Topic: She's home! Here are a few pics...

[eroc022]

oddly enough the springs they used on that car, that they had to replace in popular hot rodding are now on my car! ha i am building mine after the same car

[hada76]

nice...do you know specs on wheels/tires?

BOSS 338 wheels
FALKEN FK 452 tires
front - 18x8 with 255/40R-18
rear - 18x9.5 with 275/40R-18

sweet...from what i read in the article 6" BS is too much(and the BOSS wheels look much better than thier choice) do you have any rubbing?  you already have the susp. upgrades that most would want.  (i was going to comment on the paint color as well...some orange in there)

[SOLICIT]

oddly enough the springs they used on that car, that they had to replace in popular hot rodding are now on my car! ha i am building mine after the same car

Nice.  I'm still getting used to how well it handles.  After having owned others without these upgrades, it's strange driving one that can take turns this well.  There is some extra play in the steering I need to chase down, but probably won't get to that for a few weeks.

sweet...from what i read in the article 6" BS is too much(and the BOSS wheels look much better than thier choice) do you have any rubbing?  you already have the susp. upgrades that most would want.  (i was going to comment on the paint color as well...some orange in there)

No rubbing so far, and I've put on at least 100 miles of city & rural driving.  Yeah, I'm thinking this is quite a bit more orange than Carousel Red.  Either way, I love it as it is.  Matching it for touch ups is going to be nearly impossible though.  The guy I got if from didn't have a can of leftover paint.

[Fitz78TA]

car looks really good man. I have always loved those wheels and the orange with gun metal wheels looks awesome.

[PA Formula 78]

The car looks great.  I am going to be painting my car Prowler Orange Metallic, and it will have the same wheels that are on your car.  I am hoping to have the body work done this summer, and have the car in paint sometime this fall so I can work on the interior this winter.

[SOLICIT]

car looks really good man. I have always loved those wheels and the orange with gun metal wheels looks awesome.

Thanks man.  That's one sick T/A you're building!  Nice.

[80TArebuild]

I just got done checking out the suspension you have under your car and I'm still drooling all over my keyboard.  Very nice and I agree that's one sick T/A man!!!

[SOLICIT]

Got word from the paint shop that the few runs in the paint I found are cleaning up nice, and the window trim will be painted the correct black, instead of the gloss black they were.  They're also going to remove the rear window, and add the right amount of sealant so it's raised closer to the rear window trim.  I can't wait to get it back tomorrow!

Just got some new interior pieces to finish some things up.  New Sunvisor supports, new pull strap end caps for p/s door, and new p/s seatbelt guide.  Plus, used seatbelt covers are on their way from kentuckyyeti!  It's coming together!  Kicking around a new console, but might hold off until this winter when we redo the carpet and d/s seat cushion.

[SOLICIT]

Sorry to keep posting, but I'm excited!  Just got back to the office from the body shop, and am freakin' stoked!!!!  (I justify my use of "freakin' stoked" by my 3 years in SoCal.....lol)  Wow, does it look good.  The window trim is now the correct black, the runs are now gone, and a very light scratch on the left rear above the wheel well completely buffed out.  They're washing it now, and I'll be picking it up after work.

So, as some of you might have figured out before I did, it is certainly not Carousel Red.  I and everyone else who has seen it in person love the color, but the only bummer is I have no idea what the true color is, which means I can't do touch ups.  The previous owner bought it just after it was painted, and he didn't get the info.  I'm going to buy a bottle of Harley orange (PMS 165), and touch up an inconspicuous spot to see how they compare.  This orange seems to be a close match.  

[hada76]

they have a machine that "looks" at your paint and can match most any color

[SOLICIT]

It's funny.  When I arrived to pick it up, there was a Harley sitting out front that looked like the exact same shade of orange.  So we started talking, and I asked if he thought my T/A was Harley orange?  (aka Home Depot orange, Gulf orange....exact same orange)  At first his painter resisted, but after some persistence he grabbed some extra paint he had and sure enough, it matched!  So now I have some touch up paint!  Woooohooooo!  Already did a few spots.