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Lefty · December 21st, 2008, 01:32 PM

So I purchased my Cobra in New Jersey (I'm in PA). In New Jersey you need to have a front license plate as well as a rear. So basically I was stuck with the ugly ass plastic mounting bracket on the front of my bumper. I decided I wanted to make the best of it and create my own license plate to put in the front. Just thought I'd share with you guys what I did. I painted the plastic bracket a while ago black. I just sprayed a few coats of black on it, then put a clear coat on it.

I started with a piece of metal and just cut it out in the shape of a license plate and then drilled the screw holes into the piece of metal. Then I took a piece of sand paper and did some "cross-hatch" sanding to give it a nice and shiny stainless steel look. So I have something like this:

I then cut out an "SVT" stencil out of paper and centered that onto the metal. I just used small pieces of double sided tape to hold in on.

After it was all centered and in place it was time to paint. I used some simple automotive paint and slowly put coats on. I did a total of 10 black coats. I sprayed about 12 inches away and did very thin coats at a time. I let the paint dry for about 20 minutes between each coat. After I was finished with all the coats I let it dry overnight. I had this then in the morning...

I just used an X-ACTO (or however you spell it) knife and peeled the decal/stencil off.

And I had this...ALMOST FINISHED

A nice "stainless steel" look for the "SVT" logo. All that was left to do was put clear coat on. I used a rust protection clear coat. I did 4 coats holding the can about 10 inches away and between each coat I waited about 15 minutes. I am letting those coats dry and will put another 4 coats on in about 4 hours. After that drys I will mount her up and add more pics to this post. This weekend I also decided to pull my gauge cluster out and add a nice "SVT" decal to the cluster (like the 03/04 Cobra's have)

Before:

After:

Just though I'd share with you guys some little projects that I've been doin' over the weekends. It's the small stuff like this, in my opinion, that makes everybody's car different.

1FUN4RD · December 21st, 2008, 01:46 PM

Very nice!! Me likey

WLJohnson05 · December 21st, 2008, 02:11 PM

custom projects always interest me. good work man, but if u have to have plates on the front and back then cops will pull ya if u have that plate on there instead of ur regular plates

Garrett · December 21st, 2008, 02:14 PM

Very nice work.

Lefty · December 21st, 2008, 02:21 PM

Originally Posted by WLJohnson05

custom projects always interest me. good work man, but if u have to have plates on the front and back then cops will pull ya if u have that plate on there instead of ur regular plates

In PA you only need plates on the rear, not the front. So I had holes in the front bumper from the previous owner who lived in New Jersey which NJ requires two plates.

travis_afx · December 21st, 2008, 04:24 PM

That looks really good bro, it turned out real nice!

MamaStang · December 21st, 2008, 04:28 PM

Very creative! I'm impressed!

AggieStang · December 21st, 2008, 04:40 PM

Looks nice. I just have holes in my front bumper...

WLJohnson05 · December 21st, 2008, 04:44 PM

Originally Posted by Lefty10

In PA you only need plates on the rear, not the front. So I had holes in the front bumper from the previous owner who lived in New Jersey which NJ requires two plates.

oooooooooooo ok now i understand, i wish we didnt need front plates here in VA...

now u can spray the back of the svt decal with some sort of adhesive and use it as a decal somewhere

Lefty · December 21st, 2008, 04:55 PM

Originally Posted by WLJohnson05

...now u can spray the back of the svt decal with some sort of adhesive and use it as a decal somewhere

It's already on my binder for school for next semester

Thanks for all the input so far everybody! I appreciate it.

Lefty · December 21st, 2008, 08:41 PM

Sorry for all the pics. They were taken off my iPhone so they aren't great quality but hopefully you'll be able to see a difference in what the clear coats make...

Here's basically the finished piece after the last coat of clearcoat... I will be letting it dry overnight and mounting it tomorrow. I'll put a pic or two up of it on the car.

travis_afx · December 21st, 2008, 08:49 PM

looks good

Lefty · December 21st, 2008, 08:50 PM

Yeah Travis, I'm pretty excited to get her mounted up and see how she looks. I ran out of daylight today

svtkidd23 · December 22nd, 2008, 11:40 AM

thats awsome mannn!

Lt_Crazy · December 22nd, 2008, 01:49 PM

Sweet.....

04mustang232 · December 22nd, 2008, 02:23 PM

Love it man, looks like something you could even sell.

Lefty · December 22nd, 2008, 03:27 PM

Originally Posted by 04mustang232

Love it man, looks like something you could even sell.

Hmm,

Yeah that was thing...nobody makes a plate like that with the logo on it

svtkidd23 · December 22nd, 2008, 04:18 PM

Shoulda wrote

SVTKIDD23

hahahhahahaha

Squints · December 22nd, 2008, 08:43 PM

looks good.

GTsetGO · December 22nd, 2008, 08:45 PM

December 21st, 2008, 01:32 PM	#1
Lefty Resident DJ '01 Cobra Vert. Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Mechanicsburg, PA Posts: 28,706 iTrader: 12 reviews	Please Check This Out And Give Me Your Feedback! So I purchased my Cobra in New Jersey (I'm in PA). In New Jersey you need to have a front license plate as well as a rear. So basically I was stuck with the ugly ass plastic mounting bracket on the front of my bumper. I decided I wanted to make the best of it and create my own license plate to put in the front. Just thought I'd share with you guys what I did. I painted the plastic bracket a while ago black. I just sprayed a few coats of black on it, then put a clear coat on it. I started with a piece of metal and just cut it out in the shape of a license plate and then drilled the screw holes into the piece of metal. Then I took a piece of sand paper and did some "cross-hatch" sanding to give it a nice and shiny stainless steel look. So I have something like this: I then cut out an "SVT" stencil out of paper and centered that onto the metal. I just used small pieces of double sided tape to hold in on. After it was all centered and in place it was time to paint. I used some simple automotive paint and slowly put coats on. I did a total of 10 black coats. I sprayed about 12 inches away and did very thin coats at a time. I let the paint dry for about 20 minutes between each coat. After I was finished with all the coats I let it dry overnight. I had this then in the morning... I just used an X-ACTO (or however you spell it) knife and peeled the decal/stencil off. And I had this...ALMOST FINISHED A nice "stainless steel" look for the "SVT" logo. All that was left to do was put clear coat on. I used a rust protection clear coat. I did 4 coats holding the can about 10 inches away and between each coat I waited about 15 minutes. I am letting those coats dry and will put another 4 coats on in about 4 hours. After that drys I will mount her up and add more pics to this post. This weekend I also decided to pull my gauge cluster out and add a nice "SVT" decal to the cluster (like the 03/04 Cobra's have) Before: After: Just though I'd share with you guys some little projects that I've been doin' over the weekends. It's the small stuff like this, in my opinion, that makes everybody's car different. __________________ 2008 Acura TL Type-S (the daily) 2006 Yamaha R6 50th Anniversary Edition (the other toy)

December 21st, 2008, 01:46 PM	#2
1FUN4RD MMs Ford Racing Nut Swinger 2007 MUSTANG GT Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: CENTRAL IOWA Posts: 4,367 iTrader: 3 reviews	Very nice!! Me likey __________________ www.1fun4rd.blogspot.com

December 21st, 2008, 02:11 PM	#3
WLJohnson05 MM's Database Error 2004 Mustang V6 322.8 rwhp Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: VA Posts: 13,285 iTrader: 9 reviews	custom projects always interest me. good work man, but if u have to have plates on the front and back then cops will pull ya if u have that plate on there instead of ur regular plates __________________ I'm trying to get rid of this stuff, feel free to make me an offer!: SCT Mass Air Flow Sensor $200 Tial Wastegate Springs $40 (10psi and 3.6psi)

December 21st, 2008, 02:14 PM	#4
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December 21st, 2008, 04:24 PM	#6
travis_afx Rebel Of The Sacred Heart '02 GT Join Date: May 2007 Location: OK Posts: 2,338 iTrader: 0 reviews	That looks really good bro, it turned out real nice! __________________ Travis Billings May 6, 1982 - July 5, 2011 Rest In Peace brother, you will be missed.

December 21st, 2008, 04:28 PM	#7
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December 21st, 2008, 04:40 PM	#8
AggieStang WHOOP! 2002 Mustang GT 7.44@95 (1/8) Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: TEXAS Posts: 3,115 iTrader: 3 reviews	Looks nice. I just have holes in my front bumper... __________________ Buy my: Nitrous Accessories Diablosport Programmer In The Classifieds

December 21st, 2008, 08:41 PM	#11
Lefty Resident DJ '01 Cobra Vert. Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Mechanicsburg, PA Posts: 28,706 iTrader: 12 reviews	Sorry for all the pics. They were taken off my iPhone so they aren't great quality but hopefully you'll be able to see a difference in what the clear coats make... Here's basically the finished piece after the last coat of clearcoat... I will be letting it dry overnight and mounting it tomorrow. I'll put a pic or two up of it on the car. __________________ 2008 Acura TL Type-S (the daily) 2006 Yamaha R6 50th Anniversary Edition (the other toy)

December 21st, 2008, 08:49 PM	#12
travis_afx Rebel Of The Sacred Heart '02 GT Join Date: May 2007 Location: OK Posts: 2,338 iTrader: 0 reviews	looks good __________________ Travis Billings May 6, 1982 - July 5, 2011 Rest In Peace brother, you will be missed.

December 21st, 2008, 08:50 PM	#13
Lefty Resident DJ '01 Cobra Vert. Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Mechanicsburg, PA Posts: 28,706 iTrader: 12 reviews	Yeah Travis, I'm pretty excited to get her mounted up and see how she looks. I ran out of daylight today __________________ 2008 Acura TL Type-S (the daily) 2006 Yamaha R6 50th Anniversary Edition (the other toy)

December 22nd, 2008, 01:49 PM	#15
Lt_Crazy Enthusiast Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Montreal, Canada Posts: 856 iTrader: 0 reviews	Sweet..... __________________ The difference between Fiction and Reality??? Fiction has to make sense. -Tom Clancy

December 22nd, 2008, 08:43 PM	#19
Squints 2008 Hammock Rodeo Champ 2003 F-150 Lariat FX4 Supercab Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: VB,VA Posts: 1,236 iTrader: 0 reviews	looks good. __________________ i have no mustang. so don't listen to anything i say.

December 22nd, 2008, 08:45 PM	#20
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