Went to Maine yesterday to pick up the snow tires for my Mercedes. Visited with Bill's brother Dan for a while and took some progress shots of MoonShadow. I love the lack of rust on these southern cars there were only a few spots beyond the rocker panels and they just need a couple patches. I'm not going with wood grain no matter what the pictures look like. Bill shot a quick primer/sealer on it to protect the media blasted (naked) body. I'm always suprized at how straight the body is. Did a few measurements and it seems I only have 15"-16" inches from the intake bolt surface to the hood. I am hoping to find a decent 55 hood (fiberglass would be great) to cut a hole in. I certainly don't want to cut up my good louvered hood. Decisions, decisions! Chuck
First will be the paint. I'm going back to black on black. Similar to a car from my youthfull memory, except he had 1" tuck and roll and mine is closer to 2". After the warm weather comes back I have a Ted Eaton built 322 Y-Block set up for a 4-71 supercharger. I bought one of Lindsay's (on Y-Blocks forever site) new blower intakes and it is perfect. I'm looking for a Wow factor street paint but not show quality. I'm pretty sure Bill can do it. The picture was a mock-up using a 3-71 blower and short snout but its a start. Chuck