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Old Nov 12, 2008 | 03:46 PM
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Old Nov 12, 2008 | 03:48 PM
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not bad what kind of paint did u use
Old Nov 12, 2008 | 03:48 PM
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looks good
Old Nov 12, 2008 | 03:48 PM
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dude i hope u used primer underneath that paint.. if not its gonna bake and flake off in a few weeks.. nice color though
Old Nov 12, 2008 | 03:49 PM
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thanks it is duplicolor metalcast,

and yeah I used 2 coats of primer sanded and primed again then did the whole heat treat thing. I just didnt take pics of all that
Old Nov 12, 2008 | 03:57 PM
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nice looks like my cover before it was powerwashed with acid and water lol and r u running nitrous? lol

before acid power wash lol


after acid power wash. its not bad its jus not as "glossy" as it use to be

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where did u get all the blue dress up stuff from?
Old Nov 12, 2008 | 04:02 PM
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yeah im running a 100 shot, thanks for the tip Ill keep acid away from it lol

and I got the wire loom from autozone 5 bucks lol
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haha man it sucked the body shop cleaned the engine bay (which was nice of them since it was dirty as hell) but in the process of that the VC and the sparkplug cover got alil discolored not bad but eh lol


oh reallyy??? looks like im goin to autozone rigth now lmao and they have all the different sized tubing and such?
Old Nov 12, 2008 | 04:07 PM
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that sucks,

and yeah it comes i one bag like 10 0r 15 feet of 1/2 and the same of 1/4in
Old Nov 12, 2008 | 04:45 PM
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Ohhh nice job.
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wire loom, good one...

now imma have to do it, ugh.
Old Nov 12, 2008 | 06:29 PM
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big X's at work own me.....
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^ lmfaoo i hate that haha
Old Nov 12, 2008 | 07:43 PM
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Looks good, nice job!
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looks good man.
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thanks guys
Old Nov 13, 2008 | 01:46 AM
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looks like crap and who the hell runs nitrous in a tc! What are you thinking!

Lol we doing mine next weekend?

Came out nice and goes well with your AP.

But seriously next weekend?
Old Nov 13, 2008 | 01:49 AM
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haha ___

uhh yeah we can we gotta do my rims as well, and make sure your nitrous isnt leaking anymore
Old Nov 13, 2008 | 05:05 AM
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niice!



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