19torch99

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Only on Thursdays....I mean everyday!!!!

I had it all lined up to get my headers installed today and was given a "true" quote of $650 to get them installed and have a custom 3" y-pipe built to mate up w/ my Magnaflow catback. Well yesterday I was surfing craigslist and came across something I couldn't pass up. An OEM Ram-air hood for $350. Only problem was that it looked to be a SOM color which sorta clashes w/ my color. Turns out the guy does paint for a living and offered for an extra $200 to sand/primer/paint match it for my car. Should be done by Sunday and I'll have some pictures up as soon as the weather clears up. Guess a sexy sounding car will have to be replaced w/ a sexy looking car for the time being.

Here is the hood in it's original glory (gotta love the bird flame pin strips)

LSxChevelle

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I hear ya, I have a hard time passing up good deals...

crazylane

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^^^^Everything for me is a good deal!!!!! Just trying to explain that to the wife,, Well thats a different story. Ha ha.


Not to long ago, I bought a f-150, some of you may remember, Well the guy was asking 2,xxx, I told my wife, I was going to buy a truck for a 1500, she said no way, So i drove to seattle, looked at the truck, pulled out a thousand, said this is what I brought with me, and we did a transaction.

Well i had a buddy drive it home, and as soon as I walked in the door, she commenced to chewing my ***. Well after two months of hearing her ****, I turned around and sold the truck for 4,500. After that she told me if I ever do that again, to just not tell her about it.. lol.

JCCamaro

Do you already have the headers? I'm sure some members close by would be willing to give you a hand.

firehawk618

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If that hood is not damaged that price is a steal. good find.

19torch99

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There was a few scratches on it, but he would sand and buff them out for me before painting, so I was A-ok w/ it. Keeping my fingers crossed he finishes on Sunday so I can go up there and bolt it on. I'm a little nervous that the fresh paint is going to make the rest of my car look like crap, but we'll see.

OSUBraden

^ There are so many angles/curves in our hoods that make light reflect differently all over it.. so I wonder if you could tell even if it didn't come out totally perfect and matched. I'm talking subtle imperfections. I don't know enough about paint matching but the thought of getting it wrong scares me too. Spend all this money and its like you have a clean new part sitting on top of some faded old ****. hah.

Mr.MartyStone

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Well start saving your money because I'll cut you a deal on my Longtubes/true duals setup when I return to the states in a few weeks. I'm asking 575 bucks for the whole shebang with 02 extensions.

Marty