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Old Sep 6, 2015 | 04:46 PM
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Car: 91 z28, 99 corvette,08 silverado
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Check out our progress. pics

My son and I have been building a 91 Z28 for about 2 years now. It just came back from paint. We still have a lot of work to do, but it is getting there. Here are Resome pics.
Attached Thumbnails Check out our progress. pics-ncm_0218.jpg   Check out our progress. pics-ncm_0224.jpg  
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Old Sep 6, 2015 | 07:05 PM
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Love the color!
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Old Sep 6, 2015 | 07:09 PM
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Re: Check out our progress. pics

Looks awesome, great choice on the color.
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Old Sep 13, 2015 | 12:09 AM
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Re: Check out our progress. pics

Looks like C5 Corvette rims too.. I approve of this message! Very Nice.
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Old Sep 13, 2015 | 02:28 AM
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Car: 1989 Iroc-Z Camaro
Engine: TBI,5.0
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Axle/Gears: Eaton Posi,3.42,LPW Ultimate Cover
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Beautiful car. The color reminds me of a gunmetal grey I saw a few years back. My favorite grey.


Remember, no wax or products containing wax for a few months allowing the paint to cure.
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Old Sep 13, 2015 | 10:01 AM
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Looks great!
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Old Sep 13, 2015 | 11:18 AM
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Car: 91 z28, 99 corvette,08 silverado
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Thanks for the compliments. The color is 2012 Corvette Cyber Grey.
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Old Sep 13, 2015 | 01:43 PM
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Loos good. Check out Wizard's brand as they have a polish and breathable sealant for newly painted vehicles that is a good quality. Their polish/compounds were unimpressive to me but their polish and breathable sealant is good.
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Old Sep 13, 2015 | 06:18 PM
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Love the color turned out great!
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Old Sep 13, 2015 | 11:49 PM
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Before you put any product other than soap and water on the car talk to the shop that painted it and if there's any doubt with paint like that I would use the tried and true "Nothing on the paint other than soap and water" for a few months.
I let mine cure for three months, THEN used only "breathable synthetic polymers". No wax of any kind.


This is safe for new paint and an exhalent product. = http://www.meguiars.com/en/automotiv...itioner-1-gal/


Is that the Goodmark 2in. Steel Hood ?


Here you go.......

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Old Sep 14, 2015 | 06:10 AM
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Car: 91 z28, 99 corvette,08 silverado
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Re: Check out our progress. pics

The hood is the AMD 2" metal.
What we have done so far: Welded in new floor pan, weld in sub frame
connectors, all tubular adjustable rear suspension, 6pt roll bar, lowering springs, C5 Corvette rims, new seats. We have just about everything new that we could get our hands on for the interior ready to go in. We still have a lot of work but we are getting there. My son is 16 yrs old and it is gonna be his first car. The plan is for it to look good and sound good but i don't want it fast. Stock 5.7 with some exhaust.

Thanks Ron U.S.M.C for posting the pic. I don't know how to do that.

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Old Sep 14, 2015 | 10:51 PM
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Re: Check out our progress. pics

[QUOTE=
Thanks Ron U.S.M.C for posting the pic. I don't know how to do that.[/QUOTE]


After the thumbnail has been posted,you can go back to it and enlarge the thumbnail to full size. Then just copy and then paste it into your next reply your typing in.
Type what you want then hit the enter button so the curser drops under and paste it.
Click on "submit reply" and your done.


That's not the best way to do it but you have to belong to a site like "image shack" to do it properly.

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Old Sep 14, 2015 | 10:59 PM
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That's a nice hood. Its a copy of the "Goodmark" hood I have.
A hinged steel hood is the way to go for a Daily Driver.
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Old Sep 14, 2015 | 11:12 PM
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Engine: LS1
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Re: Check out our progress. pics

Much niceness... Love that colour!
I've been planning out my next build, I was going to go with a fighter jet grey colour, (car theme is like a tamer version of Big_Mods) but this is another top choice, the car show guys don't seem to be so keen on anything that ain't shiny.
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Old Aug 27, 2018 | 04:33 PM
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Car: 1986 trans am
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Re: Check out our progress. pics

that's because pretty much any paint job that isn't shiny looks like A$$ ,primer or a rattle-can special.there are very VERY few exceptions
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Old Mar 2, 2019 | 06:48 PM
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Car: 86 camaro
Engine: 355
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Old Mar 10, 2019 | 06:46 PM
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Poster car for monochrome and no stripes....
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Old Mar 10, 2019 | 08:40 PM
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Car: 1986 trans am
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very nice car,i had an 84 berlinneta and loved it.i know your car is miles and miles beyond a stock berlinetta but i do love the clean,uncluttered non aero body lines.

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Old Mar 13, 2019 | 02:05 PM
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Re: Check out our progress. pics

This makes me wanna paint my car grey.
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Old Mar 13, 2019 | 06:07 PM
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your car makes me want to paint mine red.grass is ALWAYS GREENER on the other guys car.i love british racing green too.im sticking with white,the original color...
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