just my .02 probably too late aswell.. i read somewhere a year or 2 ago and fully agree. Red is the most Over used color on street rods.

However, this build is still amazing , and i will keep fallowing it, because just watching makes me feel good inside, knowing id die for one of those cars but will never have one.

Unless i can find a good deal on a kit car !

 

Well yea I can see that about the red paint. We are going to add a bit of metallic flake to it and do black ghost flames. NO STRIPES. Besides its 69 camaro and around here I dont see many of them driving around. Mine is not going to sit in the driveway either.

 

Cool pics so far. Like cplthomas, I too am jealous as jealous gets for seeing everyone else's ride getting worked on while mine is in the garage and I haven't really done anything to it for almost a month now...

Thanks for taking the pics, I really appreciate it!!!

 

The biggest thing that I am jealous of is that you are wearing shorts and short sleeve shirts in the pics. It was 2 degrees this morning when I left for work, which means, put the heater on in the garage at noon, by 5 it should be warm enought to do a little work.
Progress looks great, I was thinking of a very dark red with black stripes, but you've intrigued me with the black flames, got any pics of an inspiration that made you lean that way?

 

dang thats cold. Gotta admit I am spoiled on the weather down here in sunny florida. as far as inspiration maybe something like this...

 

Dang, every time I think I have what I want figured out I see something cool and go, hmmm I wonder...
Now you got me wondering.

 

THAT IS BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAD... Now I wanna do that... Too bad that my painting skills are not to that level so I guess I'll have to go with stripes...BECAUSE I LIKE THEM.

 

Well we have decided to not do the ghost flames. This extra step will cost me an extra $1500 to do and since this is going to be my DD I have several things to consider......like daily abuse....if this were going to be a show car or something I just drove on the weekends then I would put the extra money into it. but for now I have decided to go with the 69ss side stipe. Something like this but in black.

http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/...maro-z28-8.jpg

 

ok so alot of misc things have been getting done over the last 2 weeks. It may not seem like alot but it is really cool watching this car get molded into shape. Here's what's been going on:

Rust spots on the right rear have been cut away and repaired





Inside of the right rear quarter is all patched now and ready for the quarter to go on.


Here is the replacement rocker piece



He has cut the piece on the trunk gutter to lower it.



And he is slowly cutting away at the roof


We now have a sample of the paint and more body parts are in

 

Looks like some great progress, I like that dark red, I see that ghost match in the back must be for your flames. I'm sure, like you, I can't wait to see how it turns out.