The Spyder is back from paint

[dbest671]

Got the Spyder back the other day. We had the roof, tonneau cover, and rear bumper resprayed. The front bumper is new, and came already painted. The rest of the paint is original.

We also added Skillard44 (or 3SX) aluminum front splitter.

So her she is all nice and pretty:

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[dbest671]

The Splitter (had to modify for access to tow hooks). A picture of halos and engine bay

http://i392.photobucket.com/albums/pp4/hoopb23/Spyder/Spyder002.jpg
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[beepbeep]

Hubba hubba

[2fnloud]

Wow!!:love:

[J-Groove]

She looks amazing!!

-John

[Austin@STM]

WOW, that is a clean car, inside and out. Impressive for factory black paint, looks like you have taken very good care of it.

[Lugnut]

If you dont mind me asking how many miles are on her ? And have the cops ever given you any problems over the smoked tail lights ?

[dbest671]

WOW, that is a clean car, inside and out. Impressive for factory black paint, looks like you have taken very good care of it.

It wasn't this clean when we got her. She has been our money pit, we are Cherry Hill's new best friend.


If you dont mind me asking how many miles are on her ?

Had a little over 27K when we bought it in Texas back in June of this year. Right now it has about 28.3K miles, we drove her back from TX.

[DocWalt]

I wonder if that's why Cherry Hill had a bumper in stock, haha.

SUPER clean! I'm jealous!

[Bob]

Looks Great, Dave! :)

[dbest671]

And have the cops ever given you any problems over the smoked tail lights ?

Well we just had the third brake light tinted on the spoiler. But we had the tinted tail lights on the 94 and then put them on the Spyder. I have had several cops follow me and NOT pull me over *knocks on wood*. I am actually more worried about being pulled over for the loud IPS quad exhaust than I am for tail lights.


I wonder if that's why Cherry Hill had a bumper in stock, haha.

SUPER clean! I'm jealous!

The first bumper that arrived was a red 99 bumper. Mike (Parts employee at Cherry Hill) thought that I wanted a 99 bumper because I said I had 99 headlights. So, had to send that back for the 95 black bumper.


Looks Great, Dave! :)

Actually, this is April, but my fiance name is Don ;)

[DocWalt]

hmm. They actually had a '94-'96 in stock, I wonder if they got two at once?

[Chris]

One of the best cars for me! Super Clean!
I didn't know about the 99 headlights fits on 95 bumper, is that correct? Or this is another headlight/model?

[CoreyB]

That is absolutely beautiful.

[dbest671]

One of the best cars for me! Super Clean!
I didn't know about the 99 headlights fits on 95 bumper, is that correct? Or this is another headlight/model?

The 99 headlights will fit on a 94-98 bumpers, but you have to remove the side clip (turn signals clip) and the rubber gasket at the bottom of the headlight. You also will need to adjust the lights (at least I had too), my light beams were angled little low.

[CoreyB]

Are you, April and Dave sharing the same account ? If so please stop doing that.

[dbest671]

99% of the time it is me, April. Don, not Dave, doesn't even know how to use this forum, the set-up is completely different than 3si.

[R/T93]

Looks awesome!

I have Skillard's splitter, too. Bought it at the NW Swap meet so I didnt even have to pay shipping, it fit in the VR-4, too! Haha.

[Marc]

I'm in love! Beautiful!

[OhioSpyderman]

Looks like the shop got it (and made it right) :) [either you or Don had mentioned that when he visited the place doing the work the car was a mess, right?]

Love it!!!

Bob.

[ictponder]

Yeah that splitter looks good, I also got one and the grill from skillard. Your car looks so friggen shiny I recently got mine painted and it came back looking like shit so I had to polish it myself.

[dbest671]

Looks like the shop got it (and made it right) :) [either you or Don had mentioned that when he visited the place doing the work the car was a mess, right?]

Love it!!!

Bob.

Yes they made it right, Don checked the very next day. The water on the door panel and the brand new carpet is what set me off the most. For the rest of the time there, the interior was plastic wrapped, they made sure it wouldn't get crap all over the place. And I learned a lesson, just because you can get the rear bumper off in an hour doesn't mean it will go back on in an hour.

Yeah that splitter looks good, I also got one and the grill from skillard. Your car looks so friggen shiny I recently got mine painted and it came back looking like shit so I had to polish it myself.

We paid extra to have them power buff the whole car. When we bought the car is looked like somebody buffed the car during a sand storm. We could only get so many of the scratches out ourselves. The body shop made our "buffing" job look like it was done by a child.

We would like to have skillard44's grille also, but he hasn't made one that would allow you to keep the fog lights. If he does, we will be buying on.

Thanks everybody for the kind comments.

[ictponder]

When I had my front apart it looked like you could recess the fog lights a little bit using the bracket they are mounted to. Why not try pushing them back a bit and hiding them behind the grill?

Also, ballpark figure what you paid to have the car wheeled out?

[dbest671]

I will wait to see if skillard44 can make one to accommodate the fog lights. I really like the grille but it is not necessary. Plus, this is the first time, since bring the car home, it has been in one piece:lol:. I really don't feel like taking the whole front end off, again.

We have had the front and rear bumper off. Had to replace the oil pan. Have taken the interior of the truck out at LEAST 15 times. Taken the complete interior out of the car, to include the dash. The car has spent more time on ramps and jackstands than on the road. Had the upper half of the engine taken apart. Rebuilt the throttle body. And during this whole process we have made Cherry Hill rich.

We just want to enjoy her while we can, winter is coming up soon :(.

[CoopKill]

And sporting the RP05's as well Nice!

What size and offset are they? I was going to get some but wen looking into it they were 3 months out and had to pre-order... Price?

[dbest671]

I bought them about a year ago (had them on the 94), had to wait a month to have them shipped from Japan. They are 18x8.5 30+ offset, cost was $1843 no tires. I bought them from StaticX motorsports, they were the only willing to do the order. I ended up calling Enkei USA headquarters to make sure I could even get the wheels shipped from Japan.

[Jimvr4]

Don / April - she looks great!!! So, the whole roof and tonneau was resprayed? Was it dissassembled at all for this? How about the seals? Were they removed and then reinstalled or did you buy new? Did you use a two stage paint and did you have it block sanded to remove the orange peal?? Can you share the cost??

Lots of questions I know - I've been thinking seriously about repainting since my boss got his 69 Firebird back from repainting and it is soooo beautiful. Would love to hear all the details you're willing to share :D:D

[Atrosity]

Fucking awesome! Spyders always look nice!

[dbest671]

Don / April - she looks great!!! So, the whole roof and tonneau was resprayed? Was it dissassembled at all for this? How about the seals? Were they removed and then reinstalled or did you buy new? Did you use a two stage paint and did you have it block sanded to remove the orange peal?? Can you share the cost??

Lots of questions I know - I've been thinking seriously about repainting since my boss got his 69 Firebird back from repainting and it is soooo beautiful. Would love to hear all the details you're willing to share :D:D

The spoiler was taken off the tonneau cover, the front seal was removed (above the windshield) and then it was sanded down and resprayed. They had some kind of nifty tape that they used to make sure they didn't get any paint on the seals they didn't take off. They had the car for about 2 weeks. We did buy a new back window seal ($10 from Cherry Hill). However, they didn't put it on because we didn't even know if it was available, that section will have to be repainted later on down the road (we already knew this before they proceeded). There is no over-spray anywhere. No noticeable orange peel either. We know the owner of the shop so he knows we are super anal. Labor is cheap in Waverly, TN. We removed/reinstalled the rear bumper ourselves (saved 4 hours of labor), the total cost was around $700, but we also had them power buff (professionally buffed) the whole car.

[brutten]

That is one of the better looking spiders I have seen. Congrats for giving it the love they require :)

[OhioSpyderman]

Labor is cheap in Waverly, TN. We removed/reinstalled the rear bumper ourselves (saved 4 hours of labor), the total cost was around $700, but we also had them power buff (professionally buffed) the whole car.

$700 TOTAL for the paint and buff?

If that's so, I'm moving to Waverly...

It cost me more than that for my hood and two front fenders earlier this year (my oldest dropped a jackstand on my hood which bounced off my passenger fender....the drivers fender had a couple of nicks, so I had them do it to....kinda local place....small shop..they won't get another one of my cars there again...long story...)

Your car looks AWESOME Don and April :)

Bob.

[Vantage]

wow great price, and they did what appears to be an amazing job.

[TurboSinceBirth]

One of these days when I'm done going fast in a 3S I'll get me a black Spyder. :D

[dbest671]

Thanks Bob. We really got a good deal. But we also know the owner as they have worked on the Challenger and did some paint work on the 94. We also let them use the Challenger in a commercial they made for their shop. He was sincerely sorry about the car getting water water too, not just one those "I'm sorry" but don't really mean it. I have no problems bringing any of my vehicles down there in future if need be.

It took him (the owner of the shop) almost an hour and a half to put the decals on, and he did that at no charge. He also wanted us to be there to make sure it was done right. We bought the Mitsubishi decal from Cherry Hill. But the Spyder VR4 emblems was the repro made by Frank. They came with no adhesive or "cover sheet". So he used the emblem adhesive stuff and cut out all the excess and used green tape to make sure the spacing was right.

http://i392.photobucket.com/albums/pp4/hoopb23/Spyder/decals001.jpg

[ictponder]

I still can't get over how wet that paint looks! I paid $1,300 for mine and it came back looking worse than before it was painted. There were scratches in my paint that I couldn't even get out with 800 grit wet sanding.

[Jimvr4]

Thanks Bob. We really got a good deal. But we also know the owner as they have worked on the Challenger and did some paint work on the 94. We also let them use the Challenger in a commercial they made for their shop. He was sincerely sorry about the car getting water water too, not just one those "I'm sorry" but don't really mean it. I have no problems bringing any of my vehicles down there in future if need be.

It took him (the owner of the shop) almost an hour and a half to put the decals on, and he did that at no charge. He also wanted us to be there to make sure it was done right. We bought the Mitsubishi decal from Cherry Hill. But the Spyder VR4 emblems was the repro made by Frank. They came with no adhesive or "cover sheet". So he used the emblem adhesive stuff and cut out all the excess and used green tape to make sure the spacing was right.

http://i392.photobucket.com/albums/pp4/hoopb23/Spyder/decals001.jpg

Excellent price for what looks like top quality. My boss paid $4K for a full repaint with body work on his 69 Firebird :eek: but he did get a complete sanding and polishing. You guys really did it right :D

[2fnloud]

I still can't get over how wet that paint looks! I paid $1,300 for mine and it came back looking worse than before it was painted. There were scratches in my paint that I couldn't even get out with 800 grit wet sanding.

I would be livid!

[terrets]

Very nice. I really like the smoked taillights.

[jba3]

That came out amazing! You got a HUGE steal on the cost of paint, too. I got 2 estimates on my coupe for filling the AA spoiler holes, painting the hatch, and painting the sails/roof black. And $1,500 at both places! Can I borrow your painter(s)? :D

[SEOhioVR4]

Excellent price for what looks like top quality. My boss paid $4K for a full repaint with body work on his 69 Firebird :eek: but he did get a complete sanding and polishing. You guys really did it right :D

Thats pretty cheap for a classic car. I have a relation with a shop, and they had one guy spend about 47 grand on his body and paintwork on a 67 GTO convertible. He kept wanting stuff redone because he is a perfectionist. He was very happy to spend the money on it too, i thought it was pretty crazy. The car looks awesome though. A typical old car will run you at least 4-10 grand these days.

[SEOhioVR4]

Thanks Bob. We really got a good deal. But we also know the owner as they have worked on the Challenger and did some paint work on the 94. We also let them use the Challenger in a commercial they made for their shop. He was sincerely sorry about the car getting water water too, not just one those "I'm sorry" but don't really mean it. I have no problems bringing any of my vehicles down there in future if need be.

It took him (the owner of the shop) almost an hour and a half to put the decals on, and he did that at no charge. He also wanted us to be there to make sure it was done right. We bought the Mitsubishi decal from Cherry Hill. But the Spyder VR4 emblems was the repro made by Frank. They came with no adhesive or "cover sheet". So he used the emblem adhesive stuff and cut out all the excess and used green tape to make sure the spacing was right.

http://i392.photobucket.com/albums/pp4/hoopb23/Spyder/decals001.jpg

Car looks great!

[Granny]

Beautiful job!
I'm glad to see the car is getting the attention it deserves and will be taken care of.

[Jimvr4]

Thats pretty cheap for a classic car. I have a relation with a shop, and they had one guy spend about 47 grand on his body and paintwork on a 67 GTO convertible. He kept wanting stuff redone because he is a perfectionist. He was very happy to spend the money on it too, i thought it was pretty crazy. The car looks awesome though. A typical old car will run you at least 4-10 grand these days.

He actually had it done at Maaco :o :eek: The body work and paint came out great but he had to make them go over the whole car to remove the orange peel. He's really happy now! The shop was just down the block from work and he brought the car to work just after picking it up so it was basically a rolling shell when I saw it. But now he has to decide whether to go for new chrome or put the old stuff back on ;) So, yeah he knows it could have been 12G and a year or more in the shop :D

[Erron Spalsbury]

WOW!! It's SOOOOO PURTY! Turned out great man!

[Flamer]

Your Spyder = FLAWLESS

[green-lantern]

Just saw this! Beautiful! :p

Cant wait to see it up close next month!

[dbest671]

I would like to thank everybody for the kind comments. And for not mentioning/suggesting that I need to "lower the Spyder", "your wheel gap sucks", or "get coilovers".

I am starting to see the grass is greener on the other side.

Once we figure out a way to get the Spyder up on the trailer, we will be there Paul :lol:

[green-lantern]

I would like to thank everybody for the kind comments. And for not mentioning/suggesting that I need to "lower the Spyder", "your wheel gap sucks", or "get coilovers".

One of the 1st things that came to mind lol but hey it's a spyder, people don't give you crap for not modding it.

[3kgtSL91]

she looks amazing!

[Hans@GZP]

Looks great. I will have to say that after painting my spyder I now know how much to charge for future ones. You got a great deal at $700 to get that much done. I think it won't be uncommon to find a price of $5k or more to paint an entire spyder with all of the moldings removed and reinstalled. I know it took a good 2 solid weeks to get mine painted.

[IPD]

The 99 headlights will fit on a 94-98 bumpers, but you have to remove the side clip (turn signals clip) and the rubber gasket at the bottom of the headlight. You also will need to adjust the lights (at least I had too), my light beams were angled little low.

:stupid:

i'm running 99 lights on my 97 bumper.

car looks really minty. it's amazing how well a car can look when you're not using it as a dd.