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Old Jul 5, 2007 | 03:58 AM
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well while it was out....

I decided to paint the engine bay while i was waiting to put the motor in Let me know what you guys think. Good or bad. I know its not show quality but its a driver not a trailer queen.....
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Old Jul 5, 2007 | 05:25 AM
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Re: well while it was out....

You might be surprised at what a thorough cleaning will do--I know I was.

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Old Jul 5, 2007 | 11:52 AM
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Re: well while it was out....

It is definitely cleaned up!

I personally like the factory body coloring but on a budget it is hard to match the colors.

Clean is good no matter what color you use. Good job!
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Old Jul 6, 2007 | 09:29 PM
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Re: well while it was out....

Thanks for the compliments so far guys. I think it looks 100% percent better IMO. right now im cleaning up the interior and installing the autometer gauge cluster
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