AS PROMISED: Mongoose pictures 56k beware
04-09-2007, 09:23 PM
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Originally Posted by GotV-8
Looks good, I think some nice wheels would set it off even more also. Oh and some springs lol
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04-09-2007, 09:26 PM
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Originally Posted by dementia
Beautiful. That manta stripe is killer.
The Mongoose name was already (sorta) taken though hehe. There was a (GM if I'm not mistaken) project team that wanted to make an fbody outperform the vipers at the dragstrip when they first came out. I believe they started out with an LT1 formula and did a lot of hidden weight reduction and some suspension mods to it but in the end they got it to run the same times as the viper down the 1/4.
The Mongoose name was already (sorta) taken though hehe. There was a (GM if I'm not mistaken) project team that wanted to make an fbody outperform the vipers at the dragstrip when they first came out. I believe they started out with an LT1 formula and did a lot of hidden weight reduction and some suspension mods to it but in the end they got it to run the same times as the viper down the 1/4.
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04-09-2007, 09:31 PM
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Originally Posted by AnimalSS
Looks good. 
Did you consider painting the third brake light, like mine? I think it's a neat touch when you've done a black stripe. 
Did you consider painting the third brake light, like mine? I think it's a neat touch when you've done a black stripe. 
Thanks for the idea!
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04-09-2007, 10:32 PM
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Black mirrors > body colored mirrors.
Car looks awesome, bro. One suggestion(I'm picky): Get the body shop to use the same paint and paint the grille for you. At least in the pictures, it looks like it doesn't match up well at all, color-wise. Car looks sick, though. And it's a hardtop.
Car looks awesome, bro. One suggestion(I'm picky): Get the body shop to use the same paint and paint the grille for you. At least in the pictures, it looks like it doesn't match up well at all, color-wise. Car looks sick, though. And it's a hardtop.
04-09-2007, 10:54 PM
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Originally Posted by TroubledWine3
Black mirrors > body colored mirrors.
Car looks awesome, bro. One suggestion(I'm picky): Get the body shop to use the same paint and paint the grille for you. At least in the pictures, it looks like it doesn't match up well at all, color-wise. Car looks sick, though. And it's a hardtop.
Car looks awesome, bro. One suggestion(I'm picky): Get the body shop to use the same paint and paint the grille for you. At least in the pictures, it looks like it doesn't match up well at all, color-wise. Car looks sick, though. And it's a hardtop.
It actually matches really well. Just the way the shade is. I noticed that in the pics also.
The paint actually looks extremely deep. I specified that I didn't want to see any orange peel, and they really worked hard to make it so.
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04-10-2007, 01:35 AM
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Thanks! I had to throw the plate frame in there to help people understand. Nothing like a friendly rivalry though!
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04-10-2007, 09:14 AM
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Originally Posted by Potent68
No, but I did notice the red looks darker surrounded by all the black. How well can you see yours when you step on the brake? What'd you use to paint it? It may be worth me getting a wrecking yard piece and trying it to see how I like it when I get home.
Thanks for the idea!
Tom
Thanks for the idea!
Tom
