A new one from the garage of midget_man1387

midget_man1387 · Post by **midget_man1387** » Wed Sep 10, 2003 11:58 am

Aiight pimps!! I'm comin out wit a new rideright hurr!!!

I got sick of both how high the eclipse sat and the purple color of the eclipse, so I decided that I'd fit it with a kit and new paint job. the kit makes the body look so much wider and really makes it look slick. My paint job came out real well, and my masking was superb. aiight, I won't keep ya waitin any more!

I had originally started building this car for the contest but I had the incorrect ending date and wasn't able to finish in time! But, she'll be in the next one, definitely!

**edit** updated pics on page 3

hogjowlz · Post by **hogjowlz** » Wed Sep 10, 2003 12:03 pm

well the first pic i thought you had a bad putty mistake then i saw the rest and that thing is pretty sweet man.

midget_man1387 · Post by **midget_man1387** » Wed Sep 10, 2003 12:06 pm

you mean the extra trim on the bottom?

btw thanks mang

hogjowlz · Post by **hogjowlz** » Wed Sep 10, 2003 12:30 pm

nah just the spackle color threw me off for a sec. the gradient is pretty smoth tho.

Post by **CaboWabo** » Wed Sep 10, 2003 4:30 pm

yea man, midget seems to keep getting better and better with each new ride
good job homeboy!

noxorc · Post by **noxorc** » Wed Sep 10, 2003 5:51 pm

Yes, your shit is coming along nicely.....sweet ride dude...serious.

I like the extra trim on the bottom... and the paint job...

-nox

midget_man1387 · Post by **midget_man1387** » Wed Sep 10, 2003 5:53 pm

hogjowlz wrote:nah just the spackle color threw me off for a sec. the gradient is pretty smoth tho.

ah, I getcha now.... the sparkle was actually supposed to be more of a color switch from silver to green...

CaboWabo wrote:yea man, midget seems to keep getting better and better with each new ride
good job homeboy!

thanks Cabo.... it's mostly because I'm getting more confident... and me being more confident is because of all the props you pimps give me!

midget_man1387 · Post by **midget_man1387** » Wed Sep 10, 2003 6:03 pm

noxorc wrote:Yes, your shit is coming along nicely.....sweet ride dude...serious.

I like the extra trim on the bottom... and the paint job...

-nox

thanks nox... this was another one that took alot of work!

brendan123 · Post by **brendan123** » Thu Sep 11, 2003 6:24 am

Thats nice man i love the paint job turned out greati like it expect for the wheels if u had a good seet of wheels on there that would be a awsome car . but what am i saying it still is awsome with out em. good job

noxorc · Post by **noxorc** » Thu Sep 11, 2003 6:40 am

midget_man1387 wrote:
noxorc wrote:Yes, your shit is coming along nicely.....sweet ride dude...serious.

I like the extra trim on the bottom... and the paint job...

-nox

thanks nox... this was another one that took alot of work!

yer know, one can tell.

crazydave · Post by **crazydave** » Thu Sep 11, 2003 9:07 am

Yeah man, your shits getting clean. That first picture threw me too, but I love that color. Nice work.

I tell you what, that's looking so clean, you might as well finish it up get some kind of interior going in there.

midget_man1387 · Post by **midget_man1387** » Thu Sep 11, 2003 9:53 am

crazydave wrote:Yeah man, your shits getting clean. That first picture threw me too, but I love that color. Nice work.

I tell you what, that's looking so clean, you might as well finish it up get some kind of interior going in there.

thanks dave, it's great hearing compliments from guys like you.

as for the interior... it's really hard because of the internal dual cell... nothing fits and I don't have any credit cards.... BTW the extra kit was made of gameboy cases!

thanks for the compliments, all!

midget_man1387 · Post by **midget_man1387** » Thu Sep 11, 2003 9:57 am

brendan123 wrote:Thats nice man i love the paint job turned out greati like it expect for the wheels if u had a good seet of wheels on there that would be a awsome car . but what am i saying it still is awsome with out em. good job

thanks and I know what you're talking about with the wheels. The right rear actually does not have all of that silver coming off in real life. I thought that puttin my dubs on would be cool, but removing/replacing the front rims is a real PITA with the dual cell!

crazydave · Post by **crazydave** » Thu Sep 11, 2003 10:18 am

midget_man1387 wrote:as for the interior... it's really hard because of the internal dual cell... nothing fits and I don't have any credit cards.... BTW the extra kit was made of gameboy cases!

I tell you what I did with my targa topped Skyline, because the PCB was poking up in that one too.

Just get a thin piece of plastic like the stuff you get from Microsizers, Zip Zaps, and the ZZ body kits. Paint that up, tape it inside the body. Then if you really want to top it off, go find a cheap die cast to snag some seat backs, steering wheel, rollcage, dash board, or whatever else you can find, and glue that stuff to the plastic.

If if the PCB is sticking up a little, it should be thin enough to flex. From what I can see in the pictures it shouldn't be a prob.

Oh and BTW I'm just trying to help out, it still looks really nice even without an interior.

hogjowlz · Post by **hogjowlz** » Thu Sep 11, 2003 10:33 am

i like flossin my electronics