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Old Aug 27, 2005 | 11:49 PM
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it FINALLY happend!

i am now the proud owner of an all one color car.

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Old Aug 27, 2005 | 11:54 PM
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looks awesome, can't wait to see the final product.
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Old Aug 27, 2005 | 11:56 PM
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Did you paint over the door handles or is that just masking?
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Old Aug 27, 2005 | 11:59 PM
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i actually wanted my door handles painted, but i only did it cause i have fourthgen smooth handles.
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Old Aug 28, 2005 | 01:14 AM
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Looks great keep us posted.
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Old Aug 28, 2005 | 01:49 AM
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Paint is a good thing.
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Old Aug 28, 2005 | 01:58 AM
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i love white camaros

insert homer simpson gargle....
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Old Aug 28, 2005 | 04:02 AM
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right on

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Old Aug 28, 2005 | 09:21 AM
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Re: it FINALLY happend!

Originally posted by mw66nova
i am now the proud owner of an all one color car.

umm...hate to kill the excitement, but i believe i see twoooooo colors? not one? (Headlight pockets :-P)
Sorry, I had to.
Looks good dude, I havn't seen too many camaros that style with white paint.
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Old Aug 28, 2005 | 09:45 AM
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awesome! looks great.
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Old Aug 28, 2005 | 11:24 AM
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Verry nice!
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Old Aug 28, 2005 | 03:29 PM
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just aw your buddy's post about it over at fullsizechevy.com. Looks good
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Old Aug 28, 2005 | 04:24 PM
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looks good. Im deff happy you painted the headlight buckets black. Every 3rd gen camaro should have black on the headlight buckets. Gives it more of a aggressive look then, having white buckets which looks plain and boring
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Old Aug 28, 2005 | 04:40 PM
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Re: it FINALLY happend!

Originally posted by mw66nova
i am now the proud owner of an all one color car.


man that paint shop must really suck they forgot to paint your headlight buckets white :P







Anways the paint looks good, Glad the headlight pocket/bucket what ever you want to call it are black, looks good
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Old Aug 28, 2005 | 05:19 PM
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ok, some updates after i have installed the lights and got her dropped. cut 1 coil off each corner. i think it looks really good and still has the light spring rate i wanted for the weight transfer.
not the best weather for pictures, i'll have to get some nicer ones when the parents get home with their camera and i have access to it whenever i want.




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Old Aug 28, 2005 | 05:28 PM
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I like the grill, nice touch. Maybe polish the wheels?
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Old Aug 28, 2005 | 05:32 PM
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they are, they're just REALLY dirty right now cause of the rain/brake dust. just put new pads on the front but they were cheapies that produce lots of dust. i know i know, shame on me for cutting corners. the lack of daylight wasn't helping the situation any either.
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Old Aug 28, 2005 | 05:35 PM
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upon first look, i thought the grill said rs, but now it looks like ps?
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Old Aug 28, 2005 | 05:37 PM
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is says rs
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Old Aug 28, 2005 | 05:41 PM
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didnt see the last picture. nice touch
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Old Aug 28, 2005 | 06:20 PM
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good to see something new on the sc bumper....I like it
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Old Aug 28, 2005 | 09:22 PM
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the car looks really great. Im not a big fan of the 3 slat bumper but its ok


who has the fox body? what year is it? i love fox body verts!
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Old Aug 28, 2005 | 09:27 PM
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that's my buddy calvin's mustang. it's an 88 lx 5.0 5speed convertable.

i think that the 3 slat nose is what sets the whole car off!
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Old Aug 28, 2005 | 09:41 PM
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Originally posted by mw66nova
that's my buddy calvin's mustang. it's an 88 lx 5.0 5speed convertable.
mmmmm i love fox bodies. Some day i hope to own a 87-93 GT convertible....white on white or red with tan interior

some day....
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Old Aug 28, 2005 | 10:21 PM
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Stealling your pic :P


I want a Mustang SVO
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Old Aug 28, 2005 | 10:35 PM
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BLASPHEMY!!!!!!
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Old Aug 29, 2005 | 12:20 AM
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more like drool
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Old Aug 29, 2005 | 12:25 AM
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Na THe SVO is one fast car.. Very rare aswell, ive only seen one SVO around my area and OMG does it look good.
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Old Aug 29, 2005 | 12:47 AM
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Lookn good!! Did you spray it yourself? How much did everything cost?

On a side note, those SVO's are pretty fun. I had one for a while, got it for pretty cheap too. I like the engine setup because the 4 is alot lighter than the 8 (better for road racing IMO), but I personally think the suspension design of the SVO sucked (pre 87-93 design). My old SVO is still in the family, still boosting 15+psi strong, motor/trans probably gonna be swapped into a 88 chassis pretty soon here ...
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Old Aug 29, 2005 | 12:48 AM
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again on the side note, the guy who owns the SVO has smoked some thrid gen z's and rocks in my area. sad but true
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Old Aug 29, 2005 | 07:25 AM
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Yes 1 Color!!
and it sure looks like the most badass thing ive ever seen
good work
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Old Aug 29, 2005 | 10:47 AM
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i payed a buddy of mine to spray it. not going to go into details about the cost cause it was a "good-guy" deal so...but i'm more than pleased with everything that he's done for me. the paint with the color and clear cost about $200. i just told him to find the brightest white he could find. then the buckets and grill are jet black.
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Old Aug 29, 2005 | 11:11 AM
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Looks great...now its time to get it tuned and back to the track!
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Old Aug 29, 2005 | 02:26 PM
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not much on white cars but i like it. nice job
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Old Aug 29, 2005 | 02:53 PM
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man that car is looking good. great job.
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Old Aug 29, 2005 | 03:03 PM
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Stealling your pic :P


I want a Mustang SVO
I would like to request that the moderators remove him from the boards.


And that car came out pretty nice. But I have to burst a bubble here....you have an "rs" grill on a "sc" car?
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Old Aug 29, 2005 | 03:40 PM
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Looks nice!!

Mw66nova, how did you go about cutting the springs? I'm thinking of cutting mine when we do the rear end swap.
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Old Aug 29, 2005 | 04:03 PM
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Yea, whole car looks sweet cept for that lil "rs" on the grill...ditch that for the one that says camaro. Suit the S/C well I think...
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Old Aug 29, 2005 | 04:52 PM
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Needs GFX
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Old Aug 29, 2005 | 07:49 PM
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car started life as a 1990 RS, so, it stays a RS.



as far as cutting the springs, i cut them with a cutting wheel on a hand held makita grinder. while i was doing that, i had my lady friend spray the area that i was cutting with water so that i didn't overheat the metal. 1 coil off all the springs. be careful to watch where your standing though, i kinda got electricuted on the last spring...
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Old Aug 29, 2005 | 08:32 PM
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looks good!!
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Old Aug 29, 2005 | 10:04 PM
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Most impressive

You have taken what would be s--tcanned by most and turned it into someting sharp in a very short time frame. Your dedication to completing the job/project is something admirable.
The outcome is just as impressive considering your start point.
Definatly
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Old Aug 29, 2005 | 10:59 PM
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u ever gonna fix the overspray at the bottom?
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Old Aug 29, 2005 | 11:16 PM
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it's pretty much go-fast goodies from here on out. have recommitted to getting my 305 in the 12's n/a.

if anyone has a set of telstars they want to sell for cheap/trade for my irocs, let me know
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Old Aug 29, 2005 | 11:32 PM
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Looks great, personally i think it could use a bigger hood hehe but thats me for ya, nice to see it coming along good for ya
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Old Aug 29, 2005 | 11:35 PM
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to me, it looks like there is something wrong with the paint below the doors
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Old Aug 29, 2005 | 11:36 PM
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congrats on the paint
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Old Aug 29, 2005 | 11:49 PM
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Originally posted by DanTheMan_smlk
to me, it looks like there is something wrong with the paint below the doors
it does seem a bit thin down there...oh well...i really don't care at this point, it's not a show car, it's a race car that i drive on the street.
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Old Aug 29, 2005 | 11:58 PM
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at least rattle can it, white or black
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Old Aug 30, 2005 | 12:18 AM
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i'm not going to rattle can over my paint, just chill dude.
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