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Old 10-18-06, 10:11 AM
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Skeletor Buildup
Ill start this thread to show the work being done on my project FC, Dubbed Skeletor...
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pics of chassis after the first round of being dismantled....
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What are your plans for the car? Are you gonna paint it blue, purple, and a tad of yellow like Skeletor?
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Old 10-18-06, 01:10 PM
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haha i think the moniker came form the stripped nature but i do want to do somthing to pay homage when its finished. i think ill put this logo on the fornt fenders kinda where the 10thAE's have thiers
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THere's only one tru skeletor and he's a mummified cat!
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Now that is a stripped car!

Keep us updated!
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heres pics from before it was primered and the interior stripped a bit more...
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you all may hear diffrent methods on how to remove sound deadening and padding cleanly, This method however- i dont think i would highly reccomend:
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Originally Posted by Digi7ech
THere's only one tru skeletor and he's a mummified cat!
https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...7&page=2&pp=15
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Originally Posted by E Dogg
you all may hear diffrent methods on how to remove sound deadening and padding cleanly, This method however- i dont think i would highly reccomend:
LOL, yeah I don't think I would try this on my car...
You should get this airbrushed onto the hood.

Man I used to watch this show when I was a kid.... Memories lol...


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LOL WTF!
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Old 10-18-06, 09:43 PM
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youll note my badass avatar i made with photosho... err paint haha
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i heard HE MAN was GAY!!!
good thing you didnt stick with him!
nice work!
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so i have basically been ignoring my car all winter, and now that its starting to warm up i have started work back up...

Soon ill be postn pics of my energy suspension install/5 lug swap
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You'll like the way the car feels after you install those bushings. They can make a world of difference.
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im also going to get the MRR bushings for the diff/and subframe as well as the DTSS eliminators... now i just need to find some SS lines, swaybars and coilovers lol
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So ive been working on the energy suspension install, and the MRR diff and sub frame bushings should be here soon, ive been terrible about taking pictures lately. But ill have some to post next week.
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So i finally got my S5 sub frame dismantled and am ready to start cleanup, along with a T2 Diff:
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After a bit of sandblasting things start to look nicer...
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ok it has been FOREVER!! but the car is starting to be painted and pics will be up soon.
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I totally thought that this was going to be about the cat! I cried from laughter.

Oh yeah, and cool build-up OP!
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Originally Posted by Archie's8
I totally thought that this was going to be about the cat! I cried from laughter.
Bah, the link doesn't work anymore.

So... here is a pic of the Skeletor buildup:

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LOLOLOLOLOLOL OMFG...it gets me EVERYTIME!!!! AHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! So much win, I can't take it!
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Here are some updates: Some of the car is currently residing at my house getting some work done. I'm getting it filled and block sanded along with a bit of hammer work. More pics soon...

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Stay tuned for some during and after (as far as straightening) pics along with some painted ones and installed.
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hey some pics that actually pertain to my car!!
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