finally got some color... [Archive]

gmjj13

10-22-2007, 05:21 PM

finally got some color on my car. it got "cut in" this past weekend. it will hopefully be getting finished in the next week or so. i can't wait. anyway, let me know what you think of the color. later...

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l271/choppin53/DSC00928.jpg

awr68

10-22-2007, 07:52 PM

looks great! What color is it?

TravisB

10-22-2007, 08:04 PM

progress is always good......looks nice

melman109

10-22-2007, 08:48 PM

Looks good, post up some more pics :D :thumbsup:

Rybar

10-22-2007, 08:58 PM

Looks good, but what is going to take a week to finish? The paint job?

COYBILT

10-23-2007, 01:57 AM

looks good so far, oh what is the color?

Did you spray the inner fender seperate from the firewall?

Is this a 3 stage or a 2 stage paint?

gmjj13

10-23-2007, 06:06 AM

Looks good, but what is going to take a week to finish? The paint job? yep, just the paint, maybe a week or two. i'm hoping to have her on the road by early next year, i was hoping for jan/feb timeframe.:yes:

its a 3 stage paint. right now the door jambs and a few parts have been painted. i'll try to get some more pics of the other parts today. :D

gmjj13

10-27-2007, 07:25 PM

here's a couple more pics of under the hood. front end is together and doors are back on. as of today they were doing the finish sanding and blocking. i can't wait. :D

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l271/choppin53/DSC00930.jpg
http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l271/choppin53/DSC00932.jpg
http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l271/choppin53/DSC00933.jpg
http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l271/choppin53/DSC00931.jpg

Spiffav8

10-27-2007, 08:21 PM

Stop posting pictures....your making me want to paint my car. :lol:

:thumbsup:

gmjj13

10-29-2007, 05:43 PM

Stop posting pictures....your making me want to paint my car. :lol:

:thumbsup:

that's the whole idea! atleast i don't have to worry about someone saying :ttiwop:

depending on the weather, i may have some more pics to post up soon. my painter is hoping to be finished this coming weekend. :yes:

gmjj13

11-12-2007, 02:35 PM

this is before being cleared wet sanded and buffed. freshly painted...what does everyone think?

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l271/choppin53/DSC00939.jpg

deuce_454

11-13-2007, 03:17 AM

looks like the prep is perfect... but if thats a 3 stage paint, the pictures either do it no justice or its a plain regal red.. im hoping for the first of the two... get some proper pics that shows the color

awr68

11-13-2007, 05:49 AM

Looking good!!

gmjj13

11-13-2007, 06:28 AM

pics don't do it justice. here's another shot. the pics were taken in the evening, so the light kinda sucks...

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l271/choppin53/DSC00934.jpg

jy211

11-13-2007, 08:17 AM

Looking good....:thumbsup:

deuce_454

11-13-2007, 08:36 AM

now your talking.... id still love to see it with a hi-ene camera in sunlight...

looks awesone, nice choice in color btw

gmjj13

11-15-2007, 06:46 PM

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l271/choppin53/DSC00942.jpg

01somta

11-15-2007, 07:10 PM

looks nice, I love the color combo

deuce_454

11-20-2007, 08:03 AM

very nice... looks almost like a flake paint...

will69camaro

11-20-2007, 08:32 AM

As an Aggie, I love it :)

William

vinz68

11-20-2007, 08:59 AM

Looks good. I like the colors:thumbsup:

gmjj13

11-20-2007, 09:04 AM

thanks, here's a couple of pics with the paint finished...hopefully i can get her completed and on the road by this coming spring!

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l271/choppin53/DSC00949.jpg
http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l271/choppin53/DSC00945.jpg
http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l271/choppin53/DSC00944.jpg
http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l271/choppin53/DSC00950.jpg

gmjj13

11-20-2007, 09:37 AM

very nice... looks almost like a flake paint...

it actually does have a bit of metallic to it. its not real noticeable over 5ft away.

gmjj13

07-08-2008, 01:28 PM

got a few updated pics...

little interior progress..

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l271/choppin53/DSC01088.jpg
http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l271/choppin53/DSC01087.jpg

motor

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l271/choppin53/DSC01080.jpg
http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l271/choppin53/DSC01094.jpg

wheels

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l271/choppin53/DSC00987.jpg

tobenk

07-08-2008, 01:47 PM

Man that is sweet.:woot: Looking Good. Like the motor to.

blissbsm

07-08-2008, 02:54 PM

looks awesome:thumbsup:

brunoz28

07-08-2008, 11:11 PM

The car looks great, nice color combination. Just cant believe you got rid of the sweet @55 Cragars i was in love!(uh, just kidding on the Cragars!:D )

waynieZ

07-08-2008, 11:39 PM

Wow Car looks awesome the stripes really look good . The engine looks awesome in there I love a nice neat engine compartment .(My wife thinks I'm nuts drooling over an engine compartment) Ah what does she know !

Wayne

gmjj13

07-09-2008, 11:19 AM

Just cant believe you got rid of the sweet @55 Cragars i was in love!

it was hard to let go, but i figured that the new wheels wouldn't hurt the look of the car too much... :lolhit:

gmjj13

07-27-2008, 04:49 PM

few updated pics. almost ready to be on the road.

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l271/choppin53/DSC005591.jpg
http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l271/choppin53/DSC00556.jpg
http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l271/choppin53/DSC00558.jpg

Vegas69

07-27-2008, 04:53 PM

Looking great man...congrats on getting this far.:cheers:

Joel145

07-27-2008, 05:36 PM

Sweet car!!! I may have missed something but why is your speedo in KPH? Aren't you here in Fl.

tones2SS

07-27-2008, 06:33 PM

radrambler

07-27-2008, 06:34 PM

car looks great...

oh,your about an hour s.w. of me... any good cruise nights in ocala?

radrambler

gmjj13

07-28-2008, 06:10 AM

Thanks for the compliments:D it feels great to be this far along. can't wait to be on the road!

as far as the speedo, i will be moving to Germany in the very near future. I figured it would be easier to just go ahead and put the Kph speedo in so everything is ready for when i get there. hopefully i can get her TÜV approved. we'll see.

rambler, not much here in Ocala. i know they have a car show every 3rd saturday in the villages just south of here. not really much here except for horses and retirees, and the retirees seem to be pushing out the horses:faint: so are you in the Stark/Lawtey area?

jy211

07-28-2008, 07:20 AM

what's the details on the motor! Cars' looking great! :thumbsup:

gmjj13

07-28-2008, 05:23 PM

motor is just a little BBC:yes: ...496ci, AFR 325 Magnums (milled to 114cc/CNC Chambers &CNC bowl blend), Dart intake port matched to heads, demon 850, comp hydraulic roller, all forged rotating assembly, pump gas friendly 9:1cr...

radrambler

07-28-2008, 05:53 PM

gmjj13

im in keystone heights. just east of starke
so what your saying is,they still cal it slocala..:lol:

radrambler

gmjj13

07-28-2008, 07:42 PM

so what your saying is,they still cal it slocala..:lol:

exactly :rofl:

gmjj13

08-03-2008, 12:27 PM

another little update...
getting closer:unibrow:

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l271/choppin53/DSC01102.jpg
http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l271/choppin53/DSC01103.jpg

redfire69

08-14-2009, 02:57 AM

Just now saw these pics, really nice!! :thumbsup:

tones2SS

08-14-2009, 08:16 AM

g356gear

08-14-2009, 04:41 PM

Looking good.
That motor sits well in that engine bay.:thumbsup:

What valve covers are those?

tones2SS

08-14-2009, 05:31 PM

What valve covers are those?

Not sure, but I think you may be able to get them through GM Performance Parts. Hope this helps.:thumbsup:

gmjj13

10-20-2009, 05:05 PM

What valve covers are those?

Tones2ss is right, they are gm performance parts. i liked the look of the black powder coated ones more than the natural ones. i think they look better with the way my motor is set up.

http://www.jegs.com/i/GM-Performance/809/25534323/10002/-1

i know this was asked a while ago, but i've been deployed for a little while, and didn't have access to internet all the time. i should hopefully be home in a week or two, and get her finished up and hopefully on the road before taking her overseas...

BritishGreen68

10-20-2009, 06:03 PM

looks good so far! I remember the first time i heard the term "cut in". I had just started in the paint shop and the manager asked me if i got to cut in any parts. I was like what? He asked again.. I said what? It was a memorable moment for me of looking like an idiot lol.. I still don't know where it came from, I jamb parts.:lol: