firebird89355

http://www.cardomain.com/id/firebird89355
CHECK OUT PAGE 2 IT HAS WHAT I HAVE FINISHED SO FAR (NOT DIAL UP FRIENDLY SORRY) LOTS OF PICS.

THOMAS

nolanr0413

i like the new hood better than the old one, the notch is ok, and the wing sucks. I see some orange peel in the pics , but maybe its because you still need to sand them .

firebird89355

trust me there is no orange peel its just the lighting ( i know all about orange peel reason im having to redo it) the paint was JUST sprayed in most of the pics hadnt had time to cure yet and the pictures does the paint no justice (only 2 megapixel) but anywho thanx for the comments.

benoit454

dude mines painted same day yurs is lol thats awesome!!!!
i got pics up on page 7 of my site guys if u want check it out be gettin better scans up later!!!

man thomas 2 mp better then my junky less then 1 mp i think cam it sucks lol.

firebird89355

yours is looking seet as well GREAT JOB i have to finish mine tomorrow (just the front) it started getting dark here and didnt want to take the chance of the paint not sticking right because of the temp falling, but anyway, ill have more pics up tomorrow hopefullu with my new tires mounted on there also hehehe man i know i said it in last post but the pictures really does the paint no justice. later,
thomas

p.s. and yes us painting our cars on the same day is kinda freaky lol.

benoit454

really tho mines the same u cannot begin to see the flakes and glitters let alone shine and color changes of mine in my crappy cam. and yea u laid her on nice and wet and then took pics right after while paint was wet cuz man u had that kinda peel theres no way it work out but thats way paint goes on when wet then drys flatter then wet sand n buff makes it better.
i noticed tho warmer it is less peel liek that u se to begin w/ and u guys wouldl been like us if u sen my silver wet omg it was ugly and aweful.
silver w/ that much flake has its own way of being done.
u got to lay it on fast n dry basically w/ no shine no blending.
but in order to get shine u need do a couple wet coats that makes the flakes swirl and seperate and looks aweful omg u guys had see them to beleive it happened then once got down few nice ones kinda mist over it litely goin up and down the side to side and itl look dul and aweful but once settled n dried its shiny and even.
its weird.
thanks thomas i got to get up *** pics thoose suck but man its surely alot better then when i bought my car and definatly worth over 500 now lol.
still cant beleive we was paintin on same day.

firebird89355

i only gave a $1000 for mine and i know its worth alot more now(even though ill never sell it no matter how much im offered) yeah after i took those pics i waited a couple of hours went back out and man that thing is shining its hiny off now lmao :hail: :hail: :hail: im just counting the days now until i can wet sand and use 3m fine grit buffing compound on it that things gonna blind someone if im not careful. and lord i can only imagine when i actually wax the thing wooooo hoooooo.
thomas

benoit454

yeap i aint ever goin to sale mine and man im waitin to shine mine up n stuff using compounds and all too.
goin to wait around a week or so depending on weather this time next week if its nice ill do it if not il wait but man we done my hood less then a wek ago and had sand off some bad spots tody and respray it came off w/ no probs was stuck *** and everything so i think a weeks fine im hopin may hold of some still but i got single stage and yurs bc/cc right?

firebird89355

actually i went ahead and went with ppg omni acrylic enamel it was cheaper and didnt have to buy expensive equipment like a 200 bux water trap and other stuff any way ill prolly wait at least a couple of weeks and then start sanding buffing and waxing mine.

firebird89355

you all could at least tell me your thought on it good bad or otherwise please ,i would do the same for all of you . thanx , thomas

FyreLance

Some stuff is kinda weird but neat car overall

firebird89355

i appreciate that!!!

benoit454

man i got a decondesant water filter dryer thing at lowes for ten bucks.
lol i had get one our compressor water valve on bottom was striped and wouldn't let us drain it. and we had water on the hood when we 1st done it so i sanded n repainted it.

firebird89355

that suxx man i bought a new water seperator before i started priming my car ,and i regularlt drain the petcock thing at the bottom of the tank and make sure it stays oiled. i hope it wasnt too hard to fix and the car is looking great also.

thomas

benoit454

nah i just put that dryer on my gun there between the gun and the presure regualtor worked great.
its a sucky compressor anyways and its not mine so im not worried i want buy an upright compressor for around 300 up lowes that be awesome lol.
thanks man yurs is very nice.
im glad the black turned out so good and yur body work its lookin great.
cant wait to see everythgin all back together on it and polished up.

firebird89355

i took so many pics today its not even funny , i have the rear deck on ,the tail lights in, t tops back in, marker lights on back(side) do the car on, and the gfx on the driver side fron back on it also plus the mirror on the pass side. i think thats all tonight will have it completely done except the gfx on pass side front fender i cant find the damn thing anywhere. oh and i have to get a new back glass for the notch cause mine broke on me hope i can get it for cheap.

thomas

3gc

Looks pretty good. Can't wait to see the finished product. Check out my progress...Progress

firebird89355

tomorrow you will see the finished product and it out of the shop i had a slight prob with my starter( it dropped a bolt out of it and the main power wire touched my header and the sparks started flying) anyway ill have to shim it tomorrow and finish some last minute things and pull it out so the sun will actually hit it and then i will let you all see the shine.

thomas

p.s. thanx for the comments and btw yours is looking very nice wish i had the room to strip mine down like that but i was having to do mine outsdie most of the time and finally got access to my father in laws shop.

benoit454

yea me 2 had do mine in the garage were u had pul one side right on the wall like an inch away just so u could open the opposite side half way it was a pain and yea we didnt paint in optimal conditions lol we had the front clip from the fenders up hangin out of the garage and the rest in and settin sideways to allow acces to both sides and sprayed it lol.
turned out nice we got more dirt in dads s10 door doin them in the garage n all on a table then my hole car.

3gc i bet yurs gonna be bout the silver of mine lol.
but might not flip colors as bad tho due to the huge amount of flakes in my paint but even tho man i know thatll look sweet.
silvers nice but black man u gotta have straight car and or great body work to do black and thomas surely has both.

firebird89355

i just got lucky i had someone here to guide me through everything ( my father in law) and i just took a long time doing it to make sure everything was done correctly,it actually took me a lot longer than it should have cuz ive been working so many hours at work for so long only on my "vacation" was i able to finish it. getting new tires put on today and getting it cranked up and moved out of the shop so i can give all of you some good pictures of it. thomas

firebird89355

there is some more pics up on page 2 on my domain page,ill more up tonight after i get tires and a few other things put on the car. http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/556702/2 hope you all enjoy.

thomas

benoit454

hey man u have yur windows masked off in them pics?
if so what u use plastic?
anyways man about yur notch back glass im sure u can get local glass shop to cut and install new peice cheap maybe or if not go to lowes or home depot get some plexi theyll cut it for ya just take it hom and caulk it then take yur finger to smooth out the caulk to make it look nice.

and u can call me chris man instead of benoit but its all good dont bother me any guys.

firebird89355

sorry for the delay i got a little side tracked yesterday and didnt get to finish up and get it out of the shop but today is the day. ill post back on here and let you know when i have more pics up later on.

thomas

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firebird89355

i live right past a dirt road and it is extremely dusty here and my car seems to be a magnet for it. but next weekend ill get to wetsand it and buff it out with some buffing compound to let the true shine out sorry if the pictures dont show it very well but trust me if it wasnt so durn dusty it would really shine nice. later, thomas

kretos

the wing is errr different thats for sure, overall good work on the car man

firebird89355

i definately wanted to do something different with my car all of them started to look alike to me that was just 1 of the things i done (the spoiler) to make it different. thanx for replying i appreciate it.

thomas

SC82TA

You and Beniot should get on some sort of instant messenger program, this post is almost all you two going back and forth =) Otherwise I really like the hood...I think that is the way the SS hoods should look on Camaros, I find the ones out there too bulky looking. On your bird it looks smooth. I would also do without that spoiler, although I must admit it looks better than other ones out there. I think a Camaro high rise spoiler would look cool with your car. It should look a whole lot better once you wetsand and buff it out. Oh and 2 megapixels is fine...you can still get a 1600X1200 resolution with a 2mpx camera, that is more than enough.

firebird89355

thanx for the compliments and ensight, i wish other people would comtribute to the thread thoughts, dislikes, whatever it maybe i would love to hear some constructive criticism i dont know if it just doesnt look good enough or its too different or what. so if any of you here has anything to say please post i would love to hear more. thanx ,
thomas

firebird89355

i guess nobody else likes my job i done since nobody is responding.

19doug90

be patient lol, beautiful car i love the hood, love the notch, and dont mind the wing. Its taking me a little bit of time just to get used to the line that runs down from the notch then back up the wing but i think its growing on me. And now since i posted on yours in a couple weeks when my baby is back with her custom goodies you better post on the thread i put up! :lala:

firebird89355

I REALLY appreciate the comments im hoping most people appreciate the work that i put into my car little different styling then most i think. and you can bet your bottom dollar when you get pics up of your car i will definately respond to the looks of it. thanx again,thomas

305Tiger

dude, that car kicks ***! It gives me a mental picture of a mix between KITT and the Mad Max car! love the rear deck wing....i think your car is the only one it looks good on, because the all-black paint job makes it look more aggressive! Two more things, first being where did you get that hood? I'd like one on my 87 T/A if I dont get a 4inch Cowl Induction one(followed by a 14inch air filter!). Lastly, I dig the incorporation of the two smaller "H" bulb-type lights on the front of the headlights....good idea for when they dont frickin go up(which is 90% of the time!)
-G

P.S-dont worry bout flamers here....I'm known to be one who ALWAYS gets flamed for my unique ideas, good to know i'm not alone! lol!
:rockon: :yourock: :rockon:

firebird89355

thanx 305TIGER I grafted that scoop onto a regular flat hood took me awhile to complete it but its on there fonally i figured nobody else had one so i figured id be the first it really flows with the lines of the hood IMO. and about the headlights i seen REDRAIFS car and i had to have those havent quite finished them yet but im working on it still have a few more things to go before its road worthy but it wont be long now. thank you again for replying .

thomas

benoit454

man its lookin very good im lovin it all i can say is right click save!!!!


chris

CaysE

Polish that paint, adjust the hood, and straighten out those mufflers! Overall, nice work.

DURTYBIRD

Headlights look pretty good - I think I like them better than REDRAIF's car...


What's up with the hood though, looks like after it was painted it was sandblasted.

BlargMaster

Lookin pretty sweet man. Definately different.
I like the big picture of the pheonix on your car domain website too. I wonder who could have made that...?

firebird89355

yeah i borrowed that phoenix(thanx for making it i loved the look of it) as far as the hood goes its just glare no sandblasting on it trust me, i still have a little adjusting to do here and there but hopefully this coming sunday ill try and have it completed at least the wetsanding and buffing anyway. also ill try and have the hood adjusted and the mufflers hung right and try and get some tips on it. "Headlights look pretty good - I think I like them better than REDRAIF's car..." now thats a compliment if ive ever heard 1 before , thankyou. :hail: :hail: :hail: :hail:

JeremyNYR

iTrader: (2)

nice bird! What's the story behind the spoiler? I've never seen that style before and it looks like it fits the rear decklid very well. Also, the hood does look good. How much time/money did you spend on modifying the hood?

firebird89355

first off thanx for replying , the spoiler was on the car when i bought it but you can get 1 from www.vanacorvette.com although ive heard you can get them at other places also. now the hood is a different story however the scoop was free i got it from a buddy of mine (its good to have friends) and i only spent 15 bux on a gallon of bondo ,and the time well lets just say i worked on my car for eight months and the hood took me about 2 of those although i was only getting 1 day a week off, so all in all only about a week or so of actual work. and also this was the very first time i worked with bondo in my life just letting you know.

thomas

IceBlue91z28

nice job man its lookin pretty good

Kontrax

no more wing please, i cant take it anymore... other then that its lookin better. exaust looks hurt?

i have a notch myself. the one with the iroc vents in the back and the little bump. i love the notch, great stuff

firebird89355

thanx iceblue, sorry kontrax gotta keep the wing i like a lot of different wings out there but i think mine sets it apart from all the others ,in order to be unique you got to have some things different and thats what i wanted nobody else has it so im gonna keep it. but i appreciate the comments whether there good or bad all are welcome if it wasnt for differences in opinion this world would be awfully boring. just my $.02.

thomas

Kontrax

unique? i have a trans am GT wing. i think im the only person i ever seen with one. ill post a picture. its like a firebird wing on roids

firebird89355

man i dont want this to turn into an argument (just saying before it does) i like the spoiler i have and along with alot of others as ive said before but its mine and ive personally never seen another t/a with it on there before so yes to me its unique i like it and im going to keep it. and yes i would like to see your spoiler also.

thomas

Tobias05

sweet ride, reminds me of my maro except yours is so much nicer.

great job,
brandon