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I went to see my car yesterday after 20 months in the paint shop. I just wanted to share the results, so far.....









The car is a 2002 SS that I bought new in 10/02. It has just over 9k miles and I haven't driven it in 3 years I'm hopeful about finishing the project this year...stay tuned.

Ricks99ls1

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Car looks sick man, i dont know how you had th epatience, but i guess in the end it will definately be worth it, congrats on an awesome ride, if you dont mind me asking, who are the guys that your talking about on the hatch "in memory"

Phoenix 5.7

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thats off of the GMMG Dick Harrel cars i think

love the paint scheme. GMMG has some wicked paint designs.

camracingah

That looks f$#king amazing! Great color choices! Two thumbs up.

Sharpe

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Oh, man, my jaw is dropping open. Wow.

Nine Ball

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GMMG built some nice cars, but that paint scheme was around before GMMG started doing them. I remember seeing LT1 Camaros with the same stripes.

Did you use '69 Hugger orange? It has more red in it than '99 Hugger Orange.

james562

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Whos doing the body work for you? I go to school in Long Beach, and look forward to seeing this on the road

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Yes - I went with the '69 Hugger Orange. I like it much more than the Hugger Orange from '99. Like you said - it has a lot more red to it. It's just a brighter/flashier color.

armkneez8

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I like the color alot! Enjoy

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The work is being done by BC Restorations/Bay Area Auto Body in San Pedro. His primary business is restoring original Shelby Mustangs. I spent almost a year interviewing shops before I decided to go with them, and I'm not disappointed. The entire car was taken apart to do this right.

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I appreciate all of the kind words and feedback. It's still a work in progress, but it will eventually be back on the road...on a very limited basis

Once the car comes home I need to finish the interior and mechanical aspects. The intent is to recreate a Phase II ZL-1...with a few extras.

camarosss

Car looks amazing! I plan on doing one some day. My dream is to own a real one but $100,000+ is just way out of my budget. This way is the next best thing and you can drive it. All of the 2002 ZL1s also came with the hockey stripe, do you plan on adding it to the car? When i'm ready to do one it will be 1969 garnet red with the white manta and hockey stripes. I have a friend that owns a 2002 http://www.gmmginc.net/ Tom Henry camaro it's 1 of 1 painted 1969 (code 72) hugger orange.Thought I would be the first to clone a real one but you bet me to it, congrats. Post more pictures when you can.

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Not all of the 2002 ZL1's got the hockey stripes. These were reserved for the Phase III cars. They had the "427" designation in the stripe on the front fender. There were even some Phase III cars without the hockey stripes. One example is Matt Berger's personal car. It's a Hugger Orange Phase III with the 427 C5R engine, but no hockey stripes.

I will post more pics when the car comes home this weekend.

westxwitesnake05

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very nice!!

SsycoticSS

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is it just me or do you just have a hugger orange paint job and the manta stripe with the "in memory" lettering on the back?

I am not trying to sound like a jack *** but almost 2 years for what? a paint job?

I probably am missing something huge here. I usually do.

Anyways the car looks good.

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The shop that did the work is an extremely low volume custom shop. Their primary business is the restoration of original Shelby Mustangs. The project took tremendous research. We gathered hundreds of photos and blew them up to ensure 100% accuracy - where the stripes start/end, the dimensions, the shape, the lettering, etc. All of the lettering was done by hand. In addition - the car was completely disassembled for paint. The interior was gutted to bare metal, all of the glass was removed, and the body was completely taken apart. There are no ridges or seams in this paint job. The attention to detail is amazing.

streetassasin

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sweet car!! I gotta ask; how much?

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I think it was totally reasonable considering the work done.

chromeplated500

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wow... im pretty sure i would have some mental issues waiting 20 months... wow.. looks kick ***...

900hpSS

ok the guys on the back of the car are two of the guys who used to sell and race the real 69 ZL1 cars and it is a tribute to them. The hockey stripe was just an option when you were ordering the car. You could get the stripe over the top, the hockey, or both. and you could get them on each phase. you could also choose if you wanted the interior done with the hounds tooth or with the a roll bar and so on.

r u going to get an LS6 for the phase II replica. you said you were going for accuracy?