Here's two pics of my new paint job.

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Apr 11, 2002 | 11:46 AM

socal85tam

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From: L.A.

Car: 1988 IROC-Z

Engine: 383 HSR

Transmission: 4 speed Automatic

Axle/Gears: 4:10

Here's two pics of my new paint job.

The paint is going to be wet sanded and polished before getting the original lower body stripe and transam stickers.

Apr 11, 2002 | 11:52 AM

socal85tam

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Car: 1988 IROC-Z

Engine: 383 HSR

Transmission: 4 speed Automatic

Axle/Gears: 4:10

And this is how it looked before. That was the original 17 year old paint.

Apr 11, 2002 | 11:57 AM

82CamaroZ28

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Car: 1982 Camaro Z28

Engine: Self-built 350

Transmission: Pro-Built 700r4 w/2800 Vigilante

Axle/Gears: Eaton 3.73 w/Moser axles

Looks great

Apr 11, 2002 | 11:58 AM

bradkeith

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WOW, socal your trans-am looks great. It's amazing what a paint job can do for a car. I bet you get a lot of looks in that car now. who painted it?

Apr 11, 2002 | 12:08 PM

socal85tam

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Car: 1988 IROC-Z

Engine: 383 HSR

Transmission: 4 speed Automatic

Axle/Gears: 4:10

My cousin's friend painted the car, he did it in a garage. I had seen previous cars he had painted, and he likes doing well what he does. That's why I decided to take it to him.

Apr 11, 2002 | 01:21 PM

phix919

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how much does a paint job like that go for?

Apr 11, 2002 | 04:57 PM

socal85tam

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Car: 1988 IROC-Z

Engine: 383 HSR

Transmission: 4 speed Automatic

Axle/Gears: 4:10

He charged me 500 dlls for labor, and I got him the paint (paint, primer, reducers, sand paper,... everithing needed to do the job) and I paid about 400 dlls for the materials.Being a total of about $900 bucks.

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Apr 11, 2002 | 04:59 PM

kjgroen

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Car: Trans Am

Engine: L69

Transmission: T5

Axle/Gears: 3.73

Looking good.......

Kevin

Apr 11, 2002 | 10:58 PM

Silver87S.C.

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That is a beautiful, beautiful car...

Hope my car shines like that one day

Apr 11, 2002 | 11:13 PM

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Mark A Shields

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Engine: LS1

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Looks awesome, very reflective.

Apr 11, 2002 | 11:41 PM

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RODS92Z

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The silver adds a nice touch. Very nice color combo.

:rockon:

Apr 12, 2002 | 12:08 AM

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batmanta01

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Car: 91 GTA, 95 T/A, 80 FIREBIRD

Engine: 350, 350, 305

Transmission: 700R4, T-56, TURBO 350

L@@ks great! Is he doing the wet sand too? Also, does your cousin's friend do other side jobs, I'm looking to get a 95 and an 84 painted black, with quality. Let me know I'm pretty local. (29 palms)

Apr 12, 2002 | 01:15 AM

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socal85tam

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From: L.A.

Car: 1988 IROC-Z

Engine: 383 HSR

Transmission: 4 speed Automatic

Axle/Gears: 4:10

Yes, he does other jobs, but he's not local. He lives like 250 miles away from L.A., but I think it was worth the trip and the waiting (about a month)

Apr 12, 2002 | 06:35 AM

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racereno

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Car: 91 Camaro RS

Engine: 305 TBI

Transmission: Auto

Axle/Gears: Stock

I'm almost tempted to say leave the stickers off...... oh hell, well I said it anyway.

Apr 12, 2002 | 07:40 AM

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Your car looks sweet man. My friends mom had a car like it, when it was silver and grey. I dont see many cars with the silver and grey. Do you or anyone know how rare that was.

Apr 12, 2002 | 04:13 PM

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Looks great socal!!!!

Apr 12, 2002 | 05:03 PM

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that is a very very nice car!!! i would leave it just the way it is w/ out the stickers. you paied half as much for your paint job than i did and your came out much much nicer

im still trying to work out all the aggrarvating mess ups the guy did on mine

Apr 12, 2002 | 05:06 PM

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Engine: 350

Transmission: 700 R4

Axle/Gears: yup, it has a peg leg

You have my props on your paint

Apr 12, 2002 | 05:41 PM

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85SportCoupeto89RS

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Looks bad azz Gab. I'm working on my buffing out my paint today and tommorow, I gotta go and get a better orbital sander that has variable speeds instead of the cheapo wally world crap.

Apr 13, 2002 | 02:50 PM

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Car: 1989 IROC-Z

Engine: 383 stroker

Transmission: 700R4 3500 stall, TransGo shift kit

Axle/Gears: Moser 9", 4.11:1

Looks nice... gotta love black

Apr 13, 2002 | 03:45 PM

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scott's85T/A

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BEAUTIFULL !!

Apr 13, 2002 | 03:48 PM

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great

nice paintjob , hope to see more of youre car

Apr 13, 2002 | 04:58 PM

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heavy_chevy29

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Car: 84 camaro Z28

Engine: 434sbc

Transmission: powerglide

Axle/Gears: moser 9" with 411 posi

car looks real good man

Apr 15, 2002 | 01:20 AM

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I'm almost tempted to say leave the stickers off...... oh hell, well I said it anyway

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that is a very very nice car!!! i would leave it just the way it is w/ out the stickers

The factory lower body srype, and decals, was the reason why I decided to paint it two tone, otherwise I woud of gone just black or silver. But to be honest, I didn't think it was going to look fine without them, i kind of like it.
I'll do the wet sand and polishing, and see what I decide then, I might wait until I get tired of the plain paint look.
I really like the new factory look. BTW nice car scott