Help me improve my Silver TA...
I would like to see some suggestions as well. I just installed my ws9 hood and the car goes in for paint next month. The two ideas I have come up with are painted stripes with ceta bumper mod. The second is ceta sail, side mirrors, and bumper with blackbird stripes on the hood. I dont think any one with a silver TA has done the second. I do love the side profile of the silver sail pannel though. These are just some ideas but one of the two will be done next month.
also I am going with 18" chrome C6 rims.
also I am going with 18" chrome C6 rims.
Originally Posted by RW99
Thanks for all of the ideas, guys... I'm thinking the CETA bumper, definitely. And maybe the blackbird stripes on the hood (can you customize the lettering on those?) Black lettering overlays on the side "Trans Am"s?
kerryt1, here are a few mod pics. There's no bling under the hood, this is not a show car. Obviously.
kerryt1, here are a few mod pics. There's no bling under the hood, this is not a show car. Obviously.
That looks like a solid car, I look forward to seeing pictures after you're done.
couple things i'd do which made a huge difference....
delete sidemolding, blackout center section in tail, CETA bumper, get black "Trans Am" for side of car (pic), and stainless steel PONTIAC inserts (only thing i have yet to do).
heres a pic of the difference the CETA makes....HUGE difference.
delete sidemolding, blackout center section in tail, CETA bumper, get black "Trans Am" for side of car (pic), and stainless steel PONTIAC inserts (only thing i have yet to do).
heres a pic of the difference the CETA makes....HUGE difference.
nice pics gringo. I now know what my car will look like from the rear you have the same cat back as mine. The ceta bumper mod is a definate. I have the pheonix in silver and pontiac in black on the rear of mine.
To rw99 not trying to hijack this thread, I will post pics of mine after my paint job.
not trying hijack.
To rw99 not trying to hijack this thread, I will post pics of mine after my paint job.
not trying hijack.
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Hijack away, the more pics here the better! Rear phoenix in silver instead of red, cool idea. Actually, I already did the rear "PONTIAC" in black.
Gringo, thanks for posting... perfect example of the !sidemoldings and black lettering on the side "Trans Am".
Gringo, thanks for posting... perfect example of the !sidemoldings and black lettering on the side "Trans Am".
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Originally Posted by transam5.7lt1
Black overlays for the side emblems.
you talking about the side "trans am" on the door? if so, then NO!!!!! get the whole thing in black. overlays may come off or strip. do it right the first time.
thanks for the compliments. i really need to get the stainless pontiac inserts. just been waiting cuz i have to paint my rear bumper....lots of spider cracks/scratches.
If I go with the black stripes I will go painted. It now looks like another 6 to 8 weeks before DMV will send an investigator out to get my car back on the road.
As far as the side overlays of trans am on the doors, I had a 94 forest green trans am with the painted black trans am on the side. Now I have overlays on the side, If done right the silver around the very edge of each letter sets it off. I will post some pics so you can see what I am talking about, but I would not rule them out all together. If they ever do start to peel they are cheap to replace.
As far as the side overlays of trans am on the doors, I had a 94 forest green trans am with the painted black trans am on the side. Now I have overlays on the side, If done right the silver around the very edge of each letter sets it off. I will post some pics so you can see what I am talking about, but I would not rule them out all together. If they ever do start to peel they are cheap to replace.
Stretch, that looks really classy. Especially due to the wheels.
Anywho, here is a paint idea:
You could subtle flames like that in maybe a gray or some other color that is a little darker than silver.
Anywho, here is a paint idea:
You could subtle flames like that in maybe a gray or some other color that is a little darker than silver.
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My 2 cents
Blackbird stripes, in black, black out the tails, clear side markers, CETA mod, black Pontiac inlays on the back, debadge and !moulding, and leave alone (I'd put the black spoke TT2s on it but that's up to you) pretty much like StretchTA's car
Blackbird stripes, in black, black out the tails, clear side markers, CETA mod, black Pontiac inlays on the back, debadge and !moulding, and leave alone (I'd put the black spoke TT2s on it but that's up to you) pretty much like StretchTA's car
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Here's another question: what do you guys think of badging HP on the car? Like on the Blackbird hood stripes? I guess I could ballpark the number from my rwhp...
What would be better: "Turbo LS6" or "730 HP" or a combination of the two? If I were buying a new car that had HP badging on it from the factory (or the tuner) I'd think it was cool and I wouldn't think twice about it. But putting my own HP badging on it feels different to me.
What would be better: "Turbo LS6" or "730 HP" or a combination of the two? If I were buying a new car that had HP badging on it from the factory (or the tuner) I'd think it was cool and I wouldn't think twice about it. But putting my own HP badging on it feels different to me.