"The Swedish Bandit" (swedishbandit)
07/06/2018 at 17:21 • Filed to: joy, Paint
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"The Swedish Bandit" (swedishbandit)
07/06/2018 at 17:21 • Filed to: joy, Paint | 14
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I just finished up with painting the main body of the firebird and holy shit did it turn out way better than expected!
There are a few dust particiles and one tiny run in it but I am confident that those will buff out.
Tommorow I will start assembling my freshly powdercoated subframe and contro l arms which I'm really looking forward to.
Die-Trying
> The Swedish Bandit
07/06/2018 at 17:25 |
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thats looking good, what “color” are you going to paint it?........
OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars
> The Swedish Bandit
07/06/2018 at 17:26 |
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Congrats! I know this has been a heck of a project for you.
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The Swedish Bandit
> Die-Trying
07/06/2018 at 17:29 |
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Ouch! It's called schiffer gray Might not look like much now but along with black trim pieces and a couple of stripes I think it will do really well
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The Swedish Bandit
> OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars
07/06/2018 at 17:31 |
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Thanks! Ever since my vacation started 2 weeks ago this had basically been my new full time job. Really rewarding seeing it finally come together
Wacko
> The Swedish Bandit
07/06/2018 at 17:35 |
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It look s like wet primer in the pics
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The Swedish Bandit
> Wacko
07/06/2018 at 17:40 |
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I swear it's darker in real life!
AestheticsInMotion
> The Swedish Bandit
07/06/2018 at 17:40 |
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That is absolutely gorgeous. Deep, medium grey. Looks like Audi's Nardo Grey
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The Swedish Bandit
> AestheticsInMotion
07/06/2018 at 17:45 |
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Yup, I guess it’s kinda close to that. Not to everyone's taste, I understand that. But once it's all together I think it will look really killer.
gin-san - shitpost specialist
> The Swedish Bandit
07/06/2018 at 18:19 |
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There’s a guy in a nearby office who drives an RS7 that’s painted in this kind of colour. Should be a beaut once you’re finished, hope you enjoy the rest of your build.
Duck Duck Grey Duck FTMFW!
> The Swedish Bandit
07/06/2018 at 19:05 |
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This is most excellent! I am excited for the day when I am able to repaint my Firebird too.
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The Swedish Bandit
> Duck Duck Grey Duck FTMFW!
07/06/2018 at 19:26 |
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Thanks! It’s been a bunch of work to get to this point but niw it’s just downhill from here on out (not really).
Pro tip! Start thinking about which paint you want now. Even if it’s a few years out chances are that you might see a car IRL in a similar color to what you’re thinking and can then decide if you like it or not.
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Die-Trying
> The Swedish Bandit
07/06/2018 at 19:41 |
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just monkeying with you, its a nice looking color...... it just looks a lot like wet primer. but with some stripes and trim, it should look pretty sharp......
MM54
> The Swedish Bandit
07/06/2018 at 22:56 |
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Looks great!
Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever
> The Swedish Bandit
07/07/2018 at 00:57 |
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Looking forward to what’s next!!
Eze
> The Swedish Bandit
09/12/2019 at 10:26 |
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Hi, im doing the exact rear window closing to my camaro!! do you have more pictures? you can follow me on instagram on @camaro74valenedition
it will really help me to see more pictures!! have you finished it?
great work by the way!
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The Swedish Bandit
> Eze
09/14/2019 at 06:37 |
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Hi!, yes car was finished about a month ago. I plan on doing a larger post about it on here sometime in the future. But I can give you a few pictures of how it all turned out.
(still will be lowered in the back a bit more)
The rear window conversion turned out surprisingly great. The only thing to note that a real 70-73 f body will have much sharper corners for the window molding. But I managed to “ massage” mine to fit by folding in the sharp corner a bit.
I’ll check out your build on insta, also let me know if you need pictures of anything specific .
Luis Humberto
> The Swedish Bandit
02/15/2020 at 05:55 |
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Hola, he estado siguiendo la restauración de tu auto y creo que es espectacular, ¿tienes Instagram para ver tu progreso y más fotos?
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Luis Humberto
> The Swedish Bandit
02/15/2020 at 05:58 |
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Hi, I’ve been following your car restoration and I think it’s spectacular, do you have Instagram to see your progress and more pictures?