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Posted by: URY914 Oct 12 2003, 03:54 PM

I can't believe how good it looks, even my wife was excited.

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Posted by: URY914 Oct 12 2003, 03:55 PM

It is a little darker than I wanted but so what.

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Posted by: URY914 Oct 12 2003, 03:56 PM

I gotta shoot the rear lid again-too thin.

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Posted by: URY914 Oct 12 2003, 03:57 PM

I think red cars are much faster and yellow ones

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Posted by: redshift Oct 12 2003, 04:05 PM

Hoot! You driving that to Brumos?

I like it.

M

Posted by: John Kelly Oct 12 2003, 04:05 PM

Hi Paul,

Looks great! I bet you used that light weight paint too. You are going to have to change your avatar! Congratulations!

John www.ghiaspecialties.com

Posted by: Jeroen Oct 12 2003, 04:10 PM

Looking great!!!

cheers,

Jeroen

Posted by: URY914 Oct 12 2003, 04:20 PM

Thanks,
I had a guy that was walking by stop and look at it.
"Is that a MG?"
'Bout kicked his ass!

Paul

Posted by: redshift Oct 12 2003, 04:33 PM

heh..

Black 914s make people say, "Nice Fiat!"..

M

Posted by: ChrisReale Oct 12 2003, 04:39 PM

cool. Do you have another piece that fits below the spoiler?

Posted by: URY914 Oct 12 2003, 04:43 PM

No room for anything else. Theres only about 2" below the spoiler and that drops to about 1/2" when I'm on the brakes hard.

Paul

Posted by: synthesisdv Oct 12 2003, 04:53 PM

Car looks awsome paul. Now that its all one color, it really looks long and sleek. Its the combination of the tonneau cover, no door gap, and no windshield. Very good lines and very unique.

dr

btw,
how much did the paint weigh? seriously, how many quarts? Paint does weigh alot. I guess it added maybe 10 or 12 pounds no?

Posted by: URY914 Oct 12 2003, 05:02 PM

I used +/- a quart. I'll skip dinner tonight to make up for it.

It really does look long. The fenders are all wider than stock but it doesn't look it. Those are 7" rims with 225s and a 1/4" spacers on the rear.

Paul

Posted by: seanery Oct 12 2003, 05:51 PM

Good Job Paul!

Posted by: Aaron Cox Oct 12 2003, 05:55 PM

what do the air inlets on the side go to?ram air to engine? rear brakes? oil cooler?

Posted by: URY914 Oct 12 2003, 06:06 PM

The NACA duct in the door is/will be/maybe not connected by hoses that dump air stright thru the fire wall and into the middle of the fan. Does it work? Don't know for sure, but looks cool. Problem is the duct is made from ABS plastic and I can't get it to bond to the fiberglass. It has cracks almost all the way around it. I might be taking it out. I currently don't have the hoses installed.

Paul

Posted by: TimT Oct 12 2003, 06:12 PM

WOW way cool!!!!

I knew it would look great when it was painted and it looks better than I thought..

there is something to be said about when this question is asked

"who built your car"

ans:

"I did"

Posted by: URY914 Oct 12 2003, 06:16 PM

Thanks Tim,
You're right-can't wait until I can answer, "I did everything!!"

Paul

Posted by: mharrison Oct 12 2003, 09:21 PM

Looks GREAT! Congratulations on your FIRST paint job!!! Ahhh.... I remember the silver 911T I shot.

Anyway...it looks AWESOME!! I know how proud you must be of it...I'll bet you can't wait for the next event!!!

Posted by: rhodyguy Oct 12 2003, 09:31 PM

looks great paul. i agree about the long and lean, like a missle. shiny, in the one pict you can see the light coming thru the fencing reflecting off.

kevin

Posted by: MJHanna Oct 13 2003, 07:10 AM

Looks Great Guess who needs to change his Avatar

Posted by: Rouser Oct 13 2003, 02:36 PM

Looks nice ... very nice.

I agree; red cars ARE faster than yellow cars.

Posted by: watsonrx13 Oct 13 2003, 05:22 PM

Great job Paul, can't wait to see it in person....

Posted by: Lawrence Oct 13 2003, 06:51 PM

Good job, bud! You should be proud of your work. Those who have never prepped a car for paint, or tried to control a paint-gun have no true appreciation for the effort involved.

I want to buy you a beer sometime! That's just cool.

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