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May 27, 2014 | 07:47 PM

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Pete your cars always look in superb condition. cool pics

thanks brother

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Is that the original color or have you thought about painting the '50 black as well?

nah, the '50 is not original color/paint.
its a color from the 90's Ford Calypso Green Metallic
and i dont think i will be painting it anytime soon

Jul 19, 2014 | 02:35 AM

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read this thread ages ago.... just bought a GS running for $560.... re reading now for tips

Jul 19, 2014 | 09:51 PM

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$560.. thats it? haha, dang you cant beat a deal like that

Jul 20, 2014 | 12:47 AM

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AGREED. you ever sell those half and half interior panels?

Jul 21, 2014 | 04:59 PM

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AGREED. you ever sell those half and half interior panels?

yeah i sold almost all that to a member here. was taking up my guest bedroom for too long

Aug 1, 2014 | 02:13 PM

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Nice build. How are the Megans holding up? I was planning on springs and shocks till reading your thread. Might have to go that route.

Aug 4, 2014 | 01:03 PM

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Nice build. How are the Megans holding up? I was planning on springs and shocks till reading your thread. Might have to go that route.

i love them. no problems at all. holding up well

Aug 4, 2014 | 02:03 PM

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I didnt see in your build, did you need to get camber kits to get things aligned?

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Aug 4, 2014 | 07:50 PM

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I didnt see in your build, did you need to get camber kits to get things aligned?

no. not at all. my wheel setup isnt as aggressive as a lot of the big dogs here.
my tires dont last as long as a factory setup though.

Aug 4, 2014 | 11:05 PM

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no. not at all. my wheel setup isnt as aggressive as a lot of the big dogs here.
my tires dont last as long as a factory setup though.

Pete what's next for the GS... any projects in the works?

Aug 12, 2014 | 06:28 PM

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Hey Pete, did you have to replace all of your roof rail clips after painting them? Mine are starting to loosen and was wondering if there was a special to take the off. Thank you in advance!!!

Aug 12, 2014 | 11:54 PM

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Pete what's next for the GS... any projects in the works?

Man, i dont know. funny i was just thinking about stripping and polishing the roof strips. Saw it on someone elses here. Been workin on the Tahoe. Might flip that and just save some money for once. Need a set of rear tires soon. Maybe a better system? Nothing fresh has really come to mind lately. Been busy though. Love your polished intake man

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Hey Pete, did you have to replace all of your roof rail clips after painting them? Mine are starting to loosen and was wondering if there was a special to take the off. Thank you in advance!!!

Naw, i never took mine off, i did it the slow way and taped off the whole car except the rails haha. I was just thinking of polishing them though, so i might pop em off.. I take it thats what you did?

Aug 13, 2014 | 05:28 AM

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Not yet, mine are starting to loosen by my trunk. I'm a little hesitant to try because i'm sure those clips are like 100 bucks a piece lol. I'll keep you posted. Thanks again!!!