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Finally getting some paint !!!

With work, kids baseball and life in general, didn't think I'd ever get to paint. Here's a sample. Everything is sanded and epoxy primed. Hood, trunk, scoop and jambs are painted. Hoping to finish shooting and re-assembled in the next week or so. Unfortunately, my TC hood inserts aren't going into the scoop just yet. One of them are cracked and I didn't want to wait to find new ones. I'll do it in the winter when I do the engine bay.
88 Sport ,306 roller block, flat tops, ARP rods and bolts, Compcam 533 lift/ 270 duration, roller rockers, ported 351w heads with 1.94 - 1.60 valves, 550 springs, 600cfm carb , full length headers, 2.5" dual X-pipe exhaust, MSD ignition, Hughes built C4, Weld Draglites, Tracloc /Richmond 3:73's

Finally getting some paint !!!

Reply #1
Guess I could have said...the color is Grabber Orange. One of my favorite Ford colors !
88 Sport ,306 roller block, flat tops, ARP rods and bolts, Compcam 533 lift/ 270 duration, roller rockers, ported 351w heads with 1.94 - 1.60 valves, 550 springs, 600cfm carb , full length headers, 2.5" dual X-pipe exhaust, MSD ignition, Hughes built C4, Weld Draglites, Tracloc /Richmond 3:73's

Finally getting some paint !!!

Reply #2
*GASP*....... You took my planned color haha. oh well i will just go to the white like my old one.

Finally getting some paint !!!

Reply #3
Quote from: Whiteboy;324510
*GASP*....... You took my planned color haha. oh well i will just go to the white like my old one.


Sorry man ! Just wanted something different and I have liked that color since I saw it on a Parnelli Jones car. Then at work about a month ago someone pulled in with a newer Grabber Orange Mustang. Right then I knew it was the color for my "bird".
88 Sport ,306 roller block, flat tops, ARP rods and bolts, Compcam 533 lift/ 270 duration, roller rockers, ported 351w heads with 1.94 - 1.60 valves, 550 springs, 600cfm carb , full length headers, 2.5" dual X-pipe exhaust, MSD ignition, Hughes built C4, Weld Draglites, Tracloc /Richmond 3:73's


Finally getting some paint !!!

Reply #5
I have my sun glasses ready.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

Finally getting some paint !!!

Reply #6
Quote from: 1 BADBIRD;324521
It should look awesome when its done ! And it will stand out from the crowd !!


Thats exactly it man, thats why I want thing others cant get easily... it may be more expensive but man you wont see but few. I could go with yellow but my sister is the one who had a yellow LT1 trans am and now has a bumble bee yellow honda CBR thingy.

Finally getting some paint !!!

Reply #7
Quote from: Whiteboy;324510
*GASP*....... You took my planned color haha. oh well i will just go to the white like my old one.


I love Grabber Orange and Grabber colors look great on these cars!

Finally getting some paint !!!

Reply #8
lol i like BadBird's color too, there is a Stang that i run around town with that is that color... hah he even has a picture of it lifting like that i thought it was him before i realized it was a thunderbird in Badbird's.

Finally getting some paint !!!

Reply #9
How about this..... True yellow with black pinstripes and delete the molding down the sid of the car (I would rather see the curve of the metal than a bulky rubber stripe)

Finally getting some paint !!!

Reply #10
Quote from: Whiteboy;324551
lol i like BadBird's color too, there is a Stang that i run around town with that is that color... hah he even has a picture of it lifting like that i thought it was him before i realized it was a thunderbird in Badbird's.


Thanks Whiteboy , My Bird really stands out with the sound of he big block Too . The only problem is if the man is looking for you eventually they are gonna get you !:burnout::burnout:

Finally getting some paint !!!

Reply #11
Quote from: Whiteboy;324580
How about this..... True yellow with black pinstripes and delete the molding down the sid of the car (I would rather see the curve of the metal than a bulky rubber stripe)


You could always do grabber orange as well. After all, it's not like you're around the corner from me. You'll have unique in your neck of the woods and I'll have mine. As for on the forum...everyone will know mine was orange first and you copied it ! :shakeass: :rollin:
Just kidding, seriously if you like something do it.
88 Sport ,306 roller block, flat tops, ARP rods and bolts, Compcam 533 lift/ 270 duration, roller rockers, ported 351w heads with 1.94 - 1.60 valves, 550 springs, 600cfm carb , full length headers, 2.5" dual X-pipe exhaust, MSD ignition, Hughes built C4, Weld Draglites, Tracloc /Richmond 3:73's