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Old Aug 22, 2006 | 12:27 PM
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Rough render of my idea...
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Old Aug 22, 2006 | 12:32 PM
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I think it looks hot.
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Old Aug 22, 2006 | 12:33 PM
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YAY! definitely do it it looks awesome!
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Old Aug 22, 2006 | 01:06 PM
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are you just photoshoping your car or something ?

and yes thats freaking sick looking
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Old Aug 22, 2006 | 01:08 PM
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looks good, but I'm not crazy about hash marks. however those look good because they're not too much of a contrast, real subtle.
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Old Aug 22, 2006 | 01:12 PM
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Where did you get those rims.. and what are they called.. i must have them
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Old Aug 22, 2006 | 01:13 PM
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they look like the stock hunycombs black with silver lip , the kind i wanted for my camaro casue there just sick!

also there for pontiac rims stock or maybe there after market ones dont know
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Old Aug 22, 2006 | 01:13 PM
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Well I wanted the hash marks because I have the GS stripe on the car now and always wanted to see what it looked like. Im still debating the scheme but this is the first rough draft. I might go with the same colors...

Yes those are stock GTA rims
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Old Aug 22, 2006 | 01:38 PM
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with or w/o the stripes on the side, that **** looks hot, bro. DO IT!
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Old Aug 22, 2006 | 02:58 PM
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Looks sweet to me. Those stripes were pulled off in red, on a blue corvette, so it cant look any worse that that
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Old Aug 22, 2006 | 03:03 PM
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I like it!! I say do it!
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Old Aug 22, 2006 | 03:10 PM
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Where can I get renders like that?

Looks awsome!!, Looks like I fell in love with ground effects again
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Old Aug 22, 2006 | 03:25 PM
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Love the gs stripes on the fender, but not feeling the hood stripe. Really not liking the 4th gen bird either, go with a 3rd gen bird or no bird.
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Old Aug 22, 2006 | 03:43 PM
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I love it!!! Would the lighter color be satin black??
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Old Aug 22, 2006 | 03:47 PM
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Again, I'm throwing ideas around. This isn't the final product yet. The rendering was done by none other than DevianB. He's on here, just look him up. The paint would be jet black base and have the stripes a dark gun metal color. If I was driving the car you would see the changes very slightly but once I'm parked the paint would come alive sorta thing. I also have the idea of continuing the stripe over the nose of the car but keeping the bird at the nose of the hood. The bird is actually off a 2ndgen T/A (70-72), I liked that bird better than the rest. It would be the width of the stripe as well. What do you guys think it would look like with red base color and white striping like my car currently has?
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Old Aug 22, 2006 | 03:47 PM
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looks pretty killer, makes me want to get a GTA.

I would also get the 3rd gen bird.

AND, to repeat an above post, where did you get those renders?
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Old Aug 22, 2006 | 04:14 PM
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The rendering was done by none other than DevianB. He's on here, just look him up.
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Old Aug 22, 2006 | 04:17 PM
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Hell yeah man, that looks awsome! Don't see it everyday.
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Old Aug 22, 2006 | 05:58 PM
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hells yeah do it. looks sick.
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Old Aug 22, 2006 | 10:13 PM
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take that back, i like the hood stripe now, reminds me of the 70???? trans am
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Old Aug 23, 2006 | 12:27 AM
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If you don't have room in a trophy case, don't do your car like this.

If you don't like getting a lot of attention, don't do your car like this.


Otherwise, I think you'd be a fool to just leave this as a rendering. That is so clean, so pure....just beautiful. Do it before someone else takes your idea and runs with it.
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Old Aug 23, 2006 | 07:07 AM
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That looks pretty sweet. I think it would look even better if the stripe on the hood was faded in though. Very nice rendering!
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Old Aug 23, 2006 | 07:13 AM
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looks nice and smooth good job


p.s. 82firebird where did you get those rims
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Old Aug 23, 2006 | 08:22 AM
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Originally Posted by Denial
Where did you get those rims.. and what are they called.. i must have them
They are the stock 16x8 crosslace GTA rims. They are painted black with polished lips.
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Old Aug 23, 2006 | 09:29 AM
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something doesnt look right with the grand sport stripes, either they were rendered wrong or it doesnt flow with the car

otherwise it looks awesome
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Old Aug 23, 2006 | 09:49 AM
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First drafts usually have faults here and there, I'm not worried about it. How about this paint scheme? I like the black one better I think.

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Old Aug 23, 2006 | 10:39 AM
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Looks like a cool idea, but I gotta agree with rwdtech. What if you angled the Grand Sport stripes the other way?
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Old Aug 23, 2006 | 11:06 AM
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First drafts usually have faults here and there, I'm not worried about it. How about this paint scheme? I like the black one better I think.

I like the black one better.
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Old Aug 23, 2006 | 03:55 PM
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I think you should do the red one, and when I need a DD Ill take the black scheme
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Old Aug 23, 2006 | 04:12 PM
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wow i like the red one, and damn that bird emblem looks sexy! still not too keen on the grand sport stripes, maybe its because the firebird fenders flare out more
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Old Aug 23, 2006 | 04:26 PM
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i say stick with the red.
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Old Aug 23, 2006 | 04:57 PM
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If you use a red as dark as the one in the rendering then use silver or charcoal stripes, that would truly be unique and awesome.
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Old Aug 23, 2006 | 05:35 PM
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if the gs stripes are on both sides, then totally yes. i like the black one better, there's too much contrast in the red&white one.

btw what spoiler is that?


i do think that silver/charcoal instead of white may look pretty bitchin'

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Old Aug 23, 2006 | 06:25 PM
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i like the black one better, but the hood stripe doesn't seem to fit. i don't like how the stripes just abruptly start at the hood vent. they need to be faded from the front or maybe flair the stripes out starting from the wings of the bird?? not trying to be too critical just my opinions.
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Old Aug 23, 2006 | 06:37 PM
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i think the hood stripe is perfect
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Old Aug 23, 2006 | 06:43 PM
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i like the red scheme better, what about two toning it and then doing the stuff u have on there. two toned like my trans am and then the stuff you have ?
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Old Aug 23, 2006 | 06:47 PM
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how about something like this.
Yay or Nay?-799030_220_full-1.jpg

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Old Aug 23, 2006 | 06:49 PM
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I've liked two tone cars as well, but with this I think adding more color would just clash. The dark red/silver combo looks amazing to me, but so does the black/gun metal. It's hard to decide, too bad I won't be doing this anytime soon. I still have to pay off my new engine/trans work. Maybe next year though...

Hopefully no one takes the scheme for they're own, Thanks for the input guys!
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Old Aug 23, 2006 | 07:35 PM
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I love it, i saw a black one just like it outside the local grocery store and it makes me want one badddd.
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Old Aug 23, 2006 | 07:48 PM
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I like it for the most part but I wouldnt do the GS stripes with the hood stripe, makes the car look too busy to me. I think it might also look good if you bring the silver to the end of the hood and leave the emblem the body color.
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Old Aug 23, 2006 | 08:12 PM
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you should go with red, as you probably already know its an attention getter. if you want more of a quiet look that doesnt turn as many heads, go with the grey i guess. im disapointed you arent doing this any time soon, ive always loved the paint scheme on your car, and incredibly that red rendering topped it. Hoepfully you follow through with it and are still on the boards by the time its done

though
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Old Aug 24, 2006 | 04:45 AM
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I'm pretty darn sure I'll still be here when I eventually get it painted, which will most likely be next year. I also think I'm going to stick with the red/silver colors. Bringing the stripe over the nose of the car while keeping the bird in place will be alot better I think as well, as pointed out by Meridius. I don't know what to call the red though, Blood red? Should it be a dark silver?

I like the GS stripes on the fender with the main stripe, I wanted those since the very beginning.
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Old Aug 24, 2006 | 12:29 PM
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nice work

the black with grey strip is awesome, you could match the wheels to the stripe.
the red is fun too but the black is to cool not to do.
howzabout a blue/silver combo.
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Old Aug 24, 2006 | 01:23 PM
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Maybe it's just me, but I think Red/White looks more sporty. I think the Red/White combo is bad@$$.
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Old Aug 24, 2006 | 02:07 PM
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black one is sexy, red looks pretty damn nice too though
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Old Aug 24, 2006 | 02:23 PM
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gon8go, my buddy is working on a rendering with those colors as he has the same car as you pretty much. He saw my renders and NEEDED to make a blue one. Once he's done, I'll post it up.
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Old Aug 24, 2006 | 02:26 PM
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I'd love to see black and gold. I might do that for my car.
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Old Aug 24, 2006 | 02:28 PM
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Instead of going black, try a dark graphic metallic for a base colour and charcoal grey or something similar for the stripes. It will still add contrast yet give it the ghost type of impression.
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Old Aug 24, 2006 | 04:31 PM
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I wont take ur scheme, Im just saying it looks freaking beutifull in black, and if I ever came across a gta that needed some paint work I might modify that to my likings.


for instance

Ram air hood with the fourth gen CETA hood decals but only one bird, in the spot that yours is in
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Old Aug 24, 2006 | 08:18 PM
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gon8go, my buddy is working on a rendering with those colors as he has the same car as you pretty much. He saw my renders and NEEDED to make a blue one. Once he's done, I'll post it up.
i would love to see it
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