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  1. DIRTYT
    Joined: Oct 22, 2003
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    DIRTYT
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    from Warren,MI

    my ch***is will be done monday. i want to have it ready for paint shortley there after. So i need to figure out what color will work good here. so please share your input and help me out. here are the guidlines to work around.

    Body: British racing green.
    Wheels: tore between dove grey, or kind of a manela (sp)
    Frame: help me!
    Engine: help again!
    Dash: i dunno?
    Interior: white, all pleats

    few have said screw it... its a custom paint the frame and engine black. but ive never had a fancy frame so i figure now is a good time to try one. so why not

    my thoughts are make the dash match the wheels. the engine match the frame. so i was thinking a gold for the frame and engine?

    car in question is:
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    with this engine:
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  2. Fat Hack
    Joined: Nov 30, 2002
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    Fat Hack
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    from Detroit

    Here...

    Body: British racing green.
    Wheels: Black
    Frame: Light metallic green
    Engine: Charcoal 'wheel paint' with black brackets, pulleys, etc
    Engine compartment: White
    Dash: Body color (British green)
    Interior: white, all pleats

    Simple, cool and cl***y ya know!! ;) :cool:
     
  3. DIRTYT
    Joined: Oct 22, 2003
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    DIRTYT
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    from Warren,MI

    much better ideas then you had friday night!
     
  4. Not that my opinion counts for much but I'm thinking whatever color you go with the wheels is good that is if you have painted wheels. otherwise dove gray is a good choice. Personally I always liked a gloss black ch***is with pin stripes on a custom.
    But like I said . . .
     
  5. DIRTYT
    Joined: Oct 22, 2003
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    DIRTYT
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    from Warren,MI

    Black is right up there. but i thought i would see if any one came up with something that just had to happen.
    i really want single bar flippers on my wheels but i cant find 16" ones
     
  6. My light colored frame is a pain to keep clean, I am doing black on the 54.

    I think that thing will look good in green.........what made you pick that color?
     
  7. tred
    Joined: Mar 20, 2003
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    tred
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    i agree with hack about the dash matching the body.
    what about dove grey wheels, frame, and engine (block) with black pulleys, etc. ?
    that would offer lots of contrast.

    ...i dunno, maybe you'd better run this by your OLD LADY and see if she's down with that combination.
     
  8. Evel
    Joined: Jun 25, 2002
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    Evel
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    Black,Gold and white.
     
  9. publicenemy1925
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    publicenemy1925
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    from OKC, OK

    ***ty pink, with two dogs makin it next to a big cactus under a big bay moon airbrushed on the trunk, OR british racing green.
     
  10. DIRTYT
    Joined: Oct 22, 2003
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    DIRTYT
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    from Warren,MI


    ive been on this green kick and i though forest green would look nice and in my quest to find a cool darker green my painter buddy suggested british racing green.

    tred, Alex hates the green idea. she says im doing the car to boring. but i want that 40's feel to it and a crazy bright color would not get it done.

    i thought about the grey frame and engine but what a pain in the *** that would be to try to keep clean. and it is a 250 six so there is no stopping oil leaks:rolleyes:

    no matter what color i paint the frame the suspension bits will be black. like the axle and **** like that.

    Thanks for the ideas guys....
     
  11. Muttley
    Joined: Nov 30, 2003
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    Muttley
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    Who cares what color it is as long as there's a gladiator riding a polar bear airbrushed on the continental kit. ;) :D
     
  12. Fat Hack
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    Fat Hack
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    from Detroit

    Yeah...a NAKED Gladiator!!!! :D
     
  13. beatnik
    Joined: Nov 8, 2002
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    beatnik
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    Root Beer Flake and Gold, with a Creme or White Interior.
     
  14. GassersGarage
    Joined: Jul 1, 2007
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    With British Racing Green, I'd go with a tan frame, tan steel wheels with 2 thin green pin stripes around the edge. Gun metal grey engine.
     
  15. BR Green, Taupe wheels with plain baby moon caps (I'd like to see blackwalls, but this is a taildragger and most would run WWW). Look at the first versions of the Audi TT interiors for ideas, like the whip stiching.
    [​IMG]
     
  16. DIRTYT
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    DIRTYT
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    from Warren,MI

    your fired mike... black walls on a custom!:eek:
     
  17. BRG - Body, dash and garnish mouldings

    Black - Frame and all ch***is components.

    Manila - Wheels and interior accents (like welting on the seats and some striping)

    Engine - Manila with black brackets and such.
     
  18. Reverend_Grimm13
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    Reverend_Grimm13
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    Body: British racing green.
    Wheels: High Gloss black
    Frame: Black
    Engine: Charcoal Grey
    Dash: Leather Tan color?
    Interior: Tan british sports car leather(whatever color that is)

    Or,if you change the body color you might have better options..
     
  19. Duration
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    Duration
    Member
    from Wayne, MI

    paint that mother pink!
     
  20. Space Herpie Green!!!! Let the legend continue
     
  21. Cool, I guess I should have added that my curiosity is from the fact that my(Zekes) 54 has always been some sort of green in its life. Dad and I are now talking about a propor paintjob in andother green. I lean towards oliveish colors and he has one of those broghter 50s metallics in mind............cool man,thanks.
     
  22. robster
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    Body: British racing green.
    Wheels: Cream with single BRG or Gold pinstripe
    Frame: BRG with pinstripes
    Engine: Cream with black brackets, pulleys, etc
    Engine compartment: BRG with extensive pinstriping (maybe cream and gold)
    Dash: BRG
    Interior: white, all pleats
     
  23. 38pickup
    Joined: Aug 11, 2004
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    Body: British racing green (maybe a very little bit of perl or a light bit of metallic to make the color pop in the sun) .
    Wheels: Cream with single BRG pinstripe
    Frame: BRG or Black
    Engine: Cream with black brackets, pulleys, with some chrome.
    Engine compartment: BRG with a tasteful amount of pinstriping in cream
    Dash: BRG
    Interior: A nice camel color maybe a lighter shade or two lighter camel to acent it.
     
  24. JoeG
    Joined: Jan 22, 2007
    Posts: 198

    JoeG

    I've always liked the look of a dark pearl blue with light copper wheels.
     
  25. You were right, I tried it with blackwalls, and it looked like a stock car that was sat on.
     

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  26. DIRTYT
    Joined: Oct 22, 2003
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    DIRTYT
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    from Warren,MI


    why didnt you tell me you did a photoshop! that looks bad ***. i have great taste:D i like your wheel color
     
  27. shanks
    Joined: May 31, 2007
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    shanks
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    from australia

    sounds like you cant shake that dam green outa your system!!!!!!

    btw ,, how far have you channelled the body ,over the ch***is??????

    how much ch***is will you see???????
     
  28. Brandy
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    Brandy
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  29. DIRTYT
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    DIRTYT
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    from Warren,MI

    i painted the engine gold... then i ****ed the car all up... its channeld about 2" you wont see any frame cause the running boards. its not going to be green any more. i changed directions with the build.... beware...
     
  30. 1950ChevySuburban
    Joined: Dec 20, 2006
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    1950ChevySuburban
    Member Emeritus
    from Tucson AZ

    Agreed.
    That tan colour is called Biscuit. Cl***ic without being boring.
     

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