Pictures from my two tone paint adventure!!

[counterbond]

here's some pics i snapped over the last week. looking to start painting on saturday.

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L HOOD ... woot:)

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tail lights removed after 11 years of never being removed (sort of stubborn until the glue was broken)

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JDM bumper

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wrx scoop just sitting

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buddy taking some measurements

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all ready to cut a hole!

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my buddy the master fabricator

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sitting in hole waiting for mounting bracket

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and oh yea the best view...

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I'll have more pics up tomorrow night of the paint booth we're building, and then pics on saturday of painting and fun times...

Now to go to bed so i can wake up and go get some WRB paint...woot

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[Huffer]

I think you need to do some more sanding?

[2.5GT]

Damn...i need your buddy to fab. me a hood with a scoop :grin:

[jg09]

Looks good so far! I can't wait to see it finished!

[aurelius]

what scoop is that?

[Huffer]

what scoop is that?

Looks like WRX -early to mid 90s style... probably V3/V4

[Reason]

Your buddy looks like he wants to punch you in the face. Is he upset about the WRB? I would be too. Although I am curious to see how it comes out.

[impreza_GC8]

Pretty awesome. I want to do the same thing with an L hood for my turbo'ed Outback. That stock scoop is a bit small.

[Perdue]

I hope you're planning on sanding that car better than that before you lay paint or primer. There shouldn't be a glossy part left before you lay paint. Also remember not to leave any imprefections or scratches in the body...the paint won't cover it, but rather exagerate it.

[ScaryFatKidGT]

do u still have the gt hood?

[counterbond]

gt hood is gone. junked it after a great case of hood delatchment... problem fixed now after a costly brand new windshield installed. the old hood was bent out of shape..

and yea, i've got a little bit left on the bottom halves. Also picked up some high compound primer? I'm sending it off to the paint booth on friday so..should be fun. I've also decided to change up the two tone styling. Before i followed the main body line just under the door handles. i've now decided to go with a more jdm two tone look

kinda like this

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wooohooo almost done, he's gotta wetsand and spray some clear and then everything gets put back together...

[99SUS SFD]

Nice! Looks like it's starting to take shape.

[WinterKnoll]

Holy shit, that's beautiful.

[BE-Fresh]

that looks DOPE!!!

[decke48]

want to paint my car? :lol: looks awsome

[97legacygt]

That looks freakin' awesome!!! :grin:

[2.5GT]

:shock: ..can't wait for the final results. Good job man! :eek:

[WinterKnoll]

I was gaping over this again today..that paint looks so nice, I can't wait to see how badass this looks with the JDM bumper cover and the WRX scoop.

[Reason]

More pics!

[counterbond]

like these???

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here you go you picture whores...lol

i gotta spray the trim pieces around the windows yet, and put the skirts back on...

total cost of entire project?

roughly 400 for paint and supplies
600 for the labor
40 for the L hood
30 for the wrx scoop thanks to greenspeed (HAND DELIVERED TO MY WORKPLACE!!) what a great guy:)

P.S. US foglights don't fit very well with the jdm bumper...lol...i've got them in there right now but they could use a little extra support on the ends...

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oh yea..and more pics to come when I put the skirts on and wash it up nice...

[Huffer]

Very nice!

[d1giPhux]

wow that looks sick man! good job on the paint.. i wish i knew how / had the place to do it... also.. +1 on the 'do you want to paint my car'... haha maybe we can do a group buy here!! LOL :P

once again.. great job! keep up the pics!

[henryq89]

dude...that paint is literally still dripping off the car lol....looks frkn sweet man..cnt wait to see when its all done :grin: JDM tails? :lol:

[4n70n1n0]

Looks REALLY good dude.
It now needs a few JDM things L7 grill, Tails and projector headlights and maybe a V5 Sti wing ... joke

[henryq89]

Looks REALLY good dude.
It now needs a few JDM things L7 grill, Tails and projector headlights and maybe a V5 Sti wing ... joke

I think he wasn't kidding lol..if I had my old car again I wud of done all the things Ant said lol ;)

[anothernord]

Wow.

All I can say is Wow.

Probably the prettiest paint job I've ever seen on a leggy. And the wrx scoop is beautiful!

[ryu_haneda]

GENIUS!

Nice work. God bless you all!

[BigLooga1]

Wow!

Very nice work!

[chuckthefuk]

interesting paint job.. Looks good but why did you keep the antenna? Blarg!

-Chuck

[WinterKnoll]

Got any day pictures of this outside yet?

[counterbond]

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NOM NOM NOM...

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[counterbond]

i gotta get these wheels already...

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[Huffer]

You going to do interior and JDM lights, front and rear?

[Airgne]

looks good. i will be having some wheels for sale you might like. look at my members ride at the 18's. i just got the glass blasted and powder coated black. they would go nice on that car i think.

[Reason]

Black 17" rims, tint, JDM tails and head lights would set it off. Don't rice it out and it will really look great.

[d1giPhux]

Looks great.. but having an open grill like that.. i think is really taking away from the lines of the car. Looks friggin awesome though.. i wish i could paint my car!! .. how bout i bring it to you.. :lol:

[counterbond]

sure i'll do it for 5k and you get a free car lol