Tell me what you think of this paint job

[2FastLX]

I used Photoshop to doctor up a Notch. Do you think this car would look pretty good setup like this?

Original:
http://www.indianastangers.com/2FastLX/images/notchpic.jpg

New:
http://www.indianastangers.com/2FastLX/images/my-notch.jpg

The wheels didn't turn out very good, but I know they'll look killer on the car.

I don't know who's car that is, but it came from someone on here.
Thanks.

[Fox Body]

Looks good to me 2FastLX, but when I look again, that paint job looks kinda like primer, doesn't look high quality or shiny. Is that the way you want it? If that is b/c the original isn't that shiny and photoshop just can't make the modified car's paint shinier, than I guess if it were shinier, that color paint would okay.

I like the ghost flames, the hood and the simple spoiler. The wheels are OKAY, but fit well on the car. Have you tried any diff wheels? I really like the white parking lights.

As a whole, I really like the car. It looks really good, neat, to the point, and original.

[tireburner163]

Where do I buy one!!!!. I love that car. *Josh wipes drool from face*

I like the smoke head lights with the clear corners and the hood just looks plain MEAN. It needs rims that sit a little farther in, but that's just photo shop. I like the ghost flames. I grill opening looks pretty cool, but I would had a cobra grill insert(or maybe just the pony) or a billit type grill.

Over all it ROCKS!!!:D

[OnMy3rdStang]

I think it looks great! Alot better than what I can do on photoshop

[2FastLX]

The paint will be shiny. If you look at the original, you will see it lacks many reflections as well. It's because the pic was taken on a cloudy day. Not much to reflect.

As for the wheels, here's a pic of the actual wheels that are going on the car.
http://www.indianastangers.com/2FastLX/images/Y2K-Cobras.jpg
I bought them the other day and they should be here Monday.

[srv1]

i have the same wheels, but not polished. mine is a hatch not a coupe. i like that coupe though! the paint job is killer! i dont usually like wings on coupes though, but the car kicks a**!

[6T9PONY]

Wow....that looks awesome! Very good job with Photoshop...How did you make that hood? Did you just draw it in or what?

The paint and flames look great. I really like the smoked headlights too. The spoiler is good.

[Five0]

Hey those flames look a lot like the flames on my car.

Very nice!

[2FastLX]

FiveO... your car was my inspiration ;)

As for how I did the hood it is rather easy to do, but hard to explain.

You make a selection on the hood that is the shape of the cowl you want with the Polygonal tool. Basically, a selection of the raised portion on the stock hood will do fine.
Then I copied the selection (CTRL+C) and pasted it into a new layer (CTRL+V) and nudged the layer up a bit . Then I duplicated that layer (right click the layer and select DUPLICATE) and nudged it up a little more on the duplicate layer.
I repeated that process about 3 more times until the cowl was at the desired height.

Then to make the scoop in the cowl i made a selection in the shape of the scoop, and used the Ink Stamp tool to fill it with color from the top of the hood so it all matched. Then I made a selection for the side of the scoop and used the Ink Stamp tool to fill it with color from the side of the body for the shadowing. Then I selected the scoop, then selected the inverse so the scoop was outside my selction and I used the air brush to paint in the shadows.

If you need help with selection tools go into the help section in Photoshop. It's a bit much to explain, but these are tools you will use a lot if you play with Photoshop, so learn them!

Good luck.

[mustangman65_79]

The front needs a litte change, say, some sort of ground effects, not what ricers put on, but like a cobra kit. Otherwise, it looks tight.

[2FastLX]

All right. I'm game.

http://www.indianastangers.com/2FastLX/images/my-notch2.jpg

It still needs some work to get the bluryness out, but I was curious what it would look like as well with a GT kit.

[mustangman65_79]

Well, now it kinda looks like a ricer job, that really doesn't look like a GT kit. Looks like something you see on a Honda.

Back to the drawing board hu?

[2FastLX]

It's a Cervini's Stalker kit. Here's what it actually looks like.
http://www.cervinis.com/shop/images/101_2.jpg

I'm having a hard time getting it to look quite right.

I would try a custom design, but I'm doing this to see how my car will look when it's done and I don't really want to try to fabricate a front bumper cover for it, or pay someone to do it. And I don't much care for the GT front bumper.

I think it'll stay the way it is anyway. The hood and the simple wing will probably be the only body mods.

[mustangman65_79]

Here's some pics of mustangs I found that u can try to make your like

http://images.autotrader.com/702/768/70276817_000010_240x180.jpg
1993 Cobra


http://images.autotrader.com/799/848/79984893_000039_240x163.jpg
1993 Cobra

http://images.autotrader.com/818/693/81869334_000005_240x93.jpg
1992 Gt


http://images.autotrader.com/752/280/75228093_000034_240x180.jpg
1992 GT

[mustangman65_79]

http://images.autotrader.com/images/2002/1/17/837/600/6499574.83760010.MAIN.240x180_A.223x180.jpg
1993 Cobra


http://images.autotrader.com/images/2002/1/18/839/075/6975063.83907564.MAIN.240x180_A.240x180.jpg
1990 Cobra


http://images.autotrader.com/687/928/68792838_001598_240x180.jpg
1993 Cobra


http://images.autotrader.com/images/2002/1/15/835/366/5480241.83536612.MAIN.240x180_A.240x124.jpg
1993 Cobra


http://images.autotrader.com/images/2002/1/14/834/325/5382671.83432570.MAIN.240x180_A.240x113.jpg
1993 Cobra





I hope these help out some for u. I can get more if u like.

[mustangman65_79]

http://www.cervinis.com/shop/images/315_2.jpg

Or at least do this.

[mustangman65_79]

http://www.cervinis.com/shop/images/334_2.jpg

I'm not sure if I really like this. I've seen better. I think the one that JC Whitney had is better.

[2FastLX]

or i could just do this
http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Pit/7713/

[Coupe Devil]

Thats a dead link.

[fiveohpatrol]

IMHO the scoop in the cowl looks a little too ricey. See what it would look like with just a 3" or so flat cowl hood and a cobra insert and cobra ground effects.

I love your color choice and those wheels look killer on any fox, especially coupes. Sure you dont wanna trade wheels? :D

[2FastLX]

Link is fixed.

With just a regular cowl it would look like Tim's so I know how that would look.

The reason I am choosing this hood is to be different. Everyone either has the Stormin Normin or a Cowl. I like the cowl look, but alos would like to have ram air. And with this hood I get both if I fabricate a collector.

As for trading wheels. Let me think about it and I'll get back to you Drew.

[tireburner163]

I like the car from the link, except for the engine. WAY too much chrome. I think chrome should be used to accent the engine. Too much just looks tacky.

[Coupe Devil]

Originally posted by tireburner163
I like the car from the link, except for the engine. WAY too much chrome. I think chrome should be used to accent the engine. Too much just looks tacky.

I want that car just like it is. Its Bling Blingidy. I like chrome.

Bling Bling

[2FastLX]

My point is this...
I like the car in that link. And since it's a Vert, it's really no more than a Coupe body style with a canvas top. And in my opinion the ground effects look good on it, so I am not definate yet which way I will go, but I defiantely don't think that looks rice.

There's a difference in subtle styling differences, and going nuts with spoilers and scoops in the bumper. I don't think Cervini's stuff makes a Stang look rice at all. It's all good stuff.

And to me, personally, the GT and Cobra ground effects look too plain and "80ish". Yeah, it's an 80's car, but it's being built in 2002, and I'm not trying to restore it.

If I do anything, I'll either make my car look like the first pic or the second one. I pretty much made up my mind awhile back on what I want, but I was just curious as to what you guys had to say about it. Rice or not, I like it and plan to build it.

Ok, I'll quit rambling now. Your turn.

[Rick 91GT]

Originally posted by pony_power_90


I want that car just like it is. Its Bling Blingidy. I like chrome.

Bling Bling

I agree..Dave's car has one of the cleanest engine bays I have ever seen, he has a lot of work in filling all the holes, the frame channels and re-locating everything.

Mines apart and everything will be relocated but I'm not filling in all those holes:cool:

Kevin, I like the cowl with the SVO scoop in the middle, and I can give you ideas about making it functional as I almost did the same dea with a snorkel awhile back. I like the coupe front end just plain like it is, with a nice alum wing though..

[fiveohpatrol]

I really like the look of the Fox Stalker kit, too bad its soo damn expensive.

Oh yah, I've been meaning to ask you, what tires are you gonna run on those 17" cobra's? I know Nitto makes a 17 incher but I think your gonna need more than a pair of Nitto drag radials to hold that much power on the street. Is there a 17" ET street or equivalent?

just curious

[2FastLX]

I was planning on running some Firestone Firehawks. I believe Craig ran some 12 second passes on his Drew. He is the guy that gave you the hell ride in the maroon vert. They are VERY sticky tires for a street car, and killer in the curves.

I've decided to not go with the drag setup. I am going to set the car up for the curves. It'll still hook good because I plan to get a torque arm and panhard bar from either Griggs or Maximum Motorsports. It may not be getting me any 1.4 60' times, but at least I won't have to worry about having to slow down to 35 mph on the way home just to take a few corners.

The more I look at that last pic the more I realize how bad of a Photoshop job I did on that one. I need to work on that a bit.

[Mustangbelle306]

Since you are going for the ultra clean look (great choice for such a nice notch)I would go for a neat cowl. Also, :confused: I've actually seen the SVO hood MORE than the stormin norman, being "originial" with a Mustang is a bit of a challenge. As long as it looks nice, shouldn't really matter since its a production car with a huge following and a massive aftermarket anyways :)

The rims look great, but make sure the gray you choose compliments the polished finish. I've seen some custom grays that look faded and cruddy when set off by shiney wheels. You said you were going with Mineral Gray correct? Judging from the cobras I think that will look fantastic, especially with those ghost flames. Are you going to use Kameleon for the flames? That would look incredible with lots of clear.

Keep us posted, and can't wait to see the finished product!! :)

[2FastLX]

I can't remember if I've ever seen an SVO hood around here or not? And if I have they haven't been the SVO/cowl like this one. I do however see a lot of cowls, and Stormin Normins. And if "a lot" isn't enough another cowl hooded Stang will soon be hitting the local streets courtesy of a car lot near me buying from out of state auctions.

I've only seen this exact hood one time on a Stang and it was when we were coming back from Tennessee with my Coupe. It was in Frankfort Kentucky. After seeing this hood on a GT I said to myself I'll not settle for anything else.

I don't think I've seen Kameleon Belle. Sounds like a color changing paint. Is that what it is? I was thinking a blue pearl with a drop or two of blue tint added for straight on color, while the pearl would accent it in the highlights. Explain this Kameleon because it sounds interesting.

[Mustangbelle306]

Sure thing! Kameleon is color changing paint...like Mystic! House of Kolor, PPG, and BASF are the most well known manufacturers of it. I think the word "Kameleon" may actually be the House of Kolor brand name, but I just use it to refer to all of them.

I'll check a couple of sites and come back with pics!

*poof*

[Mustangbelle306]

Here's one:

[Mustangbelle306]

On an Extreme...you can see the amount of difference!!!

[Mustangbelle306]

whoa! Blinding, eh? :D

[Mustangbelle306]

last one: the most commonly used Kameleon color (Saleen Mystic)

[2FastLX]

That looks pretty cool. But for it to actually look it's best I would imagine a good healthy coat would need to be applied. I'm looking to take the original base color of paint and add a couple drops of blue to it and dust the flames on so they are barely visible, and only at the tip side of the flames. Then I'm going to lay a coat of blue or white pearl over the entire flame job, then cover it all up with about 4 or 5 coats of clear.

I'll be experimanting on my stock hood so when the time comes I'll try to get some very high quality pics to post on here to gather opinions on the colors.

[NoSlow5.0]

SWEET!!!!!!!!!!! I like it with out the front valance. DO IT!!!! And send pictures when it's done. Light Em Up!!!:)

[Fox Body]

I know I'm all late and everybody already stopped replying to this thread (I been so busy this week that I wasn't able to reply earlier), but I'm still gonna give my opinion.

Getting back to the subject, 2FastLX, I like the first picture best. The second one looks good, but if I saw them both on the road, I'd give more respect out to the guy in the first one (your original Photoshop pic) than the one with all the ground effects (the second one). I guess this relates to why I like the Cobra a little better than the Saleen also.