First Pictures of Final Color

[Hoss]

Wow Jeff, that looks fabulous! Thanks for that guys email by the way.

[Arne]

Arne, I am not thinking in the event of an accident. More like if someone were to pull too close to it while parking I really just want it to protect the paint/body. The glass would crack or shatter and I would end up replacing it anyway. At least the steel I can just beat back into shape and then repaint. But I agree the 240 bumpers are worthless.

My fear would be that if someone bumped it, yes, the glass would crack and be ruined. But with a little luck it would not transfer any of the impact into the body shell, especially around the side where the bumper bolts to the quarter panel. Bump a steel bumper very hard and the bump all goes into the body.

[Seppi72]

Jeff:

I noticed on that shot of the front end that there is no battery tray mounted in the engine compartment. Nor do I see any wiring harness clips along the RH frame rail (perhaps you replaced the original one?).

Are you going to be relocating the battery? How are you going to secure the harness? I'm asking because I'm facing the same questions in my '72 rebuild.

[Aguyandaredhead]

The harness for the RB25det will run into the frame rail from inside the passenger compartment, That way you will not be able to see but just a few lines that come out and run in hidden areas to the Engine and Lights up front. I hope to be able to hide most of them so under nornal examination you will not be able to see them. That is why I shaved the engine compartment. I wanted it to be very neat and tidy... I am using a Haltech

E11v2 for the engine managment so there is really not much for a factory harness up front.

Battery will be relocated to the back and either installed in one of the storage compartments or all the way in the back. If you notice there is no filler area for the Gas tank and no antenna for the Radio either. I have a cool plan for the both of those, I will save that for a secret untill I get closer and can show pictures.

Jeff

[MEZZZ]

My turn to say, what a great color! I have been getting mine ready to shoot (very slowly) and have always leaned towards a graphite/dark metallic gray. Did you do that job in your garage?

[Aguyandaredhead]

No it was shot in a professional paint booth, by a good friend and myself. Really he just let me paint a panel or two in the first base coat so I could say that I have either done all the work on the car and at least helped on the one thing I did not want to screw up, the paint.....

Jeff

[mlaw7]

Hi Jeff,

She's absolutely beautiful. Great color and very very nice work indeed!!

Michael

[240znz]

You could hide the front head light loom in the arch cavity

[five&dime]

Lovely!!! I swear I painted my 69 Chevy C10 the same color years back. Had a slight plum hue in certain light.

Well done!!!!

[cbudvet]

Jeff,

This thread is over a year old. Any recent pictures of the car? Everyone was impressed with the first pictures and we want to see more!

carl

[five&dime]

Hahahaha. Didn't catch that

[Darrel]

after working like a dog

looks like he's gone fishing.

Edited December 17, 2009 by Darrel