Getting ready to paint
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Getting ready to paint
Ok folks I need your opinions
I am getting ready to paint my 1980 L-82 with just over 60K. This car is going to be sold after I paint it... now the car is all orginial at the moment, but what changes I have planed for it are as follows
1.) putting 81 factory headers on it, and keeping the orginals to go with the car, it has all the smog equip. in tact and working (i think this is gonna be a key selling point in the future)
2.) wheel spacers to run some c5 or c6 wheels on it, again the wheels are gonna go with the car once I sell it
3.) the a/c was upgraded to 134 system nothing I can do about that now it works which is a bonus IMHO
Now here is the question, should I paint it the orginal silver,a slightly different silver, or black? I want to sell the car, I don't wanna keep it so I am kinda up in the air about it...oh the interior is Red.
Any other color choices are welcome to...
forgot to add that someone did a terrible repaint on it a few years back in gun metal grey....
I am getting ready to paint my 1980 L-82 with just over 60K. This car is going to be sold after I paint it... now the car is all orginial at the moment, but what changes I have planed for it are as follows
1.) putting 81 factory headers on it, and keeping the orginals to go with the car, it has all the smog equip. in tact and working (i think this is gonna be a key selling point in the future)
2.) wheel spacers to run some c5 or c6 wheels on it, again the wheels are gonna go with the car once I sell it
3.) the a/c was upgraded to 134 system nothing I can do about that now it works which is a bonus IMHO
Now here is the question, should I paint it the orginal silver,a slightly different silver, or black? I want to sell the car, I don't wanna keep it so I am kinda up in the air about it...oh the interior is Red.
Any other color choices are welcome to...
forgot to add that someone did a terrible repaint on it a few years back in gun metal grey....
Last edited by hardlanding; Mar 24, 2014 at 03:14 PM.
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From: Bowtie, Pennsyltucky
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If you're going to sell it, paint it the original color and let the buyer decide if he wants the headers/wheels. Why spend the extra money if you're going to sell it anyway?
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I already bought them, I mean I guess I could leave them, but I really was thinking i'd like to have some fun with it before she found a new home....lol
