A bit of a new look! More Pics..., More work done!!! Options

[dustinkemp]

Allright guys n gals, i was in school the other day and got an offer i couldnt refuse, so i was out taken pics of it and i couldnt believe how much my car has changed! ill let the pictures speak for themselves!

When i first got the rims on:


then after i got half of the body kit on...:


Until recently.....



its got a molded front and rear, and i had the wing taken off (kinda of growing on me! lol) but its just in the primer now and im waitin for the paint to come in, but im not droppin the color yet cause it gonna be out there! everyone will have to stay tuned until i get it painted and just wait to see!

Any comments are appreciated, just wanting to see what everyone has to say!


This post has been edited by dustinkemp: May 30, 2006 - 8:12 PM

[celicurr]

wow! looks good molded!
but please don't tell me you're painting it pink

[ZacMan1987]

Definitely hot

[Celicav]

Your car is not bad. But I just don't dig the snowflake rims Sorry!

[j0e_p3t]

looks good. the molded kit is awesome. you keeping it black?

[crismillencolin]

Woo lookin good mate !
Hope its gonna be painted a decent colour !

P.s Get the wing back on !!

[95gtschick]

those rims.. they hurt me!!!!

other than that it looks good.

[GrEEnST]

I like everything but the rims.

[JFrost9]

Ive always loved your car except for the rims, but rims are such a tastes kinda thing that i still love it. I just hope the paint job isnt too crazy and what not.

ps. what happen to the passenger side fender?

This post has been edited by JFrost9: May 5, 2006 - 4:57 PM

[Chanh55]

Not feeling the rims too much. The body work looks great. But why did you mold the front bumper? What if you needed to change the headlights or what if you decided to turbo and needed to install a fmic? Molding things that aren't meant to be molded is just asking for trouble, hitting a dip or something the wrong way and it's gonna be crack city.

[dustinkemp]

ps. what happen to the passenger side fender?

your the first one to notice, ha ha, i left school and didnt notice it until i got home but it looks like someone pulled in and hit it and left, but its fixed already! lol

and on the rims, im going for more the "show car" look lol, and noone in town has ne thing close to them lol

but thanks for the comments everyone, im hopin the paint comes in very soon

Edit: Chan i molded the front cause when it got put on there was a gap between the bumper and the fender, so the guys just molded it to make it look nicer, same with the rear, there was a gap there also!

This post has been edited by dustinkemp: May 5, 2006 - 6:11 PM

[dustinkemp]

Paint Came in today!!!!!!! Im sooooo excited

i hope to get it painted ASAP! so ill keep everyone updated!

[dustin15brown]

Not feeling the rims too much. The body work looks great. But why did you mold the front bumper? What if you needed to change the headlights or what if you decided to turbo and needed to install a fmic? Molding things that aren't meant to be molded is just asking for trouble, hitting a dip or something the wrong way and it's gonna be crack city.

Well said... Molding the front end is ASKING for problems man... I would definately reconsider.... if anything ever happens you cannot remove the front end and chances are (since you like the blinf factor) that you will get/want projectors.... and that isn't possible with your set up now... reconsider.... the back in shouldn't be a big deal.... side skirts won't be unless u need to remove your fenders

[Shocker]

i think it will be a definate contender...and those rims will definatly turn heads.

[RUNNIN-LOW]

great job man looks great..but eyah the rims..not hittin gme right...and yeah that digs on the right has to go too..hopfully the paint looks good and yeah wish you luck on everything...

[dustinkemp]

I got most of the car done last night, ran out of time, so here is the primered beast....





its not competely done cause all the door jams and under the hood and hatch need done, it needs wet sanded and cleared again, and buffed out, but for now it ORANGE ha ha ha, hope you guys like it!

[brianforster]

im confused you refer to it as primered again, but is that orange primer? and if so, why did you primer it grey?

whered you paint it at?

[Culpable04]

so far looks great, I wanna see it done it'll be awesome

how much did you pay for the paint job ???

[95gtschick]

grey primer... orange primer.... ??

[dustinkemp]

lol no no no its painted, but it was primered, sorry for the confusion lol
but all together it cost about $500 cause i got a guy at school doing it for me

[Culpable04]

dammmm !
you're abusing the poor guy

keep doing it

[WALKER]

Looking good. I must say I like the looks of a molded bumper on both front and rear!

[dustin15brown]

you will regret that front bumper but it looks good

[dstrbcelica]

whatever floats your boat.

-dstrb

[JFrost9]

I like the color, i think you need some dark rims with a nice lip to finish it all out, if you want to keep it blingin go with like 18s or 19s...but the rims now gotta go...Id also say black out your rear lights some...All and all i really like the color...Im excited to see it finished. Looks awesome with that dark tint.

edit: please tell me that your getting new mesh...

This post has been edited by JFrost9: May 10, 2006 - 4:32 PM

[dustinkemp]

edit: please tell me that your getting new mesh...

lol well the story on that is...it came with that mesh and when i put the bumper on, the reinforcement bar had to stay, meaning the mesh couldnt fit right, so i chopped it up, but i wanna try to fix it some way to make it look good but i dont wanna scratch the paint. And when i figure that out i was thinkin of painting it black (along with the rear pieces)

[zachattack15]

This is what happens when you mold a front bumper.

[dustinkemp]

like that?!?!?! lol
when i was at school someone pulled in and hit me and left.but its fixed now so ill have to wait and see, but the only reason its molded is cause the kit didnt match up with the car and it wasnt going to, so it got molded to make it look better

[j0e_p3t]

looks hot. not really my style, but that really looks good. keep it up.

[LimitedST]

edit: please tell me that your getting new mesh...

lol yeah that mesh is pretty bad. lol

[dustinkemp]

update: well i think im gonna get it done on tuesday but there is a chance of rain for like the next 3-4 days so i dont know yet but i hope it gets done cause i wanna show it sumtime this year lol.

and i got a new "ricer wing" lol. i know alot of people won't like it but i think it look allright and it looks better the the stock 2-post. but ill wait until i post the finished pics to let you guys decide on it.

and does ne one have ne idea on what to do for the grill in the front? i cant put it behind the bumper cause its angeled liked /. and i dont like it lol

[ZacMan1987]

So hot thus far. Plus, I'm a University of Tennessee student, so I love the orange.

[Shocker]

I like the tennessee orange to? TN represent

[jwells]

So hot thus far. Plus, I'm a University of Tennessee student, so I love the orange.

I was thinking the same thing, but I dunno if I have the balls to pull something like that off, heh

[TheStreetzKing]

the mold looks weird in the back cause u left the bumper sticking out to far, should have sanded as much as possible and then molded

[FlamingCelica]

Nice color man its looking good, other than those rims, Looks like something that you would see on a escalade or something Need to slap some tuner wheels on there Lol then it would kinda remind me of the fast and the furious supra

~FlamingCelica

This post has been edited by FlamingCelica: May 14, 2006 - 11:59 AM

[Jaws4God]

Love the paint! Always been a fan of orange!

[jwells]

i think that'd be a fun car to have here in Knoxville, but when I travelled around the South, i'd be afraid someone would scratch her up (damn football rivalries)

[dustinkemp]

ITS FINISHED!!!!!!!! lol, but sorry guys no pics yet cause i just got it home and its raining out. the only thing left to do is to buff it out and get the wing on it so when its completly done and it clears up around here ill get some really good senic pics for ya'll, but trust me it looks soo much nicer now cause there is more clear on it and the metal flake comes out so much more (i wanna see it in the sun sooo bad!) but ill get sum pics ASAP!

[amysmojo]

tic tac orange! my fav flavor

Love the color...I have always been a fan of orange Celica's...DUnno why???

[Shocker]

the suspence is killing me...i kant take it any more....

[azian_advanced]

nice.. for $500 i must say he did a pretty good job.. from the looks of it.

[Rjb23]

I say lose the rims chrome on sports cars just don't go.

[Shocker]

pics pics pics

[6th_celi_vert]

that color is the sex, i love it....but im not feelin the rims. The car its self looks really good though. You should look into some konig Unknowns...that would look really hott with em.

[amysmojo]

I say lose the rims chrome on sports cars just don't go.

bla bla bla

[dustinkemp]

sorry guys no pics yet cause i just got off work and its rainin here. but when i get home from school tomarrow ill try n get sum pics, but i promise ill get them to you guys.

and the rim situation is im trin to save for my vacation in a couple weeks so i cant get rims just yet, but i am lookin into them, so when i make a decision you guys will be the first to know!

[Shocker]

aaahhhhh.another day...im gonna die

[LeonStryfe]

Hit and run is gay x_x how did you fix that tiny bent in the front passenger side? Nice color choice, do you mind if you ask the dude that painted it, how he did it? ie - spray gun and what compressor he used?

XD His rims arent bad, its his choice and should respect him for it It's not our car its his after all

[dustinkemp]

Allright Allright Allright i promised pictures and now i got pictures. But i must worn you cause it was nice all day and when i got home from work i went to take pics and it started raining and the car is such a huuuuge mess! but i got pictures and i hope you all like them.....


if you look close enough the metal flake can be seen, before it couldnt so im happ aout that....


now you dont see a wing and now........................you do!

i just went inside and threw it on to show everyone

so you guys, you got your pics you wanted, ne imput you wanna add.

oh and the guy doin it did it by a spraygun and a compressor but i dont know ne thing more than that! lol
and i know the rims are and EXTREME mess but like i said its been raining for like 2 weeks now lol

[OOBE]

Was it painted with spray can? I ask because there is no shine to it!

[dustinkemp]

no it was a gun, but we couldnt figure out why there was no shine but ill have to mess with it sum and see if i can get some more shine to it. maybe after the 60 day break in ill wax it and make it shine some more but who knows

[Coomer]

Maybe it has to be sanded with 1000 and 1500 grit and then buffed and polished to get more shine. Is this a single stage paintjob?

[OOBE]

Did you guys cleared it? I notice no clear coat.

[CelicaGT04]

GET YOUR SHINE ON!! Looks good, just looks like it needs to be color sanded, cleared, and buffed. Did you paint it yourself? and if so where did you paint it?

[j0e_p3t]

looks pretty good. when you're done with the paint and what-not, drop it.

[dustinkemp]

yea there is a bunch of clear, but i think the clear was crap so im gonna have to make do. and i had a kid paint it for me from school, but he's done 4-5 others so i knew he knew what he was doin. as far as a drop is conserened, i cant get in or out of my driveway as it is, but my dad is planning a garage project soon so when its done it'll be dropped lol

[JFrost9]

Im definatley not feeling the wing, doesnt flow with the car at ALL. Please dont ruin that great paint with that wing, go get one of those matching invader wings. I love the color though, once you get some more subtle rims and a new wing, its gonna look amazing.

[zachattack15]

Rims, 4x4 and wing ruining a beautiful car.

[tomazws]

So.... your friend just came over with a gun and sprayed the car on your driveway? Or did you guys brought it to his shop? In your garage?

It looks pretty nice, except some of the paint got on the passenger-side low beam rubber. The rear wing looks nice IMO. I'm not sure how it looks from the back.

Overall $500 and a friend to help you (doubt a friend would **** you over), you got yourself a good deal and a nice ride there.

[sanchezian16]

love the color...add a lil shine and its perfect...same as above on the rims and the wing...im kind of drawn to the look without the wing...as im thinking bout removing mine...but i dont see chrome rims on our car...its just a never ending project though

[pure_dx]

sorry, but...those rims.......and,........the alluminum wing,.....ummmmmm...

[Rayme]

why didn't you fix that dented fender!? you molded that bumper, now its there forever!

This post has been edited by Rayme: May 20, 2006 - 9:37 AM

[brthrurik]

love the color, not sure about the rest though... and as far as shine, let it break in for 60 - 90 days and buff it with a good polishing compuond...

[sinner96ST]

instead of the park bench wing, you should try for a 2 post with or without the riser blocks. better rims would also make it stand out a little more. those rims are a little too much for a celica, of any year.

otherwise, it looks good. surprisingly inexpensive paint job too.

This post has been edited by sinner96ST: May 20, 2006 - 3:05 PM

[dustinkemp]

So.... your friend just came over with a gun and sprayed the car on your driveway? Or did you guys brought it to his shop? In your garage?

actually i took it over to his house cause he has a big 2-car garage he had cleared out. but when i get the break-in done im gonna buff it out and everything. but here on the 17th is a huge earth angel cruise-in at the fairgrounds so i wanna try n get it ready for then!

[dustinkemp]

Well the past couple days i got some more work done to my car!

i painted the dash a better matching color to the outside n it came out really well!

and i did the peices around the cluster and i think it looks great!


the wire comming from outside the dash is my new power inverter so i can get my gamin on!!!
and now some random pics...

gotta love spongebob...and my white ass legs! lol

and my speaker box

and the car, a little cleaner

interior shot! and thanks for Dew Hoe im gonna have a new steering wheel! yeh!

"Luxury Wheels" on a tuner car! lol




more random pics and have to save this for last...

just for kicks!

so what does everyone think.....?

[presure2]

looks like youve got TONS of orange peel.
and a bad tape job.

[TomPoz]

Reminds me of my GT (sigh!). This colour is excellent - when I roamed the streets everyone turned around to look at my Celi.

[dustinkemp]

yea it was a bad tape job, now i have to go back and fix the little stuff, but oh well its kinda fun lol

[trd94]

i like it ,looks alot better than the orange 89 supra we have around here , but i think he used tractor paint i like the rims the spoiler is a nice touch ,but i am not a fan of the two tear spoilers ,looks really good man we will have to meet up sometime