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Great choice on Deepwater Blue.

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Back at it again.

To wrap up the last update, may I present one drivers side fender ready for final prep.

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d73/VMCP777/1-2.jpg

Bodyguy called today to let me know the windshield channel filler was out and ready for me to photograph. We arrived just as he was pulling the steering column for a little additional working room.

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d73/VMCP777/5-1.jpg

As was noted during the last visit, there was some rust at the DS corner of the dash, but all things considered, this will be an easy repair.

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d73/VMCP777/2-2.jpg

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d73/VMCP777/3-2.jpg

The passenger side was in good shape.

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d73/VMCP777/4-1.jpg

It's so encouraging to see how thorough Bodyguy is when it comes to making sure everything is right. Since he was already this far into the job, he went ahead and pulled the dash chassis all the way out so it can be fully repaired and prepped.

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d73/VMCP777/6-1.jpg

Here are the remnants of the old windshield filler panel, and the new replacement beside it.

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d73/VMCP777/8-1.jpg

More "rust free"...er..."free rust."

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d73/VMCP777/7-1.jpg

Upon initial fitting, the replacement panel *appears to* fit pretty well.

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d73/VMCP777/9-1.jpg

I'll be calling the glass guy tomorrow to get a new windshield delivered to the shop so the filler panel fit can be verified before they start welding things back in place. Bodyguy says he has 1 1/2 days worth of cleaning to do before anything can start going back into place anyways, so things should time out OK.

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: njsteve</div><div class="ubbcode-body">
That's an amazing set of stands the car is bolted to. Are they vintage bodyshop equipment or are they available commercially? I'd love to get a set of those. They'd be perfect for detailing/cleaning the underbody. </div></div>

I asked Bodyguy where he got this unit, and he told me he bought it off the Mac Tools truck back in the mid `80's. He doesn't know if this particular make/model is still being made, but here's the company info tag on the unit--maybe they're still around?

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d73/VMCP777/10.jpg

Hope that helps. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif[/img]

More later.

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Thanks for the Info on the car caddie but I guess they went out of business a long time ago. Number no longer in service. I cant find any current info on that contraption. Bummer!

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Moving right along...

Glassguy was on site to drop off the new windshield when we arrived today. (he'd tried to deliver it Thursday but he got there after hours)

Glassguy and Bodyguy go way back but hadn't seen each other in a while so it was old home week for a little while after we arrived. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/grin.gif[/img]

One new tinted windshield.

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d73/VMCP777/F-1.jpg

Bodyguy was hard at work this week getting the replacement cowl filler panel and cowl panel ready to install. Turns out the cowl filler panel needed to be cut and widened a little bit to make it perfect, but that's obviously a re-occurring theme with this project.

The filler was sectioned down the center lengthwise and a filler strip of material was added and everything was welded back together. A little finish work and it will be ready to weld in place.

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d73/VMCP777/A-2.jpg

Bodyguy was in the process of cleaning &amp; prepping the inner cowl for repairs today when Glassguy arrived.

The rust holes will be addressed shortly.

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d73/VMCP777/B-2.jpg

Back-tracking just for a moment to wrap up some previous updates: Two quick shots of how the DS body lines are coming in. Still a little ways to go, but a <span style="font-style: italic">vast</span> improvement over what we started with!

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d73/VMCP777/C-2.jpg

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d73/VMCP777/D-2.jpg

Bodyguy swung by the paint store and picked up a quart of color to verify it was what I wanted, and he said his paint guy was familiar with the difference between the `67 and `68+ color differences and made sure he mixed the correct `67 shade.

I'm seriously diggin' this color. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

(just a quick dip with a stir stick to draw out a sample)

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d73/VMCP777/E-1.jpg

(Props to Rachel for the above pic [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/wink.gif[/img] )

Bodyguy is going to prep &amp; paint the cowl panel shortly so we can see exactly what the product looks like on a panel before he buys in quantity.

More later.

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Very cool coverage of body work raisin' a car from the &quot;brink&quot; I've seen in a while....My popcorn bill is overbudget........ [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: JoeG</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Very cool coverage of body work raisin' a car from the &quot;brink&quot; I've seen in a while....My popcorn bill is overbudget........ [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img] </div></div>


I agree with Joe...and I am seriously diggin' that blue as well!

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: JoeG</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Very cool coverage of body work raisin' a car from the &quot;brink&quot; I've seen in a while....My popcorn bill is overbudget........ [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img] </div></div>

Yup! thanks for sharing this. Speaking of bills, are those body guys family members with a lot of dirty carbs?

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Budgets...<span style="font-style: italic">budgets</span>???...let's not talk about budgets right now. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/eek.gif[/img]

As far as the cast of characters;

Bodyguy #1 is a longtime friend of Bodyguy #2, and Bodyguy #2 is an older brother of one of my longtime friends. Bodyguy #2 also owns the killer green Challenger posted earlier in the thread. He and #1 did the restoration on it.

Just to break up the monotony of this thread a little bit;

My friend (mentioned above) and I built this Pro Street `67 Chevy II a while back; he did all the bodywork (natch) while I helped with the drivetrain and some of the fab work. His brother (mentioned above) squirted the color on it.

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d7...7/MVC-006S.jpg

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d7...7/MVC-009S.jpg

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d7...7/MVC-014S.jpg

(don't ask me why he painted the engine yellow, I tried to talk him out of it lol)

Fully hand-built chassis/frame: 2X3 front rails with a Pinto cradle and rack&amp;pinion steering system, 2X4 rear rails with Alston ladder bars and coil-overs. The engine was a .060&quot; over 10-1 427: ported open chamber oval ports, Crane flat tappet cam, Weiand Team G intake, 1050 9375 Holley (prepped by yours truly), hand fabbed stainless 2 1/4&quot; headers (<span style="font-style: italic">way</span> too big for this engine, but a much larger engine was being planned for the car later and the notion of building 2 sets of headers wasn't too appealing), 400 turbo with a Coan 4000 converter, 9&quot; Ford with a locker and a 4.57 screw.

Yeah, it was quick. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/naughty.gif[/img]

Friend sold the car shortly after its completion (suffering from a <span style="font-style: italic">severe</span> case of project burn-out), went somewhere up to northern Ohio, then wound up in Florida where it was being listed for sale again on eBay.

No idea where it is now...kind'a miss that car.

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Eric your 67 Is looking good. It brings back a lot of memories of the 67 Conv I did a couple years back. The color is very nice also. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif[/img]

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Jason;

Thanks for the kind words.

I remember reading about your build as well. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif[/img]

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It's back on the ground again! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

(yeah, I know...&quot;so what?&quot; lol...well, it's a milestone of sorts for me! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/grin.gif[/img] )

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d73/VMCP777/2-3.jpg

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d73/VMCP777/3-3.jpg

Bodyguy got the rust damage on the interior side of the dash repaired and got the upper dash chassis reinstalled this week.

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d73/VMCP777/1-3.jpg

Still have a little patchwork to do on the outside, but that'll happen the next time the fenders are off, which won't be for a little while as he's now hard at work getting the repop <span style="font-style: italic">wibbly-worbly</span> (just coined a new term there) hood to fit.

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d73/VMCP777/4-2.jpg

Bodyguy wound up flying solo again today, and as it so happened, I wound up lending him a hand getting the rear edge of the hood into alignment with the cowl panel.

It's sort'a hard to see in the pics below, but the rear edge of the hood was well below the leading edge of the cowl panel and needed to be brought up to the same level. You can also see a bulge in the gap just to the pass. side of the crown line in the center of the hood where the skin wasn't properly folded when the hood was made. Nothing a grinder and a MIG welder can't fix, right? [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/rolleyes.gif[/img]

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d73/VMCP777/5-2.jpg

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d73/VMCP777/6-2.jpg

With the cowl panel removed, a block of wood was placed on the firewall and the hood was closed. Bodyguy commenced to whacking away on the rear edge of the hood, and after a few whack/adjust/check sessions, the thing actually lined up. Now the gap can be dialed in.

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d73/VMCP777/7-2.jpg

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d73/VMCP777/8-2.jpg

Bodyguy had already been hard at work this week on the sides of the hood getting them dialed in. It took some pounding, some grinding, some welding, (and I'm sure a few choice words) but as always, Bodyguy emerged victorious. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

(sorry the following 2 pics are so dark, the flash sort'a put the whammy on things here)

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d73/VMCP777/9-2.jpg

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d73/VMCP777/10-1.jpg

(btw...in several of the pics I've posted so far, you may have noticed some gray overspray in a few places [core support, part of the bottom of the frame by the rocker panels, etc.]. I'm to blame for that, not Bodyguy)

Bodyguy said he'd probably be working on the hood all week to get it finished up. After that, the only major things left are the A pillar covers and the roof, neither of which appear to need any serious attention at this point.

I'm still in awe that the car has come this far this quickly. After all the delays and set-backs I've had to deal with on this project up to this point, it is a welcome sight to finally witness this kind of consistent progress.

More later.

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Not much to report for the week. Bodyguy has been slaving over the garbage POS repop hood &amp; inserts trying to make them presentable.

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d73/VMCP777/1-4.jpg

The finish work on the edges of the inserts looks like it was done by a blind monkey with a rat-tail file, and the contour of the inserts wasn't even close to the contour of the hood bulges, but as usual, Bodyguy has managed to make a silk purse from a sows ear.

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d73/VMCP777/2-4.jpg

You can't see it from the pics, but there's a ton of re-work just in these two insert openings; it took slotting the mounting stud holes, cutting &amp; welding the edges of the openings, and an all-purpose general beating to get things into line.

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d73/VMCP777/3-4.jpg

Bodyguy says the hood should be in DP90 by the end of the week, but there's still plenty of fill priming and blocking to be done before it's anywhere near ready for final prep.

I'll be dropping the old decklid off early in the week so Bodyguy can use it as a test canvas to squirt some color on it before I sign off on the final paint mix.

More eventually.

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Nice Eric!

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That bodyman sure is an artist with the patience of a saint; nice work.

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I know first hand what your budget was for the bodywork on this car and agree with Dave. You are getting more than your moneys worth as your bodyman is going above and beyond to make things perfect not just pretty. That shows a lot of pride and integrity which you don't often see these days. Hats off the bodyguy! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif[/img]

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Can't wait to see this car done...awesome job with this car puzzle........

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: SS427</div><div class="ubbcode-body">You are getting more than your moneys worth as your bodyman is going above and beyond to make things perfect not just pretty. That shows a lot of pride and integrity which you don't often see these days. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif[/img] </div></div>

Good to see some of that being returned to a guy who runs HIS business with those attributes.

CONGRATS Eric! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/flag.gif[/img]

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Bodyguy is without a doubt &quot;old school&quot; in his ways just as I am, and I am <span style="font-style: italic">incredibly</span> grateful to have found someone to work with who has the same work ethic that I do.

And yes, he does have the patience of a Saint. (Even Bodyguy #2 has commented on that on a few occasions during this project!)

I need to make another new .gif file to go along with the other one I made:

&quot;Bodyguy Rocks&quot; [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/youguysrock.gif[/img]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: ORIGLS6</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: SS427</div><div class="ubbcode-body">You are getting more than your moneys worth as your bodyman is going above and beyond to make things perfect not just pretty. That shows a lot of pride and integrity which you don't often see these days. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif[/img] </div></div>

Good to see some of that being returned to a guy who runs HIS business with those attributes.

CONGRATS Eric! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/flag.gif[/img] </div></div>


Correctamundo Dennis!!!

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Back again with another update--and a bit of a confusing dilemma. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/frown.gif[/img]

First up...the hood is done and ready for final prep. When I first looked at it today, I was almost convinced it wasn't the same warbly POS Bodyguy had started out with...but once again, Bodyguy surpasses my expectations.

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d73/VMCP777/B-3.jpg

He slaved over getting the inserts to fit as well as he could, but there's only so much he could do w/o having to make the hood fit the imperfections of the inserts. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/rolleyes.gif[/img]

For now the &quot;white box&quot; no-name inserts will have to suffice, but perhaps later on down the road I can find better quality components.

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d73/VMCP777/C-3.jpg

Some quality finish work here, eh? The hood is flat--the inserts are not.

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d73/VMCP777/D-3.jpg

The A pillar covers are almost ready to be reinstalled.

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d73/VMCP777/E-2.jpg

And as a side note, Bodyguy managed to get the lower hood latch support to cooperate where I could not.

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d73/VMCP777/F-2.jpg

Now...here's where the waters muddy a little bit.

As I stated recently, I had decided to have the car painted in Deepwater Blue. Bodyguy hits up his Paintguy, who chefs up a small sample batch of paint, which was shown a page or so back. So far, so good...sample looks groovy, no complaints. Last week Bodyguy shows me a sample of another metallic blue he had Paintguy chef up--this one was also E code GM paint, and it was labeled &quot;Nightwatch Blue&quot;, which is actually a `66 Pontiac color (yet it looks a lot like `66 Chevrolet E code &quot;Danube Blue&quot; to me from what I can see [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/dunno.gif[/img] )

Anyhow, he pops the lid and sets the two samples side by side so I can see the differences; (previously I had e-mailed Bodyguy some paint reference photos, and going by my preferences in the pics, he thought the Nightwatch Blue might appeal to me more)

I could barely tell the difference in the cans. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/hmmm.gif[/img]

I dropped the old deck lid off last Monday so he could squirt come color on it so I could see the differences side-by-side. Here is the results (note: obviously <span style="font-weight: bold">no prep work <span style="font-style: italic">whatsoever</span></span> was done to the decklid, it was simply scuffed, primed and shot. Please pardon the dust.)

Deepwater on the left, Nightwatch on the right:

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d73/VMCP777/A-3.jpg

Here's what's throwing me off--although it's a bit tough to tell from the pic since there was NO daylight out to bring out the colors, the Deepwater shows as a gray/blue in overcast sunlight, and under fluorescent lighting, depending on the angle you're looking at it under, it goes from a rich blue to almost black and even a noticeable shade of <span style="font-style: italic">purple</span> shows up. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/crazy.gif[/img]

I do not recall Deepwater Blue being a gray/blue as seen above.

Am I imagining things, or is the color on the left actually what Deepwater Blue is <span style="font-style: italic">supposed to</span> look like? [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/dunno.gif[/img]

At any rate, Bodyguy says this week will be the final panel fitting and he will also be drilling all the holes for the trim &amp; emblems...which means here within the next couple of weeks, the car will be coming back apart so everything can be cut in...which means I need to get this paint situation resolved pronto. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/eek.gif[/img]

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You should always compare colors in daylight. The pigments and the chemicals in the paint have different characteristics in reflextion and will return differently depending on the light. In daylight all those differences are evened out and only daylight will give you a true view of the colors.

Jan

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Eric...
I ordered a new '68 SS396 Chevelle in Teal Blue metallic (forget the paint code now) but it looked a lot like the colour on the left of your picture.
It appeared in low light and at night to be a very dark grey to almost a black and in bright light like a subdued dark blue - I really loved the colour because it went well with the blacked out accent areas on a SS car, especially after I put a set of dark centre Torque Thrusts on the car - plus it made the minimal chrome and aluminum trim really stand out as well.
It always seemed to have a different look depending on the available light and maybe that was why I liked it so much...

Randy

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The weather yesterday was miserable, but the forecast for tomorrow is calling for mostly sunny skies.

*Hopefully* I'll be able to get a better look at things then.

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Well, the sun managed to make an appearance for a little while yesterday. Rachel was kind enough to snap the following pics for me while I was busy in the shop building carbs.

It is quite startling how much these colors vary depending on what angle the light is hitting them, esp. the Deepwater.

Deepwater is on the drivers side of the deck lid, Nightwatch on the passenger side.

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d73/VMCP777/A-4.jpg

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d73/VMCP777/B-4.jpg

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d73/VMCP777/C-4.jpg

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d73/VMCP777/D-4.jpg

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d73/VMCP777/E-3.jpg

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d73/VMCP777/F-3.jpg

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d73/VMCP777/G-1.jpg

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d73/VMCP777/H-1.jpg

Bodyguy is currently checking in on two other color samples for me before I make any final decisions. Considering the amount of time and $$$ I have invested to this point, I want to make <span style="font-style: italic">damn sure</span> whatever color I decide on is one I can live with for the long run.

I definitely do not want to have to paint this thing again.

*EDIT*

Just got off the horn with Bodyguy--he's already got the two other colors sprayed on some other test panels and will have them cleared tomorrow. I'll post the pics up as soon as I can.

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I like the Deepwater. I think the other is too &quot;bright&quot; blue.
JMHO good luck!! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

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Eric - the link below lets you search Chevelles by year for colours, body styles, or options and if you scroll down to the 'Chevelle Photo Gallery' you can view cars in virtually any colour available for that year to get an idea...

http://www.chevellestuff.net/index.htm

The blue I had on my '68 SS was Teal Metallic code LL and is shown in the 1968 gallery on at least one car there. I think it looks like the second blue you had sprayed. The first blue is also shown on a car in the 1967 gallery - check it out...
Randy

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: x Baldwin Motion</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I like the Deepwater. I think the other is too &quot;bright&quot; blue.
JMHO good luck!! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img] </div></div>

Agreed. The Nightwatch is nice, but not what I'm after, but the Deepwater is still a strong possibility.

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: realzed</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Eric - the link below lets you search Chevelles by year for colours, body styles, or options and if you scroll down to the 'Chevelle Photo Gallery' you can view cars in virtually any colour available for that year to get an idea...

http://www.chevellestuff.net/index.htm

The blue I had on my '68 SS was Teal Metallic code LL and is shown in the 1968 gallery on at least one car there. I think it looks like the second blue you had sprayed. The first blue is also shown on a car in the 1967 gallery - check it out...
Randy</div></div>

Randy;

I bought Dale's CD a few years ago, and it's a great reference, but the Deepwater pic just didn't show enough color detail. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/frown.gif[/img]

The weather forecast for tomorrow is calling for rain yet again, so who knows when I'll be able to review the next paint samples... [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/dunno.gif[/img]

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That black w/vinyl SS (the first one in the Chevelle link &amp; '67 photo gallery) is an amazing looking car!
I've had a couple of black cars and they always looked the best - if they can be maintained properly but usually means a lot of work..
For me at least, that '67 pictured first has the perfect stance and look for that year - but the darker the paint the better the body work and prep better be, considering those long quarters!

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Paint color and shades will knot up your stomach faster than anything......LOL........Having Fun yet!!!....

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Just wait for the day when you painter calls and tells you to come look at the car in it's fresh paint. You will experience all those emotions at one time second guessing yourself but ultimately being thrilled with the outcome.

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I just picked up the two new sample panels from Bodyguy...but of course, we're inundated with liquid sunshine right now, so I'm again back to &quot;hurry up and wait&quot; mode. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/rolleyes.gif[/img]

The last 3 projects I've done that managed to make their way to the paint booth were actually easy paint decisions...a `75 Monza hotrod that was painted black, my old Pro Street `67 Chevelle that was painted black, and my old `57 Chevy Sedan that was painted Torch Red.

I was 100% confident with my choice on each of those projects.

This project is an entirely different ballgame.

I'm intentionally trying to <span style="font-style: italic">avoid</span> having an end product that's so obviously &quot;non-stock&quot;. Since the onset I've leaned heavily towards Deepwater (as explained recently), esp. considering this isn't a numbers resto--in which case it would've went back to it's original Marina Blue with a Bright Blue interior.

I guess I was a little derailed when this sample of Deepwater seemed so far off from what my mind's eye remembered. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/dunno.gif[/img]

I can't say yet with any certainty what my final choice will be until I can review these last two samples in good daylight, but I can say that the `66 Nightwatch is off the table, and the `67 Deepwater is still a very strong possibility.

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My experience with Deepwater Blue (a color I love) definitely shows a red/purple cast to it. It becomes most apparent when you put a Bright Blue interior against it-which has an aqua/green cast to it. To my eye they clash terribly.

Not sure if your interior color choice is made already. I really like that black '67 Vette with the bright blue interior, that could be a nice look for this car.

If you want to stay era-correct you might want to have him spray some '67 FoMoCo Nightmist Blue, another beautiful dark blue.

Since you don't sound like a purple fan, I'll refrain from suggesting Royal Plum, but Tahoe Turquoise is a BEAUTIFUL color when shot properly that looks awesome on any '67 Chevy I've seen it on.

Good luck!

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[img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/headbang.gif[/img]
http://www.chevellestuff.net/1967/ch...gallery/ll.jpg

Tahoe Turquoise

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The car does have an interior already, good ol' basic black.

Royal Plum was actually on the consideration list a few years ago (as were Emerald Turquoise and Butternut Yellow), but I just couldn't bring myself to go for it.

My first `67 SS Chevelle (the $200.00 beater I had nearly 30 years ago that's shown on my website at the beginning of &quot;The Chevelle Project&quot; section) was originally Emerald Turquoise, and that is one of my favorite colors on a `67 Chevelle...but as is the case with Marina Blue, Black, and Red, while they are all beautiful colors, there's a gazillion of them out there already.

That's the other factor that stands out so much for me about Deepwater---you just don't see that color very often.

FWIW, the weather broke a little bit and I got a bit of a look a little while ago of the two latest possibilities. While I still can't say for certain until I actually see them in good light, Deepwater is still at the top of the list.

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No pics for today, just a brief update;

Bodyguy is wrapping up the last few details on the car and it should be ready to come back apart in the next week or two. Paint will hopefully happen within the next month or so.

Along those lines...

A paint choice has been made...but y'all will have to wait until the car's painted to find out what it is. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/grin.gif[/img]

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Big TEASE!! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/dunno.gif[/img] [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/no.gif[/img] [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/naughty.gif[/img] [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/grin.gif[/img] [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

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And we're back again.

Progressing along nicely...both Bodyguy #1 and #2 were hard at work today when we arrived. I noticed a layer of murky black water under the bottom of the shop bay door when we first arrived...sure sign of wetsanding in process. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

The final major preps are rapidly approaching completion, and the pass. door and part of the roof are about all that's left to be wetsanded.

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d73/VMCP777/A-5.jpg

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d73/VMCP777/B-5.jpg

Nice panel alignment, esp. considering what Bodyguy had to start with. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d73/VMCP777/C-5.jpg

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d73/VMCP777/D-5.jpg

The A pillar cover isn't fastened down yet, so it's not spot on with the cowl or fender in this pic.

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d73/VMCP777/F-4.jpg

The fender emblem holes were a bit off from where they were supposed to be, so Bodyguy had to weld the holes up and relocate the emblem. He was right in the middle of this when we arrived.

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d73/VMCP777/E-4.jpg

The back of the car is almost done; still on the &quot;to do&quot; list are the hole for the rear antenna, the rear window trim studs, the decklid trim studs, and the holes for the rear body panel trim. Small potatoes at this point.

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d73/VMCP777/G-2.jpg

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d73/VMCP777/H-2.jpg

Still on the &quot;to do&quot; list are finishing up the rockers, installing the windshield trim studs, fitting the hood for the &quot;Chevelle&quot; emblem, rebuilding the door hinges, fitting the wheel well moldings, and that's about it! Bodyguy said by this time next week the car should be back apart for inside/backside panel prep, and we *should* have some color on the car within the next few weeks!

WOO HOO!!! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/naughty.gif[/img] [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/worship.gif[/img] [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img] [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/headbang.gif[/img]

Bodyguy estimated roughly another 2 months worth of work and the car will be done.

God willing and the creek don't rise, by this summer she should be out [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/burnout.gif[/img] [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/3gears.gif[/img]

More next week. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

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And I bet we will not be able to keep you on the ground and likely won't even hear from you as you will be out playing with the car. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/wink.gif[/img] Looks great Eric!

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Looking great Eric!!!!!!!!!

Kurt

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Well done Eric! Looks fantastic!