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24-03-2008, 07:03 PM
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Teh Baest
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My mates uncle custom welded some bits from an XB GT coupe (I think it was XB, can't remember) onto his AU bonnet
 I think it looks pretty nice, what u guys reckon? Pretty small pic (from my phone)
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24-03-2008, 07:15 PM
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Stroking it...
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Some bigger pics would help, but if i squint, and hold my tongue just right, it looks ok!
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24-03-2008, 07:22 PM
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Big pics would help ALOT and paint as it looks to be in primer?
From what i can 4see it should look okay when painted in my opinion.
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24-03-2008, 07:23 PM
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i like it :-)
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24-03-2008, 07:29 PM
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I've seen some done and they look shocking...
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24-03-2008, 07:29 PM
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Sand it, paint it, then take a real photo of it!!!
Looks ok...but judgement deferred until can see the whole front end in view
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24-03-2008, 07:32 PM
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Your signature is 3 times bigger than your picture..
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24-03-2008, 07:44 PM
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Teh Baest
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I'll get my mate to send me the full size pic and then post it up.
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24-03-2008, 07:50 PM
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Wanting a sprint!
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24-03-2008, 08:04 PM
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There's only two things wrong with this.
1. it's been done before and it doesn't look quite right 2. Your uncle is an idiot for cutting up a genuine steel XB GT bonnet  : Cheers
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24-03-2008, 08:12 PM
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I saw a AU Fairmont in Richmond today with it ... and it looked like total crap.
Probably because of the following: a) was on a stock as a rock Fairmont b) needed sanding and painting c) cos it just looked like total crap.
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24-03-2008, 08:34 PM
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24-03-2008, 08:51 PM
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Hee hee ... not the one I saw today ... I should have got the phone out and taken a pic to explain why it looked awful. :hihi:
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24-03-2008, 09:44 PM
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24-03-2008, 09:51 PM
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1. I agree, it looks a little lobsided or something 2. Not my uncle, it's a mates uncle and i actually asked him tonight about the XB, he said it was a writeoff apparently. They're worth something like 100k in excellent condition i believe!
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24-03-2008, 10:00 PM
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old old picture ...
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24-03-2008, 10:32 PM
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Sorry, but it just looks disturbingly wrong IMO.
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24-03-2008, 10:44 PM
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I like it, not a fan of the front bar or tape on the headlights
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24-03-2008, 11:09 PM
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i have just got hold of a spare au bonnet with thoughts of doing this same thing- but on a hi-series bonnet. just looking for a xb-c bonnet now.
as for the comments about cutting up the bonnet- it's just a xb-c bonnet....just coz it's got the flutes doesn't make it a gt bonnet- they were also available on xc fairmonts, 500's, cobras etc. besides you can use a damaged one, you just need the centre section.
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24-03-2008, 11:24 PM
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Im sorry, not a fan.
The first pic looks like Herbie the beetle! Sorry, probably just the angle
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24-03-2008, 11:31 PM
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25-03-2008, 02:01 AM
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ugliest thing i have seen on an AU
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25-03-2008, 07:30 AM
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25-03-2008, 07:36 AM
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25-03-2008, 07:36 AM
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Sorry but if thats all his work , Im not a fan :( |
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25-03-2008, 07:42 AM
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I just posted the link to show there are far worse things you could do then fix XB vents to an AU bonnet. |
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25-03-2008, 02:22 PM
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25-03-2008, 02:42 PM
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25-03-2008, 02:54 PM
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25-03-2008, 08:19 PM
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the ONLY body kit on an AU that actualy looks good, would be the tickford rebel kit.
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What do you think of this bonnet?
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