Author Topic: Funked, this one's for you (Read 1090 times)

lazs2 · « **Reply #30 on:** July 20, 2003, 03:27:34 PM »

thanks staga.. that's the car. I reversed the colors tho now. It is black on top and red on the sides. The el camino is the 468 6 speed.
lazs

funkedup · « **Reply #31 on:** July 20, 2003, 03:29:45 PM »

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I reversed the colors tho now. It is black on top and red on the sides.
lazs

Eager Beaver or Krylon?

lazs2 · « **Reply #32 on:** July 20, 2003, 08:15:39 PM »

primer... the mans color.
lazs

Mini D · « **Reply #33 on:** July 20, 2003, 08:28:49 PM »

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primer... the mans color.

This is just as gay of a statement as "I like the feel of a MANual transmission!"

Well... whatever gets you a date.

MiniD

Staga · « **Reply #34 on:** July 21, 2003, 05:26:38 AM »

errr my friends had a primer-red Caddy Cabriolet '60 and usually girls did run away when they saw that car coming.

hmm what was that one slogan again... "If it don't run, chrome it"...

lazs2 · « **Reply #35 on:** July 21, 2003, 08:24:56 AM »

the primer thing is an old Hot Rodder deal. The paint was never that important.. When you were allways pulling the front clip or suspension or whatever you didn't want to worry about the paint... even tearing the motor down is hard on custom paint jobs... a few squirts with the rattle can and you are back on the road with primer... small cars, like the Healey and Model A roadsters are especialy good to keep in primer.

In my modified Healey club most of the guys have very expensive paint jobs but a lot of em have said that they wished they had just primed the damn thing and called it good... Plus... I love to hear people tell me what a great car it will be when I get it "finished".
lazs

Mini D · « **Reply #36 on:** July 21, 2003, 10:28:48 AM »

So when you going to go "primer" with the El Camino?

MiniD

lazs2 · « **Reply #37 on:** July 21, 2003, 12:00:17 PM »

Ahhh.... the elky.... The elky was painted when I got it and....

supossedly (trying to fool myself here) the elky is my "dependable" car... it is not a Hot Rod. "supossedly", I built it for dependability. I know this may sound a little strange to some in light of the 468 big block but... It has a "mild" cam... 9.0/1 pistons.. dual plane intake and 850 edelbrock carb... even has an electric choke and a vintage air air conditioner.

The car came out good... the 6 speed just happened (gto gave me a good deal) the suspension and brakes I just "improved" a little... Really tho... the car is dependable. The paint is not all that good but is fairly easy to care for. With a car this big (this much surface area) it is easier to have paint on it.. I have no qualms about squirting primer on any spots that need it. I might even take the thing in and get a new paint job on it when it needs it.... course "needs" means something different to all of us.
lazs

Mini D · « **Reply #38 on:** July 21, 2003, 12:07:51 PM »

Hehehe... the paint looks just fine on the El Camino. I've never been a proponent of expensive paint jobs, but I can't say that paint doesn't make a car look better. With some cars it matters, with others it doesn't. The healey would definately look better with a real paint job... but if that's not what you're going for... then why bother.

MiniD

Ripsnort · « **Reply #39 on:** July 21, 2003, 12:41:59 PM »

Paint never had anything to do with performance, thats true Lazs.
However, if it *is* painted, there are plenty of products on the market to protect that finish regardless of how many engine installs you do.

SFRT - Frenchy · « **Reply #40 on:** July 21, 2003, 12:46:54 PM »

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Originally posted by Staga
errr my friends had a primer-red Caddy Cabriolet '60 and usually girls did run away when they saw that car coming.

BEcause hookers fear pimps?

Nilsen · « **Reply #41 on:** July 21, 2003, 01:29:25 PM »

how are the framerates at those speeds? get any lag or ghosting?

midnight Target · « **Reply #42 on:** July 21, 2003, 03:32:51 PM »

Chicks dig trucks

lazs2 · « **Reply #43 on:** July 21, 2003, 03:40:46 PM »

MT... you are right but as allways... only to a point.. chicks dig trucks but... Only ones they can picture themselves driving. Around here they all drive luxo/hot trucks but I have been told by several women that they don't want to drive my elky... they say it looks and sounds...."evil" which is kinda the effect I was going for come to think of it.
lazs