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Old Apr 14, 2010 | 08:35 AM
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Great work so far..
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Old Apr 14, 2010 | 08:41 AM
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Exterior looks awesome. A huge improvement. Looks like a lot of work has gone into the car and it shows

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Great work so far..
Thanks for the compliments guys
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Old Apr 14, 2010 | 09:31 AM
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Dx3 I knew someone was going to get me for the blue shifter lol...
Dont worry there is a method to the madness, i'm planning on wrapping it in black vinyl.
The repairs on the engine delayed that.
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Old Apr 14, 2010 | 09:57 AM
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looks like you may also have had the above windshield rust as well. My windshield was replace previous to my ownership. They must have scratched the paint under the trim when replacing it, a few spots have developed.
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Old Apr 14, 2010 | 11:23 AM
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Originally Posted by b1ackhawk
looks like you may also have had the above windshield rust as well. My windshield was replace previous to my ownership. They must have scratched the paint under the trim when replacing it, a few spots have developed.
Yeah...
my car had a nasty section of rust above the front windshield.


After removing the windshield we realized there was a BIG A$$ hole in the sheet metal. Years of hot & cold cycles of the weather chewed through the top layer, Luckily it wasn't so bad, & we treated it with rust inhibitor. We then used this bondo that dries hard as steel; you can see a can of the product on top of my car.

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Old Apr 14, 2010 | 11:27 AM
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awesome makeover..

and that auto shifter w/ boot looks ****..
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Old Apr 14, 2010 | 12:06 PM
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I love the first pictures. Looks like they were taken in the 70's.

So how far did you go? Did you paint the jams and under the hood etc?
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Old Apr 14, 2010 | 12:24 PM
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Originally Posted by OBEEWON
I love the first pictures. Looks like they were taken in the 70's.

So how far did you go? Did you paint the jams and under the hood etc?
Yeah the 1st pics were taken with a disposable camera, I didn't have a digital camera yet, & no I didn't paint those areas. I saved money by leaving them out, I will paint them later.
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Old Apr 14, 2010 | 12:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Net
awesome makeover..

and that auto shifter w/ boot looks ****..
At least someone likes the shifter,
Thanks bro.
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Old Apr 14, 2010 | 12:33 PM
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Originally Posted by 718murdoc
At least someone likes the shifter,
Thanks bro.
the only thing about it i dont like is that fact that it is blue.

but since it's probably aluminum(?) and just has blue paint on top of it, you can probably remove the blue paint and reveal the bushed aluminum under it.

i've actually been wanting to have the same set up, but last time i checked for those shift *****, there we'rent any left..
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Old Apr 14, 2010 | 12:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Net
the only thing about it i dont like is that fact that it is blue.

but since it's probably aluminum(?) and just has blue paint on top of it, you can probably remove the blue paint and reveal the bushed aluminum under it.

i've actually been wanting to have the same set up, but last time i checked for those shift *****, there we'rent any left..
Yeah those shift ***** are hard to come by now,
but it was a bigger headache to install it.
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Old Apr 14, 2010 | 01:00 PM
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And the shifter is aluminum.
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Old Apr 14, 2010 | 02:11 PM
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Default The mod bug is back again...

I saw a few videos of carbon fiber vinyl & started wondering if it would look good on the roof of our SC's. I've seen a few guy's rocking this vinyl on various panels. All I want to do is use it on the roof for a different look.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4gGF...layer_embedded
I want to know if anyone has done this ?
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Old Apr 14, 2010 | 02:16 PM
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carbon fiber Vinyl looks tacky anywhere on an SC.

it belongs on those ugly things called Civics.


at least get that swede simulation, if anything.
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Old Apr 14, 2010 | 02:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Net
carbon fiber Vinyl looks tacky anywhere on an SC.

it belongs on those ugly things called Civics.


at least get that swede simulation, if anything.
The vinyl is for the exterior not the interior, but still...
you think it will look tacky???
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