Paint & Body Work - Trans Am - CF/Kevlar panels || color change - Lambo Orange Pearl with black stripes

Getting my car back tomorrow, sprayed Lamborghini Orange Pearl. Love this color! I'll post up more pics after I pick it up Monday or Tuesday.

Deletes:
- Pounded the PONTIAC out of the driver side headlight cover.
- Removed the trim off the door
- Removed TRANS AM from the door.
- Removed PONTIAC from the rear bumper, plastic weld fill, not bondo or filler.
- Black painted center tail light filler panel.
- Removed the power antenna.
- Removed WS6 badge.
- No decals.

Mods:
- WS-9 Hood
- CETA

This car is practically bone stock with 100k miles. Dynamat, interior swap to ebony, and stereo install will follow. I have the entire ebony interior ready to be plugged in, including new ultra-plush carpet with mass backing and a new headliner. Lots of work ahead of me. After that its suspension (KW Variant 3 coilovers and fully adjustable components) and brakes time, going with Z06 rotors and CTS-V calipers. I need to decide which motor build to go with, which block, blown or turbo, which heads and cam. Looking to get around 700rwhp.


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Jared,


man that is looking sweet!!!!!!!!


John & Austin

The color is very unique but I think the stripes takes away from that..

Its the wheels. I have some black / chrome wheels on the way in 19". Will be a night and day difference.

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Looks really good

The car looks great man. Im slightly biased to orange though :)

I will look killer, with the ebony interior and black wheels.

And maybe a black bird on the front. If you don't live in one of those communist states that make you have a front license plate, that is.

And maybe a black bird on the front. If you don't live in one of those communist states that make you have a front license plate, that is.

Hey thanks for the compliments guys. The bird on the filler will be black, luckily for now the law here in Texas in regards to a front license plate has a loop hole. The legislation passed fairly recently states that it is ILLEGAL to not have a front license plate, but they left any defined punishment for violation off of that legislature. That basically means that no municipality has jurisdiction over handling the case, city or county, so you cant be tried for it. A cop can harass you for sure, he could even write a ticket, but a judge will throw it out because he doesnt have any legal ground to handle the case.

Some day that will go away and it will be illegal with fines again. Boooo!

What can you do lol

It will definitely be a badass ride once you get everything running. Any ideas on which setup you are going to go with?

What can you do lol

It will definitely be a badass ride once you get everything running. Any ideas on which setup you are going to go with?

lol. Blatantly ignore them? Thats all I can come up with! :headbang:

I'm thinking a cast iron block, 6.0L+, from a wrecked truck and build for turbos. What are your thoughts on motor build, keeping price point in mind?

Also, Im looking at KW Variant 3 coil overs, Im hoping that Bilstein will put out a Clubsport coil over for my car before Im ready to buy.

I'm more concerned with a touring setup rather than drag, I need to shop available suspension components geared toward road race/tour. Most everything for these cars seem to be geared for straight track.

Ive always been a fan of the SOM, great looking ride!

I think a set of those 15" black and machined weld rts's would look sexy on there for a drag setup! nice lookin car man!

lol. Blatantly ignore them? Thats all I can come up with! :headbang:

I'm thinking a cast iron block, 6.0L+, from a wrecked truck and build for turbos. What are your thoughts on motor build, keeping price point in mind?

Also, Im looking at KW Variant 3 coil overs, Im hoping that Bilstein will put out a Clubsport coil over for my car before Im ready to buy.

I'm more concerned with a touring setup rather than drag, I need to shop available suspension components geared toward road race/tour. Most everything for these cars seem to be geared for straight track.

My buddy just hooked up with thompson motorsports (sponser here) and picked up an iron 370, and is extremely satisfied with their service and pricing. And this is being built with a 300 shot in mind. So it prolly wouldn't hurt to look into them.

Here is a link to his build......http://ls1tech.com/forums/drag-racing-tech/1554951-lemons12-370-ls3-nitrous-build.html

And Im looking into a couple options for my car, and AES seems to be putting out some great products for pretty reasonable prices, so I would check them out as well.

Ive always been a fan of the SOM, great looking ride!

Thanks man, it's my dream car. I havent driven it in almost a year (currently in afghanistan). But I can't wait to get home and start the new build :)

Looks like my buddy Erics car lol
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[QUOTE=blackbird0230;16451102]Looks like my buddy Erics car lol


Oh snap! Very similar. I'll grab some pics of the car in the daylight when I can. I think it's a bit different. Here is a lamborghini with this paint:

:eek2:

http://i48.tinypic.com/34hhv75.jpg



AND HERE:

http://www.kimballstock.com/pix/LAM/01/LAM_01_RK0546_02_P.JPG

like the color but the tan interior clashes with it imo

^he said he has the ebony interior ready to put in.

Yea it's a different color his is tangelo orange but you get the idea

Yea it's a different color his is tangelo orange but you get the idea

Looks very close for sure! Do you have any more pics of it? If you do please post em up. I'd like to see more of it. Looks really good!

like the color but the tan interior clashes with it imo

he said he has the ebony interior ready to put in.


What he said! I'll post pics along the way.

Nice choice in color

Looking Great Jared, Love the color. Keep the thread updated!

Nice choice in color

Thanks!

Looking Great Jared, Love the color. Keep the thread updated!

Hey Austin, thanks for the interior pieces! Should be going in the car soon, if they'll ever give it back to me!

Not a fan of the deletes, but a huge fan of the color & stripes!!! I would definitely go with a higher end wheel though, but those will do until you get the new build completed. Props to building a beautiful car!

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Not a fan of the deletes, but a huge fan of the color & stripes!!! I would definitely go with a higher end wheel though, but those will do until you get the new build completed. Props to building a beautiful car!


Hey thanks man, I was back and forth on the deletes finally decided it makes it more unique so I went with it. I definitely want to go with a better wheel, but right now I need to spend the cash on other areas of the car. I will be coming back to the wheels. The ones I want are $1500 each.

Thanks for the pics Blackbird!

Dude, your Trans Am looks fantastic!!! Keep up your excellent work!

I love it!

sickness

Love that color. Beautiful

Just picked 'er up!


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Need the front license plate filler and wheels.... on the way....

That thing looks SWEET, man...

Have you given any thought to a 6LE fiberglass targa top? One of those paint matched would look awesome. The T-tops detract a little from the sexiness that is your car, IMO.

Nice shade! You going to get some different tips?

That looks sick!!!

That thing looks SWEET, man...

Have you given any thought to a 6LE fiberglass targa top? One of those paint matched would look awesome. The T-tops detract a little from the sexiness that is your car, IMO.

I hadn't, will have to look into it. I do like the T-Tops though, but Ill check it out, I dont think Ive ever noticed one. Thanks for the suggestion!!

Nice shade! You going to get some different tips?

Absolutely! I have no idea which ones, I will have headers and 3" true duals put on in the next 2-3 weeks. I need some schecksy tips for sure. Got any??

Absolutely! I have no idea which ones, I will have headers and 3" true duals put on in the next 2-3 weeks. I need some schecksy tips for sure. Got any??

Dual 4" outlet tips FTW.

Dual 4" outlet tips FTW.

Ive been leaning towards the dual/dual look. Like these....

http://www.ebay.com/itm/2-STAINLESS-STEEL-DUAL-EXHAUST-TIPS-PAIR-4-0-3-0-Camaro-Trans-Am-4-3-Staggered-/350563389092#vi-content

How about some Kawasaki or lambo green pinstripes to divide the black and orange? I mean really small, like 1/8th" or less. Maybe yellow.... I think it might set it off more and make the colors really stand out even more.

Looks great! Cant wait to see it with the new wheels!

Dude that looks sick. Congrats on a unique TA. I just hope you never have to get a section repainted or anything.

I really like that color,it looks sick, now WTL that bitch!:D

I hadn't, will have to look into it. I do like the T-Tops though, but Ill check it out, I dont think Ive ever noticed one. Thanks for the suggestion!!

The targa top is still removable. With it on, the cabin looks almost like an FRC Vette, I think. Also, when it's removed, you don't have that center bar anymore.

I'm buying one as soon as the fund permit it.

The targa top is still removable. With it on, the cabin looks almost like an FRC Vette, I think. Also, when it's removed, you don't have that center bar anymore.

I'm buying one as soon as the fund permit it.


Those are pretty sweet! Another $1k+ for parts, prep, and paint. hmm...
will have to wait.

came out awesome that color is sick

I really like that color,it looks sick, now WTL that bitch!:D



What do ya mean by WTL?

What do ya mean by WTL?

Wheels, Tint, Lower it!

Wheels, Tint, Lower it!

Gotcha! Coming soon!!

Am I the only one that thinks it looks terrible? Or maybe its just the shitty pictures with no editing

Am I the only one that thinks it looks terrible? Or maybe its just the shitty pictures with no editing

What's terrible exactly? Or you just trollin?

Feel free to edit the pics, I dont have time to mess with pics yet.

Looks good man, I'd have them play with the hood and bumper fitment a little more. It's tougher to get factory fitment with a lot of the fatermarket hoods out there but some small tweaks could help clean some of those gaps up.

Looks good man, I'd have them play with the hood and bumper fitment a little more. It's tougher to get factory fitment with a lot of the fatermarket hoods out there but some small tweaks could help clean some of those gaps up.

Yah man, I need to talk to them, it doesnt really bother me all THAT much, but I would much prefer it to be tighter. I was figuring that the hood pins may take out any possibility of tweaking the hood fitment.

What's terrible exactly? Or you just trollin?

Feel free to edit the pics, I dont have time to mess with pics yet.

The color to me looks terrible. Take better pictures with cloud cover and it will look much better.. too much sun exposure.

Yah man, I need to talk to them, it doesnt really bother me all THAT much, but I would much prefer it to be tighter. I was figuring that the hood pins may take out any possibility of tweaking the hood fitment.

Pretty common with most body shops it seems, unless you complain they won't really mess with it.

Pretty common with most body shops it seems, unless you complain they won't really mess with it.

These guys are buds, they wont mind and will shoot me straight. So I got that going for me. Im laying dynamat now and will install interior, and fiberglass an amp rack. At that point Ill be taking the amp rack to them to be painted along with the front bumper filler and talk about the hood fitment. The bumper also sags or is pinched or something right underneath the driver headlamp.

I really appreciate all of the feedback!!! You guys rock.

Now this is how you install Dynamat! You have your wifey do it! :whip:

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She works on my car while I play on the computer... lol. jk.

how much did this paint job run you?

how much did this paint job run you?


$4500 including body work and deletes

.... more on how to lay Dynamat.....


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i see what i was doing wrong on my 85 ta when i did it . Thanks

I like the color and all but you really need to align everything back up. Specifically on the front end look at the headlights and fog lights, they are not even close to being lined up. Keep on it and make the car stand out in a good way!

I think it's the sun and light, messing with the camera optics. I've seen this color before on a 1937 Kit Car. The pictures don't do it justice. Your car looks awesome!

I'm not liking that guy "Eric's" car as much because of the aero skirts. Sometimes, less is more. Are you going to mod the interior too? McNord gauges / HVAC, custom stitching or new covers altogether, dash, etc?. I can't wait to see the final product.

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I really think some thin lime green pinstripes would make the colors pop a lot.

I think it's the sun and light, messing with the camera optics. I've seen this color before on a 1937 Kit Car. The pictures don't do it justice. Your car looks awesome!

I'm not liking that guy "Eric's" car as much because of the aero skirts. Sometimes, less is more. Are you going to mod the interior too? McNord gauges / HVAC, custom stitching or new covers altogether, dash, etc?. I can't wait to see the final product.

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Thanks!

Im not a big fan of the ground effects either, too many lines IMO. You're right the pictures don't do it justice. I need to get a pro to grab some shots, where the pearl shows more.

I am going to customize the interior: Kevlar with orange thread mixed in wrapped around the the plastic that goes around the leather and arm rest. Resin filled and polished. The inner leather piece will be orange with black stitch near the edges, going all the way around. Or I may reverse that and do black with orange stitch. The seats will be black with orange stitching, I need to find someone that does good work. I like the look of the stock seats and would like to keep the same shape in the seat.

I am considering doing a 7" touchscreen fiberglassed in to the top of the dash to the right of the gauge cluster. I want to hook up a a pc with ODBII hook up and get some live data displayed. Will come in handy once this thing has turbos.

After I get the doors done I will decide if I want to do the rest of the interior paneling in kevlar/orange or carbon fiber or if I just want to keep it black.

I havent decided on anything else yet at this point.

I will definitely be posting pics along the way!

I have my new carpet mostly in, still need to trim the edges to make it fit, this carpet aint easy to work with.

CHEERS! :chug:

I really think some thin lime green pinstripes would make the colors pop a lot.

pinstripes where?

Around the black stripes to seperate them from the orange maybe an 1/8th inch wide.

I agree on the lime green. I think run a pinstripe right down each stripe on the outstide of the black...no space between. Let me PS it...

Edit: here you go, I also did a little editing to try and bring out the color so it wasnt so washed out looking.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v225/FuriousOne/pinstripes.jpg

Exactly what I'm talking about! In less direct light it would look amaizing.

WOW. That looks awesome! Adds a lot of depth. I'm gonna have to talk to the guys about doing that.

Now that's a good wifey! Miss you girl, you to brother. When I get down there, we will do all the body panel alignments!


These guys are buds, they wont mind and will shoot me straight. So I got that going for me. Im laying dynamat now and will install interior, and fiberglass an amp rack. At that point Ill be taking the amp rack to them to be painted along with the front bumper filler and talk about the hood fitment. The bumper also sags or is pinched or something right underneath the driver headlamp.

I really appreciate all of the feedback!!! You guys rock.

Now this is how you install Dynamat! You have your wifey do it! :whip:

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-PFM_DYIzeBE/T-vaTE-v66I/AAAAAAABq5w/fCfGJBY2Qxc/s720/IMG_0464.JPG

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-1BUMAh0hnKM/T-vaRtQ_vgI/AAAAAAABq5k/t7hlKHoAoZc/s720/IMG_0465.JPG

Now that's a good wifey,lol. Miss you girl, you to brother!

Now that's a good wifey! Miss you girl! You to brother!


She works on my car while I play on the computer... lol. jk.

Silver pinstripes!

Silver pinstripes!


Dude! You're on crack. I dont think silver would look right next to this orange.

When are you moving back to Texas?

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj19/djfury05/IMG_0449v1.jpg

Do you happen to know the paint code?

Long live the orange nice car man

OMG that car is sexy. Great color choices. Had to cost a fortune though.

Color looks great, as does the paint work! However, the body lines are killing me, I hate seeing a beautiful car with gaps and uneven panels. That would be my number 1 concern. I'm sure you will get it all handled and taken care of.


Good luck,
Craig

Price actually wasn't bad, at $4500 in Ft Worth, TX. But I think that was the homeboy hook up price.

The hood, head light covers, bumper, fenders, lines, will all be addressed later on. It looks good enough for now.

I will tackle the line issues when the intercooler, HID head lamps and HID fog lamps go in.

wow very nice!

very cool orange

Get some new pictures up Jared, I want to see the rest of the progress!! Looks good man.

Get some new pictures up Jared, I want to see the rest of the progress!! Looks good man.

Hey, thanks! I need some more parts, sltill have access to ebony/black interior parts?

I've been working with the Carbon Fiber / Kevlar door panel overlays. Its not coming out as clean as I would like. This has been a learning process no doubt. Here are a few pics...

Ive decided to go ahead with the battery relocation to the trunk also. Picked up two 200 amp circuit breakers, one for under the hood, one in the trunk with the gel cell battery.


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add a rear diffuser. ;)

add a rear diffuser. ;)

Im not so sure I like the rear diffuser look yet, it grows on me at times.

More pics of the door panel:

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Trying out a tan leather insert....

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https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-rJByDlDvSKU/UBZQKvBnEaI/AAAAAAABrFY/NNYclTPjf8Y/s720/IMG_1265.JPG

Yep, I need to wrap the leather insert with black instead of tan like I initially planned....

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-7DxmN7pskAs/UBbokGZsx0I/AAAAAAABrGo/R6578WNDmXQ/s640/IMG_20120730_144406.jpg


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did you try to clear coat the door panels?

did you try to clear coat the door panels?

I did, but I was really hoping for the orange in the kevlar to be more pronounced. Now it is like a red with an orange hue under direct sunlight. So I think I need to go with straight carbon fiber.

Also, now that I have put all of this feeble effort into something I just have to redo, Im contemplating taking it a step further.... making something truly unique. I dont want to say too much... but more will come.

ive been thinking of doin the carbon fiber but i dont know how it would look ive also throught of a gloss black on all the plastics ..try them out if your up to it and goodluck

How much fun is that carbon/Kevlar to cut? Damn I hate that stuff! It'll look great in the end though if you stick with it. Try coating it with the thick epoxy thats made for counter tops if you haven't gotten that already.