Hmmm.....currently leaning towards getting the Saleen body kit. Only things I wouldn't add would be the decals and the stickers that say "Saleen" on them. I like the looks of them but again, I know my car is a GT and posing just aint me.

Now I'm searching through respectable vendors that sell QUALITY body kits for the lowest price possible. If anyone has any opinions on where I should look, please let me know. I know Cervinis is one of the best but I don't think they make Saleen stuff.

Thanks.

That's what I was thinking. Polished and waxed dark green looks pretty sexah IMO.

Don't know why, but I thought the Saleen kits included the hoods. Guess not. So, if I go with the Saleen look, it'll be around $1,100 for the kit, $560 for the Saleen heat extractor hood from Cervini's, and a paint job costing around $3,000, give or take a few hundred, and the total is like $4,500 or more.

Damn. This s*** adds up fast.

I have the cash on me but shiat, do I want to spend this much? I'll be scouting for sale ads for sure but damn, that price figure was a smack in the face.

Do I want to, or no....

This sucks.

IMO, if you're going to go through the trouble and COST of getting a paint job, wait until you decide on the kit, or not.  Spray it all together.  There's no rush in any of this.  Weigh it all out, formulate a plan, make a decision, and then act on it.

What color do you really want?  $4500 is a lot of money to toss at an SN-95, blech.  



Maybe you can find a decent roller or a car with a s*** engine that looks like you want?

Yes.

Hey, I don't make the rules.

I would never spend that much on a paintjob.  I'd find one already painted to the color I want.

That is, of course, if I WANT to go that route.

Maybe I should just leave the body alone and get it repainted? Does anyone have some pictures of some good looking GT's with the stock body to help sway me?

Screw it, I think I decided that I'm going to keep the body stock and just get it repainted. Then I'd wax it and it'll be all shiny and s***.

Pictures like these convinced my stock GT's can still look pretty damn clean.

http://forums.corral.net/forums/showpost.php?p=5718559&postcount=187

So looks like I'll just be paying for a paint job. Max of $3,000, looking around to spend $2,500 or so. You guys think I made the right decision? I like the Saleen look a lot but $4,500 for everything is an assload of money to be throwing around like that. Especially since it adds nothing to the power department.

I'll have the most fun with cars AFTER I land myself a nice career. For the time being, just a repaint sounds good to me.

Paints pretty bad. Hood is 80% stripped of clear coat, including the driver side panel. I can literally go out to my car every single day and peel of some more clear coat. Roof was some surface rust and the paint is faded thanks to the heat.

If you're interested, I can snap some pics for you tomorrow Dave so you can see what I see.

Now, how exactly does the factory paint work/get applied?

To my understanding, a color coat goes down, and a clearcoat goes over it.  Can a faded paintjob be restored by stripping the current clear, working with the current color coat a bit, and re-clearcoating it?

That's correct.  Unfortunately, the only way to fix it, once the clear starts peeling, is to re-spray.  Sometimes you get lucky, and it comes off with compressed air.  Usually, you have to scrape it off with a razor blade.

Get an S281 wing. 

Alright snapped some craptastic pictures of my car. Here's what I'm talking about.











As bad as you thought?

So know, the only thing I have left to decide is if I want clear headlights or smoked. I was orginally going to go with clears because my rims aren't gray or black but I've seen a perfect example of my car with smoked headlights. Perfect as in I found some pics of a dark green mustang, with Steeda Ultra Lite II rims, with the smoked headlights on. So I guess that gives me a good idea on how they will look.

I think they'll look pretty good. I'm almost fairly certain I'm going to go with the smoked unless I can spot some dark green mustangs sporting some clear headlights that look better. You guys dig the smoked look? Just picture the pony emblem and minus the chin spoiler and you have an exact representation of my car.