Torch red dash installed.
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Spray a few light coats then spray heavier to keep overspray down. IF I WERE TO DO IT AGAIN, I'd buy quart cans instead of spray cans and use my paint gun.
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WOW. That's a lot of red.
Honest opinion, I like all the red pieces other than the dash top and the air bag. I would have left those black and painted the glove box and the driver's knee bolster red instead.... But that's just me.
You have made the dash top the focal point of the interior where it should have been the speedo surround and the radio surround. IMHO.
Honest opinion, I like all the red pieces other than the dash top and the air bag. I would have left those black and painted the glove box and the driver's knee bolster red instead.... But that's just me.
You have made the dash top the focal point of the interior where it should have been the speedo surround and the radio surround. IMHO.
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Seeing your pic takes me back to the days when my C1 vette's dash matched the seats and door panels. I had a black 57 fuelie with red interior. The one thing I remember with the red top dash and the lighter colored dashes was they really reflected badly into the windshield and sometimes made it very hard to see through the windshield and the glare nearly blinded me sometimes on a sunny day.
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I think I will take a break going forward on red interior. Just put the cluster in last week, not sure where to go from here but think the dash is just a bit more than I want.
Do do love the cluster though!
Do do love the cluster though!
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I applaud your ability to express yourself! That's true americana to me. I know I would feel really anxious in that interior but... People doin their own thing are what make this passion for cars so fun and I can appreciate you. Thanks for sharing and like someone else said, nice craftmanship
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I applaud your ability to express yourself! That's true americana to me. I know I would feel really anxious in that interior but... People doin their own thing are what make this passion for cars so fun and I can appreciate you. Thanks for sharing and like someone else said, nice craftmanship
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Nothing wrong with daring to be different - I actually like the look. With your seats in there, it really goes together well.
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