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Old Nov 25, 2007 | 12:04 PM
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I pulled the tranny to change the clutch. Now is a good time to paint the frame and underbody. I know that the frame should be semi-gloss black. Should I paint the underbody the same color?
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I believe that except for a little black-out in the wheelwells the underbody was unpainted as the car left the factory. So it depends whether you're going for an 'original' look or not. Black or dark grey do look good.
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if you're going for original then leave it bare glass. i painted mine black though
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Originally Posted by chris75stingray
if you're going for original then leave it bare glass. i painted mine black though
The '76 has steel pans. Some areas (the tunnel) are bare, and the seat pans have some grungy undercoat. I guess semi-gloss black would look good. Thanks.
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