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Old Apr 18, 2009 | 06:29 PM
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Bored and sick of waiting to finish the car to post some pics. When it's all done I will post some vids and pics.


Pic of when I bought it last fall:









New wheels:









Then I Broke a pushrod which bent a valve:




Since the motor is out, why not put some paint on it and change the wheels again:











and........ Black:












As for the motor. Bought some PRC LS6 heads, custom Thunder Racing cam (similiar to a T-Rex but a lil more aggressive), LS6 intake, blah blah blah. Should be ready to drop in Sunday I hope. Tranny has a TCI 4200 stall and has a 9in. w/ 3.89 gears.


If anyone is interested in maybe buying this car, PM me and I will give full details of the car and what I'd like to get for it. Im just tryn to finish the car so I have a car to take to the dells car show pretty much. Lookin to get into a nice, clean, quite Daily.
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Old Apr 18, 2009 | 07:11 PM
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car looks good now man. I wouldnt get rid of it after you put all that hard work into it .
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Old Apr 19, 2009 | 07:25 PM
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car looks good now man. I wouldnt get rid of it after you put all that hard work into it .


yeah I know, but need a better daily. Sick of driving the winter beater and not sure I wanna drive the Z all the time.
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Old Apr 22, 2009 | 12:17 AM
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I'm sorry, could you repost that without the avatar? It just won't let go of my attention, so I haven't read a word you've written.
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Old Apr 22, 2009 | 12:29 AM
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I'm sorry, could you repost that without the avatar? It just won't let go of my attention, so I haven't read a word you've written.


HAHAH sorry, I'd feel bad taken it off. haha
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And these which I cant use since my new heads are center bolt valve covers. Go figure. and the intake is the same color as the valve covers, the color just looks that much different in the sun. Also my camera phone sucks.

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car looks great man! definitely come a long way, kudos! i bet you sure are gonna miss her once you let her go. gl with the sale
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wow that paint looks slick, nothing like some good ol black lol
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Nice..100x better.........I prefer dark cars.....
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an update: Car is pretty dirty in pics.







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car looks amazing im still drooling lol...
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car looks amazing im still drooling lol...
Thanks. Just did the tail lights black

Thinkn the wheels are goin black SOON.
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wow, looks bitch!
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ive always wanted to do this to mine... my car is just pewter, eh it never really was the same after i got in a wreck and had it repainted. so since then i wanted to just black it all out. oh well, one day. keep the pics comin i dont know if its the paint or the camera or what but ive never seen one shine like that lol.
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Originally Posted by Driftunit
ive always wanted to do this to mine... my car is just pewter, eh it never really was the same after i got in a wreck and had it repainted. so since then i wanted to just black it all out. oh well, one day. keep the pics comin i dont know if its the paint or the camera or what but ive never seen one shine like that lol.


probaly the paint cuz they're all cell phone pics hahaha
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Car really looks good man im hopeing your thinking about keeping it !
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wow then lol. any special paint or technique used?
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