Don't take it to heart, man. Most of them are jealous.

I find it pathetic when people bash on another persons style... that is who you are, not me or anyone else. I personally think it is AMAZING!!
AS for painting, bumpers should stay on. HArware can stay on, as long as you are good at what you do.
Can't wait to see some pcis in teh sunlight. What color red is that??
I've been thinking about painting a large part of my car black( similar to Normich98) but folowing the lines of the csvt a bit more.... just thinking.