RAGE'S transformation

[ssms5411]

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I would of had it painted then put on, since your paint isn't bad.

[FIREBIRDV6RAGE]

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well quick update guys i finally have the money to buy the paint and it all came out too about 180, this will be enough to paint the bumper , fender, and the new and later edition hatch i will put on it wich is the trans am one. and yes i know i dont have a real trans am but i love that wing. but the hatch will be red and the tail will be black :D

[1997Canadian3.8]

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Looks good. Always satisfying to DIY. Nothing wrong with putting Trans-am/SS parts on a V6!

[FIREBIRDV6RAGE]

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well guys i got some more good news. just sold the bumper to a guy just about 25 min ago . he said he is going to reuse it fix it and convert his 97 to a 98-2002 look. and plus i also got the paint heres a picture of all the stuff

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its finaly getting there :rock:

[FIREBIRDV6RAGE]

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also guys i will start to sand down the fender and the bumper will be painted in a week or so maybe it will be done by wensday or thursday. i will show yall the pics when it is done
:)

[techsan23]

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You said your friend could paint, so he's probably on top of things, but make sure you use adhesion promoter before shooting the primer. You'll also have to use a flex agent/additive so the paint doesnt crack when the bumper flexes. I couldnt believe how flexible my paint was when I did my body kit. It was twisting and flexing alot when I reinstalled it by myself and nothing cracked.

The first time I shot my body kit I thought decided to put a little bit of purple pearl in the clear. I thought to myself that it would barely be noticeable. This was my first experience using any pearls. After it sat overnight I came back the next morning and in direct light it was hot pink. It was kind of a cool effect, but I couldnt have that on my car so I sanded it down and re-shot it. It was worth the extra work just to see what it looked like i guess.

[FIREBIRDV6RAGE]

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well the primer is ready too shoot . thats what the seller said where i bought it and as for the flex agent il get it then if my friend says i need it but nice pain job on that kit:tup: man even tho you did have to do 2x the work lol

[FIREBIRDV6RAGE]

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well guys heres the plan for tomorrow . i will be removing all or most of my intirior to find a short that keeps happening with my sound system . when it happen only base keeps bumping but no mids or highs i will up load picture and will try to find it . it finaly got big enough where it happens too often and im tired of it

[Docta]

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What kinda system do you have?

[FIREBIRDV6RAGE]

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i have 2 12 polk audio subs and every thing else is kicker except the twiters those are stock and a pioner sterio that has the the good, like hd radio blue tooth usb aux n a bunch of setting to change sound but its a regular face not a pop up one with a screen im not into those lol

[Docta]

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I'd check the wires behind the headunit for a short. Are you a factory Monsoon car?

[FIREBIRDV6RAGE]

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I'd check the wires behind the headunit for a short. Are you a factory Monsoon car?

Too tell ya the truth man idk I have my amp in the back its a kicker 600 amps pushing the 2 12s . To me thats enough base. I don't like the . Holy sh*t my car is about blow up type of base. And in my car stock there are 10 speaker with the twitters included

[Docta]

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Check above the spare tire, follow the wheel well up and near the top, if it's a Monsoon car, it'll have the factory amp. If that's not there, check the RPO codes in the door frame for a W73(?) code... I'm not sure it's 73, but it would be a W code. If you have the amp, there's another good place to look for a short. And it's no good anyway... divides a 250w system into 10 channels, peak. All the wires for it run next to eachother, and cause tons of static and noise in the system.

[FIREBIRDV6RAGE]

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well guys i have found the problem to my sound static.

heres what haappened

here below you will see i took out my seat, why? idk just to do it and so it will be out of the way. but i was thinking why would i check my base system if my mids and highs go out. so i took a step back and thought where do i hear it from , and it was from the right rear speaker. now i go an pull on some wires and the static happen

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here is what i found , when i ripped this wire off, i did not cover it so the power just kept touching ground and there goes the sound strait to ground

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at this point my teacher told me eather tape it or sodder it back onto the speaker so i decided to soder it back on. and before yall say sum about my sodering. this was my first time doing it so its not pretty or neat i guess but heres the finished product

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and last i left my mark in my panel lol

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[Docta]

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Glad it was simpler than I thought it would be.