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Old May 18, 2008 | 03:35 PM
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Old May 18, 2008 | 03:57 PM
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What was the original color?
and,
Difficulty in complete color change or price tag?
Oh, VERY NICE! My favorite Corvette color!
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Old May 18, 2008 | 04:17 PM
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Looks great!

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Old May 18, 2008 | 05:01 PM
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Do you have any better shots of the full car?
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Old May 18, 2008 | 05:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Tim01Coupe
What was the original color?
and,
Difficulty in complete color change or price tag?
Oh, VERY NICE! My favorite Corvette color!
black, i loved black but did not havr the time to keep her clean. I am not sure what it would cost to do it. Insurance paid some and I paid some.


Do you have any better shots of the full car?
nope, i just stopped by the shop on the way home friday and took those.
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Old May 18, 2008 | 06:23 PM
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Very nice. Can't wait to see it all done.
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Old May 18, 2008 | 07:24 PM
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If you get the chance, be sure to post some full shots of the car.
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Old May 18, 2008 | 07:28 PM
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Stunning. I love the color and I think you should do the brake calipers in the same color.
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Old May 18, 2008 | 08:34 PM
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Originally Posted by motogib1
If you get the chance, be sure to post some full shots of the car.

i will when i get her back. I am going to have a friend who shoots for car mags do a photo shoot.
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Old May 18, 2008 | 08:49 PM
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very nice must have cost an arm and a leg
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Old May 18, 2008 | 08:58 PM
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looks good!!

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Old May 18, 2008 | 09:03 PM
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Originally Posted by ZO6 Lee
Stunning. I love the color and I think you should do the brake calipers in the same color.
That would be too
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Old May 18, 2008 | 11:08 PM
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Kinda like the Orange C5 I saw at Texas Motor Speedway this weekend....

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Old May 18, 2008 | 11:58 PM
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Very nice, looks great ! Will you be replacing the rims now ..
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Old May 19, 2008 | 12:00 AM
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I saw that Orange FRC from Enid Ok this weekend at the Lone Star!
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Old May 19, 2008 | 12:09 AM
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Nice
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Originally Posted by silverbullit99
Very nice, looks great ! Will you be replacing the rims now ..
no but i may be replacing the wheels

I would like to put some CCWs on her. It will not happen right away though.
I am thinking abotu getting an extra set of FRCs and having them painted AO also
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Old May 19, 2008 | 08:09 AM
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That looks awesome on the C5!
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Old May 19, 2008 | 08:19 AM
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Car looks very nice.

Be interested in seeing some pics of the whole car when you get a chance.

The C5s really look good in orange.
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