Here are some pictures of the re-do of our old red T-bucket. I started this in January, just finished completely last weekend. Stripped the car bare, had the frame sandblasted, and then started painting and changing some parts. Took out the transverse rear leaf spring and put in motorcycle coil-overs with 80lb. springs on each, made a new trunk and put the tank in there, and just basically tidied everything up. The skull rear end is new, that was probably the most fun of the whole thing. I did do the upholstery myself, my first attempt so no laughing. The skull fabric is really bright, I just couldn't get it to come out that way in the photo. The plug wires are also very pink, they also don't quite look it here. I made it so that the fabric portions of the interior are easily removable which allows the fabric can be changed when it gets dirty or fades. To re-do the black naugahyde would require the normal amount of stripping and re-sewing.
The paint is three coats of gray-white base with two heavy coats of pearl over that and then 5 coats of clear. The flames are a pink that was custom made to match some flavor of nail polish (don't ask me what that was) with Panther Pink tips and lots of pink micro-flake. All PPG. The pearl makes the white look like it is textured, sort of like snow with a piece of glass laid gently on top. I wish I could get a picture of the textured look, it is really spectacular in the sun light.
The red car is the "before", obviously the white is the "after".
Jeff
The paint is three coats of gray-white base with two heavy coats of pearl over that and then 5 coats of clear. The flames are a pink that was custom made to match some flavor of nail polish (don't ask me what that was) with Panther Pink tips and lots of pink micro-flake. All PPG. The pearl makes the white look like it is textured, sort of like snow with a piece of glass laid gently on top. I wish I could get a picture of the textured look, it is really spectacular in the sun light.
The red car is the "before", obviously the white is the "after".
Jeff
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