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No more pop up lights or FTP's !!! Check out these custom headlights baby!!

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Old Aug 14, 2003 | 06:13 PM
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Originally posted by Novacaine
any new pics of the paint job?
Still trying to get it in a booth, I did do the radio faceplate, shifter trim and idiot light plastic and they look sweet!!! I will post pics as soon as possible of the car when it's done.

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Old Aug 14, 2003 | 06:16 PM
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Uh.......nope

Originally posted by Mephis
Square thoes up a little and shorten em, i still say the best look is cutting out the top of the FTP lenses and taking out the light motors, looks plain awsome like that, but good way to be orgional, we need some different setups.
I like the curved way that the RE lights went into the front bumper, so I duplicated that.... from a picture of the internet no less. It was a real complication but well worth it as I will show when I soon get some paint on this puppy.

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Old Aug 14, 2003 | 06:17 PM
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man last time i saw the car it looked red now...wow...
need to come check out your work again!!
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Old Aug 14, 2003 | 06:19 PM
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C'mon by sometime. Call first so I can make sure the wife does not have me scheduled for some family stuff.

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Old Aug 14, 2003 | 06:23 PM
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oh and by the way i bought a TII!! IN the process of rebuilding it though!!
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Old Aug 14, 2003 | 09:18 PM
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Originally posted by nashman69g
oh and by the way i bought a TII!! IN the process of rebuilding it though!!
Cool, I got a fiberglass TII scoop on my car now, so I guess I have to get a turbo or supercharger to avoid being a poser.

BTW, it looks a bit different from the last time you seen it huh?
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Old Sep 2, 2003 | 12:37 PM
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errrr ummmm sooo. Is it done.
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Old Sep 2, 2003 | 06:06 PM
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yes it is. pics coming tonight.

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Old Sep 2, 2003 | 06:40 PM
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sweet
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Old Sep 3, 2003 | 01:46 AM
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Talking Ok here they are finally.........

I am still cleaning the car up and in the process of putting it back together so some things (like seats) may be missing but you can get the idea of how it looks. Also I am making some full LED tailights/turn signals that I think will be pretty trick like the headlights. They will be done in another week or two.

John

F.Y.I. The kit is a modified Corksport Border II, the color is Corvette Grand Sport "Admiral Blue", and the hood scoop is a fiberglass one that I added to my stock aluminum vert hood since I could not find a TII scoop close by.


P.S. I have an aluminum bezel and white gauges that light up blue but the camera glare hides it..... kind of a shame they look good together. Also the shift ****'s pattern lights up blue, yeah it's kinda rice (forgive me) but it looks soooo good at night.

P.S.S. if you look closely you can see a ford cup/coin holder below the stereo, they come from several ford models of the mid 90's and are a great fit since they are DIN size (DIN is standard stereo size).

John

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Old Sep 3, 2003 | 02:02 AM
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holy crap that is sooo beautiful. Great job!! You have one of the nicest fcs I have seen.

You are my candidate for car of the month. You really deserve it.
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Old Sep 3, 2003 | 02:02 AM
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damn . its sick. i wish i had money for a paint job .
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Old Sep 3, 2003 | 03:35 AM
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looks awesome man! i love it, plus im a big fan of blue, ha. keep up the great work
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Old Sep 3, 2003 | 07:28 AM
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That's a beautiful job!

I do have one thing to add......

I know you said that you aren't finished yet, and you are probably going to take care of it, but there is one thing that I see that is bugging me. It gets neglected on most cars that get repainted, and it detracts from the final look of the car. Please.... remove the wheels and paint the inside of the wheel wells! Either use black paint or Rubberized Rocker Guard (works great). It makes the car look so much more finished, and it hides all the overspray.

Your car looks mint - don't let that tiny detail detract from it's appearance! (Not that I thought you wouldn't do that)
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Old Sep 3, 2003 | 07:32 AM
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damn
what a nice car
this is what you call a rx7
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Old Sep 3, 2003 | 07:57 AM
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looks pretty pyyymmp... but does it go????
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Old Sep 3, 2003 | 08:06 AM
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one word!

bEaUtIfUl!!!!!
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Old Sep 3, 2003 | 04:17 PM
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Originally posted by Nick86
That's a beautiful job!

I do have one thing to add......

I know you said that you aren't finished yet, and you are probably going to take care of it, but there is one thing that I see that is bugging me. It gets neglected on most cars that get repainted, and it detracts from the final look of the car. Please.... remove the wheels and paint the inside of the wheel wells! Either use black paint or Rubberized Rocker Guard (works great). It makes the car look so much more finished, and it hides all the overspray.

Your car looks mint - don't let that tiny detail detract from it's appearance! (Not that I thought you wouldn't do that)
Trust me that is on the list, I have not even cleaned off some overspray that got on the rims yet. As far as detailing I painted a lot of bolts blue so that when I use them underhood they will match and have also painted many bolts flat black for other areas. I am a stickler for the little things.

I guess I should change my avatar too since I painted the car now huh?
John
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Old Sep 3, 2003 | 04:20 PM
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Originally posted by PowerOverFC
looks pretty pyyymmp... but does it go????
Yes, but since it is a S4 vert.,....... it goes slow. :-( I have a turbo though and plan to do the Aaron Cake thing to my NA as soon as time permits.
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Old Sep 3, 2003 | 05:09 PM
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my god.. amazing.
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Old Sep 3, 2003 | 05:12 PM
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WOW!

After (dont know how I missed it) seeing this thread for the first time, your car looks great.

That color is awesome, I really like that color on all cars. I work at a Chevy dealer with a "Corvette superstore" and theres a LeMans blue on the 04s that is similar and just stunning.

The lights, paint and everything look great. Mad props and Id like to see some more pictures of the whole car

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Old Sep 3, 2003 | 05:52 PM
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holly mother$$$$$$
THATS BLING BLING!! =)
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Old Sep 3, 2003 | 05:54 PM
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Oh yeah forgot to ask

What the is the process of preping the car for paint?
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Old Sep 3, 2003 | 06:03 PM
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Very nice. You're hard work as certainly paid off!!

Now you just need to join the I-10 caravan and bring that baby to SS6

-Chris
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Old Sep 3, 2003 | 06:22 PM
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The car looks awesome. I haven't read all of this forum, but my jaw dropped when i saw the last page and the pictures. That's just a t2 hood on right? not a full turbo. Anyway, the lights on the shift **** and dash arent rice, well they could be if they are blinding, but if its subtle, then its cool.

And what model chevy did you get those cup holders from? I need something to fill the empty face below my deck.
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