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Old May 25, 2011 | 10:39 PM
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Before paint After paint pics.....

Just got the car back a few weeks ago, I was looking at some old pics & tripped out when I noticed how bad I let the car get....

feel free to post your before pics after pics here.....

When I first got it in 05
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After 5 YRs of having it(you can't tell in pic put paint was flaking really bad all over the car:

Freshly Painted:
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Old May 25, 2011 | 10:51 PM
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Re: Before paint After paint pics.....

Very nice! I just painted my T/A over the winter/spring. Your car looks amazing! I actually like it without the gold "IROC" striping.
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Old May 25, 2011 | 10:51 PM
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Re: Before paint After paint pics.....

Love it, leave it just like that with no decals. Perfect.


New turn signals? I see the new clears on the front but you should go with clears on the side, too.

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Old May 25, 2011 | 10:54 PM
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Re: Before paint After paint pics.....

Looks nice!!!
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Old May 25, 2011 | 10:57 PM
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Re: Before paint After paint pics.....

Actually I have been fighting with myself rather or not I should put the stripes+Iroc-z stickers back on. The emblems are coming on for sure. Thanks for the compliments.
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Old May 25, 2011 | 11:03 PM
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Re: Before paint After paint pics.....

Looks great!! I really love the black and gold IROC's. I say stripe it. But if you stripe it back to gold. I think you should go back to the classic gold IROC rims and maybe have them refinshed. The Chrome on gold does not quite look right.
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Old May 25, 2011 | 11:17 PM
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Re: Before paint After paint pics.....

Putting the old gold wheels back on has also been a consideration, but I am leaning more towards some boze wheels (18's) 1/2 inch to 1 inch drop & an ss hood.


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Old May 26, 2011 | 08:45 AM
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Re: Before paint After paint pics.....

looks great WITHOUT the stripes
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Old May 26, 2011 | 08:52 AM
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Re: Before paint After paint pics.....

Looks great now but holy hell you neglected that car to let it get that bad in just five years...don't do it again.
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Old May 26, 2011 | 12:03 PM
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Re: Before paint After paint pics.....

I say badges (silver), stripe between the kit & body (silver), no iroc decal & a nice suspension drop.
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Old May 27, 2011 | 11:56 AM
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Re: Before paint After paint pics.....

looks awesome
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Old May 27, 2011 | 02:32 PM
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Re: Before paint After paint pics.....

Originally Posted by puma1552
Looks great now but holy hell you neglected that car to let it get that bad in just five years...don't do it again.
Don't worry puma its no longer a daily driver, I'm beating the hell out of a little honda civic now.

I got the car when I was 18 and I was living on my own so when it came to putting together some money to work on the car......well there was none.... Thanks for the compliment.
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Old May 27, 2011 | 06:48 PM
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Re: Before paint After paint pics.....

dude iseen your camaro at heb remember? i had the white rs with black racing stripes
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