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Old Dec 6, 2005 | 12:04 AM
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My car will be getting painted this week if everything goes well!!! Yee hoo!!

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Old Dec 6, 2005 | 12:05 AM
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kinda reminds me of an outback baja or something
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Old Dec 6, 2005 | 12:09 AM
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what color?
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Old Dec 6, 2005 | 12:42 AM
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who ever molded the kit actually did a pretty damn good job on it along with the shaved moldings . what color are you spraying it ? do you got anymore pic's of the car?
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Old Dec 6, 2005 | 01:03 AM
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I am going to paint it black. I molded the kit myself. It was my first body job. I love doing body work my friend and his dad taught me how to do body work. It is very hard work!! I have more pics but I want to save them for when the car is finished.
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Old Dec 6, 2005 | 10:32 AM
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Wow, great job on the body work. Be sure to post pics when it's done.
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Old Dec 6, 2005 | 10:51 AM
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heh, he knows whats up. if he wants the car black, he KNOWS the body work has to be perfect for it to look gooood.
nice job man, as a bodyman on the side myself, i must commend your job. i bet you love the straight line file/long flat sanding block
heres to dusty boogers!
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Old Dec 6, 2005 | 11:06 AM
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looks like some good work. i am tempted to paint mine this winter as well.
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Old Dec 6, 2005 | 11:07 AM
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more pics please and is that the gpsports kit?
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Old Dec 6, 2005 | 02:00 PM
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thanks guys yea its a gp sports body kit. Dusty boogers LOL yea many of them. I love the wooden rectangular sand (not sure of its offical name). I had great teachers man. Its hard work but fun as hell.

I will post 2 more pics guys. I have many pics of the whole project. I completely removed everything from the flywheel back and recoated after I fixed some minor rust spots. Where the floor board and the rocker panels meet was the worse near the front tires they actual went all the through. I could see the ground. I welded new metal in and fiberglassed it top and bottom. From there I went on to the whole rear of the car. It has a T2 drivetrain all the way back. I painted and glossed the rear subframe the tariling arms the diff tranny and driveshaft are painted with 1200 temp paint. I just wanted everything coated so that it withstands the weather.

Here are some early photos of the bodywork before the body kit:
http://www.teamfc3s.org/forum/showth...s&pagenumber=2
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Old Dec 6, 2005 | 02:05 PM
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Which rims are on the car? I've always wondered but I refuse to start a thread to ask and searching is... well vague
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Old Dec 6, 2005 | 02:09 PM
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they are stock 15 inch rims from a 91 gxl
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Old Dec 6, 2005 | 05:41 PM
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this is mine, Im painting it black in the spring after take it out of storage, install my new suspension, and bodykit.
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Old Dec 6, 2005 | 05:58 PM
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Nice molding, and I really like the shaved side molding/trim, looks real clean. Nice work, definatly want to see some finished pics.
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Old Dec 6, 2005 | 05:59 PM
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Old Dec 6, 2005 | 06:06 PM
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hehe thanks!!
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Old Dec 6, 2005 | 06:10 PM
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hehe thanks!!
is that what your were goin for? because i think its working
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Old Dec 6, 2005 | 06:41 PM
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hehe I don't really like the side molding as you can tell. I was going for the clean look I really like it. The front bumper wasn't fitting correctly and I don't really want put it on. I am going with the stock bumper and a front lip.
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Old Dec 6, 2005 | 07:46 PM
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yeh Im having side moulding taken out at well.

I really wish I had the time and space to try this all myself, but ended up giving to a shop to do the work.

also I've got the same gp sports kit, just im flaring mine as well, should looks good in black, that was my first choice, but I know how hard it is to keep clean, so Ive opted for a really dark blue/purple.

but yeh looks good
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Old Dec 6, 2005 | 07:57 PM
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i just painted over it and i think it looks fine but then i saw it shaved...
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Old Dec 6, 2005 | 07:59 PM
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hell keep it in primer, looks amazing as is :P
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Old Dec 6, 2005 | 08:19 PM
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haha its been in primer for a long while hehe
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Old Dec 9, 2005 | 02:30 AM
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1more pic:
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Old Dec 9, 2005 | 12:35 PM
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i like it can't tell which one i like better though without them it makes it look real clean but with them it doesnt look bad i'd have to see the pics of the painting is done also what are you doing with your GP sports kit if your going to put a stock front bumper on and lip i may be interested if your selling it
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Old Dec 9, 2005 | 08:51 PM
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everything but the front bumper is molded to the body. The front bumper was forsale but I gave it to some friends of mine.
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