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Old Apr 27, 2008 | 02:18 AM
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New Project

and now what am i up to

and what will i use on it?
 
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Old Apr 27, 2008 | 05:52 AM
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moving right along
 
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Old Apr 27, 2008 | 08:20 AM
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You probably know.. But you got Gloss paint. Didn't they have the flat yellow? Looks cool so far! What color are the grills going to be? Black?

Your a moddin fool lately! I like it!
 
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Old Apr 27, 2008 | 10:07 AM
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Ohhh.. And also, how hard was it to take the speaker grills off the door?
 
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Old Apr 27, 2008 | 11:25 AM
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That is looking good I need to post up my dash I did back in December...
 
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Old Apr 27, 2008 | 11:39 AM
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the grills by the door handles clip in. So you should be able to pop them out.
 
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Old Apr 27, 2008 | 12:59 PM
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Sweet.

Chris. Post your pics!
 
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Old Apr 27, 2008 | 07:09 PM
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I need to take some better ones...it looks like S*** because there was too much light going on...I will have some for you all tomorrow
 
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Old Apr 28, 2008 | 02:33 AM
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oh i know its gloss paint...that is what im going for...the gloss should help it pop since the guages are black...dash/trim are black


and yes the speaker grilles are black....anyone have any experience taking out the lower door speaker grille?
 
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Old Apr 28, 2008 | 03:59 AM
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i have the center panel out so i can give you an idea what it will look like
 
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Old Apr 28, 2008 | 05:33 AM
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The lower door grill is melted to the door panel. You must remove the panel and break the grill off. It is attached in 4 corners, once the panel is off you will see it right away.

Love the yellow on black.
 
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Old Apr 28, 2008 | 05:47 PM
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Dash is looking nice. Excited to see it on the car.
 
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Old Apr 28, 2008 | 08:13 PM
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Looks awesome!! The gloss yellow on the flat black looks great. Take some in car pics.
 
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Old Apr 28, 2008 | 09:00 PM
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oh i will...gotta wet sand it then add another coat or two to make sure its all nice and even and then move on to the clear coat
 
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Old Apr 28, 2008 | 09:51 PM
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Did you happen to see if they had Flat colors? I know we looked a bit the day we went to Home Depot. I haven't gone to look again. I am still torn on how to make the dash look.. Either have it custom painted my a friend or have a guy in Vegas pin stripe it.. I think I will end up going with the pin striping.

How are the springs doing?
 
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Old May 1, 2008 | 12:09 AM
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wow, i like it
 
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Old May 1, 2008 | 01:18 PM
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I like it too!
 
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Old May 1, 2008 | 01:24 PM
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Very nice. I think the gloss works very well with yellow.
 
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