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Old 03-19-2011, 10:03 PM
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Default Fresh paint on my 98 z28 vert

Some pictures are better than others.
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taped up

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tinted tails and whistler modded headlights await their new home as well.
Any opinions as to what else would make it look better?
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Looks really good as is, but if you want to improve I recommend the following: SS wing, lowering springs, and some ccw classics.

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well it already has holes for the original "RS" spoiler so the ss is kinda out and i dont have the $$ for classics but lowering springs are definately on the list
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Nice hood and paint! I would suggest wheels next
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That is some good looking paint
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THanks! The guy that painted it started out as a prep guy in a local bodyshop and the owner saw that he had a natural talent so he sent him to school. for as quick as he did it (half of a morning for paint, from 12:30ish to 6:00 baking) it turned out very well.
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did you fill the holes in the front bumper?
Old 03-20-2011, 10:44 PM
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Yep, the holes have been filled. Also I have stainless emblems and Camaro inserts for front and back, plus the nose emblem all from emblempros.
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Should've got the holes on the quarter panels patched up and threw a SS spoiler on.

Paint looks great!!!
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I'm actually more of a fan of the rs style more so than the SS style. Its less common and it looks like the second and third gen spoilers but more refined, at least imo.
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turned out great!
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btw I wanted to ask another 'vert owner this.

Can you post a picture of bumper support?
I dono what it looks like and I need to know what to look for because my bumper is saggin' half an inch. Does it necessarily mean broken support?

Thanks!
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I can get a straight shot of it tomorrow for you but as far as that being your problem I'm not really sure of all of the possibilities but that could definately be one of them
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Thanks I really appreciate it if you can.
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well, here they are as promised. if you need any thing more specific the bumper cover is still off.


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Beautiful car man, he did a great job on it for sure!
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gracias, and yeah he did an excellent job. it has the occasional peice of dirt in it but hopefully that will come out after a wetsand and buff.
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very nice man! looks amazing!
do you happen to have any pics on how you trimmed the hood by any chance?
and did you have any fitment issuse with it?
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I'm not a body man by any means so I traded some work to get this done. I don't have any pictures of him doing the trimming but if memory serves I think he said something about using a dremel, he left a bit of lip around the headlights but left most of the hood untrimmed because of added support. He also said that there was some stress in the hood so he fixed those couple of spots but overall he said it was pretty good for aftermarket fiberglass.
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if its not too much to ask could you please get some close up pictures of were the hood was trimmed for the headlights and such?
it would be GREATLY appreciated!



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