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Originally posted by vcontoursvt:
LOVE the car! One of my favorite contours.
I have a couple questions:
1. What paint did you use and where did you get it? (a part #, name would be great!) Also is it a matte/flat silver or a shiny/chrome silver?
2. How did you fill the holes behind the emblem?
3. How many coats of primer/paint/clearcoat/etc/ did you use (or not use) and how did you apply it?
4. Finally, what paint did you use on the SVT emblem and how was it applied?
I must say the grill is very creative and unique, a GREAT idea. 1. The paint I bought at Wal-Mart. I believe it's a silver finish, and a aluminum type finish. I'm not sure which one I used. Buy both of the paints, and see which silver you like more. ($4 a piece) 2. The holes I filled with bondo. On the back of the grille I superglued a piece of plastic over the hole so the bondo wouldn't fall through, then applied bondo on the front. Sanded it down, and just painted it straight with the Wal-Mart paint. No primer used whatsoever. It's been holding up just fine. (4-5months with NO sign of chipping or cracking) 3. The SVT emblem I bought off of Sujeet Patel (officer cartman). I wanted to do the same thing, but just couldn't find the time, then I saw he was selling it, so I bought it. What you do is sand off the chrome off of the emblem (wherever you can) starting from say 400 grit to a 1000 grit. Then you do a coat or two of primer, then paint it flat black paint (no shine). Not sure if you necessarily *HAVE* to do the primer, but I guess it makes the paint hold a little better. Hope this helps. I'll try to get the part # for the silver paint for you later today. John
'98 SVT - modded
-15.01@91.8
'95 Suzuki GS500E
-faster than the above
---wanting a Speed Triple or Superhawk badly
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what happened to your konigs?
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My apologies for those waiting for the movies and larger pics, I've been very busy. I'll try to get them on later tonight or tomorrow.
The Konigs. I curbed two of them, and I'm selling the other two.
John
'98 SVT - modded
-15.01@91.8
'95 Suzuki GS500E
-faster than the above
---wanting a Speed Triple or Superhawk badly
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DAYMN that's perdy, though i still want to see an SVT with Chris H's body colour headlights with the body colour grill ring.......
*Still wishing for an SVT*
maybe if i wish hard enough one might pop up..... nah......
97 Zetec MTX Sport
Esslinger UDP; Nology HotWires and BERU Silverstones; Sylvania Silverstars (high beam in low beam)
Dual Fiamm air horns
Mk1 Mondeo Clear corners(and yes I made them fit....)
Boston FS80's in the front
Micah's PRE98 SVT front bumper, W/ Mirko splitter(yet to be painted)
Rally drivers do it sideways......
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I hate everyone with a T-Red SVT. You all piss me off!! 
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John, very classy. I love how water looks on a Zaino'd car. I noticed the Z7 bottle too.
How about sidemarker lights instead of the big 24V badges?
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I think all you need is the tint and sidemarkers... what a purdy car!
Does NC require the front plate? I see you don't have it and I'd love to take mine off and get the holes filled once I move down there.
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Originally posted by MystiCali:
How do you like the Kumho's as far as handling and ride quality? I would really like to know as I am trying to decide which tire to buy and save money too. I can comment on the Kumhos as I have the Ecsta Supras on my car in 235/40/17 size. They suck. I hate mine and hate the fact that I spent money on them. If I wouldn't take it in the shorts to sell them, I'd be riding on something else right now. Straight line traction sucks, even for a low profile tire. In a corner, I couldn't get it to plow more if I painted it John Deere green and drove through a corn field. Stopping is only adequate due to the shear size of the tire vs. weight of the car. My previous 225/50/15" Bridgestone Potenza RE71 on stock alloys were far superior in every quality. I guess the Kumhos have a cool tread pattern though :rolleyes: Nice ride and very cool pics once again John! 
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Originally posted by bnoon:
I can comment on the Kumhos as I have the Ecsta Supras on my car in 235/40/17 size. They suck. I hate mine and hate the fact that I spent money on them. If I wouldn't take it in the shorts to sell them, I'd be riding on something else right now. Straight line traction sucks, even for a low profile tire. In a corner, I couldn't get it to plow more if I painted it John Deere green and drove through a corn field. Stopping is only adequate due to the shear size of the tire vs. weight of the car. My previous 225/50/15" Bridgestone Potenza RE71 on stock alloys were far superior in every quality. I guess the Kumhos have a cool tread pattern though :rolleyes:
Nice ride and very cool pics once again John! LOL. Thanks Brad. You see, I think they're decent because I was coming from 16" wheels, and BFG VR4s, which, um, aren't exactly 'performance' tires. Again, for the money, I won't complain as I couldn't afford anything else at the time. I'll be buying something different next time just to try it out. Nitto 450s are my choice as of now. Not sure if I like sidemarkers or not. If I get any, they'll be pretty damn small. Eric, NC doens't require front plates. Thank God. Contour + front plate = FUGLY. John
'98 SVT - modded
-15.01@91.8
'95 Suzuki GS500E
-faster than the above
---wanting a Speed Triple or Superhawk badly
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Originally posted by JVT:
Not sure if I like sidemarkers or not. If I get any, they'll be pretty damn small.
[img] http://albums.photopoint.com/j/View?u=1447543&a=10866454&p=38236758[/img] small enough? The A6 ones are about 1/2 the height and 2/3 the width of the 24V badge.
Eric, NC doens't require front plates. Thank God. Contour + front plate = FUGLY.
I agree.
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