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Subject: diff look Sun Feb 05, 2012 11:42 pm

ok been thinking it over and think this is how i want to go with the caprice.

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Subject: Re: diff look Sun Feb 05, 2012 11:44 pm

mega wrote:: ok been thinking it over and think this is how i want to go with the caprice.

Can't go wrong lookin like that

Subject: Re: diff look Sun Feb 05, 2012 11:47 pm

a lil editing wirks well lol.

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Nice pin striping. Is that red? I wonder if thats been done yet?

Subject: Re: diff look Mon Feb 06, 2012 8:53 am

ye its red and yes its been done lol. idk if the pinstipe will go on or not. but the red steel wheels and trim rings yes.

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Have Tim chop some center caps on those just for a cleaner look.
I think it would finish it off nicely

Subject: Re: diff look Mon Feb 06, 2012 8:59 am

yes some caps woulkd be nice

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I might have some center caps. You should get some N97's or you have 2 other options. Do what Matt tracker did with lugs/caps screw together, or drill/tap holes into the wheel to accept the bolt to hold on the caps. Thats for stock, non police package wheels. Or a 3rd option, get 15x8 truck wheels. They also had the center caps. Conversion vans had them too. Just make sure the back spacing on all 4 match. Been there done that.Theres a cheap OEM set of 12 N97 cap bolts on ebay. I think theres 12 in the kit.

Subject: Re: diff look Mon Feb 06, 2012 9:43 am

ill prolly end up drilling and tapping them. since i got a tap and die and the wheels. now i need center cap chrome lugs, and get it going asap. im not feeling the roady wheels right now.also need to widen the white walls

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Agreed on the buick wheels and white walls. IMO the wheels look like some kind of chocolate girl scout cookie. I'll check to see if I have caps, and you can grab them with the springs.

Subject: Re: diff look Mon Feb 06, 2012 10:07 am

cool and yeah i was thinking they look like cookies to lmao. maybe ill strip em and polish em someday.

Subject: Re: diff look Mon Feb 06, 2012 1:20 pm

I have a set of the truck rally's with caps if yours dont work.
On my wagon I used rustoleum gloss sunrise red
The Walmart supercenter's carry goodyear white walls for dirt cheap
Im running 215/70r15's
The trim rings are an eBay item.
Also running chrome lugs looks good by itself with no center cap.

Hoping my caddy looks like that but with black rims.

And get some more paint on her, looking a little thin in your pic's
Consider the roll on method, since you want satin black you can wet sand out any imperfections fairly easy and roller method covers great!

Subject: Re: diff look Mon Feb 06, 2012 1:28 pm

yes its a bit thin need to sand her down and hit it again but im learning. first car i ever did. picked up the steelies today and still got all my rings. and thanks indy you answered my question before I asked. sunrise red will work. now hopefully this week i can sand em down paint and clear em. get the tires im running now on and call it a day for now lol.

Subject: Re: diff look Mon Feb 06, 2012 1:50 pm

If ya get to look like that, I diggit. Gotta lower yours A LOT tho Razz

Subject: Re: diff look Mon Feb 06, 2012 2:04 pm

yes soon very soon will be lowering. gonna put ss springs in rear and either get lowering springs for front or just cut what i got now. idk yet on that plan. would like to get front lower than the rear though.

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