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News on the paint job...

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brtnstrns

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Well the car went in on sunday...just thought i'd give ya'll a little information about it. The guy was originally going to paint it for 2500 but he dropped it to 2200 because i stripped the car...windshields and everything...The colors I decided on were Chrysler 1997 Viper GTS Blue with Bright White racing stripes. It was supposed to be done by the end of the week but it turns out theres a lot more body work than the guy expected so its gonna take about 2 weeks. But the guy is really awsome and said he wouldnt raise the price. So hopefully by next friday my baby will be back. I'll probably spend the 300 dollars I saved on having somebody install headliner and my windshields. Then its time for interior rebuild. Man i cant wait til i get my baby back, its so exciting.
 

allcarfan

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cool.

Then you will have a nice paint job with shelby stripes.....


and an I6...hehe

Just bustin your balls man.
 

brtnstrns

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ouch man....ouch

haha in time my friend
 

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nice choice of color i was going to paint my car that color untill i found our it was almost $400 a gallon
 

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That is one reason that I picked Electron Blue for mine... Plus I just had to be different.

Here is a picture from earlier today after the jambs were painted.


John
 

brtnstrns

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finally getting it painted? awsome

still got that 289 lyin around?
 

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The 289 is still waiting on you...
 

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you keep that puppy for me

i forgot...how much is it bored over...and did you say it needed to be bored again?
 
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Get a roller block and use a roller cam Barton, the benefit will be well worth the price. I can probably come up with onesomewhere pretty cheap. I will keep my eye out.
 
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congrats. gonna look nice when it's done.
 

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ashford I almost feel offended. Are you calling us stupid for spending almost $400 a gallon of paint? I say its well worth it if its the color you want. paint and wheels are what make or break the car.
 

brtnstrns

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haha funny thing is i'm not paying any more for the paint...my painter is a bad ass and isnt charging me more for paint....man sucks to be yous guys
 
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I have the same paint as well, except it's 98 Viper GTS "blue prearlcoat"

See "my Garage" for pics.
 

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67coupe351w said:
ashford I almost feel offended. Are you calling us stupid for spending almost $400 a gallon of paint? I say its well worth it if its the color you want. paint and wheels are what make or break the car.
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no im saying i was poor at the time, also my first paint job
 
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