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Old Aug 7, 2025 | 07:48 PM
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Looks amazing!
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Stunning.
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Holy Smokes that's a great looking color.
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Paint shop work complete! Brought the body home today. The next phase of assembly begins.



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Beautiful!
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Everything you have done/are doing looks fantastic. That’s gonna be one fun, good looking ride when done.
I even liked the color when it was just in the base coat. Clear sure did make it “pop”!!!
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Final assembly has started. Mated to chassis and tieing in fuel, hydraulic and electrical.




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Looking very nice!
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Just WOW, it looks so beautiful with all the upgrades a one of kind C3, have fun displaying it to the public.
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A few more progress photos. Hydroboost brakes and power steering plumbed in. Brakes and clutch bled and functional. Working on electrical and exhaust next.



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Old Aug 28, 2025 | 10:31 PM
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Very nice.
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Paint work looks amazing. Should be a fun car when done.
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You’ve done in a month what takes other people years to accomplish. Great work!
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Working on the exhaust an rear trim & bumpers. Used my laser engraver to create a custom plate frame and novelty display plate.



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Great work, really like that you did not install the massive flares like every build has these days. I think GM hit it out of the park with the stock body lines.
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The blacked out trim and bumpers look good on the dark blue. I usually don't prefer that, but I think you nailed it with that paint/trim color combo!
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WOW is an understatement. You nailed it from every angle. What a perfect combination. Power, color, workmanship. Outstanding. Best of luck and enjoy your ride.
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