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Old Dec 4, 2004 | 10:23 PM
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Here is mine with more to come ! Jim [IMG][/IMG]

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Old Dec 4, 2004 | 10:43 PM
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anyone have a ballpark of what you have invested in visuals for under the hood?

Great looking work, fellas!
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Old Dec 4, 2004 | 10:52 PM
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would love to get an idea of what these things cost as well
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Old Dec 4, 2004 | 10:56 PM
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Mine used to be pretty like some of these other cars

Unfortunately I had to take it all off so that I can get my engine built up. Stupid supercharger is going to be in the way now so I'll have to start over.

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Old Dec 5, 2004 | 07:05 AM
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Originally Posted by blazeone
Mine set up is pretty basic.

Basic but very nice!!
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Old Dec 5, 2004 | 09:47 AM
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SOme great looking stuff!
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Old Dec 5, 2004 | 09:58 AM
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Originally Posted by Bad 2004
Basic but very nice!!

Thanks, I paid $450.00 at a local Corvette specialty body shop for mine. They disassembled, painted and re-assembled it. Fairly reasonable.

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Old Dec 5, 2004 | 10:11 AM
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There are somne great looking engine bays,great ideas
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Any thought on what you could do with the engine bay on a black car? We are doing a red and black theme throughout the car with little splashs of red in different places. Since you guys have done such a great job what are your thoughts? Help appreciated.
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Old Dec 5, 2004 | 12:32 PM
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Here's mine for now...

see now, is that chrome? or just painted chrome?

either way it looks great ...and if it is i didn't know they could chrome dip plastic.
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Old Dec 5, 2004 | 12:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Bad 2004
Any thought on what you could do with the engine bay on a black car? We are doing a red and black theme throughout the car with little splashs of red in different places. Since you guys have done such a great job what are your thoughts? Help appreciated.
I dunno about them but because mine is a 50th ann. I'm doing a black and silver theme throughout the car and in the engine bay it'll be black and silver with touches of chrome.
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Old Dec 5, 2004 | 12:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Neablas
see now, is that chrome? or just painted chrome?

either way it looks great ...and if it is i didn't know they could chrome dip plastic.
That's all real chrome, and yes, you can chrome plastic.

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Old Dec 5, 2004 | 02:05 PM
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Originally Posted by RainJ
anyone have a ballpark of what you have invested in visuals for under the hood?

Great looking work, fellas!
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Parts and paint on mine I am at around $1500 plus chrome so complete around $2200
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Old Dec 5, 2004 | 02:18 PM
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Oh well, kinda simple........

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Here's some in electron blue

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Old Dec 5, 2004 | 07:03 PM
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More than the wife knows about!!! I bought all my new items from a fellow forum member. I got a really good deal on it. Now I am getting the rest of my chrome from Creative Engine Chrome in Va.
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Old Dec 5, 2004 | 07:23 PM
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If I wanted to do something like this on my own, what kind of paint / prep work would I need to do this?
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Old Dec 5, 2004 | 08:08 PM
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Here is what mine looked like a couple of months ago. I painted them myself. I sanded the fuel rails down smooth and primed them and painted them. I was told that if I would have wet sanded the clear coat with 2000 grit sandpaper and buffed them out I would have had a better shine.I used Duplur color paint.[IMG][/IMG]
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Old Dec 5, 2004 | 08:55 PM
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I had matching rail covers before the supercharger, but now they don't fit so they're now enhancing my garage rather than my Vette.

Signature pic is an example:
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Old Dec 5, 2004 | 10:04 PM
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I also had to get rid of my Kewls due to a supercharger. But it was worth it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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