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An Oklahoman Restoration, A complete restoration of a '74 2.0... stalled at the moment |
A&PGirl |
Oct 20 2008, 09:28 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,019 Joined: 4-January 06 From: Oklahoma Member No.: 5,367 Region Association: None |
To be honest I should have started this a while ago.
Background on the car (condensed version): I bought it out of a field from a tow truck driver who removed from the garage of a house which was being busted by police for drugs. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/stirthepot.gif) The landlord took the car for rent due and called the tow truck to store it and then he disappeared. All we know is the car sat in the field for at least a year and the grass was up to the fender. End condensed version of the background. I have had the car for about 3 years and I am still learning new things each day about it that deserve a (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beer3.gif) or two. Here are some early pics: POR 15 only works if you don't look beyond the surface... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif) |
A&PGirl |
Dec 12 2008, 05:03 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,019 Joined: 4-January 06 From: Oklahoma Member No.: 5,367 Region Association: None |
Thank you for all the well wishes.
I have a question for the board about what to do about bumpers. The car will be non-flared painted Alaska blue metallic with sail and outer rockers painted in the same color. I have several beat up early chrome bumpers and a front stock '74 bumper with no fangs. In addition, I have gotten my hands on an original '73/'74 2.0 front & rear valence that need straightening. The top rubber pieces are bad. Should I rechrome the early bumpers, repaint the valences back to stock black and get my hands on better top rubber? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif) Or should I get my hands on the one piece top rubber & bumper, paint them body color and leave the valence black? Or paint the valence body color? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif) Or get 916 unflared bumpers for front and rear and paint them body color? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif) Or -insert- your own. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif) I plan on getting paint by the end of the month and I'd rather have enough to do the bumpers too, if I am going that route. |
Todd Enlund |
Dec 15 2008, 02:10 PM
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Resident Photoshop Guru Group: Members Posts: 3,251 Joined: 24-August 07 From: Laurelhurst (Portland), Oregon Member No.: 8,032 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
I have a question for the board about what to do about bumpers. The car will be non-flared painted Alaska blue metallic with sail and outer rockers painted in the same color. I have several beat up early chrome bumpers and a front stock '74 bumper with no fangs. In addition, I have gotten my hands on an original '73/'74 2.0 front & rear valence that need straightening. The top rubber pieces are bad. Have you seen what your car would look like with painted rockers? If so, and you like it, then great... but if you haven't seen it, I'd advise you to look at pics of cars with painted rockers. In most cases, IMHO, the black adds visual weight to the bottom of the car. Without it, it tends to look top heavy and "fat". If you've got a pic, I can Photoshop it to give you an idea what it will look like. The top rubber is going to be the hard (expensive) part about getting nice looking factory bumpers. If you are okay with a glass 916 front end and the loss of collision protection, then you might also consider glass stock bumpers, which include a simulation of the top rubber. You can paint that part satin black, and paint the rest either a different shade of black, or body color for a nice stock-ish look. Bang for the buck, I'd guess that this would be the best look that you could achieve for the fewest $$$. |
orange914 |
Dec 26 2008, 07:44 PM
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http://5starmediaworks.com/index.html Group: Members Posts: 3,371 Joined: 26-March 05 From: Ceres, California Member No.: 3,818 Region Association: Northern California |
I have a question for the board about what to do about bumpers. The car will be non-flared painted Alaska blue metallic with sail and outer rockers painted in the same color. Have you seen what your car would look like with painted rockers? If so, and you like it, then great... but if you haven't seen it, I'd advise you to look at pics of cars with painted rockers. In most cases, IMHO, the black adds visual weight to the bottom of the car. Without it, it tends to look top heavy and "fat". If you've got a pic, I can Photoshop it to give you an idea what it will look like. i think the painted panels bring a lower stance look to it, but that may change with different colors. mine is signal orange and i really like the way it came out, i figured it would be real easy to convert back to black (and be that much more protected) if i didn't like it. i would say don't paint targa sides and top and make sure you add porsche stripe on the lower panel. imo ...go for it! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving-girl.gif) mike |
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