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Old Feb 17, 2009 | 10:19 PM
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Hey, I just wanted to share a couple pics of the bird the way she sits now. Just got done doing some appearance mods this winter. The only things left to do to the exterior is get a ram air hood back on but I will probably end up going with a ws9 and also some lowering springs! Thanks to jwill_20 for his time and effort put into painting the lights and making them look as good as they do. Let me know what you think!

1. Painted calipers
2. Trans am caliper decals
3. Vht'd most lights (tails, 3rd brake, side markers, and also the middle filler panel for a perfect match over time)
4. Silver ceta trans am and bird + pontiac decals in rear
5. Carbon Fiber WS.6 rear letter decals (just the letters individually, not the whole emblem overlay thanks to bfranker!)

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Old Feb 17, 2009 | 10:25 PM
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Looks good! When tails are blacked out I prefer the center section clean and the reverse lights still white, but it does look good and I'm diggin' the CF overlay, cool idea!
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Old Feb 17, 2009 | 10:35 PM
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I like the progress and the vanity plate
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Old Feb 17, 2009 | 10:36 PM
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it's black for sure. lol. looks good. nice and stealthy. so can i expect to see you at the track in GB in march?
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Old Feb 17, 2009 | 10:46 PM
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Looks great man, likin the license plate too
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Old Feb 17, 2009 | 11:05 PM
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sexy....steps on Vht?
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Old Feb 17, 2009 | 11:13 PM
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Get Some birds for the Center caps (or pontiac) then you can say your done
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Old Feb 17, 2009 | 11:18 PM
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Sharp...i'm diggin' the tags as well.
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Old Feb 18, 2009 | 08:26 AM
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Thanks for the compliments guys! The steps on the vht was prepping the lights well to be painted, then four thin coats of vht, and then we took the tails down to the chevrolet dealership and our friend down there just threw them in when they cleared a car and sprayed it with 3 coats of their good clear. The other lights were cleared with rattle can clear but I wanted the tails cleared professionally!

edit: and yeah steeps I will be sure to bring it down there if I get the 3rd synchro fixed in time! I can't wait to see your new SOM in person!

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Old Feb 18, 2009 | 10:31 AM
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Hey man you may need to get that checked out, black **** is usually bad and can mean a Gastrointestinal Bleed...

nice car too
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Old Feb 18, 2009 | 10:34 AM
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the smoked lights look good but i would of made it all black. still looks great. nice work
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Old Feb 18, 2009 | 10:44 AM
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Wow you're lucky you're not in California. The first time i ever took that car on the streets i see two tickets i'd get that day. Tail lights and license plate holder.
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Old Feb 18, 2009 | 10:52 AM
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Originally Posted by evilZO6
Wow you're lucky you're not in California. The first time i ever took that car on the streets i see two tickets i'd get that day. Tail lights and license plate holder.

God Bless Kansas
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Old Feb 18, 2009 | 11:03 AM
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Originally Posted by evilZO6
Wow you're lucky you're not in California.
Trust me I thank God for that everyday! lol

The car looks great...and its certainly BLACK!
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Old Feb 18, 2009 | 12:37 PM
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Originally Posted by 'Trust'
Looks good! When tails are blacked out I prefer the center section clean and the reverse lights still white, but it does look good and I'm diggin' the CF overlay, cool idea!
petty much took the words outa my mouth
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Old Feb 18, 2009 | 01:42 PM
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^ Same here...loks good either way.
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Old Feb 18, 2009 | 02:06 PM
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Originally Posted by 'Trust'
Looks good! When tails are blacked out I prefer the center section clean and the reverse lights still white, but it does look good and I'm diggin' the CF overlay, cool idea!
im with trust on this one
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Old Feb 19, 2009 | 08:24 AM
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Originally Posted by evilZO6
Wow you're lucky you're not in California. The first time i ever took that car on the streets i see two tickets i'd get that day. Tail lights and license plate holder.
Yeah, **** california man. maybe thats why I see seven tons of cali lisence plates out here in colorado every day

That black TA looks smooth dude. i like that alot.
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