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Old 04-15-2008, 02:54 AM
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haha teh scionlife curse hit pete with the valve cover
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Old 04-15-2008, 03:02 AM
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hahaha^^

good one
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Old 04-15-2008, 03:05 AM
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looks good so far
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Old 04-15-2008, 01:33 PM
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hell nah... im on to clear now.. should be only a few more days..woot!!
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good to know pete
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so how's this thing coming along now?

Question for anyone...sorry if its stupid just being cautious...when you take the 2 hoses off the valve cover is there anything I gotta be careful with?...like is it going to pop off or is some fluid gonna make a mess of things or what?!
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Old 05-20-2008, 08:03 PM
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so did u ever finish this pete.........
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Old 05-20-2008, 08:12 PM
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yes its done.... im waiting on 1 more piece of something i ordered to finally come in so i can post pics...

i now have another VC i place on making.. this one is going to match my seats... hehe.. being that im not in 1up.. i figure green might not be so nice a color to have anymore lol but i still love candy green regardless lol
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lol

cool, i thought u fell asleep on this! lol

ill be doin mine in the near future
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Are you going to give us an ETA?
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i read in the SouthEast section ur sellin or core exchanging the VC? pm me with details pete
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i read in the SouthEast section ur sellin or core exchanging the VC? pm me with details pete
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watching!
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Old 05-27-2008, 03:29 AM
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CANDY PAINT IS DONE!!!.... decided to skip the pics of the silver base since it was a nightmare and a half lol... so heres pics of the candy.... as you can see it has different shades of green in different lighting conditions... at normal view its very dark!!... but i plan to wet sand the candy coat after a few more days of drying and hardening so i can make the initial look lighter... and then once the 2k grit is done ill clear it... and make room for a new valve cover design im going to do.... hehehehe





enjoy!
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looks phenominal man.
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Originally Posted by nebster
looks phenominal man.
Yeah, seriously. Great job Pete!
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looks great...

still watching it :D
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amazing! :D
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thanks guys!!.... when different tones of light shine on it it goes crazy on shades of green.. kinda cool i like it... the only thing im a tad unhappy with is with very little light its a very very dark green... but i think once i sand a few layers of candy off with 2k grit and then clear it will lighten up to the shade i want...

either which way.. the quick pics i took dont do it justice... in person its fergaliciously wet! LMAO

ill update with more pics soon!!!!!!!!!!
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sh*t looks hot man, good looks
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