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Old Apr 30, 2006 | 01:45 PM
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New paint job **Please take a look**

Well my wife finally sold the white bird, kinda miss it but it was for the better. The color red just wasn't cutting it so I decided to go black. The only part that wasn't painted black was the firewall inside the engine bay. All the door jams, T-tops, and rear hatch was painted

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After (Like you couldn't tell lol)





Now I need some new rims.




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Old Apr 30, 2006 | 02:11 PM
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Looks good. Where did you get it painted at? My 91 T/A black paint is old and crappy, so I always love seeing freshly painted black 91-92 birds.
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Old Apr 30, 2006 | 02:23 PM
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what branch you in?
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Old Apr 30, 2006 | 02:50 PM
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What was wrong with the old paint??
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Old Apr 30, 2006 | 02:55 PM
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1. Some local Body shop in the lower Keys. Two Friends Body Shop
2. Coast Guard 8 yrs active duty
3. The red was ok... there was some scratches and a few dings that needed to be addressed.
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Old Apr 30, 2006 | 11:44 PM
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wow man, world of difference....she looks HOT
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Old Apr 30, 2006 | 11:49 PM
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I love a newly painted black car as much as the next guy but as we all know black is a pain to keep clean and shows everything. Did they do the engine bay and everything?
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Old Apr 30, 2006 | 11:52 PM
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Originally Posted by jamessr
Questions:
1. Some local Body shop in the lower Keys. Two Friends Body Shop
2. Coast Guard 8 yrs active duty
3. The red was ok... there was some scratches and a few dings that needed to be addressed.

Thanks for serving. I recently got back from a yr in the desert. Im in the national guard out of oklahoma. Just wanted to say thanks
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Old May 1, 2006 | 01:33 AM
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Originally Posted by waldershrek
I love a newly painted black car as much as the next guy but as we all know black is a pain to keep clean and shows everything. Did they do the engine bay and everything?

The only part they didn't do in the engine bay was the firewall. Besides thats everything is black.
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Old May 1, 2006 | 06:51 PM
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Freaking great, Sear's does a brake job on it, and while the guy is backing out the stall he put it in forward and runs into a mounted box. Now I have a scratch on the front bumper thats about 2" long. They told me to get an estimate and bring it in, and yeah I have it in writing

No doubt they'll fix it, just sucks cause I just got it back Saturday
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Old May 1, 2006 | 07:54 PM
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Knight Rider . Sweet, you want me to send you my scaner??? Just pay shipping and its yours!

Looks sweeeeeet! I personally don't like the Red color much. Nor do the po po's.
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Old May 1, 2006 | 08:03 PM
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it looks much better black
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Old May 1, 2006 | 09:48 PM
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Well I just purchased a set of 16 GTA gold rims for it. Come to find out I have 15's on my car now. So I gotta get a set of new tires too. Guess I'll be selling tires and rims soon enough
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