Cascade Crew

'92 camaro boss · Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2008 9:31 pm Post subject: Paint update.. (not finished yet)

So i sent my car into maaco like 4 weeks ago (maybe a lil more) and the doors sagged.. so i came to my trusty thirdgen friends and now Alphius is going to send me a set of bushings for the upper hinges so i can finally get my car back.. i droped the hood latch off at the shop on friday and snapped a few pics..

83Z28BlackBetty · Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2008 8:37 am Post subject:

cool! hope it gets done soon! Just a tip, you should pick up a new set of blinker lenses cuz the old fogged ones look like crap on a new paint job. Or talk to Al about smoking them out. but yellow nasty doesn't look good.

~JAKE

'92 camaro boss · Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2008 12:25 pm Post subject:

yea, i was looking at euro cut one's on ebay.. idk what kinda quality they are tho.. and also, in the second pic.. is the shock absorber supose to stick out like it does at the bottom of the front end there?..

any other ideas after i get it painted feel free to add input

83Z28BlackBetty · Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2008 4:15 pm Post subject:

yeah you can see it, thats why most cars have a grill there to cover it. I haven't gotten one yet but its mostly because i haven't found one i like yet.

it looks like your shock absorber looks different than mine, must be because mine is an 83 and yours is a 92.
~JAKE

91RSVert · Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2008 4:34 pm Post subject:

smoking the park lights.. hum Cool

'92 camaro boss · Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2008 4:55 pm Post subject:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/85-92-CHEVY-CAMARO-BUMPER-SIDE-MARKER-SIGNAL-LIGHTS-SM_W0QQitemZ160206383702QQihZ006QQcategoryZ33717QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

what about those?.. those with a blackout set of tail light covers..

Al Hasse · Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2008 7:53 pm Post subject:

'92 camaro boss · Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2008 7:57 pm Post subject:

Al you always have such great input lol, when i get it back i'ma do that.. about how long does it take?.. and how hard is it?

mrpopo573 · Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2008 8:10 pm Post subject:

As hard as buying them off Ebay.... Very Happy

Al's are more rewarding personally, but I have seen many auctions for smoked ones.

Al Hasse · Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2008 8:16 pm Post subject:

It's not hard at all, just takes a bit of time. Mine took a couple of hours, but they were in decent shape to begin with. Wet sanding them is just like doing the finish on the car, lots of water and not alot of pressure. If they're in bad shape, start with a medium grit paper and sand them as smooth as possible, then go to a finer grit and do the same, then start wet sanding to polish the fine scratches out. The longer you work at it the better they'll turn out. Wink

'92 camaro boss · Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2008 8:21 pm Post subject:

alright.. well i'm going to do that then, save a bit of money too.. i wanna get this billet grill on ebay too.. powdercoat it black like someone (don't remember who) said on an old thread of mine.. then go get an old metal bowtie.. weld it on there somehow.. idk how hard that'd be tho.. just another idea..