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Old Oct 4, 2009 | 06:37 PM
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83 Firebird new paint

i got sick of looking at all the rust on my Bird, so i decided to paint her, finally. i did all the body work and prep myself, for the first time. i painted her myself, also for the first time. i set up a carport in my backyard as a makeshift paint booth. i used Rustoleum Auto primer and paint. i'm more than happy with the way it turned out. not as good as a professional paint job, but it looks a LOT better and there's no more rust, so i'm happy.

there are more pics in the link in my sig in the "Tiffany" album.

http://www.rustoleum.com/CBGBrand.asp?bid=10
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Old Oct 4, 2009 | 06:40 PM
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Re: 83 Firebird new paint

I like it man. Its unique and that's what matters. Kinda has a mad max feel
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Old Oct 4, 2009 | 08:08 PM
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Re: 83 Firebird new paint

i see you got the headlight mod to work how hard was it?
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Old Oct 4, 2009 | 08:19 PM
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Re: 83 Firebird new paint

Originally Posted by hedberg667
I like it man. Its unique and that's what matters. Kinda has a mad max feel
Mad Max is exactly what I was thinking when I first saw it. It's different not a fan of the headlights but it's unique.
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Old Oct 5, 2009 | 12:05 AM
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Re: 83 Firebird new paint

thanks for the feedback! it was time consuming to get the headlights to fit properly, but not difficult. it just took some ingenuity. and i was going for unique. figured no one else had done this before so why not give it a shot. i like the headlight conversion bc its more functional, and less non-aerodynamic. and i can't believe the paint turned out as nicely as it did. i've been getting nothing but compliments from friends and even strangers....and a lot of looks lol. i think the exhaust catches people's attention.
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Old Oct 5, 2009 | 01:01 AM
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Re: 83 Firebird new paint

I had actually been planning on doing 240sx lights on my bird lol. it was one of my first posts around a year ago but i never actually got around to it. Nice job.
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