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Old Jun 12, 2010 | 01:15 AM
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Im looking for some ideas for my car, I want it to be a little more different then it already is. Its a 6speed car thats getting a 355 lt1 I am painting the motor Pontiac blue when it comes back from the machine shop. I have already painted the intake and water pump, the valve covers will be polished aswell as the acc. bracket.

Today I painted the vents on my ram air hood to match the motor, I really like the Pontiac blue as a accent. I don't want to over do it but I want a little more, like the shift boot is the only thing I can think of for the interior. So if anyone else has some ideas throw them at me.

Im trying to put things you would see in a 79 trans am here on my 96.

I want a firebird on the hood but I don't think it would look right with the hood style I have. I was considering the firebird on the front bumper being painted the blue? Thoughts? im on the fence about it.

I also removed some of the orange peel in the door today as it was repainted before i got it.

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Old Jun 12, 2010 | 01:21 AM
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1st thing get rid of that hood and get a lt1 ws6 hood. and i like the pontiac blue!
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Old Jun 12, 2010 | 01:26 AM
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I really like this hood tbh. Its different and its a real ram air.
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Old Jun 12, 2010 | 10:34 AM
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if you paint the bird on the front bumper i thng you should paint just the outline blue and leave the rest black and get blue ram air stickers or remove them from your hood
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Old Jun 12, 2010 | 07:29 PM
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if you paint the bird on the front bumper i thng you should paint just the outline blue and leave the rest black and get blue ram air stickers or remove them from your hood
thats what i was thinking was to outline it in blue. I think the ram air will look fine when i get clears up front and back.
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Old Jun 14, 2010 | 07:34 AM
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Nice, but ditch the hood and go with the LT1 hood as previously said and don't paint the vents as it looks silly IMO. Already, beat you to the punch on the Pontiac blue idea many years ago, here's my motor:





Also, should have gone with the Pontiac Blue Metallic color as it looks really good.
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Well the vents where already painted red before i bought the car and it just didnt seem to match to me. Either way though I like the hood.

The blue metallic is a nice color. But Im going to keep the 79 color
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