# BIG REDS wanna be Nick Cage Build thread. **URL:** \ **Category:** Builds\ **Created:** [February 6, 2010, 7:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/big-reds-wanna-be-nick-cage-build-thread/250178 "2010-02-06T19:21:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 99
**Author:** ![Mike3](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mike3/32/6350_2.png) [@Mike3](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mike3)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2011, 3:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/big-reds-wanna-be-nick-cage-build-thread/250178/1961 "2011-04-16T15:00:05Z")
Check the timestamps you fuck. You posted it on facebook at 5:49, I posted it here at 5:40. How bout you go pick up some tools. ---
**Author:** ![kramerbuccs24](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/kramerbuccs24/32/6397_2.png) [@kramerbuccs24](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/kramerbuccs24)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2011, 3:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/big-reds-wanna-be-nick-cage-build-thread/250178/1962 "2011-04-16T15:05:17Z")
> [@Buffalo Bills 2007 Season Discussion](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buffalo-bills-2007-season-discussion/35063/1031): > > Check the timestamps you fuck. > > You posted it on facebook at 5:49, I posted it here at 5:40. How bout you go pick up some tools. šŸ¤£rofl:rofl:rofl:rofl:rofl:rofl:rofl:rofl ---
**Author:** ![KillerBlackbird](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/killerblackbird/32/6525_2.png) [@KillerBlackbird](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/KillerBlackbird)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2011, 7:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/big-reds-wanna-be-nick-cage-build-thread/250178/1963 "2011-04-19T19:33:40Z")
Nice Facebook - Stanceworks postā€¦I thought it looked familiar lol ---
**Author:** ![shoeboxlen](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shoeboxlen/32/6506_2.png) [@shoeboxlen](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/shoeboxlen)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2011, 6:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/big-reds-wanna-be-nick-cage-build-thread/250178/1964 "2011-04-24T18:44:18Z")
Freakin love the shift knob! > [@FS: 93 civic lx (new price)](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-93-civic-lx-new-price/40764/13): > > oh haii ---
**Author:** ![Quattro](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/quattro/32/6660_2.png) [@Quattro](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Quattro)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2011, 6:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/big-reds-wanna-be-nick-cage-build-thread/250178/1965 "2011-04-24T18:49:23Z")
Nitrous button, not a shift knob. edit: apparently also a shift knob. :facepalm ---
**Author:** ![6SPD\_S4](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/6spd_s4/32/6326_2.png) [@6SPD\_S4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/6SPD_S4)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2011, 6:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/big-reds-wanna-be-nick-cage-build-thread/250178/1966 "2011-04-24T18:58:14Z")
Both ---
**Author:** ![big\_red](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/big_red/32/6328_2.png) [@big\_red](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/big_red)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2011, 8:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/big-reds-wanna-be-nick-cage-build-thread/250178/1967 "2011-04-26T20:57:34Z")
after hanging out with the guys from vintage motorsports a couple of weeks ago the owner mike convinced me that the car could really go to another level with a second colorsand/buff now that the paint has fully cured over the winter. So today we started on it. ![http://img703.imageshack.us/img703/6761/img3527ep.jpg](http://img703.imageshack.us/img703/6761/img3527ep.jpg) up bright and early on a foggy morning ![http://img863.imageshack.us/img863/9323/img3521k.jpg](http://img863.imageshack.us/img863/9323/img3521k.jpg) spent about $50 on painters tape to make clean up as hassle free as possible. ![http://img831.imageshack.us/img831/6427/img3522oc.jpg](http://img831.imageshack.us/img831/6427/img3522oc.jpg) the 3m 1/4 in tape works great for taping over bodylines ![http://img202.imageshack.us/img202/7154/img3523ae.jpg](http://img202.imageshack.us/img202/7154/img3523ae.jpg) some before shots, again not too bad but could be better. ![http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/5268/img3524ff.jpg](http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/5268/img3524ff.jpg) ![http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/4792/img3525d.jpg](http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/4792/img3525d.jpg) some spots that I didnā€™t do yet the first time around like the lower nose ![http://img854.imageshack.us/img854/5371/img3526b.jpg](http://img854.imageshack.us/img854/5371/img3526b.jpg) ![http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/5135/img3528u.jpg](http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/5135/img3528u.jpg) ![http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/6149/img3529s.jpg](http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/6149/img3529s.jpg) ![http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/3889/img3543t.jpg](http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/3889/img3543t.jpg) getting it all flat ![http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/9781/img3531y.jpg](http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/9781/img3531y.jpg) ![http://img251.imageshack.us/img251/2781/img3532sd.jpg](http://img251.imageshack.us/img251/2781/img3532sd.jpg) ![http://img715.imageshack.us/img715/6296/img3533l.jpg](http://img715.imageshack.us/img715/6296/img3533l.jpg) mike with the wool pad ![http://img828.imageshack.us/img828/6222/img3534mj.jpg](http://img828.imageshack.us/img828/6222/img3534mj.jpg) some after wool pad ![http://img834.imageshack.us/img834/1851/img3536n.jpg](http://img834.imageshack.us/img834/1851/img3536n.jpg) ![http://img855.imageshack.us/img855/4990/img3537e.jpg](http://img855.imageshack.us/img855/4990/img3537e.jpg) ![http://img819.imageshack.us/img819/1228/img3538q.jpg](http://img819.imageshack.us/img819/1228/img3538q.jpg) perfect ![http://img862.imageshack.us/img862/3987/img3540q.jpg](http://img862.imageshack.us/img862/3987/img3540q.jpg) ![http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/6145/img3541q.jpg](http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/6145/img3541q.jpg) ![http://img846.imageshack.us/img846/4066/img3542.jpg](http://img846.imageshack.us/img846/4066/img3542.jpg) The car isnā€™t done yet, but ill be going over the car again with a foam pad to get everything thorough and putting a few coats of wax on it. ---
**Author:** ![kramerbuccs24](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/kramerbuccs24/32/6397_2.png) [@kramerbuccs24](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/kramerbuccs24)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2011, 8:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/big-reds-wanna-be-nick-cage-build-thread/250178/1968 "2011-04-26T20:59:54Z")
wowwwwwwwww ---
**Author:** ![ReDevil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/redevil/32/6385_2.png) [@ReDevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ReDevil)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2011, 9:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/big-reds-wanna-be-nick-cage-build-thread/250178/1969 "2011-04-26T21:21:24Z")
Very nice. ---
**Author:** ![votblindub](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/votblindub/32/6280_2.png) [@votblindub](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/votblindub)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2011, 9:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/big-reds-wanna-be-nick-cage-build-thread/250178/1970 "2011-04-26T21:26:28Z")
impressive! ---
**Author:** ![KillerBlackbird](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/killerblackbird/32/6525_2.png) [@KillerBlackbird](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/KillerBlackbird)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2011, 1:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/big-reds-wanna-be-nick-cage-build-thread/250178/1971 "2011-04-27T13:32:14Z")
Holy christ. I guess you were right, it does look like glass. ---
**Author:** ![KrazyKid](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/krazykid/32/6371_2.png) [@KrazyKid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/KrazyKid)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2011, 1:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/big-reds-wanna-be-nick-cage-build-thread/250178/1972 "2011-04-27T13:33:56Z")
_ā€œHe put so much goddamn lacquer on that thing. It was an accident waiting to happenā€_ - Greg Focker ---
**Author:** ![KrazyKid](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/krazykid/32/6371_2.png) [@KrazyKid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/KrazyKid)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2011, 1:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/big-reds-wanna-be-nick-cage-build-thread/250178/1973 "2011-04-27T13:35:20Z")
and this pic scared me: ![http://img251.imageshack.us/img251/2781/img3532sd.jpg](http://img251.imageshack.us/img251/2781/img3532sd.jpg) please tell me thats not burned through! ---
**Author:** ![big\_red](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/big_red/32/6328_2.png) [@big\_red](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/big_red)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2011, 7:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/big-reds-wanna-be-nick-cage-build-thread/250178/1974 "2011-04-27T19:40:50Z")
here is the after pictureā€¦no burning ![http://img834.imageshack.us/img834/1851/img3536n.jpg](http://img834.imageshack.us/img834/1851/img3536n.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_GSR](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/justin_gsr/32/6412_2.png) [@Justin\_GSR](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Justin_GSR)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2011, 10:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/big-reds-wanna-be-nick-cage-build-thread/250178/1975 "2011-04-28T10:13:21Z")
wow ---
**Author:** ![Murrdog9000](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/murrdog9000/32/6391_2.png) [@Murrdog9000](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Murrdog9000)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2011, 10:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/big-reds-wanna-be-nick-cage-build-thread/250178/1976 "2011-04-28T22:04:54Z")
Looks awesome dave ---
**Author:** ![Singh1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ba8739/32.png) [@Singh1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Singh1)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2011, 10:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/big-reds-wanna-be-nick-cage-build-thread/250178/1977 "2011-04-28T22:51:41Z")
> [@Racing Helmets ?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/racing-helmets/41314/36): > > You need a [new] role model! > > [http://movies.yahoo.com/news/movies.ap.org/actor-nicolas-cage-arrested-new-orleans-ap?nc](http://movies.yahoo.com/news/movies.ap.org/actor-nicolas-cage-arrested-new-orleans-ap?nc) LOL arguing over whether the house they were standing in front was actually theirs LOL ---
**Author:** ![big\_red](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/big_red/32/6328_2.png) [@big\_red](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/big_red)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2011, 10:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/big-reds-wanna-be-nick-cage-build-thread/250178/1978 "2011-05-06T22:32:44Z")
finally got the paint to the point where Iā€™m satisfied. After many many hours of color sanding/buffing. ![http://img585.imageshack.us/img585/5352/img3589n.jpg](http://img585.imageshack.us/img585/5352/img3589n.jpg) ![http://img42.imageshack.us/img42/5208/img3587cp.jpg](http://img42.imageshack.us/img42/5208/img3587cp.jpg) ![http://img694.imageshack.us/img694/4475/img3586q.jpg](http://img694.imageshack.us/img694/4475/img3586q.jpg) ![http://img838.imageshack.us/img838/9030/img3585y.jpg](http://img838.imageshack.us/img838/9030/img3585y.jpg) ![http://img851.imageshack.us/img851/533/img3583p.jpg](http://img851.imageshack.us/img851/533/img3583p.jpg) ![http://img850.imageshack.us/img850/6753/img3582d.jpg](http://img850.imageshack.us/img850/6753/img3582d.jpg) ![http://img825.imageshack.us/img825/7640/img3574q.jpg](http://img825.imageshack.us/img825/7640/img3574q.jpg) ![http://img34.imageshack.us/img34/4601/img3571kc.jpg](http://img34.imageshack.us/img34/4601/img3571kc.jpg) and a couple nice ones of the metallic ![http://img708.imageshack.us/img708/3816/img3577u.jpg](http://img708.imageshack.us/img708/3816/img3577u.jpg) ![http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/1231/img3580eu.jpg](http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/1231/img3580eu.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![d\_gage](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/d_gage/32/6321_2.png) [@d\_gage](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/d_gage)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2011, 7:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/big-reds-wanna-be-nick-cage-build-thread/250178/1979 "2011-05-07T07:13:50Z")
Looks great! ---
**Author:** ![votblindub](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/votblindub/32/6280_2.png) [@votblindub](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/votblindub)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2011, 11:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/big-reds-wanna-be-nick-cage-build-thread/250178/1980 "2011-05-07T11:58:36Z")
most excellent! any tips for me for doing curves on my cars? or edges of the shoulder lines and such? šŸ˜ƒ [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/big-reds-wanna-be-nick-cage-build-thread/250178.md?page=98) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/big-reds-wanna-be-nick-cage-build-thread/250178.md?page=100)