Thread: Project $ 3 K Is Underway

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Thanks. They can't figure out why I put them in the office when I am welding or grinding, and they refuse to wear goggles.


Don

Stubborn huh?

Originally Posted by FMXhellraiser

Stubborn huh?

Well, they ARE female cats.


Hey, FMX, you must have missed my question a while back. Do you live in Rock Hill? I spent a month there some years back working for my company. You guys have some old cars up that way, and I spent my weekends digging around in some old junkyards up there.


Don

Nice work Don. Like the choice of colors. I've done a couple of cars in Guards Red in the last few years including the Plymouth and I've got to say it brings a smile to my face every time I see it. Also have a friend who's wife has a Viper Red Prowler and it's a real head turner too.

I got kind of burned out on reds several years ago, I'd done 3 in a row that way. Did a couple of the next cars in different combinations just to do something different, but I finally had to admit that the Red/White really just works on a lot of cars

don look at gm code 72 dynasty red or 55 dodge both are blue red than orange the ppg hot red is what is on my GTO this color flips alot and is more to the orange side the dodge red would be more like what would be on a older hotrod if that is what you want? i painted a bmw 6 with the dodge red and look like what should been on the car from the go

Good suggestions guys, I'll look at those colors. I sort of like blue reds better too. My wheels and front end on the '27 were done with Ford Candy Apple red, a truck color, and it looks old timey to me, but I want this one to really pop, so a brighter one may be in order. Billy Joels bike really looked good, especially against the chrome, and I plan on a fair amount of chrome on the engine.

Need some opinions on suspension colors. Dan says go with red all the way and just accent with chrome. I am on the fence and think that may be too much red. I am leaning toward a creamy white or satin black. A friend still has a '27 RP he built back in '58, and his undercarriage is off white, and I always liked that look, so it is a possilbility. Dan is usually right on his choices, so all red may be nice too.

How about some opinions?


Don

Originally Posted by Itoldyouso

I sort of like blue reds better too.
How about some opinions?
Don

My tendency is to blue reds (there's probably someone out there wondering what the heck we're talking about here), and my favorite (did the Cobra in it) is R77, '91-99 Acura NSX.

Too much red is too much. Do the suspension in black with cream (if/or that compliments/matches the interior color) pin striping or scalloping. The pin striping might be easier to visualize, but for the scallop imagine a black axle with a cream scallop or insert with a thin red stripe around it. At first that may sound like a lot of colors, but they all tie together with the rest of the rig, so you can go with three that way. An alternative for the thin pieces, like hairpin radius rods, is a Tommy the Greek style stripe.

red and black looks good but maybe over done ?silver or white

Yeah, my other concern is that I want a light colored interior, because in shorts in the summer in Florida, a dark interior will get your attention real quick when you jump in. So I figured a matching light colored suspension would go with that.

Final colors are always the toughest call to make in building a car.


Don

i was thinking the frame or the axles springs etc bavarian cream would look good

That's kinda what I am thinking too. Not familiar with that particular shade, but it sounds like what I am after. Sounds kind of tasty, too.


Don

a friend of mine builds hydro planes and planes and has painted some red and black look s very good to gether

Just don't make it red and orange like Billy Joel's bike...

Yeah, that was pretty funny, here they are, building a mega buck bike for him on national TV, and discussing letting it go out the door looking like that. I was watching with Dan, and said "bet Billy is gonna be real happy when he watches this show."

Also, what was that powder coat company thinking? Here they wanted Orange County's business bad enough to give them a few free jobs, and they blow the very first go round Like Vinnie said, you get what you pay for.


Don

OCC has gone the way of Boyd's.... Why pay top dollar for crap slapped together without much pride?