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 Oct 26, 2004 - 3:32 PM
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 Enthusiast  Joined Nov 29, '03 From Hampton, VA Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%)  |
Here are some pics of the work I've been doing on my car
 Before I even got into the garage I was in an accident...  In the process of fixing it....  I took of the front end, doors and hatch so I can spray my jams Lamborghini candy orange. Oh yea, and my doors fell off the sawhorses onto the concrete somehow while I was working too.  Here's some pics of the base color that the transparent orange will go over.   Sorry, no pics of the orange yet
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Oct 26, 2004 - 3:37 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Aug 29, '02 From ny to philly Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
awesome. how long have you been doing bodywork/painting for?
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Oct 26, 2004 - 4:20 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Nov 29, '03 From Hampton, VA Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Actually, only since June. I'm just afast learner I guess.
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Oct 26, 2004 - 5:28 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Jun 30, '03 From O-town, FL Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Show your spoiler some
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Oct 26, 2004 - 5:35 PM
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 Administrator Joined Aug 23, '02 From Seattle, WA Currently Offline Reputation: 14 (100%) |
Awesome! I can't wait to paint my car myself.
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Oct 26, 2004 - 5:44 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Oct 3, '02 From Va Team 6gc Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
nice man, to bad about the bad luck but it'll all work out.
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Oct 26, 2004 - 11:06 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Sep 23, '03 From Miami,FL Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
sweet dude cant w8 to see it finished....you r talented and have some big ones lol to paint ure car ureself
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Oct 26, 2004 - 11:11 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Nov 4, '02 From Davenport Iowa Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
lookin good man! excited to see it all done - been thinkin about paintin the 99 my self this next spring
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Oct 28, 2004 - 10:46 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Nov 26, '03 From McKenzie, TN Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Looks great. I love the hood! Where's you get it?
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Oct 28, 2004 - 2:22 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Oct 10, '03 From Wichita, KS Currently Offline Reputation: 5 (100%) |
He did it custom. props for that. but i think it looks too small. almost reminds me of a urethra. --------------------  Project ST204.5 99.88946% complete... |
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Oct 28, 2004 - 2:52 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Nov 29, '03 From Hampton, VA Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Urethra huh? Haha never heard that before. Yea it's custom. I got the idea from a custom hood I've seen on some rx-7's. Take a look at Jay Laub's rx-7 hood. I wanted to make it bigger, but because of where the valve cover and other engine stuff is located, that was the best size. -------------------- |
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Oct 28, 2004 - 3:08 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Jun 30, '03 From O-town, FL Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
PICS OF SPOILER
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Oct 28, 2004 - 3:58 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Nov 29, '03 From Hampton, VA Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
 There ya go
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Oct 28, 2004 - 4:31 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Sep 28, '03 From Bloomington, IN Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
WOW. Ugliest spolier EVER
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Oct 28, 2004 - 9:02 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Nov 29, '03 From Hampton, VA Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
hey, does anybody know how to disconnect the stock alarm system?
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Oct 29, 2004 - 9:33 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined May 22, '03 From NOVA Currently Offline Reputation: 16 (100%) |
dang thats big yo
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Oct 30, 2004 - 11:28 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Nov 29, '03 From Hampton, VA Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Here are some new pics. Me and a buddy of mine just put the doors and hatch back on tonight. I still have to finish putting it back together and getting it ready for the final paint job.
 (that's just dust from sanding in the door jam ) Some of the mirror damage from the drop  Here's a nice close up of the candy orange 
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Oct 31, 2004 - 1:28 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Sep 3, '04 From Avondale, AZ Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
looks awesome
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Oct 31, 2004 - 2:17 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Jul 25, '04 From Lima, Ohio Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
What kind of paint is that and what color is that. It looks similar to the color that I was wanting to do on my car. It's looking real good.
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Oct 31, 2004 - 10:17 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Nov 29, '03 From Hampton, VA Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
It's Arancio Atlas candy orange from 2003 Lamborghini Murciaglo's. It's originally a PPG color, but the painter I'm working with likes to use Sikkens brand paint better, so he just mixed the same color in Sikkens paint and gave me some for the jams.
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Oct 31, 2004 - 10:32 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Nov 29, '03 From Hampton, VA Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
This is what gave me the idea for the hood:
RX-7 Hood This post has been edited by flipside97LTD: Nov 1, 2004 - 8:49 PM -------------------- |
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Nov 1, 2004 - 9:01 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Nov 29, '03 From Hampton, VA Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
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Nov 1, 2004 - 9:52 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Oct 22, '03 Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
That is a sweet hood. Much props on the custom work, bro. Do you have any tips, on painting a car, for amateurs? Something that you might have over looked and had to go back on or any warnings or things we should concider before painting?
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Nov 2, 2004 - 11:46 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Nov 29, '03 From Hampton, VA Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Hmm.. good question. Patience is the key to any paint job. It's so easy to want to skip steps or put another coat of paint on before it's ready. If you do that, you will get runs. After you spray a coat of paint, you have to wait till it flashes off. That means wait till it loses it's glossiness. Besides looking at it to see, you can also put your finger in the paint that got on the masking paper. If it's sticky then it's ready for another coat. If it's still wet, wait.
Also, 30 light coats of paint are better than 2 heavy coats. And spray at a relatively high pressure. My primer coat came out really rough and dry. It was like sand paper. The reason was that I was spraying it on at like 25psi. Spray at least at 50psi. You can just spray onto you masking paper and adjust the gun to spray where the paint looks real glossy. If it's real rough then you've got too low of pressure. Hmm.. and if your spraying a metallic color, the metallic likes to kinda bunch up together in certain areas. That makes it where you metallic is not very even, but very splotchy. If that happens pull your spray gun away from the car about 2 feet and just spray a nice dry coat. that will even it all back out. That's all i can think of for now. This post has been edited by flipside97LTD: Nov 2, 2004 - 11:48 AM -------------------- |
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Nov 18, 2004 - 4:27 PM
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Enthusiast Joined May 6, '04 From antioch CA Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
damn i cant wait to see it done thats gonna be a nice paint job. Cant wait to change my color I priced out soime house of kolor stuff but damn its a lot of money. But well done keep it up.
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Nov 18, 2004 - 8:06 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Mar 23, '03 From New Orleans Currently Offline Reputation: 5 (100%) |
To much orange going on now....j/k I wanna see the finished product
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Nov 23, 2004 - 3:47 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Mar 19, '04 From Scottsdale, Az Currently Offline Reputation: 2 (100%) |
Hey flipside,lookn good! Where did you get that scoop onyour hood. I need one that size! Can that scoop be moved up to the front more? I scored some fuzion scoops like that rx7 so I need the little scoop to finish the look.
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Nov 23, 2004 - 8:28 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 22, '04 From kitchener,Ontario Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
I like that!Guys that do stuff on there cars them selves.That rx7 picture?Im looking to find those same hood louvers to custom make my hood.Can anyone tell me were to get them?
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Nov 24, 2004 - 3:34 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Mar 19, '04 From Scottsdale, Az Currently Offline Reputation: 2 (100%) |
QUOTE(celicaspeed @ Nov 23, 2004 - 1:28 PM) I like that!Guys that do stuff on there cars them selves.That rx7 picture?Im looking to find those same hood louvers to custom make my hood.Can anyone tell me were to get them? [right][snapback]210886[/snapback][/right] I bought mine off ebay. I can't find the guy who sold them to me. There fiberglass and there the right size. I cant find them on ebay anymore or on google. 
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