well its been 4+ months i have been "painting" my car. it is now ready to be put back together. i thought id see what you guys thought. sorry it was getting dark out when i took the pictures. the paint isnt perfect, but it was my first time and i can say i did it all myself...in a dimly lit too small garage. so heres the before and after.
Looks pretty good from here. I like the blacked out wheels with dog dish caps. Compliments the white paint well.
Nice work there, it looks good. Proves that simple is often a lot better and I like the sleeper concept.
That car with the 454 you mention coupled with a stall converter and a 4.56/4.88 rearend would make a believer our of 90+% of the hot machines prowling the streets. Frank
thanks guys. now i just gotta find where to get all the little clips and screws for the trim. but i think ill be ok with just throwing the bumpers on and driving it until i find them.
im planning on trying a 700r4 behind it. ive got one comming my way said to be good for 500hp.. well see. but i might stick with the 3.08 gears that are in it. maybe go up to a 3.73 at some point, but i do about 95% highway driving so rpms and mpgs are a concern.
not as much as rpms. but if i can save a mile a gallon thats like 20 bucks in my pocket at the end of the week.
If you only have a little over 4 months in it you have done good,my 66 F250 looked in similar shape and I have a little over 2 years into getting some paint on it. I took so long this year I had Maaco shoot it since the weather is not good enough to paint it in my garage.
damn. thats a long time. lucky for me what i lack in money for a pro paint job i made up for in lack of a social life and spending all weenend every weekend in my garage.
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