Would a CETA Clone be "Taboo" ?
Would a CETA Clone be "Taboo" ? Ive always loved the CETA yellow... and Id love to have one.
I wasnt planning on painting my car... but as you can see in my build thread, I am doing lots of work, and re-doing the whole car. so it would be a great time for a re-spray.
I never wanted a black car... the lines just seem to bleed away.
So i want a lighter color or something bright.
like the CETA yellow..
or maybe a pearl silver.
But really my question is... Would a CETA Clone be taboo...
I dont want to be 'that guy' with the fake CETA...
but im sure people would be just as pissed if i bought a CETA as violated it as i did this one.
Itll have an 454 LSX all motor. (LS7 based)
In advance. That you for your opinions.
I wasnt planning on painting my car... but as you can see in my build thread, I am doing lots of work, and re-doing the whole car. so it would be a great time for a re-spray.
I never wanted a black car... the lines just seem to bleed away.
So i want a lighter color or something bright.
like the CETA yellow..
or maybe a pearl silver.
But really my question is... Would a CETA Clone be taboo...
I dont want to be 'that guy' with the fake CETA...
but im sure people would be just as pissed if i bought a CETA as violated it as i did this one.
Itll have an 454 LSX all motor. (LS7 based)
In advance. That you for your opinions.
the only way i think it'd get a little wierd is if you did all the decals, emblems, and things like that. if you were to just get the same color, and do the black bumper and all, i dont think it would be a bad thing at all. i too really like the color and wouldn't mind having it. just dont do all of the special appearance things that truly make it a CETA
I have seen a charcoal colored car with the ceta side stripes in silver & it looked pretty good. Not sure if you were considering the side stripes or not but a differant color combo with those might be nice. Might get you what you want without pissing off the "true ceta" guys. Sounds like its gonna be a hell of a build....
Personally I have never been too crazy about that color yellow, I know I am in the minority but I would prefer to see a corvette yellow. The CETA yellow just looks a little washed out to me. Could go with a non GM color & that might make the lines stand out a little more too.
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Personally I have never been too crazy about that color yellow, I know I am in the minority but I would prefer to see a corvette yellow. The CETA yellow just looks a little washed out to me. Could go with a non GM color & that might make the lines stand out a little more too.
I would want to run the stripes.. as i feel it "mans up" an other wise horrible color...
Also.. I will be running solid black (Any Finish), or black chrome wheels.
I sure wouldnt try to pass it off as an original. My car isnt an '02, so there will be no LOB badges...
I have a hawk hood now.. so if i were to do this.. Id sell it and get a WS9 Outlaw hood.
Im not too worried about people being pissed that im copying the CETAs
as i feel i more than make up for the in the time and money spent on making it original...
I plan on driving the crap outta the car. and hitting up every show, cruise, whatever i can all over the country.
There just isnt anyway for me to paint my car the same color and apply the stripes... without looking like a clone.
Tho, ill have different wheels, hood, and engine
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Brett Foote I guess it depends on what i end up doing.
I like how my hood looks, and obviously "everybody" has a WS6 Hood...
But I would prefer something more aggressive... maybe.
I like how my hood looks, and obviously "everybody" has a WS6 Hood...
But I would prefer something more aggressive... maybe.
Could always go with a shaker style hood, If I had a TA thats what I would do, with an old school bird too..... I know 
I know its hard to get more aggresive (on the street)(all motor) than what i have.
But I kinda feel that maybe i need a hood to match the aggresivosity <<<AWESOME WORD
^^^I'm so tired... but those stipulations above made me chuckle.
I really dont wanna get into custom body work. (You do great work, but not me.. lol)
I can do basic stuff. and can learn to paint... but im much to picky... so that would take me forever.
I guess the grass is always greener, i just like change, and modification...
I'm sure once i got a WS6 style hood, id want a hawk again. but right now, i like the idea of a 454 LS7 WS9 outlaw CETA w/ Z06 wheels.
Anyway... my phys lab report is done.
so its about that time.Thanks for the brainstorm session mcnord. Ill read back over this tomorrow.
Last edited by crimson_bird; Dec 10, 2009 at 07:05 AM.
I was even thinking about having the stripes artistically airbrushed on... Give the guy a little freedom.
But, i know its not for everybody... Not everyone wants a 454 LSX either.
Exactly! I was looking for something bolder. That stands out.
I guess if you think CETAs are "Tutti Frutti".... Cool!
You know what else is frutti? My 454 with a bitch 248/254 ~.700 lift cam.
hevens no. black...best color on a Trans am....naaaaa. black just doesn't capture the designs true essence. it can be made to look great in black, dont get me wrong, but take a STOCK pewter, som, red, silver, nbm, trans am -even sleek beaks- and you already have a better looking car. the lines of the car really get washed out with black
i've only seen the mecham hood on like 3 cars total, and didnt like the other 2, but this car, has got to be one of the meanest/cleanest looking T/A's i've ever seen. just figured i'd throw that out there since your thinking of different hoods.
i've only seen the mecham hood on like 3 cars total, and didnt like the other 2, but this car, has got to be one of the meanest/cleanest looking T/A's i've ever seen. just figured i'd throw that out there since your thinking of different hoods.
The Mecham Hood is cool... But from the front... it looks like a flat stocker too much.
Also like you said.... I was thinking about having the stripes airbrushed on. but having the painter modify the stripes maybe.