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Finally got my hood painted!

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Old Dec 22, 2006 | 04:54 PM
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Finally after several months of driving my car arround with a primer black hood it if finally finished. So just for the occasion i clayed, three stepped the car. Sorry my camera sucks and does not give these pictures any justice so sorry for there quality. But in person it is beautiful and like looking into a mirror.
First there is what the car looked like before i swiched hoods.

Sorry i did not get better pictures of car before but here is the hood now.

And the back

More of the hood (sorry but the reflection fucked it up but i will take better ones after i get my new camera)

The side

The front

And another hood

What do you guys think, i going to get some rims in a few months but in not going to lower the car. I will post new pictures when i get my new camera, and i will include the engine bay picts. I have the engine covers and it looks ok.
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Old Dec 22, 2006 | 05:23 PM
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looks sweet! whoever did it, it looks like they did a fine job
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Old Dec 22, 2006 | 05:25 PM
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looks really good, and very clean.
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Old Dec 22, 2006 | 05:36 PM
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Sand down the rear middle panel. Red and NBM looks ugly.
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Old Dec 22, 2006 | 05:39 PM
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Nice job and beautiful color. What hood is it? Kinda looks like the ASCD I have.
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Old Dec 22, 2006 | 06:38 PM
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Im not sure who made the hood but it came out great. Im planning on sanding down the bird on the back and just leaving it black but will wait until i get rims and tune. Thanks guys
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Old Dec 22, 2006 | 11:13 PM
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BTW your car is gorgeous! Id take a formy anyday over a trans am..but i wouldnt make it look like a trans am..kills the whole purpose imo
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Old Dec 23, 2006 | 12:15 AM
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I like it this way, it stands out a little better and dosent have the ground effects, front and back bumpers of the ta. So people look twice to see what it is because it is different. But thanks though
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Oh hell yeah ! Looks great dude!!! I'll have to get your guy's number... What are you doing around 11:00am tommorrow? I'm meeting another F-Body guy in Upland for lunch to check out his seats (like the ones you inquired about) and he's checking out my nitrous...
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Old Dec 23, 2006 | 02:37 AM
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I sent you a pm. But im meeting a guy in laguna beach tomorrow at noon to look at another car. Thanks though, the guy has a paint shop up the street from my house and its not even color sanded yet, But im happy with it.
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Old Dec 23, 2006 | 04:27 AM
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even with the basic pictures you can tell how good it looks!

good looking car
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Old Dec 23, 2006 | 09:47 AM
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Looks great!
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Old Dec 23, 2006 | 06:53 PM
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Thanks guys, sorry the pictures suck they dont do it any justice. It hasent been color sanded yet, im not sure if i will spend the extra money to have that done or just leave it. But thanks for all the compliments though
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Old Dec 23, 2006 | 10:24 PM
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How much more is the wetsand and polish?
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Old Dec 24, 2006 | 12:00 AM
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only $100 so i will probably do it.
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Old Dec 24, 2006 | 12:03 AM
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how much was it to paint the hood?
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Old Dec 24, 2006 | 12:06 AM
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$350 to paint, i had one place quote me at $500 so i kept looking until i found this little paint shop up the street from my house.
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Old Dec 24, 2006 | 12:08 AM
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damn i got quoted that much and thought that was too expensive for just a hood
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Old Dec 24, 2006 | 12:28 AM
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looks really good, nice and shiny
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Old Dec 24, 2006 | 06:34 AM
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Looks nice and clean.
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