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Old Sep 29, 2006 | 04:36 PM
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Alright lil rascal Trans Am needs a paint job, the white paint is not bad itself, but since im gonna put my money down I was thinking of going with some blue or black . So far I ve thought of these 3 options

1.-Leave it white. and paint the spoiler, rearview mirrors and hood louvers flat black.

2.- All black with gold gfx and a hood bird ( yeah! bandit style)

3.-Blue with grey gfx

4.- flat black?

5.- gunmetal or graphite and flat black hood

I prefer cold colors , but since my rims are gold and the interiors are tan I could go with other colors.Any sugesstions welcomed, but I dont want the car to look ridiculous (*Yeah man put some orange paint on it with purple flames and a virgin mary on your hood, Viva la raza....)
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Old Sep 29, 2006 | 05:52 PM
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white with racing stripes would look great, probably blue or black stripes. or go with a total blue with a single wide white strip up the front like the old trans am cars. i dont think a color change is a good idea unless you paint the engine compartment as well. i can remember how many cars ive seen with sweet paint schemes, and then you pop the hood and an off-color engine bay stares back at you, looks cheap.
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Old Sep 29, 2006 | 05:59 PM
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All white with corvette zr1 style side stripes - any color of stripes you want
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Old Sep 29, 2006 | 08:29 PM
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candy cobalt blue with a silver basecoat DROOOOOLL
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Old Sep 29, 2006 | 08:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Firebat
All white with corvette zr1 style side stripes - any color of stripes you want
You mean grand sport? I don't recall ZR1's having any stripes.
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Old Sep 29, 2006 | 11:29 PM
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So far I like the Idea of racing stripes. Hopefully I get more sugesstions about color combinations.Cobalt blue is one of my favorite colors.(My Gibson Les Paul is Cobalt blue)THX to everyone for their suggestions.
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Old Sep 29, 2006 | 11:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Camaroguy18
candy cobalt blue with a silver basecoat DROOOOOLL
I agree, man that would be HOT.
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Old Sep 30, 2006 | 12:45 AM
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My first suggestion - Don't call a Trans Am "lil rascal" !!
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Old Sep 30, 2006 | 01:43 AM
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I say white with the blue stripe down the middle like the 70 sd's I'm not a fan of the black spoliers either

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Old Sep 30, 2006 | 01:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Midwest Muscle
My first suggestion - Don't call a Trans Am "lil rascal" !!
he's just excited, about to spend money on a 3rd gen!

i'd leave it white myself, flat black accents sound pretty cool.


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Old Sep 30, 2006 | 01:49 AM
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sweet honeycombs there conlinj...
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Old Sep 30, 2006 | 01:51 AM
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sweet honeycombs there conlinj...
Someday I'll have one...
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Old Sep 30, 2006 | 02:09 AM
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I would go 2 tone, white body, white GFX, black roof, black hatch, and black hood, and keep the gold wheels (just polish the lip and remove the centercaps). Thats what I would do with a GTA called "lil rascal" hehehe.
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Old Sep 30, 2006 | 07:38 AM
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Originally Posted by Jay87Z
You mean grand sport? I don't recall ZR1's having any stripes.
my bad, GS is what i meant
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Old Sep 30, 2006 | 11:48 AM
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Alright,alright, my bad. Trans ams deserve respect, u guys r right.But is just a family name. Im not about to put a big "LIL RASCAL" decal on my windshield.
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Old Sep 30, 2006 | 03:03 PM
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Renders of what I had in mind for my GTA.
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Old Sep 30, 2006 | 11:59 PM
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Damn!!!, Demon , I totally fell in love with that layout.I'm definately using that one if you dont mind or if I dont have to pay copyright.But if I have to pay copyright, you would mind if I use those models to edit them in Photoshop ,and get an idea of how my car would look like with different stuff on it? THX man I really appreciate it.

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Old Oct 1, 2006 | 12:25 AM
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devianb did those for alot of people back in the day when he was into thirdgens. theres no copyright that im aware of people gave him ideas and he photoshopeed them for the people. But those are nice.
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Old Oct 1, 2006 | 12:51 AM
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Naw dude, go right ahead and use them to create your own car! By all means!

Yes, DevianB was the man when it came to renders. Too bad about his bird...
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Old Oct 3, 2006 | 07:13 PM
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cobalt blue stripes over pearl white with blue real fire inside the stripes and a white pin strip on the stripe edge
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