# Today was a nice day so I got the cage painted for this year

**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/today-was-a-nice-day-so-i-got-the-cage-painted-for-this-year/196642
**Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic
**Created:** [April 6, 2008, 6:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/today-was-a-nice-day-so-i-got-the-cage-painted-for-this-year/196642 "2008-04-06T18:37:07Z")
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### Author: ![T70\_Tsi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/898d66/32.png) [@T70\_Tsi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/T70_Tsi)
#### Post date: [April 6, 2008, 6:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/today-was-a-nice-day-so-i-got-the-cage-painted-for-this-year/196642/1 "2008-04-06T18:37:07Z")

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![http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m153/bluemeanietsi/cagepaint/cagepaint001.jpg](http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m153/bluemeanietsi/cagepaint/cagepaint001.jpg)

 ![http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m153/bluemeanietsi/cagepaint/cagepaint004.jpg](http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m153/bluemeanietsi/cagepaint/cagepaint004.jpg)

 ![http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m153/bluemeanietsi/cagepaint/cagepaint003.jpg](http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m153/bluemeanietsi/cagepaint/cagepaint003.jpg)

Not too bad, got my carpet ordered for the front, have to order a piece for the rear next.

Waiting for ground to dry so I can move some things around to get a bolt drilled out. My new oil pan/clutch/trans/ball joints are all here waiting for some nice weather.

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### Author: ![SoLow](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/solow/32/6001_2.png) [@SoLow](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SoLow)
#### Post date: [April 6, 2008, 6:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/today-was-a-nice-day-so-i-got-the-cage-painted-for-this-year/196642/2 "2008-04-06T18:43:50Z")

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looks good…how come there isn’t any X Braces in tho ?

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### Author: ![pruGAR](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5f9b8f/32.png) [@pruGAR](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/pruGAR)
#### Post date: [April 6, 2008, 7:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/today-was-a-nice-day-so-i-got-the-cage-painted-for-this-year/196642/3 "2008-04-06T19:20:13Z")

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> [@CALLOUT: CKY89](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/callout-cky89/35770/262):
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> looks good…how come there isn’t any X Braces in tho ?

x2

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### Author: ![Laura00WS6](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/laura00ws6/32/6017_2.png) [@Laura00WS6](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Laura00WS6)
#### Post date: [April 6, 2008, 7:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/today-was-a-nice-day-so-i-got-the-cage-painted-for-this-year/196642/4 "2008-04-06T19:24:14Z")

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nice

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### Author: ![T70\_Tsi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/898d66/32.png) [@T70\_Tsi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/T70_Tsi)
#### Post date: [April 6, 2008, 7:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/today-was-a-nice-day-so-i-got-the-cage-painted-for-this-year/196642/5 "2008-04-06T19:24:47Z")

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Don’t ask me, Jay built it last year for the requirements I needed.

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### Author: ![slowcamaro](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/slowcamaro/32/5975_2.png) [@slowcamaro](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/slowcamaro)
#### Post date: [April 6, 2008, 7:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/today-was-a-nice-day-so-i-got-the-cage-painted-for-this-year/196642/6 "2008-04-06T19:38:37Z")

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hows my helmet and valve covers

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### Author: ![T70\_Tsi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/898d66/32.png) [@T70\_Tsi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/T70_Tsi)
#### Post date: [April 6, 2008, 7:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/today-was-a-nice-day-so-i-got-the-cage-painted-for-this-year/196642/7 "2008-04-06T19:39:33Z")

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Sitting downstairs waiting to get airbrushed with everything else i haven’t been able to paint this winter due to “Excessive fumes within the house” ☹

Did you even decide on what you wanted? I know you kept changing your mind about everything there for aa while, from what I recall it was all just orange flames n shit.

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### Author: ![4doors5gears](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/4doors5gears/32/6006_2.png) [@4doors5gears](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/4doors5gears)
#### Post date: [April 6, 2008, 9:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/today-was-a-nice-day-so-i-got-the-cage-painted-for-this-year/196642/8 "2008-04-06T21:44:19Z")

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Looking good…

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### Author: ![noahTHEpurdy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/87869e/32.png) [@noahTHEpurdy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/noahTHEpurdy)
#### Post date: [April 6, 2008, 10:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/today-was-a-nice-day-so-i-got-the-cage-painted-for-this-year/196642/9 "2008-04-06T22:06:23Z")

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Looks good!

I see a red turd-gen!

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### Author: ![Dominator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a4c791/32.png) [@Dominator](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dominator)
#### Post date: [April 8, 2008, 6:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/today-was-a-nice-day-so-i-got-the-cage-painted-for-this-year/196642/10 "2008-04-08T06:42:31Z")

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:bowrofl: :bowrofl: Looks nice.

you don’t need an x with full factory floors you silly heads. It acts as a large shear plane. now is you remove half of it, it just wouldn’t be civilized without one…

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### Author: ![dyingwish](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dyingwish/32/6041_2.png) [@dyingwish](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dyingwish)
#### Post date: [April 8, 2008, 7:11am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/today-was-a-nice-day-so-i-got-the-cage-painted-for-this-year/196642/11 "2008-04-08T07:11:45Z")

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Looks nice! Jay did you weld that?

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### Author: ![T70\_Tsi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/898d66/32.png) [@T70\_Tsi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/T70_Tsi)
#### Post date: [April 8, 2008, 11:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/today-was-a-nice-day-so-i-got-the-cage-painted-for-this-year/196642/12 "2008-04-08T11:40:36Z")

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All xcept the right door bar…i will not let people dog on his welding there since he didnt do it 😛

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### Author: ![flyinglow57](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/flyinglow57/32/5978_2.png) [@flyinglow57](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/flyinglow57)
#### Post date: [April 8, 2008, 7:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/today-was-a-nice-day-so-i-got-the-cage-painted-for-this-year/196642/13 "2008-04-08T19:16:11Z")

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> [@CALLOUT: CKY89](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/callout-cky89/35770/278):
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> I see a red turd-gen!

that car is so nice. 5spd 305 thirdgen i loved that car. it was so clean atleast a few years ago the last time i saw it.

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### Author: ![noahTHEpurdy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/87869e/32.png) [@noahTHEpurdy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/noahTHEpurdy)
#### Post date: [April 8, 2008, 8:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/today-was-a-nice-day-so-i-got-the-cage-painted-for-this-year/196642/14 "2008-04-08T20:57:13Z")

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> [@7 days until all xbox 360 nerds will be unable to do anything](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/7-days-until-all-xbox-360-nerds-will-be-unable-to-do-anything/35537/45):
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> that car is so nice. 5spd 305 thirdgen i loved that car. it was so clean atleast a few years ago the last time i saw it.

I talked to Kurt’s dad (I think?) at the Shell station in the heights about a year ago. He had it there. I love that car.

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### Author: ![T70\_Tsi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/898d66/32.png) [@T70\_Tsi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/T70_Tsi)
#### Post date: [April 9, 2008, 8:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/today-was-a-nice-day-so-i-got-the-cage-painted-for-this-year/196642/15 "2008-04-09T08:02:41Z")

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Yup, it’s got some rust-on-the-strut-tower problems now but the rest of the car is still pretty decent considering the year and the type of paint used.

It’s most likely getting repainted this year or the next. I’ll prob be autoxing it again at the next event.

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### Author: ![bgblockelcamino](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bgblockelcamino/32/5997_2.png) [@bgblockelcamino](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bgblockelcamino)
#### Post date: [April 9, 2008, 8:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/today-was-a-nice-day-so-i-got-the-cage-painted-for-this-year/196642/16 "2008-04-09T08:04:33Z")

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looking good kurt. look forward to seeing it out this summer

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### Author: ![T70\_Tsi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/898d66/32.png) [@T70\_Tsi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/T70_Tsi)
#### Post date: [April 17, 2008, 6:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/today-was-a-nice-day-so-i-got-the-cage-painted-for-this-year/196642/17 "2008-04-17T18:04:34Z")

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Some morepics:

 ![http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m153/bluemeanietsi/cagepaint/DSCF0737.jpg](http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m153/bluemeanietsi/cagepaint/DSCF0737.jpg)

 ![http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m153/bluemeanietsi/cagepaint/DSCF0736.jpg](http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m153/bluemeanietsi/cagepaint/DSCF0736.jpg)

 ![http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m153/bluemeanietsi/cagepaint/DSCF0738.jpg](http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m153/bluemeanietsi/cagepaint/DSCF0738.jpg)

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### Author: ![T70\_Tsi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/898d66/32.png) [@T70\_Tsi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/T70_Tsi)
#### Post date: [April 17, 2008, 6:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/today-was-a-nice-day-so-i-got-the-cage-painted-for-this-year/196642/18 "2008-04-17T18:14:57Z")

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Also have this on the way:

![http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m153/bluemeanietsi/cagepaint/1g_smintake8.jpg](http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m153/bluemeanietsi/cagepaint/1g_smintake8.jpg)

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### Author: ![bgblockelcamino](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bgblockelcamino/32/5997_2.png) [@bgblockelcamino](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bgblockelcamino)
#### Post date: [April 17, 2008, 7:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/today-was-a-nice-day-so-i-got-the-cage-painted-for-this-year/196642/19 "2008-04-17T19:13:11Z")

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wow that is looking great

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### Author: ![T70\_Tsi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/898d66/32.png) [@T70\_Tsi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/T70_Tsi)
#### Post date: [April 17, 2008, 7:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/today-was-a-nice-day-so-i-got-the-cage-painted-for-this-year/196642/20 "2008-04-17T19:34:28Z")

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I just hope it starts this spring 😛

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