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Old Mar 23, 2009 | 06:26 PM
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Alright lol You wanted it slammed, Stealth. SLAMMED IT IS THEN!

Also lowered it by probably 2 to 2.5", which is more than anyone probably would heh.

Both have the smaller license plate are but only the Lowered has the smoked tail lights since I forgot I wanted to do that after already doing the lowered and didn't feel like editing the Slammed version again heh
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Old Mar 23, 2009 | 06:29 PM
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hahahahaha...looks like nuts
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Old Mar 23, 2009 | 06:30 PM
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Dude, that looks sick!!!!!!!!!!

That would be a mod where you would see it, and go "hrmm" something looks different, but I can't place it.

I like it, very good idea on the plate too.
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Old Mar 23, 2009 | 06:30 PM
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Originally Posted by ttranssam
hahahahaha...looks like nuts
Want me to add some Truck Nuts to it for you? lol


I thought about going "Ricer" and putting the plate on at a retarded extreme angle somewhere haha
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Old Mar 23, 2009 | 07:57 PM
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I'm liking it slammed there, nicely molded look on the center.
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Old Mar 23, 2009 | 08:07 PM
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Looks good with the car lowered. At the original height dumped would look best.
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Old Mar 23, 2009 | 08:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Formula350
Alright lol You wanted it slammed, Stealth. SLAMMED IT IS THEN!

Also lowered it by probably 2 to 2.5", which is more than anyone probably would heh.

Both have the smaller license plate are but only the Lowered has the smoked tail lights since I forgot I wanted to do that after already doing the lowered and didn't feel like editing the Slammed version again heh
Now that is low haha. Looks sick tho!
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Old Mar 23, 2009 | 09:47 PM
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Originally Posted by StealthFormula
Now that is low haha. Looks sick tho!
It's pretty low haha Would DEFINITELY need tubs to run that hight. Looks quite "Vettish", but I think it'd need to come up about 5-8" before I could really like it. I was surprised at how it looked when I did it, which coincidentally is how it sat after I pasted the body back into the image haha I saw it and just said "yep... that'll suffice" lol


And while I admit that it all is cleanly done, these are all techniques I learned 8-9yrs ago in highschool (and since refined) on like Photoshop version 5.5 lol It's up to Version 11 right now (CS4) and I just switched from Ver.9 (CS2) to Ver.10 (CS3) which had some really subtle but useful changes, like the Brightness and Contrast feature which I used to make the license plate area black while retaining it's natural reflection. Anyways, it's all actually so easy you'd be surprised. All I did to make the plate area shorter.... select the top most curved area and use the "Transform" function and just drag (stretch) it down heh Photoshop does the rest with making it look smooth instead of all pixelated (blocky) and I just touch up the imperfections with the blur tool.
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Old Mar 23, 2009 | 09:56 PM
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I'm not really digging it and I love the CME on my SS. I think T/A's look the best with some Corsa tips or something, idk what would be best of a Firebird though...
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Old Mar 23, 2009 | 10:44 PM
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The new version lowered and properly cropped looks a hell of a lot better!

At first I was like "ehhh not too crazy about it" but after the tweaks I think it looks pretty good!
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Old Mar 24, 2009 | 09:50 AM
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I think if someone had the testiBalls to do some serious body work and flush the the whole rear bumper to the extension of the license plate overhang i think it could potentially look awesome. Formula350 i told it would look nicer after being slammed, good 'chop on that.
When I get home I'll photoshop a flush rear bumper so people can see exactly what I mean.

I wouldn't run it on a stock bumper, they are too busy as is.
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Old Mar 24, 2009 | 09:52 AM
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also I think it would look fuct up with a high rise spoiler the tameness of the formula lines is what makes the cme stand out and bring the look together. Even a T/A spoiler might be too much to pull off that aggressive look you are going for
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Old Mar 24, 2009 | 12:03 PM
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I assume by "flush" you mean no license plate area? If so, that's doable. And High-Rise and T/A spoiler are one in the same Not sure on later years, but apparently in like 93 and 94 you could get it as an option on Formulas too.
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Old Mar 24, 2009 | 02:13 PM
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Heres a way that wont require AS much skill as building the hole thing yourself. Would have to cut out the taillights but i think that would be much easier than modifying a stock bumper.

http://www.vfnfiberglass.com/site.htm
Look for this in the 93-02 f body section:
'93-2002 Rear Bumper Clip.
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Old Mar 24, 2009 | 03:04 PM
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^ dude that would take twice as much work to run on the street, there aren't even pre-cut tail light indentations. I like your thinking though.
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Old Mar 24, 2009 | 04:25 PM
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Old Mar 24, 2009 | 04:38 PM
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try some pics with the corvette tips, or Corsa tips. I think round tips would look better than the rectangle ones.
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Old Mar 24, 2009 | 04:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Puck
Get rid of the gap look between the tips and the top of where they exit and it would look pretty cool IMO. Kind of hard to explain lemme do somethin real quick..

Kinda like this, but I made it in paint cuz I'm a lazy bastard


Except with a bit more blending then just the eyedropper tool and paintbrush.
agreed 100%
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Old Mar 24, 2009 | 06:12 PM
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Originally Posted by SoxXpupPeT
agreed 100%
Should've looked at the top of page 2 first lol


That "'93-2002 Rear Bumper Clip" bumper would work nice if it wasn't made for a drag car :\ By that I mean having the lights areas pre-cut. Though it also looks too wide for it.

Offtopic: HOLY ****! "Complete T/A Body Package..... Total Weight=140lbs"


As for the Vette/Corsa tips, which ones specifically? Too many of them to be that vague lol Only thing I could find that's similar are these, but I'd need a head on shot of them on the vehicle in order to work any magic.
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Old Mar 24, 2009 | 06:13 PM
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LP is a lot wider then the center section of on the tail lamps.
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