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3 weeks of modding and under $205 spent (lots of pics)

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Old Apr 14, 2012 | 11:44 AM
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Why not people paint valve covers which probably get hotter than the Charger, to each there own I guess lol,

And thanks for the approval on my handy work.
He just meant paint it while it's on the car lol. Looks pretty good so far pop that throttle body off next and get that sucker painted, everybody always makes their sc look super nice and have the nasty lookin tb still
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Old Apr 14, 2012 | 12:41 PM
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what kind of wheel paint did you use on the S/C? I know the rustoleum wheel paint requires both a base and clear coat. if that's the kind of paint you used, and you only painted the base coat, id get some clear on that S/C asap, or it wont last very long.
pretty sure it was VHT Wheel paint, and i put about 5 coats on it and with all the heat cycles from the charger i think its baked on there for good.
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Old Apr 14, 2012 | 12:43 PM
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love cheap mods! wish i had more time for stuff like this, it takes me 3 months to do what you did.
cheap mods are the best, and i wish i had more time than i do but summer is coming up and that means no community college so ill have a lot more time to spare.
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Old Apr 14, 2012 | 12:44 PM
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He just meant paint it while it's on the car lol. Looks pretty good so far pop that throttle body off next and get that sucker painted, everybody always makes their sc look super nice and have the nasty lookin tb still
gotcha, i havnt got around to pulling the charger off yet, maybe when i do dual pass end plate but i still do have to clean/paint the TB but idk if i have the tools to remove those fitting on it.
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Old Apr 14, 2012 | 02:01 PM
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Ya I just meant doing it on the car itself haha.
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Old Apr 14, 2012 | 02:20 PM
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What paint did u use on the headlights
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Old Apr 14, 2012 | 06:06 PM
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What paint did u use on the headlights
Gloss black that I got from Walmart $.98 per can and night shade on the orange reflector and I swapped the stock amber bulbs for clear ones they were 4.99
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Old Apr 14, 2012 | 08:18 PM
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Probably not gonna do that but thanks for suggestion, and I have my 6000K HID's coming in tmrw which I got on eBay $35shipped, I'm trying to go as budget friendly as I can on this car.
I would have just gone with LED bulbs. I like them better. Easier to install, look way cooler physically. I love they they have like 64 LED on the stick.
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Old Apr 14, 2012 | 08:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Tyler Z28
pretty sure it was VHT Wheel paint, and i put about 5 coats on it and with all the heat cycles from the charger i think its baked on there for good.
ahh cool. VHT is the ****. i love their high temp paint. it's lasted well on my rotors and calipers.
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Old Apr 14, 2012 | 08:27 PM
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Where does one get Vent Shade besides ebay? Can I pick it up at the auto store? I hate waiting for stuff to come in the mail
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Old Apr 14, 2012 | 10:53 PM
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Where does one get Vent Shade besides ebay? Can I pick it up at the auto store? I hate waiting for stuff to come in the mail
U should be able to get it in any auto parts store in the paint section. VHT is just the brand name the have a ton of different paints.
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Old Apr 14, 2012 | 10:54 PM
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ahh cool. VHT is the ****. i love their high temp paint. it's lasted well on my rotors and calipers.
I actually just did gloss black on my calipers and it's held up good on my previouse 2 cars.
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Old Apr 15, 2012 | 06:02 PM
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well i got my HID's in and they look tight but now my DRl/turn signals look like ass so i ordered some cheap eaby 20LED bulbs and ill see how long they last, they were only $3 bucks so we will see.
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Old Apr 16, 2012 | 10:18 AM
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Looks good.
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Old Apr 16, 2012 | 01:31 PM
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thanks
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Old Apr 16, 2012 | 07:31 PM
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Nice work! I also vote for plastidip wheels lol. Anyways, where did you get your pedals from?
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Old Apr 16, 2012 | 07:57 PM
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Looks good
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Old Apr 16, 2012 | 08:10 PM
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Nice work! I also vote for plastidip wheels lol. Anyways, where did you get your pedals from?
Looks like Autozone or something like that.
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Old Apr 16, 2012 | 08:23 PM
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Nice work! I also vote for plastidip wheels lol. Anyways, where did you get your pedals from?
O'Riley lol I had to drill the gass pedal and put a bolt through it but the clutch and brake the clamps they came with worked.
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Old Apr 22, 2012 | 11:21 AM
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UPDATE: i have painted my grill with Plasti Dip for a nice black finish and i also did corvette dual tail light mod on the reverse light housings but i have to refinish my lenses and get them the right brightness before i post videos and pic's, the light mod cost me $25 and took bout 2-3 Hr's to complete.
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Old Apr 22, 2012 | 11:51 AM
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looks good, and love the budget idea but dont be cutting springs to go low on a budget
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Old Apr 22, 2012 | 11:53 AM
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looks good, and love the budget idea but dont be cutting springs to go low on a budget
lol maybe in the 70's that was a good idea but definitely not going to be cutting springs.
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Old May 9, 2012 | 07:51 PM
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Update, recently i have been focusing on polishing my valve cover and im getting close to finishing it and posting some pictures for you guys to see, and i also de-badged the trunk and removed the supercharged emblem on it along with wiring up tail lights on the inner light housings on the trunk for the corvette/skyline style lights.
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Old May 9, 2012 | 10:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Tyler Z28
Update, recently i have been focusing on polishing my valve cover and im getting close to finishing it and posting some pictures for you guys to see, and i also de-badged the trunk and removed the supercharged emblem on it along with wiring up tail lights on the inner light housings on the trunk for the corvette/skyline style lights.
Do you still have the Supercharged badge? Ive been lookin for one..
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Old May 9, 2012 | 10:21 PM
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Originally Posted by esink
I would have just gone with LED bulbs. I like them better. Easier to install, look way cooler physically. I love they they have like 64 LED on the stick.
how are the light output on those things? Im not going to purchase them, just curious, havent seen anything about them really online.
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