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Old May 7, 2017 | 09:03 PM
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Thanks guys,
Car is pretty much done at this point just sanding and buffing now. I hope to have some completed pics for you guys in the next week or 2.
Forgot to show the hood was done.
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looking forward to finished pics
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In for final pics. Great handiwork!
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That is gorgeous!! The paint looks beautiful and I never would've thought to put the wideband in the gauge cluster, very nice!!
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Thanks guys, it's really coming along well at this point. The last details always take the longest.
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Little teaser shot I took while buffing.
This is a picture of my qtr panel
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So when can you paint my car lol that things is a mirror!!!!
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Just drop the car off with a blank check and get it knocked out lol.
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wow that looks mean, your fender stretching turned out amazing. this pic makes me wonder what a 4th gen face with recessed headlights like the early 4th gen's would look like though
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Sorry I don't have any completed pics yet I've been pretty busy with other stuff lately 5/8" stretched qtrs.-photo51.jpg
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