I'm excited! - finished deciding on a color and bought the paint for the
V-6 Camidget today! Gets painted this next week! Finally, some progress....
It will be Black Cherry (1984 Cadillac). This is one of those colors that
looks almost black until the sun shines on it. Then the red and metallic
part starts showing up! I distinctly remember this color when I was
turning wrenches in the Caddy dealership in the 80s. Very beautiful, but
the body needs to be quite straight.
Mechanicals this winter - PFI 2.8 Chevy V-6 engine/5-speed OD tranny/ box
steel subframe/narrowed Z-28 rear end - then round arches/maybe flares
installed next spring and final painting. The guy that is doing this for
me wanted to apply some paint now to judge how straight the body is, see if
it will need more massaging, and also to paint the nooks and crannies -
plus it will look better to the neighbors in the meantime.
Thanks for the soap box!
Les
67 Sprite
77 Camidget
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