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Old Oct 12, 2010 | 05:57 PM
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Damn ugly body kit conversion!


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Old Oct 12, 2010 | 06:55 PM
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Beauty is in the eye of the beholder..At least thats what my wife tells me....WW
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Old Oct 12, 2010 | 08:49 PM
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Looks just like a C4 with a C5 nose on it. What a waste of $$
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Old Oct 12, 2010 | 08:51 PM
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If I wanted a C5 I would buy one, I prefer a C4
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Old Oct 12, 2010 | 08:53 PM
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If I wanted a C5 I would buy one, I prefer a C4
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Old Oct 12, 2010 | 09:29 PM
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These have been out for while. I've definitely seen worse body kits. To each their own. Personally, I would save for a '97 or '98 and have a real C-5.
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Old Oct 12, 2010 | 09:41 PM
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It doesn't make financial sense at all, but you have to admire the determination to finish a major custom job.
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Old Oct 12, 2010 | 09:46 PM
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Old Oct 12, 2010 | 09:50 PM
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It looks a lot better than what he started with.
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Old Oct 12, 2010 | 09:52 PM
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gag.
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Old Oct 12, 2010 | 10:04 PM
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aghh here we go again. How about I save everyone the trouble and finish this thread the way all 10,000 of them have.


"Why not buy a C5"
"Why not sell the c4 and buy a C5"
"For the amount it would cost to install that kit, you could just buy a C5"
"Why would anyone do that!?"
"The front looks OK, but the rest is "
"That's not going to fool anyone that knows cars"


And then 2 months later another thread is started.

You people need to worry about your own cars and leave others to like what they like.
This kit is no worse then the 100's of old school 80's body kits for C4's.
just like 26+" rims, chrome gas doors, quad neon wiper blades, fuzzy dice, air plane wings, bumble bee exhaust, hood louvers, any louvers, vinyl stickers, gold anything (sorry hookies), walmart customs, and faded "Heartbeat of America" decals on purple tint! one day it was cool, the next it was just lame.

Customizing cars is what made the corvette to Begin with. Without a bunch of people putting large motors in lightweight cars the corvette would have never been invented.

That guy did a ton of work to HIS car to make it the way HE liked. Work that 95% of you guys can't even do yourself. You should respect the owner for his work, and keep your opinions of his style to yourself.

Anyone can buy a car. Their is no talent involved when picking out a car and paying for it. Real talent comes from making it your car.
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I like the color.
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Old Oct 14, 2010 | 05:57 PM
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What an idiot. Just buy a friggin c5. When a moron has to ruin a c4 to even come out with a crooked half-assed lookin c5 they need to just be shot.
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Old Oct 14, 2010 | 06:08 PM
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Originally Posted by MaSTeRofDZaSTeR
What an idiot. Just buy a friggin c5. When a moron has to ruin a c4 to even come out with a crooked half-assed lookin c5 they need to just be shot.
Come on, tell use what you really think.....WW
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Old Oct 14, 2010 | 06:09 PM
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Originally Posted by MaSTeRofDZaSTeR
What an idiot. Just buy a friggin c5. When a moron has to ruin a c4 to even come out with a crooked half-assed lookin c5 they need to just be shot.
Well, you obviously didn't read post 11
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Originally Posted by lushdrunk

That guy did a ton of work to HIS car to make it the way HE liked. Work that 95% of you guys can't even do yourself. You should respect the owner for his work, and keep your opinions of his style to yourself.

Anyone can buy a car. Their is no talent involved when picking out a car and paying for it. Real talent comes from making it your car.

Its amusing how freely someone's able to drift their crap out in the open and expect it to be protected from truth as though its their space to use as they please. If he wanted sugar coated opinions he should have never posted the pics. And If he's gonna have the audacity to show his ugly **** to the crowd, then you bet your *** I'm gonna have the audacity to comment on it.
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Originally Posted by Sweet 90
Well, you obviously didn't read post 11


lol. Oh I did.
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Old Oct 14, 2010 | 06:26 PM
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Originally Posted by MaSTeRofDZaSTeR
Its amusing how freely someone's able to drift their crap out in the open and expect it to be protected from truth as though its their space to use as they please. If he wanted sugar coated opinions he should have never posted the pics. And If he's gonna have the audacity to show his ugly **** to the crowd, then you bet your *** I'm gonna have the audacity to comment on it.
So you consider your opinion truth?
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Old Oct 14, 2010 | 06:40 PM
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I'm not a big fan but a lot of work went into that car and looks like he did a nice job. I've seen much worse as far as body kits and as long as the owner likes it thats all that counts. I did like the music.
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Old Oct 14, 2010 | 06:50 PM
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Originally Posted by lushdrunk
Customizing cars is what made the corvette to Begin with. Without a bunch of people putting large motors in lightweight cars the corvette would have never been invented.
Actually it was American soldiers exposure to European sports cars that sparked the design of the Corvette. The first Corvette was a Blue Flame 6 cylinder, NOT a large motor.


Originally Posted by lushdrunk
That guy did a ton of work to HIS car to make it the way HE liked. Work that 95% of you guys can't even do yourself. You should respect the owner for his work, and keep your opinions of his style to yourself.
And more power to him. That doesn't change the fact it's lame.

Originally Posted by lushdrunk
Anyone can buy a car. Their is no talent involved when picking out a car and paying for it. Real talent comes from making it your car.
Real talent comes from designing and building a car that the majority of people appreciate. Unbolting and bolting on body panels for a C4 to C5 conversion isn't rocket science.
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