Progress Thread 92 Coupe Resurrection Thread

Thanks! Once I get it back from paint and some real springs on it, I'll get some actual pics. (not that the petsmart parking lot doesn't count lol). It's been a chore and I'm not entirely sure I'm out of the woods on brakes and bleeding them. Something still isn't quite right but its plenty safe enough to drive for now. (or really sit at the paint shop lol)

Well we "think" we've found the match or closest possible paint match. Our issue is I was told the car was race red (PQ). Well no matter how it was mixed or scanned to match, the red came out too "red" or maroon. So my painter decided to go to the color book (using the gas filler door for color match) and started flipping pages. He ended up finding Bright Red (1999 BMW color) as a very good match (using a painters daylight light etc). So they used it as a base and then scanned my part. It came back with a tiny amount of black added (.05ml IIRC) and had zero alternatives.

After looking at it on a stir stick next to the car both in the shop, in the cloudy light and direct sunlight it appears to be a dang close match. Likely as close as we will ever get without knowing who painted the car and exactly what color.



As a reminder, this is what PQ gave us, even with scanning the car


And just when I think I'm beyond my frustration level with the time frame etc, the guy goes and does something cool and helps me out.

The car (if you've read the thread) was a 5.3/6.0 LSX Turbo car 6-8 months ago. Made quite a bit of power, ran some 9's IIRC and was pretty sneaky. That owner parted it out etc. However when they installed the turbo they cut out the lower radiator support and made custom tubular stuff to support both a rad and intercooler. I had previously cut some of it out as it interfered with the bumper but there was still a piece hanging (main support at that) 3 inches lower than it should. The painter volunteer to go in and cut that out and weld in a piece of square stock so the bumper will sit correctly and I won't drag the hell out of it everywhere I went.

While it looks a bit "crude", it is never seen unless you're under it or working on it and it will do until this winter when we pull the motor and replace the entire core support.


I think we'll have the car back tomorrow eve, swap the springs and then re bleed the brakes. Per another thread I figured out I was using the FRPP proportioning valve incorrectly. Screwing in the knob all the way gives full rear brakes while we thought leaving it unscrewed (all the way out) was full. SO we were unsuccessful in getting all of the air out. Lesson learned and thanks frpp and LRS for no instructions.