[68 461 Bird]

Originally Posted by 64speed

I now have a question of color. How do you guys like these grays? I am torn. What’s y’all’s opinion

What are the original colors of your Tempest?

[imposter]

i was trying to match my white seats and blue rug/ mats seatbelts and dash with a grayish color and couldn't get it to match with my paint color thats a BMW bluestone metallic so i pulled the trigger and went gold it was a task but well worth it black interior is so boring pick a color other than black unless your painting the car black

[64speed]

White with that terrible brownish/mud colored interior. I think they call it saddle

[imposter]

BMW bluestone metallic with gold interior

[64speed]

I will buy other classic cars but I will never do another restoration to this level. I have to pick colors and interiors I can live with for the long haul. Gold does suit your car but it would clash with any of the colors I am now considering. I like black. Plus it goes with everything. I would have kept the blue interior of it was like the lemans colors. I am using factory upholstery so black is what I have to work with

[64speed]

Everything bolted up the way it was supposed to with the steering box and now it’s on and while I can’t drive the car it starts to turn the wheels as soon as you touch the steering wheel. On a sidenote, I packed up the radio for conversion and shipped it to be converted to full Bluetooth. I wish there was a way that I could get Apple car play but that would ruin the whole aesthetic I am going for. Had to drop down to a drop base air cleaner and a 2.5 inch tall filter. To anyone installing the Borgeson box I’m here to tell you it’s bigger. Not a lot but you might have clearance issues.

[64speed]

Well I went to S&H and picked up my chrome. 12 hours round trip. Over 4000 in chrome but EVERYTHING from bumper to bumper whether it was aluminum, steel or stainless is now chrome. I inspected everything before it was wrapped in butchers paper but here are one of the grilles and headlight bezels. Triple plated show chrome with lifetime warranty.

[tom s]

You sure have deep pockets!I would never have chromed the alu.To each his own!Tom

[Scott Stoneburg]

Looking forward to seeing the finished project

[64speed]

Originally Posted by tom s

You sure have deep pockets!I would never have chromed the alu.To each his own!Tom

I don’t want to have to polish aluminum all the time, it was cheaper than having the aluminum buffed and reanodized and it shines like hell LOL

[grivera]

Chrome looks awesome

[64speed]

Originally Posted by grivera

Chrome looks awesome

Thank you, you should see all of it

[promptcritical]

Nice.

[64speed]

Well after the disaster at Classic Pontiac Rescue I have managed to save enough money to send my car to the body shop. I am taking it to a body shop that has a national reputation 7 hours away so it will be quiet the trip but should be fun. Obviously he cant give me a spot on estimate just based on pictures and videos but he estimated between 13-15K. I have 9000 saved and we agreed to bring it and he could do that work and by then he would know how much the rest would be. I have already filed my taxes although they aren’t accepting returns yet turbo tax holds them until they start taking them. When he has burned thru that money if there is only 2 or 3 thousand left then I will just put it on my AMEX and finish her out. Contract states he will not keep her longer than 3 months barring unforeseen circumstances so I am feeling pretty good. I will pick her up fully assembled and decked out, install motor and trans, wire it. Run it thru the neighborhood with no glass to check for electrical problems etc and then glass and upholstery will be my last major steps. Looks like hopefully my 5 1/2 year project will be done in four. Anyone got any advice before I take the 3000 pound jigsaw puzzle?

[1968GTO421]

Sounds good, best of luck to you with "final" stage!!

[64speed]

So here we go off for paint and body. I have another color that has been shown to me that I am leaning towards. 1970s Shadow Gray, my wife really likes it and so do I. The fear is that with all the chrome on the car (EVERYTHING has been chromed) that the Silver will look whitewash. So anybody have an opinion?

[HWYSTR455]

Yup, it will. Personal opinion is you need contrast, it allows one to focus on certain areas, either be it body lines or accents.

You want the chrome to 'pop'? Darker color.

You want the body or body lines to pop? Lighter color.

Again. You need to start by looking at factory examples, then go from there.

Light/Dark examples

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[HWYSTR455]

Yawn.

Silver doesn't do it for me, personally.

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[64speed]

I’m liking shadow gray

[HWYSTR455]

Got a pic?

'Shadow' sounds like charcoal to me, kinda means nothing to me, there's a gazillion shades.

But, if you like it, then don't ask, just do. It's your car, you are the one that needs to be happy with it.

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