Project Snowball- Slow build

[Claytona08]

Originally Posted by rs74

Yeah I know all about the paint jail unfortunately. First of March will make a year. I got a few chips today. I would post a pic of them but unless you see it in person it doesn't do it justice. Unless the Indigo is in the right light it just looks like a midnight blue or darker. He first showed it to me and I was like this isn't working for me. It didn't have the pizazz I thought and was looking for. Then he brought out some kind of light that is supposed to simulate sunlight and then it really popped the color. So I think we are on the right track.

Leaning more towards the silver color for the interior although that means that everything I bought from the donor truck is the wrong shade of gray. I will have to find me a burb and blazer for interior pieces if this is the route I go. Kind of sucks but I think the lighter gray will go along with the outside paint scheme better. I might just go ahead and snap some pics of the chips anyway and throw them on here. Hopefully if I can get back there on Monday and let him know 100% that is what I want then he can start trimming everything out by the end of the week.

Man I am ready to see it. Maybe in another 3 or 4 months there will be paint laid right? lol. These paint guys aren't in any hurry that's for sure.

[rs74]

Got a little paint sprayed on the dash and the panel just below the back window. I will have to wait til I get home to post a few pics. I end up going with the steel gray code 90. Should have some color on the jams, inside of doors, firewall, front of bed and back of cab tomorrow.

[rs74]

Not the best pics. Left the rest of the can painted in SEM Rust Shield and only painted what will be visible.

[rs74]

The lighting really puts a glare on it. Nothing special just the steel gray.

[Claytona08]

It's going to look real sweet when it's done Roy. My truck was about this color before they two toned it with the silver. You going back with Rally rims?

[rs74]

Clayton, my plan for now is to get some Wheel Vintique Vette rallies. 15x10 295/50's in the back and 15x8's and not sure about size of tires yet for the front. I have a brand new set of Firestone FireHawk Indy 500 white lettered tires that are the 295/50's and they are on a set of AR wheels. I am going to see if I can still find two smaller tires for the front since they quit making this tire in white letters. Hopefully someone has a set somewhere on a shelf other wise I may have to buy another complete set. I like my white letters. This is the plan for now. Maybe down the road I might by a nice set of shiny rims.

Today he got the cab all masked off and got some color and clear on it. I didn't take any pics of the color until tomorrow. The lights in the paint booth just put too much glare on it for good pics. Looks pretty slick from what I seen of it right before quitting time. I am thinking tomorrow he might shoot the front side of the bed and inside of the new doors so we can go ahead and hang the doors. He still has to paint the glovebox door, ashtray door, and the metal plate that goes under the steering column. They will be the steel gray.

After seeing the Indigo and the steel gray next to each other I almost told him to paint the bottom of the truck steel gray but think I will stick with the silver. They do look really good together though. I think I am really going to like this when the truck gets totally finished. All I have to do now is find the right shade of bucket seats, dash and door panels. Going to start hitting the scrap yards pretty hard looking for burbs and blazers for the lighter gray color.

I have been pretty anal with myself over these colors so that they all flow together. I am sure it will be great when done. I am also looking for a set of aluminum heads for the 355 that is going in it. I think I am going to paint the engine Indigo with aluminum heads or I am going to put iron heads on and paint all blue with painted silver intake and black valve covers, air breather with silver script letters. One thing at a time though. It gets overwhelming if I try to think about it all at once.

[rs74]

The inside of the bed is going to get LineX or something similar. Not sure if I am going to tint it with Indigo or just go with black.