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Old Mar 23, 2004 | 05:57 PM
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Well I just got back and after waiting two and a half weeks to use my friends shop.. it painted, well the engine bay and interior...
All BASE CLEAR coat,, even 4 coats of clear on the inside!!!!

When I got her: 3 MONTHS AGO


After about 50 hours: LOTS OF SANDING



Add another 12 hours: ZINC PRIMMED RAD SUPPORT WELDED



Umm 15 hours later: PRIMMED AND PREPPED ENGINE BAY AND INTERIOR


5 hours later: NICE BASE COAT/CLEAR COAT,, look at that shine!



Time to assemble.... then off the body shop for the outside!!!

WISH ME LUCK
Tyler


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Old Mar 23, 2004 | 06:00 PM
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keep up the good work
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Old Mar 23, 2004 | 06:01 PM
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WOW...i'm impressed, good luck
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Old Mar 23, 2004 | 06:03 PM
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nice work
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Old Mar 23, 2004 | 06:05 PM
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Looking good, keep us posted.
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Old Mar 23, 2004 | 06:06 PM
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saving a lost integra gets mad props...keep up the good work..
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Old Mar 23, 2004 | 06:06 PM
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looks like a long term project
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Old Mar 23, 2004 | 06:08 PM
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Should be on the road in 1-2 month so not too long!!!

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Old Mar 23, 2004 | 06:15 PM
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now that's how you build a car
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Old Mar 23, 2004 | 06:20 PM
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good job keep it up. I've always wanted to do that.
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Old Mar 23, 2004 | 06:21 PM
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That looks liek so much fun. I'd love to do a total build up on a car like that. Great work!
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Old Mar 23, 2004 | 06:24 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by krzyaccord &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Looking good, keep us posted.</TD></TR></TABLE>
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Old Mar 23, 2004 | 06:26 PM
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That is a lot of work! Props,though
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Old Mar 23, 2004 | 06:37 PM
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lookin good so far
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Old Mar 23, 2004 | 06:40 PM
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looks good! nice to see someone doin it themselves
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Old Mar 23, 2004 | 07:23 PM
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Looks like fun bro.....Good luck w/ the project
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Old Mar 23, 2004 | 07:36 PM
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keep it up
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Old Mar 23, 2004 | 07:37 PM
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best of luck...looking good so far
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Old Mar 23, 2004 | 07:48 PM
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its going to be sweet
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Old Mar 23, 2004 | 07:50 PM
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looks nice keep us updated
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Old Mar 23, 2004 | 07:53 PM
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how much is this all costing you?
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Old Mar 23, 2004 | 07:55 PM
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i don't get it...was the car <FONT COLOR="red">torched</FONT> because it was yellow-black-yellow-white...that's an ITR frame right??? anyways, you'll love the car even more than the average joe cause you put it together and you can put all the good parts on yourself...good luck on the build-up.
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Old Mar 23, 2004 | 08:00 PM
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Keep up the good work. That is also something that i have wanted to do. Im kind of confused though. The back wheel is a 4 lug but the front is a 5 lug. am i just blind or are the pics not showing it all or what?
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Old Mar 23, 2004 | 08:04 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by EKcoupe99 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Keep up the good work. That is also something that i have wanted to do. Im kind of confused though. The back wheel is a 4 lug but the front is a 5 lug. am i just blind or are the pics not showing it all or what?</TD></TR></TABLE>

maybe he's doing a 5lug conversion. anyways, that looks like a fun but expensive project.
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Old Mar 23, 2004 | 08:06 PM
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Too bad only the first picture works I wanna see!
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