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Lol well... The spare 8.8 is in pieces right now. I needed the shafts for the one going in my b2.

The ex already has a ls 3.73. Would be nice to have a spare but... It'll be alright.

Even tho its my 21st birthday today. I did some work on the b2 and more sanding on the ex. Got most of it ready to shoot primer.

Explorer is missing a few sensors tho-- bc they are on the b2!!! Lol
 


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its in its first stage of primer.. and wet sanded. gonna use a primer/sealer on it next since we were not happy with this primer...

hoping to shoot the paint next saturday at the shop. not gonna have a lot of free time till then.

honestly-- i don't even know what color it will be exactly??? lol. something close to stock is all i know lol

oh, and still aint found that dang trim work. and mom wants the trim on it... or i'll just paint a black stripe there! lol
 

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Safe to say that you are doing more body work then I would do to my truck.




I still say SAS her but thats just me :D
 

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If I'm taking the time to paint it-- I want it SMOOTH! there was only about 5 dents; all small that needed bondo. Not bad for a 92 that's never been painted before.
 

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*cough* jurassic park *cough*
 

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so, dad sprayed the paint and clear this morning. i had to work so i had nothing to do w/ the paint job, but i was tired of the thing being in just primer, SO.... i was okay w/ it. i aint seen it yet. going to pick it up in the morning. gonna get pics and post them up don't worry lol. i also gotta try to get to cleaning the bumpers up good, buff wax so on, tomorrow to have them all shiny when i get them on. but for now, its bedtime..
 

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more to come, once i get the lights and everything back on. gonna do all the black back black, and polish out all the chrome.
 

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it's no jurassic park, but it looks good man!
 

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thanks! i like it. its actually the same paint as on my mom's taurus sho.. both look good sitting together.

notice: the paint booth in the first pic?? y'all are gonna hate me! lol
 

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Looks like you got "Stuff" in the paint on the front fender, also are you going to wet sand and buff out the orange peel ???



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Looks like you got "Stuff" in the paint on the front fender, also are you going to wet sand and buff out the orange peel ???



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dang you are picky! :thefinger: lol. yeah, it's getting wet sanded and buffed out soon, like i said in the my b2 thread, its a semi paint booth, they want cheap paint jobs, so its not kept up to date like it should be. but, it looks A LOT better than it did. don't worry its not finished yet

after i finish doing all the black and trim stuff and buffing the bumpers and other chrome, i will wet sand and buff it out. i still have to buff out the Taurus sho to.
 

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Oh don't worry you should see the amount of dirt we get in our paintjobs at work. Thats what buffing is for. Looks good.
 

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working on the black stuff now.
 

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hell , it looks better than the door i did for my explorer , i did mine in the yard , and i have never sprayed paint before so i bought a $65 Wal-Mart HVLP kit and a pint of the factory color (plus i got reducer , i may be unlearned in the ways of paint , but i know people that know stuff) and i went to town , then a quart of clear and went to town , needless to say it came out looking better than the door on the truck , but you can tell a first timer painted it hahaha
 

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