The stripes are DONE *pics*

by BlakJak87 Sun Apr 12, 2009 9:36 am

The whole job took me 26 hours between Thursday at 5pm and Saturday at 6pm. Enjoy!

In progress...
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In the pursuit of perfection, I removed the front grille so I wouldn't have to bother with tucking the 1/2"+ of stripe that needed to go under there.
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My new C&L Racer intake.
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Pic of the front after the lower half of the front bumper was on.
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Rocker stripes! Everyone has GT 300, GT 350, GT500, etc etc. I decided I needed lettering/numbering on the rocker. Plain was not a viable option for my taste. GT 281 just seemed to work.
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OH MAN IT'S DONE!
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by Boss281 Sun Apr 12, 2009 9:38 am

THAT.IS. BEAUTIFUL! Nicely done and even nicer you did it yourself--I'm impressed. I do a lot of my own work but I think tackling something like this--the part everyone sees everyday, would have intimidated me. Can't wait to see this in person...

John

by **Big-B** Sun Apr 12, 2009 10:03 am

Looks very nice!!! How did you get your car in the garage parallel to the doors? Neat trick or your garage is huge.

by Croft Sun Apr 12, 2009 10:07 am

AWESOME Andrew!!! it looks incredible from the pictures, can't wait to see it in person!! and kudos to you for doing all the work yourself!! 26 hours of labor and extreme patients.......i would have lost my mind! Congrats!!

by 1FUN5.0 Sun Apr 12, 2009 10:13 am

WOW....your cars looks great!! You should be very proud of yourself for putting in all that time...your finished product looks awesome. 26 hours is one heck of a job that's for sure. i can't wait to see it in person!

by Silverstang Sun Apr 12, 2009 12:22 pm

Very nice...even better you did it yourself...congrats

by BCP Sun Apr 12, 2009 1:31 pm

Nice work, Andrew! Maybe now all of the soccer moms will be able to see you on the wrong side of the road a little sooner.

by blownsmoke Sun Apr 12, 2009 2:56 pm

looks fricken awsome.

by roushmustang427r Sun Apr 12, 2009 3:01 pm

look awesome and kudos on the originality "GT281"

by Big Mike226 Sun Apr 12, 2009 3:55 pm

nice job

by zporta Sun Apr 12, 2009 4:24 pm

well at least now u got some power so u wont kill any soccer moms...

by roushmustang427r Sun Apr 12, 2009 4:42 pm

looking at those pics again i noticed your thrid brake light Says "21 or bust" very cool

by BlakJak87 Mon Apr 13, 2009 12:32 am

Haha thanks guys! I'm totally stoked about how it came out! I did royally screw up on the rear bumper and have 3 massive hard creases .5mm across and 1inch+ long, but I ordered replacement parts and will get it PERFECT. The creases are hard to see unless you're looking at it from a very particular angle. I'm honestly in no rush to fix it, but I will eventually.

I am getting a painted CDC Classic chin from RPI (Nate hooked me up The stripes are DONE *pics* 10498

) and will stripe that as soon as it's on, so believe it or not, I'm still not finished...

Pulling my car in the garage sideways was a PITA...a lot of backing up and moving forward 6-12 inches at a time haha.

I hope to be at the first May event, whatever/whenever/wherever that is. By then I will also have some suspension goodies and some bright headlights The stripes are DONE *pics* 891556

Can't wait to cruise again!

by Smokeurhonda Mon Apr 13, 2009 12:50 am

Black w/ red stripes = sex
Looks really nice man. Made props. I will do all the Mech work in the world but I don't touch body. Congrats

by pikuoff Mon Apr 13, 2009 8:46 am

Looks good Andrew!

by jeostang Mon Apr 13, 2009 10:39 am

Very Nice

by 08 BULLITT Mon Apr 13, 2009 10:42 am

!!!!NICE!!!!!

by **Big Blue** Mon Apr 13, 2009 5:38 pm

I have only seen the black with red stripes one time, and that was in a magazine ad, and I liked it then and I like it now, that looks great.

by Mrs Bzlee Mon Apr 13, 2009 9:01 pm

Nice Stripes! I just finished putting on thin white pinstripes on my car tonight. The red on black really looks great.

by kooldawg6 Tue Apr 14, 2009 2:03 am

Great job and the car looks great The stripes are DONE *pics* 341203

Doing mods yourself can be very rewarding and frustrating at the same time!!!!! IMO, doing the LeMans stripes like that over such a long period to make sure it's done right is the best. Nice job on the "GT 281" rocker stripes! Now, IMO, you need to replace the factory "GT" as the repeated look is not a good one.

I just got done spending 22 hours over a two day period (Sun & Mon after Drag Day) doing a total stereo upgrade in my car and I'm still not finished! Still need to finish some trunk stuff.

by Pitsteelrsfan Tue Apr 14, 2009 3:58 pm

Great job...car looks sharp

by BlakJak87 Tue Apr 14, 2009 6:36 pm

Thanks everyone!

John, I know it's repetitive, but for now, I think I'm going to leave it alone. I may get a custom-fabbed emblem for the side I'm not sure. I don't know how I feel about the bare side fender look... Thanks for the input though. I appreciate it.

by zporta Tue Apr 14, 2009 6:43 pm

well u have way more patience then i do... i would have went through about 124 beers and 2 bottles of tylenol

by 90strokednblown Tue Apr 14, 2009 7:09 pm

Very nice..job well done

by BlakJak87 Wed Apr 15, 2009 12:07 am

Here are some more pics for your viewing pleasure! These were taken at a local elementary school that sits on one of the highest points in Delaware. Enjoy! (I'm really vain...)

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