweeet. If only i could paint. you do awesome work for being young. Anyways, great job.
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Old Dec 28, 2004 | 06:45 AM
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Originally posted by Graboid
And, i apologize in advance,but after shaving the doorhandles AND turn signals, the gas cap stands out like a sore thumb.

Has anyone on this board other than Graboid actually shaved the gas cap?....not to offend but it seems like you're the only one that ever mentions it
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Old Dec 28, 2004 | 11:44 AM
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Wow, those tires are shot.
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Old Dec 28, 2004 | 05:58 PM
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lo, yeah, i didnt pick the color i made the color, its mine all minelol, anyway haha..


Oh yeah, my tires were shot b4 the paint, but on the way home from the shop, i had to introduce the spankin new paint to its future friend burning rubber, after about 4 long burnouts, they said hi to each other and i said hi to some new tires, and the front ones, aligment is off, but im dropping it as soon as i get time for the spring swap so ill get it all squared out then with new springs shocks tires and wheels.
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Old Jan 2, 2005 | 04:09 PM
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damn, over a 1000 views, make me feel good....
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Old Jan 2, 2005 | 04:29 PM
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Looks really good I think the only thing I dont like is the missing side marker lights other than that very nice job and make sure we see pictures when you get her dropped with some new rims
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Old Jan 4, 2005 | 06:32 PM
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Thanx man, i donno, one of the markers was broke on the car, and when i removed them to do the body work on the fender, the idea of shaving them popped into my head, so i went for it, and yeah man, some snypers and some rubber and 800 horse smoll block and here i go man...here i go.
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Old Jan 4, 2005 | 06:56 PM
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Looks pretty good. I do not like the RA2 hood at all anymore so that kind of affects how much i like it, but its still good. Id kill for some of that bodywork and paint.
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Old Jan 5, 2005 | 07:41 PM
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Yeah, hundreds of hours went into this car, way beofre i even knew what color i was gonna come up with for it, tehn once i made the color, it was jambin time and makin sure the body was right for paint, and voila, the end product is here.
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