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Old Aug 19, 2004 | 09:51 PM
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Just curious about what everyone thinks of what I've done so far?
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Old Aug 20, 2004 | 12:20 AM
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I think it looks cool.

I prefer the stock look myself, but I think you have a cool ride.

I especially like the shielding/carpet job, and I think I might drift from the stock look and add a speaker set up like yours.

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Old Aug 20, 2004 | 12:24 AM
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Wow, Great job! Looks like you put alot of work into it.
You're going to have to tell everyone here how you got that steering
wheel to fit. What brand is it and what hub adapter did you use.
TIA.
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Old Aug 20, 2004 | 12:27 AM
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Nice! Man it really needed seats, didn't it. Did you get those with the GP here on the forum? How do you like them?
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Old Aug 20, 2004 | 01:06 AM
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Nice!!! I'm going to paint my next vette black!
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Old Aug 20, 2004 | 01:17 AM
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wow!!
that interior looks great!!
really nice job
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Old Aug 20, 2004 | 06:21 AM
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I especially like the black and gray accent of the door panels. Very nice!
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Old Aug 20, 2004 | 06:54 AM
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Looks excellent!
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I couldn't believe the way it started and how it looks now. You have done a lot of hard work on your car. Good job.
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Old Aug 20, 2004 | 09:32 AM
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Nice & clean, very nice
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Old Aug 20, 2004 | 09:57 AM
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Cool, cool
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Old Aug 20, 2004 | 10:08 AM
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BIG difference! Looks WAY better. Good job.
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Old Aug 20, 2004 | 10:32 AM
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You've clearly done a lot of work on this. Very nice!

Where did you get the seats done? I really like the look.
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Old Aug 20, 2004 | 12:42 PM
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Looks really good...you do nice work
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Old Aug 20, 2004 | 12:48 PM
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great job man!! I like the way you "modernized" the car without taking it to far from the original look.....black vettes rule
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Old Aug 20, 2004 | 12:50 PM
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Looks great! Kids will love it - it looks like the Batmobile.

Now how about that engine...?
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Old Aug 20, 2004 | 01:17 PM
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Awesome interior!!!
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Old Aug 22, 2004 | 01:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Fireslayer26
Just curious about what everyone thinks of what I've done so far?
http://www.cardomain.com/id/fireslayer26
Thanks,
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I like the stereo setup- a relatively clean install, considering the lack of room available...

But the red seats, matching steering wheel and plastic-looking (rice-racer) pedals???

A classy car... Nice paint, nice stereo... Clearly a LOT of work.... But the interior makes the entire car look.... well.... TACKY.

Get some DYE, dude... make the interior look as classy (and BITCHIN') as the outside!!!
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Old Aug 22, 2004 | 08:05 PM
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Originally Posted by DMONSVETTE
Wow, Great job! Looks like you put alot of work into it.
You're going to have to tell everyone here how you got that steering
wheel to fit. What brand is it and what hub adapter did you use.
TIA.

Its a Momo steering wheel with a Momo hub adapter. I had to do some searching for the hub adapter but I finally found it. I found it at gprparts.com Thanks for the compliments!
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Old Aug 22, 2004 | 08:11 PM
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Originally Posted by CA-Legal-Vette
You've clearly done a lot of work on this. Very nice!

Where did you get the seats done? I really like the look.

The seats are Corbeau A4's. I got them from Apex performance. I ordered them with the custom mounting brackets. The lady even gave me a break on the price for ordering both seats and brackets.

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