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Old Apr 3, 2004 | 08:52 PM
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Well l thought i would try to paint some flames on the underside of the hood. I thought it could add a nice touch and i always wanted to try and paint flames. Next week i and going to try and paint the car. What do you guys think.


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Old Apr 3, 2004 | 09:05 PM
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:cool:
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Old Apr 3, 2004 | 09:19 PM
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that looks awesome
Id love to have mine liek that when its done

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Old Apr 3, 2004 | 10:10 PM
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Can you do mine that is :cool:
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Old Apr 3, 2004 | 11:32 PM
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:cool: not something you see everday. post some pics w/ hood on the car. looks good so far.
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Old Apr 4, 2004 | 12:10 AM
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I like it, but the again....

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Old Apr 4, 2004 | 03:15 AM
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they look :cool: :cool:
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Old Apr 4, 2004 | 07:55 AM
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Looks Good! :thumbs:

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Nice job Riley. Looks darn good. :thumbs:
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Old Apr 4, 2004 | 09:36 AM
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great job! :hurray:
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Old Apr 4, 2004 | 10:26 AM
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I am shipping my hood to you Monday morning. :)
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Old Apr 4, 2004 | 12:29 PM
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WOW!!! that's great. That will look so cool when you pop the hood! :thumbs:
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Old Apr 4, 2004 | 12:48 PM
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It looks great. :yesnod:
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Old Apr 4, 2004 | 01:20 PM
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Looks better than I could do. :thumbs:
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Old Apr 4, 2004 | 02:07 PM
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thats really cool
wish i could paint that nice!!
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Old Apr 4, 2004 | 02:26 PM
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I like it. You can do mine if you want :cool:
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Old Apr 4, 2004 | 11:11 PM
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thanks guys,now on to painting the car. l hope it turns out ok as this is my first paint job, going Millenium Yellow. Should work good with the flames. :cheers:
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