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SeanPlunk
10-20-2009, 12:42 PM
What does everyone think of flat black cars? Do you like it, or do you think it's a lame trend?

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3108/2606161231_46c447bc97_o.jpg
http://www.gtspirit.com/uploads/images/ferraritunero004yp2001.jpg
http://www.lotustalk.com/forums/attachments/f92/114583d1237186243-flat-black-wraps-
89StangGuy
10-20-2009, 12:44 PM
I just flat blacked my fox body. I'll post up some pics when i get home. I like how it looks whether it's a matte black, or just rattle cans.
kdracer73
10-20-2009, 12:52 PM
Like anything, depends on the car. Some look lame, some awesome:confused:
SeanPlunk
10-20-2009, 12:54 PM
Like anything, depends on the car. Some look lame, some awesome:confused:

Stop trying to be logical :rolling:

Thanks again for the glass guy referral. Alexis said he was awesome. I owe you one :hail:
94cobra69ss396
10-20-2009, 01:10 PM
It's just a dumb trend. :rolling:

Before
http://memimage.cardomain.com/member_images/8/web/2048000-2048999/2048500_3_full.jpg

After
http://www.motortopia.com/files/9911/album_/4782afc1c9d37/2008_0107Image0043.jpg
SeanPlunk
10-20-2009, 01:20 PM
It's just a dumb trend. :rolling:

Before
http://memimage.cardomain.com/member_images/8/web/2048000-2048999/2048500_3_full.jpg

After
http://www.motortopia.com/files/9911/album_/4782afc1c9d37/2008_0107Image0043.jpg

Your car does look great. Who did the paint work?
94cobra69ss396
10-20-2009, 01:35 PM
Your car does look great. Who did the paint work?

I did. It took 6 cans of black and one can of blue. The flames are just stickers.

http://memimage.cardomain.com/ride_images/2/3195/1/20485000079_large.jpg
Vettezuki
10-20-2009, 01:54 PM
I like flat black on mean looking performance oriented cars; I think the flat black can actually highlight the shadows of dark and light and make it pretty dramatic. [See your original pics.] Now an econo-box, maybe not so much. :judge:
kdracer73
10-20-2009, 02:06 PM
Stop trying to be logical :rolling:

Thanks again for the glass guy referral. Alexis said he was awesome. I owe you one :hail:

Anytime, that is what this group is for :drink:
SeanPlunk
10-20-2009, 09:37 PM
Hmmmmm :drool:

http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x246/ludamike81/DSC01032aaa.jpg
BRIAN
10-21-2009, 12:10 AM
I dig it, the Chevelle is bitchin man.
enkeivette
10-21-2009, 10:56 AM
Hmmmmm :drool:

http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x246/ludamike81/DSC01032aaa.jpg

You cry about a microscopic bubble in your hood and you want an aftermarket paint job? Ha!
SeanPlunk
10-21-2009, 11:12 AM
You cry about a microscopic bubble in your hood and you want an aftermarket paint job? Ha!

I've gotten slightly less anal about the paint since then, I promise :jester:
Leedom
10-21-2009, 11:39 AM
I've gotten slightly less anal about the paint since then, I promise :jester:

You still have a ways to go.:smack:

Flat black on the right car can look awesome. I think that Cobra needs either chrome rims or blacked out rims with a polished/chrome lip like mine and it would be perfect.
Throttle Crazy
10-21-2009, 12:04 PM
Ron couldn't resist putting the Ford racing stripes on the roof, everyone knows he goes both ways.
99BlownSScamaro
10-21-2009, 01:50 PM
i agree...some cars look REALLY good with flat black and others just cant pull it off...but majority look good with flat black IMO
BRUTAL64
10-21-2009, 03:51 PM
I think you know my answer.:leaving:
94cobra69ss396
10-21-2009, 06:13 PM
Ron couldn't resist putting the Ford racing stripes on the roof, everyone knows he goes both ways.

No, those are Chevy rally stripes. I don't have any Ford parts on the Chevelle. I only have Chevy parts on the Cobra.
Chuck
10-21-2009, 07:09 PM
Sean,
Lets paint the Cobra Ill pick up some Krylon and Vaseline and we will do it on a weekend I know adam will help.

Chuck
Vettezuki
10-21-2009, 07:37 PM
Sean,
Lets paint the Cobra Ill pick up some Krylon and Vaseline and we will do it on a weekend I know adam will help.

Chuck


Uh, Vaseline, what the hell do guys plan on doing while painting? Never mind, keep it to yourself. . .
Throttle Crazy
10-21-2009, 08:21 PM
No, those are Chevy rally stripes. I don't have any Ford parts on the Chevelle. I only have Chevy parts on the Cobra.

As far as I know Chevrolet never put rally stripes on the roof! Thats a Ford thing! So I guess you go both ways even more than you thought.
Chuck
10-21-2009, 09:41 PM
Uh, Vaseline, what the hell do guys plan on doing while painting? Never mind, keep it to yourself. . .

Its for the windows sicko
94cobra69ss396
10-21-2009, 10:14 PM
As far as I know Chevrolet never put rally stripes on the roof! Thats a Ford thing! So I guess you go both ways even more than you thought.

Well it's kind of hard to put stripes on the hood when I don't have one. It would have looked really dumb if I just put them on the trunk.
enkeivette
10-21-2009, 10:16 PM
Flat black needs to be done with a flattening agent in the clear. Very hard to do it right, so I hear. I'd like to try it sometime.
enkeivette
10-21-2009, 10:21 PM
As far as I know Chevrolet never put rally stripes on the roof! Thats a Ford thing! So I guess you go both ways even more than you thought.

Who cares? Chevy never did a flat black Chevelle either. It's an aesthetic thing.

And, Ford used 7.5" stripes, while Ron used 7" stripes, so it is very clearly not a Ford thing. :p
94cobra69ss396
10-21-2009, 10:36 PM
Who cares? Chevy never did a flat black Chevelle either. It's an aesthetic thing.

And, Ford used 7.5" stripes, while Ron used 7" stripes, so it is very clearly not a Ford thing. :p

Actually, I'll have to measure because I don't remember how wide I made them. It was a long time ago.
94cobra69ss396
10-21-2009, 10:37 PM
Flat black needs to be done with a flattening agent in the clear. Very hard to do it right, so I hear. I'd like to try it sometime.

No you can just use spray paint. Oh wait, you said do it right. My bad.
99BlownSScamaro
10-21-2009, 10:37 PM
haha....let the expert say his knowledge lol
enkeivette
10-21-2009, 10:52 PM
Actually, I'll have to measure because I don't remember how wide I made them. It was a long time ago.

Haha, I was just trying to make a point. It's not like you were going after some Ford theme, you just put uh... racing stripes on the car.
Vettezuki
10-22-2009, 02:29 AM
Its for the windows sicko

Que? Why vaseline instead of just taping windows off? Is it somehow easier or am I missing something altogether here?
enkeivette
10-22-2009, 02:58 AM
Que? Why vaseline instead of just taping windows off? Is it somehow easier or am I missing something altogether here?

I took my windows out of the car, I don't fu*k around. :cool:

I taped everything else, no vaseline for me... Don't even think about it Ben!
99BlownSScamaro
10-22-2009, 03:06 AM
wow...you guys really seem to have a fear of vaseline lol....bad past experiences? haha
SeanPlunk
10-22-2009, 10:34 AM
I took my windows out of the car, I don't fu*k around. :cool:

I taped everything else, no vaseline for me... Don't even think about it Ben!

Must not make jokes :smack:
Chuck
10-22-2009, 04:05 PM
Que? Why vaseline instead of just taping windows off? Is it somehow easier or am I missing something altogether here?

Yeah it obviously was a joke but yeah I heard that was how earl schwibe use to do it back in the day. Just rub vaseline on the parts you don't want paint on, paint and wipe off.
Throttle Crazy
10-23-2009, 11:20 AM
Haha, I was just trying to make a point. It's not like you were going after some Ford theme, you just put uh... racing stripes on the car.

I think they look good also, but he is my brother and If I didn't give him sh*t I would'nt be doing my job.
94cobra69ss396
10-23-2009, 11:35 AM
Like telling Mehgan to call me fat and old.
SeanPlunk
10-23-2009, 11:36 AM
Like telling Mehgan to call me fat and old.

Wow, that's cold. Brotherly love though I guess :nutkick:
94cobra69ss396
10-23-2009, 11:55 AM
Wow, that's cold. Brotherly love though I guess :nutkick:

It's better than when we were kids and he'd kick me in the balls and then run out of the house and not come home until our parents got home.
Throttle Crazy
10-23-2009, 02:14 PM
Like telling Mehgan to call me fat and old.

Ya, that one was cold. It kinda slipped though. Thats not the kind of thing I wan't my five year old saying. Ron and I were jumping trying to get the kids balloons off the ceiling and he couldn't jump quite high enough to grab one.
(second story ceiling). I don't no why? I guess gravity has just gotten stronger then it was when we were kids.
Throttle Crazy
10-23-2009, 03:01 PM
It's better than when we were kids and he'd kick me in the balls and then run out of the house and not come home until our parents got home.

Ahhh! The fond childhood memories.:whistle::nutkick:
94cobra69ss396
10-23-2009, 03:35 PM
Ya, that one was cold. It kinda slipped though. Thats not the kind of thing I wan't my five year old saying. Ron and I were jumping trying to get the kids balloons off the ceiling and he couldn't jump quite high enough to grab one.
(second story ceiling). I don't no why? I guess gravity has just gotten stronger then it was when we were kids.

Hey, I kept hitting it I just couldn't grab it. Besides you have 2-3 more inches of reach than I do and you just barely got it.
99BlownSScamaro
10-23-2009, 03:43 PM
i grew up with no brothers....i was ripped off lol
94cobra69ss396
10-23-2009, 03:47 PM
i grew up with no brothers....i was ripped off lol

Boy, you missed out on some fun stuff like having shovels thrown at you, BB gun wars, etc.
99BlownSScamaro
10-23-2009, 03:49 PM
yep...missed ALL that, but atleast i didnt have to share time working on cars with dad lol
94cobra69ss396
10-23-2009, 03:55 PM
Neither did we. By the time Phil could drive I was living on my own.
99BlownSScamaro
10-23-2009, 03:56 PM
i enjoyed learning the cars...first car my dad taught me stuff on was his 73 stingray...wish he still had it
Vettezuki
10-23-2009, 03:57 PM
Boy, you missed out on some fun stuff like having shovels thrown at you, BB gun wars, etc.

The occasional 911 call. . . :sm_up_there:
99BlownSScamaro
10-23-2009, 03:58 PM
hahaha
BRUTAL64
10-27-2009, 12:02 PM
No, those are Chevy rally stripes. I don't have any Ford parts on the Chevelle. I only have Chevy parts on the Cobra.

I have FORD parts on the Vette engine. I did that to keep the Chevy engine from breaking.:jester:
Vettezuki
10-27-2009, 12:15 PM
I have FORD parts on the Vette engine. I did that to keep the Chevy engine from breaking.:jester:

Wazzup? I thought you had been abducted or something.
BRUTAL64
10-27-2009, 01:27 PM
Wazzup? I thought you had been abducted or something.

Had to go on "Vacation" for 3 days. No computer at the shop. You know I should get a computer and Internet hook up for the shop. Never can tell when there might be a Motorgen crisis that you need me for.:lmfao:
Vettezuki
10-27-2009, 02:28 PM
Had to go on "Vacation" for 3 days. No computer at the shop. You know I should get a computer and Internet hook up for the shop. Never can tell when there might be a Motorgen crisis that you need me for.:lmfao:

Did you have swine flu? Were you quarantined? Or did you mouth off to a customer and get spanked. :smack:

And yes, you should get a computer and hookup at the shop. You can get screaming netbooks now for less than $500 and DSL for less than $20 or so a month.
BRUTAL64
10-27-2009, 04:03 PM
Did you have swine flu? Were you quarantined? Or did you mouth off to a customer and get spanked. :smack:

And yes, you should get a computer and hookup at the shop. You can get screaming netbooks now for less than $500 and DSL for less than $20 or so a month.

Forced vacation. :boggled:


So what do you recommend for a computer?
94cobra69ss396
10-27-2009, 04:48 PM
I have FORD parts on the Vette engine. I did that to keep the Chevy engine from breaking.:jester:

And look what that got you. You have an unknown vibration.
BRUTAL64
10-27-2009, 05:03 PM
And look what that got you. You have an unknown vibration.

I used a water pump pulley and 5 blade heavy duty flex fan from a FORD truck.:judge:


The vibration is still undermined, but I have theories.:confused:

A new Grand Sport would fix that straight away.:rolling::judge::hail:
94cobra69ss396
10-27-2009, 05:08 PM
A new Grand Sport would fix that straight away.:rolling::judge::hail:

That would be a great way to get rid of the vibration. The Explorer has a drivetrain vibration that I think is in the trans. I'll see if I can get a Raptor to fix it but I'm not sure my wife will go for it.
BRUTAL64
10-27-2009, 05:19 PM
That would be a great way to get rid of the vibration. The Explorer has a drivetrain vibration that I think is in the trans. I'll see if I can get a Raptor to fix it but I'm not sure my wife will go for it.

You want me to talk to her for you??? :p
Vettezuki
10-27-2009, 05:37 PM
That would be a great way to get rid of the vibration. The Explorer has a drivetrain vibration that I think is in the trans. I'll see if I can get a Raptor to fix it but I'm not sure my wife will go for it.

Honey, the Protege isn't running quite right. I need a part to fix it. What is it? A DB9. :judge:
BRUTAL64
10-27-2009, 05:41 PM
Honey, the Protege isn't running quite right. I need a part to fix it. What is it? A DB9. :judge:

At least we are keeping it under $60,000.:judge:
enkeivette
10-27-2009, 07:19 PM
I used a water pump pulley and 5 blade heavy duty flex fan from a FORD truck.:judge:


The vibration is still undermined, but I have theories.:confused:

A new Grand Sport would fix that straight away.:rolling::judge::hail:

Good thing you don't have any important GM parts holding that reciprocating assembly together. :leaving:

Does it vibrate in neutral?
BRUTAL64
10-28-2009, 12:15 PM
Good thing you don't have any important GM parts holding that reciprocating assembly together. :leaving:

Does it vibrate in neutral?
I'm using Scat rods to hold things together.:pot_stir:



So, you think I haven't been all over vibration problem???:lmfao::lmfao: