Almost done my car, teaser shot :)

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Old Aug 10, 2006 | 08:33 PM
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Default Almost done my car, teaser shot :)

Painted Satin Black.
Mugen Crx Bodykit.
Not Molded.


Spent countless hours on her, with limited knowledge of bodywork and tools.
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Old Aug 10, 2006 | 08:38 PM
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Is this some king of effect, Highlighting
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Old Aug 10, 2006 | 08:39 PM
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It's suppose to be a teaser, but a teaser pic should be a shot of like...the body line all nice and flat and smooth, painted with nothing else to see.
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Old Aug 10, 2006 | 08:41 PM
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thats a weird way to tease
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Old Aug 10, 2006 | 08:44 PM
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lol
ok fine here is the real thing



thanks for looking
took me 1 week to do in my driveway...
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Old Aug 10, 2006 | 08:46 PM
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what's left to do?
And is satin black a primer? I cant tell lol
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Old Aug 10, 2006 | 08:48 PM
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at least your windows are clean
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Old Aug 10, 2006 | 08:49 PM
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just minor stuff

satin black is not matte black like flat black
its more shiney

but yeah i really like the way it turned out, spent lots of time, this is a big moment in my life... im going to drop her lower and take professional pictures soon!

peace
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Old Aug 10, 2006 | 08:50 PM
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Shoulda had primer it gray and slap on some fat 5 GSRs. Great work man and great result, lose the rims though .
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Old Aug 10, 2006 | 08:51 PM
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are those 17's, i like the black paint.
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Old Aug 10, 2006 | 08:51 PM
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ew no
and i wanted it too look like a stealth bomber,
STEALTH MODE.......
i dont like STOCK wheels

yes those are 17" OZ Prodrives

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Old Aug 10, 2006 | 08:52 PM
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For stealth mode, I think gunmetal or black wheels would match the paint better.
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Old Aug 10, 2006 | 08:53 PM
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Heres mine when I started:

After:


Took me a good months to get this done. The engine bay went on fire before I bought it so that gives you a thought of the work this went through.
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Old Aug 10, 2006 | 08:54 PM
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im taking more pictures soon
it looks way better in person
the camera isnt the greatest so ill be taking pictures on my friends camera he has a phat lense, should turn out better
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Old Aug 10, 2006 | 08:54 PM
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very nice,
to me it look batter then the 1st pic you have posted,
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Old Aug 10, 2006 | 08:56 PM
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yeah this was mine when i started, good job on yours btw
notice something about mine that is different from yours ?


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Old Aug 10, 2006 | 08:56 PM
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looks good. i cant tell cuz the diabetes and my eyes dont work that well, but do you not have the door caps on?
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Old Aug 10, 2006 | 08:57 PM
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nope!
your eyes are working perfectly fine
dont let doctors tell you what you have...
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Old Aug 10, 2006 | 08:59 PM
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I dont want to go against your choice of wheels or anything, But i think if you painted those wheels gunmetal they would look hot.
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Old Aug 10, 2006 | 09:01 PM
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[QUOTE=zyx]yeah this was mine when i started, good job on yours btw
notice something about mine that is different from yours ?
QUOTE]

looks like its scuffed for primer.. then maybe real paint??.. lol idk
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Old Aug 10, 2006 | 09:01 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Capn’jazz &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I dont want to go against your choice of wheels or anything, But i think if you painted those wheels gunmetal they would look hot.</TD></TR></TABLE>

or that gold looking color that I seen on some WRXs.
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Old Aug 10, 2006 | 09:02 PM
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Old Aug 10, 2006 | 09:02 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by crxboyy408 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">[QUOTE=zyx]yeah this was mine when i started, good job on yours btw
notice something about mine that is different from yours ?
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looks like its scuffed for primer.. then maybe real paint??.. lol idk </TD></TR></TABLE>

the rims .
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Old Aug 10, 2006 | 09:03 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by jackinthetrunk &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

the rims .</TD></TR></TABLE>

good eye
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Old Aug 10, 2006 | 09:12 PM
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Looking pretty good man. Not really digging the wheels but thats just my opinion. If you like them then rock em
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