I like the teal and white combo so much that you actually have me considering teal on my NASCAR project now
I like the teal and white combo so much that you actually have me considering teal on my NASCAR project now
I think this gets my vote.
Dusterbd13-michael said:I like the teal and white combo so much that you actually have me considering teal on my NASCAR project now
Which teal? The lighter or darker?
solfly said:
I think this gets my vote.
All three ladies I asked like this color as well. I am still on the fence regarding the stripe and the trim color. I may paint the body and then get that temporary paint like chalk that you can just wash off and experiment.
Also absolutely nobody likes the yellow, and nobody likes the Corvette Ralleyeyeyeyeyey wheels or the 70's Indy Mag style wheel.
I gotta say I'm a fan of the Trans Am Race Engineering Superlites as I put them on my car in 17"x 8" up front and 17" x 9.5" in the back. Unfortunately it appears that they've gone belly up as I've tried to reach them with no luck.
wawazat said:I gotta say I'm a fan of the Trans Am Race Engineering Superlites as I put them on my car in 17"x 8" up front and 17" x 9.5" in the back. Unfortunately it appears that they've gone belly up as I've tried to reach them with no luck.
There are a few other brands out there with very similar wheels, VTO, Rota and Holley (which sells them as "Legendary" intended for Mustang owners) and a few others that are more money. Not hurting is the fact that they are not terribly expensive and like 10 lb per wheel lighter than anything else.
To teal sofly quoted. White trim, no stripe, white or black wheels. Tires with plenty of sidewall based upon your ride height.
In reply to tuna55 :
Slight preference towards the brighter teal with the white grill/bumper, but honestly, I think all of them look good enough(with the white grill) that it comes down to personal preference.
The rallye wheels are really good too. I have them on my 92 in 18".
I think the white grille and bumper is too much unbroken white
solfly said:I think the white grille and bumper is too much unbroken white
I think you may be on to something. He left the headlight buckets chrome, and that even is still too much white. I really don't like chrome but I don't know what else to do with the grill and bumper combination. Thoughts? I think they look okay in pewter together but I also like the white better generally. Maybe if the grill was painted in the original style, that is that black highlights on the chrome, but maybe body color on white or something
Maybe black out the bumper in the pic I posted?
solfly said:Maybe black out the bumper in the pic I posted?
With white everything else?
Maybe pewter for the other parts instead of black?
Does all this pre-amble mean that a paint-date is soon upon us?
NOHOME said:Does all this pre-amble mean that a paint-date is soon upon us?
Sealer as soon as it's 65 for 24 hours. Then body color.
What about "hammered" silver for the grill and bumper? I really like the color and it obviously hides imperfections and it's easy to touch up.
wvumtnbkr said:What about "hammered" silver for the grill and bumper? I really like the color and it obviously hides imperfections and it's easy to touch up.
Yeah. It won't be out of a spray can, but if the color for the bumper/grill/mirrors ends up being something other than white or chrome, it will be something like a satin or cerakote type of finish.
What about a roll pan up front in place of the bumper? I think once painted body color you could go any way you'd like on grill color. Whether white, chrome, or something to play off of the wheel color.
10001110101 said:What about a roll pan up front in place of the bumper? I think once painted body color you could go any way you'd like on grill color. Whether white, chrome, or something to play off of the wheel color.
I thought about it some time ago, but don't love it.
Now there are not many pictures of GMC front ends with a roll pan, and many of those have body color monochromatic grills. but I still don't love it.
I've been thinking about this more. I like the GMC grill better than the Chevrolet, but the later GMC had the giant chrome surround which Tunakid #1 helped get rid of with his welding lesson. The early Chevrolet grill was much better, but that's out. There is still a sea of chrome, even after the grill surround was removed. Maybe it's that "painted portion" of the grill like the original black did which might help.
here's the real 72 correct grill:
Here is what it really looks like in that satin pewter
Satin grill with Chrome bumper, albeit on an early grill
White grill with chrome bumper
Sorry, this is as much for me as it is for you
Satin white grill and bumper
stock chrome/black grill with white bumper??
stock grille, substitute body color instead of black.
chrome bumper > painted bumper > roll pan
I'm a sucker for either ALL chrome, or painted but not monochrome.
I do like the pewter (or whatever colour you choose, even silver or just white), but I would want to do all the trim with pewter to tie it all together. Advantage with paint - it's easy to touch up. Chrome done poorly is hard to deal with as it ages.
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