<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: day2killa</div><div class="ubbcode-body">

deep oil pan and gauges on the hood

would it be wrong to do this with red to match the interior of my car?
My original inspiration I hung around my uncles car from 1981-86
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I quoted from the other thread since they seem to be related.
There certainly some 1980's tendencies in your questions. The one thing I was thinking about with all of our comments is your Uncle's Chevelle. That was the real deal that influenced you. If you use that as your template- then you can't go wrong.