Some quick pictures today...

darthroush · Post by **darthroush** » Sat Jul 25, 2009 1:58 am

Was sitting on my butt at home today, bored, so I went for a drive an took a few new pictures of the car in it's current state. The taillights have a few light coats of Nite-Shades on them. Nothing crazy, but noticeable. I want to get some wheels and tires, but I have to figure out why the car won't stay in alignment. Those that will tell me to lower it, feel free to contribute to the fund via PayPal. : D

Decided when I got home to take the faded, whitish-gray, horrible looking grille out and repaint it. Washed with Dawn to remove anything on it. Two good coats of Duplicolor Adhesion Promoter, then several coats of Duplicolor Bumper Paint. Looks like new! I also painted the foam that goes underneath the bumper, and removed the huge air silencer while I was under there. Not sure the exact benefit of this, but I keep seeing posts here and there about taking it out, so I figured why not. Will get after shots of it on the car tomorrow. Got too dark before I was finished in town this evening.

I also painted the HVAC trim and the two side window vents metallic charcoal. Will have to get some pictures of them installed as well, but I think most here get what it would look like.

DOSneons · Post by **DOSneons** » Sat Jul 25, 2009 2:58 am

DARK BLUE FTW

darthroush · Post by **darthroush** » Sat Jul 25, 2009 3:30 am

I'm liking the Patriot Blue, though I do miss the Shale Green was it on my '01. Will try and get some "after" pictures on Monday.

j-king · Post by **j-king** » Sat Jul 25, 2009 5:30 am

nice hmm now i ned to go ouyside and paint my grill

measy27 · Post by **measy27** » Sat Jul 25, 2009 7:33 am

Lookis good.. Drop that bish...

synviper · Post by **synviper** » Sat Jul 25, 2009 12:50 pm

measy27 wrote:Lookis good.. Drop that bish...

i agree with the looking good but be different lift kit that bitch *sarcasm*

i like the interior pieces they look like they came out good

contagious18 · Post by **contagious18** » Sat Jul 25, 2009 1:14 pm

where in northern cali are you located?

darthroush · Post by **darthroush** » Sat Jul 25, 2009 9:42 pm

Jackson

srtgtr34 · Post by **srtgtr34** » Sat Jul 25, 2009 10:27 pm

lol, that paint that you used for the interior looks just like the duplicolor graphite, I sprayed on my wheels....

Tam · Post by **Tam** » Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:27 pm

Nice choice of location by the trees; awesome pictures!

I really like how the grill and HVAC turned out. They look brand new!

Good job so far! Keep it up

Oh yeah, Patriot Blue is a million times better than Shale Green IMO. So I wouldn't miss it if I were you lol.

SOKADAO954 · Post by **SOKADAO954** » Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:44 pm

HVAC turned out great.

now drop that hoe.

INVUJerry · Post by **INVUJerry** » Sun Jul 26, 2009 4:18 pm

I almost bought a patriot blue 05 with NO options. But I opted for the AC car with a CD player and 7 spokes. It was a good idea.

DOSneons · Post by **DOSneons** » Sun Jul 26, 2009 6:46 pm

was the patriot blue lighter than midnight blue, my car was an 05 midnight blue, my grandmas van is patriot and they are pretty close i think

darthroush · Post by **darthroush** » Mon Jul 27, 2009 1:20 am

srtgtr34 - It was a Duplicolor Graphite paint. It is "textured" and metallic. I remember you painting your wheels though. They turned out good.

Tam - Thanks! I figured the trees would be a bit better than the other side which was a hillside covered in dead grass, lol.

DOSneons - Not too sure about that one. I'd guess by the name though, "midnight" blue, it would be darker.

Oh, and to those who have told me to drop it, still no money in my PayPal account. Come on slackers...

SOKADAO954 · Post by **SOKADAO954** » Mon Jul 27, 2009 1:26 am

darthroush wrote: Oh, and to those who have told me to drop it, still no money in my PayPal account. Come on slackers...

I still don't see the Roush in my drive way either fool. so stop slacking.

darthroush · Post by **darthroush** » Mon Jul 27, 2009 2:53 pm

SOKADAO954 wrote:
darthroush wrote: Oh, and to those who have told me to drop it, still no money in my PayPal account. Come on slackers...
I still don't see the Roush in my drive way either fool. so stop slacking.

You never asked. I just always wonder why everyone wants my car? Just like in the movie Gran Torino when Walt asks that...

Anyways, I wouldn't be paying for shipping, so you'd still have to send me some mulah through PayPal for that amongst other things...

You're now slacking on both accounts

I have some pictures of the above on the car, just have to upload 'em later.

darthroush · Post by **darthroush** » Tue Jul 28, 2009 6:40 am

New LED dome light:

I installed an LED for the license plate light the other day as well. I also got the glove box light installed this evening, but can't find my LEDs now to put one in

crimson_heart_2003 · Post by **crimson_heart_2003** » Tue Jul 28, 2009 10:56 am

I like the way the HVAC bezel came out! My lovely fake carbon fiber pieces are gettin scratched and are chipping

, so that looks like a damn good idea!

darthroush · Post by **darthroush** » Tue Jul 28, 2009 12:36 pm

Thanks. The little window vents are also painted. One of these days I'll get the shifter bezel out and do that too.

contagious18 · Post by **contagious18** » Thu Jul 30, 2009 11:31 pm

darthroush wrote:Jackson

by the casino?

hybrid-Srt2001 · Post by **hybrid-Srt2001** » Fri Jul 31, 2009 12:14 am

you know you can lower it for like 50 bux using first gen springs right

darthroush · Post by **darthroush** » Fri Jul 31, 2009 2:31 am

Yes, by the Casino, lol. I actually worked there for almost five years.

First gen springs huh? They work fine on the factory struts? How much of a drop do they provide and how stiff are they compared to the 2gn ones? I was going to put in SRT4 springs, but for the amount of a drop it was going to give me, it didn't seem worth the effort. Though, I would probably be able to corner better.

contagious18 · Post by **contagious18** » Fri Jul 31, 2009 10:09 am

1st grn springs fit fine. Lol u probably seen me at the casino lol

darthroush · Post by **darthroush** » Sat Aug 01, 2009 1:29 am

I've seen lots of people there, lol. :p Let me know the next time you are coming up to Jackson. Maybe we can meet up real quick.

darthroush · Post by **darthroush** » Thu Aug 06, 2009 8:10 pm

I cleaned the car up real good today, so I thought I'd try and get some more/better pictures.

joejoe616891 · Post by **joejoe616891** » Thu Aug 06, 2009 8:59 pm

I like the dash piece

esfan · Post by **esfan** » Thu Aug 06, 2009 10:38 pm

light tinted taillight looks nice

Timothy M · Post by **Timothy M** » Wed Aug 12, 2009 9:13 pm

i dig it
good pics
the only thing is that you need Rims
and and good drop ..

darthroush · Post by **darthroush** » Sat Sep 19, 2009 2:53 pm

Going back to this for pics, I missed the last reply. Working on wheels right now. Will drop it when I am actually in the need of new struts.

Perfctsouljah · Post by **Perfctsouljah** » Sat Sep 19, 2009 4:55 pm

darthroush wrote:

Black grill.... FTW!

It seems like your projects are coming a long nicely! Great job!

2GN.ORG

Some quick pictures today...

Some quick pictures today...

Took some more today...