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Old May 9, 2001 | 09:04 AM
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Before and After....lets see pics!

Ok I'm sure a lot of us, myself included, bought our thirdgens looking not so great, but after much time and money they shine like new. So lets see some before and after pics of what you guys started with, the finished product. Inside and out. Some durring pics would be cool too.

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Old May 9, 2001 | 09:10 AM
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Check my web site. I have owned the car since new and it really wasn't in bad shape to start with.

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Old May 9, 2001 | 09:11 AM
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Old May 9, 2001 | 09:48 AM
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Before: (bad pic)


During: Thought I had some on my site, will have to upload tonite

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Old May 9, 2001 | 11:26 AM
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before (low quality, sorry):

after:


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  • '86 Firebird, 2.8, Auto
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Old May 9, 2001 | 11:39 AM
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Old May 9, 2001 | 11:49 AM
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Not realy ready to show off the new paint job yet, but I have one decent pic of it the day i got it back.

Before:
<img src = "http://www.evilface.com/camaro/camaro%20ls.jpg">

During the prep:
<img src = "http://www.evilface.com/camaro/prep/nofxfr.jpg">

First day from Macco:
<img src = "http://www.evilface.com/camaro/rightfront.jpg">
<img src = "http://www.evilface.com/camaro/front.jpg">

I'll be able to wax it in a coupe weeks so I'll have more finished pics then.


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88 Camaro
Stock 305 TBI Auto,Flowmaster, Full 3" Exhaust, B&M Megashifter
Runs A Blistering 16.5 @ 81.5 mph

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Old May 9, 2001 | 02:51 PM
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damn evilface you got a damn good paintjob from maaco. Thats what I hate about them, you never have consistency with them. I have seen great and really bad come out of the same shop, same price.

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Old May 9, 2001 | 03:04 PM
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Feel free to check out my web page for mine.

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Old May 9, 2001 | 03:13 PM
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Dang Les, your car is to awesome. Wanna trade? lol

Thanx Jay. As long as you do the prep work, Macco is alight. I had their second best level paint job done.


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Stock 305 TBI Auto,Flowmaster, Full 3" Exhaust, B&M Megashifter
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Old May 9, 2001 | 03:31 PM
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Here's before:


Durring ack!!


After:

you can see more at:
http://86z28.webprovider.com/paintproj.html


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Old May 9, 2001 | 05:17 PM
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Axle/Gears: 3.42 and 2.73
Before....what a wreck...


After...wayyy more respectable...

...what do you think?

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Old May 9, 2001 | 06:35 PM
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Hmm..I got a Maaco job too.







Hey Evilface, you know in that 2nd pic, it almost looks like if you put a grill on it, then it'd look Mean as hell, like a 1st gen.

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Old May 9, 2001 | 06:47 PM
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PS, for the photoshop Gurus....if you could put blue racing stripe down my car, I'd appreciate it. either one, or 2...whatever you think looks better. Hmm....rims would be sweet too. Just something for ya to do if ya get bored.
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Old May 9, 2001 | 07:09 PM
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<< Hey Evilface, you know in that 2nd pic, it almost looks like if you put a grill on it, then it'd look Mean as hell, like a 1st gen. >>

I had it backed up in the driveway and actually had someone stop and ask if it was a Delorean. lol


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Old May 9, 2001 | 10:19 PM
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Old May 9, 2001 | 10:30 PM
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Before,


Durring,


After,


Painting it black in the summer. It got a couple of door dings when I had it in a couple of shops last month so, I'll fix them and repaint the whole car just for the heck of it
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Old May 9, 2001 | 11:27 PM
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Hey, thanks NightCruzer. Good job on the pics.
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Old May 11, 2001 | 02:32 AM
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Hey Cartman, that white paint job sure changed the whole look of that Camaro. Looks good.


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Old May 11, 2001 | 08:31 AM
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Chuck and Karp's YOU GUYs sure JACKED IT UP LIKE A MOTHER
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Old May 11, 2001 | 09:39 PM
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Karps TA
That is a beautiful car , and it looks even better when you compare it with the before pic.

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Old May 12, 2001 | 12:35 AM
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by EVILFACE:
Hey Cartman, that white paint job sure changed the whole look of that Camaro. Looks good.


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Thanks! After it was painted and people that hadn't seen it for a while were stopping by, they couldn't believe it was the same car.

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Old May 12, 2001 | 05:05 PM
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My car was a tractor before, a few hood modfications smaller tallers. Looks good now



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Old May 13, 2009 | 10:59 PM
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Re: Before and After....lets see pics!

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Old May 13, 2009 | 11:40 PM
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Old May 14, 2009 | 09:29 AM
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Re: Before and After....lets see pics!

Looks good.I like the hood stripes too.
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Old May 14, 2009 | 01:35 PM
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Re: Before and After....lets see pics!

This thread was only from 2001.
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Old May 14, 2009 | 01:54 PM
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Re: Before and After....lets see pics!

Originally Posted by Bullydawg
This thread was only from 2001.
thats what i'm sayin'. nice ride but shouldn't revive dead threads like this.
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Old May 14, 2009 | 04:41 PM
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Re: Before and After....lets see pics!

Originally Posted by drtask
thats what i'm sayin'. nice ride but shouldn't revive dead threads like this.
Actually it's better than making new ones. Making new ones just creates more of the same threads to sift through. Plus bringing an old one back lets people see some of the older members rides who no longer login here. Unfortunately all their pictures are X'ed.
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Old May 14, 2009 | 04:54 PM
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Re: Before and After....lets see pics!

Sweet! Forum archeology!

Before


After
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Old May 14, 2009 | 11:32 PM
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Re: Before and After....lets see pics!

Wow. What a beautiful ride. Its amazing what putting your heart and soul into these cars can do. Sorry about bringing a old thread back.
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Old May 16, 2009 | 04:23 PM
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Re: Before and After....lets see pics!

before
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Old May 16, 2009 | 04:58 PM
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Re: Before and After....lets see pics!

It's a 1991 Firebird.. Almost a Camaro..

Before:


After:
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Old May 24, 2009 | 02:15 PM
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Re: Before and After....lets see pics!

Hey Ronusmcmma, Nice car. Where did you get the chrome rear-trim, or did you paint it? I was considering it for my car and definitely like the look after seeing yours.
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Old May 24, 2009 | 03:57 PM
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Before:

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Last edited by mbolte; May 24, 2009 at 03:57 PM. Reason: First Pic was hella small
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Old May 24, 2009 | 05:08 PM
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Re: Before and After....lets see pics!

Before..Before and After....lets see pics!-dscn0057.jpg
Getting there...Before and After....lets see pics!-103_0129.jpg
Good enough for now...Before and After....lets see pics!-009.jpg
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Old May 30, 2009 | 02:38 AM
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Chrome rear-trim ? I wish it was chrome but its not.Its the light playing tricks on us. Its black.
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Old May 30, 2009 | 03:28 PM
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Re: Before and After....lets see pics!

Well, arlight then. thank you Sun for the optical illusion. I like the look.
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