paint progress pictures

[dmw319]

for those of you that haven't been following along.. i wrecked my 00 supercharged camaro, bought a 97 body, swapped the engine/tranny/interior/etc into it and then threw a turbo in it. me and my friend eric are doing all of the body/paint work ourselves. we worked out all of the imperfections and went from 100 grit up to 600 grit, rattle can primer on everything, and then we will use a spray gun for the base and clear coat later in the week when the weather is better. so far it is going pretty well and looks like it should turn out nice for only a 300-400 dollar paint job including materials/paint/supplies. here are some progress pictures:

[SilverRS96]

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what color is it gonna b?

[Byrd14]

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throw in a hot rod red - Tony Sparks Iron Man

[Slave One]

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lol, really pumped up about that Iron Man, eh? :rock:

[TheGr8Schlotzky]

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Looks like you're doing a really thorough job. It will be nice to see how it turns out. What color?

[Niko97RS]

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wow looks like u know wat ur doing when it comes to body work and mechanics haha

o and schlotzky, love the new sig

[Shad0wguy]

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You bought a 97 body just to swap for a 98+ nose? Why not buy a 98+ in the first place?

[Tom Rs]

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looking good, but why didnt you fill in those holes on the front bumper ?

[cantrip]

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You bought a 97 body just to swap for a 98+ nose? Why not buy a 98+ in the first place?

he wrecked the 98 and put the engine from it into the 97, not just nose conversion.

he did say that right in the first post, lol

[xmetallicaxguitaristx]

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You bought a 97 body just to swap for a 98+ nose? Why not buy a 98+ in the first place?

He probably got an insane deal on the 97

[TheGr8Schlotzky]

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o and schlotzky, love the new sig

thank you :)

[dmw319]

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yea the 97 car cost me $1,000 with a blown upper intake gasket. i sold the engine for 350, and front seats for 100, so really the 97 car cost me like $550.

i didnt fill in the holes on the front bumper because a grill is going over them anyway. :)

[josh98bird]

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Your car the way it sits still looks good with those wheels :( I want some

[HeadyFirebird'00]

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that one pic without the hatch looks like it could be an el camino

[dmw319]

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that one pic without the hatch looks like it could be an el camino

haha yea, we were joking about that earlier. we should just make a little bed out of it and have those rear quarter panels be like little wings like on a bel-air. haha