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Posted July 27, 201014 yr

Yahooooooo..... finally after 2 years of engine, chassis, suspension and body work and changing my mind on the color 10 or 15 times my 260 went to the paint shop. I should have it back in a week to 10 days. Then the process of re-assembly begins. If all goes well I should be able to drive it by September. The final color choice is Snake skin green pearl from an 08 viper with a single black stipe down the middle starting out of the power bulge in the hood and ending at the lower valance at the back followed by 3-4 coats of clear. As soon as I get it back I will post some Pics

Bob Morris:D

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July 27, 201014 yr

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Congratz! Can't wait to see the pics!

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July 28, 201014 yr

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Just googled the color... should be pretty wicked! Can't wait for pics!

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August 11, 201014 yr

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Back from the paint shop. only took 2 weeks to get the color and the clear on. It was only supposed to take 1 week, but the humidity set in and we had to work around the weather. As the colour was very translucent, it took 8 sprayable quarts of green and 2 sprayable quarts of black, which we then covered with a gallon and a half of clear. Hope I can get it all back together and drive it before the snow flies!

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August 11, 201014 yr

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that is sweet! how much did that cost you if you dont mind me asking? id like to get a full paint job done on my z one day and am wondering how much something like that goes for.

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August 11, 201014 yr

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Those may be the best looking skunk stripes I've EVER seen on an S30! I love how they start at the hood bulge and don't extend down the rear valance. Well done!

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August 11, 201014 yr

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Arne said:
Those may be the best looking skunk stripes I've EVER seen on an S30! I love how they start at the hood bulge and don't extend down the rear valance. Well done!

thats exactly what i was thinking. ive always looked into doing some sort of stripe starting at the hood bulge and maybe fade while going to the rear ending at the spoiler.

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August 11, 201014 yr

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Very nice indeed! Color choice is great... even better than I imagined! Now I can't wait to see the reassembled pics!

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August 11, 201014 yr

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I've never seen Snake Skin Green Pearl in person. From the pics it looks like it really pops in the sunlight. I agree, those are very tasteful stripes. Very nice!!