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Old Feb 16, 2011 | 12:48 AM
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So I had some work done last Wednesday and Friday. Here are the in progress pics and a final pics

Here is the truck as of Thursday. She was lowered 2" by SNL performance. They did an excellent job as they always do.



Then on Friday I took it to Chucks Paint and Body for some paint work. Everything painted was colored Corvette Cyber Grey. It looks black in some pictures but is really a dark grey. Looks a lot better in person.

So I had them paint all four wheels:





I also had them paint the front and rear bowties:




The front chrome bumper inserts were painted:



And finally both side SS badges and the rear SS badges were painted. While they were removing things I also had them remove the Trailblazer badge:



Now here are the completed pics.









I think it turned out very well. It was exactly as I expected.
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Old Feb 16, 2011 | 12:50 AM
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Looks great!
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Old Feb 16, 2011 | 02:37 AM
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you picked up the right color ...awesome change
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Old Feb 16, 2011 | 04:32 AM
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Looks pretty sick! I thought everything would look a little darker instead of it being kind of a gunmetal color. Good work though
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Old Feb 16, 2011 | 06:05 AM
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very nice.
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Old Feb 16, 2011 | 06:50 AM
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Good combination!
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Old Feb 16, 2011 | 07:52 AM
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Looks sick!
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Old Feb 16, 2011 | 08:34 AM
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Great improvement over the stock look.
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Looks great! Are you RWD, and if so, what lowering kit did you use?
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Old Feb 16, 2011 | 09:20 AM
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Looks great, im going to be painting the bow ties on mine also. Not sure what your laws are on window tint but u sure could use some!!!
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Old Feb 16, 2011 | 10:54 AM
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Thats a bad *** truck!! Nice job!!
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looks dope
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Very nice!
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Old Feb 16, 2011 | 12:03 PM
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looks sooo sick i like the color scheme
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Old Feb 16, 2011 | 12:14 PM
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Thanks guys. I love the way it turned out as well.

Originally Posted by Pro Stock John
Looks great! Are you RWD, and if so, what lowering kit did you use?
I am RWD. The front is Beltech struts with DJM A-Arms. The rear is Beltech shocks and springs. I removed the airbags in the rear. If you buy the A-arms through TBSSowners they come pre modified so there are no issues.

Here are the parts:
A-Arms: http://www.tbssowners.com/store/inde...d&productId=14
Beltech Lowering Stuts/shocks/springs: http://www.tbssowners.com/store/inde...d&productId=65
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Looks perfect!
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great job!!!!
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Old Feb 16, 2011 | 08:02 PM
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Nice!!

Everything I want to do on my red jewel....aside from the wheels.
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Old Feb 17, 2011 | 12:20 AM
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looks badass!! hopefully i can get me a black AWD SS in the future.
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Old Feb 17, 2011 | 01:01 AM
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Great looking TBSS. Great color combo.
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