Why yellow?
Gonna paint the block as well,right?
Another day!
Great news, I got a phone call today saying that my heads are ready and after my last exam on Thursday, I will be driving home to get them. I might paint them to match the valve covers as well. But hopefully this time next week, I will be able to assemble Miss Molly and have her for the holidays!
I'm not knock'n your choice of colors, it's kinda 'in your face'.I wanted purple, but yellow stands out. When you pop the hood, now she says "yellow, how are you?"
Also, when I was younger my parents had a 1973 c10 Chevy that they restored that was almost that exact color. I just think it adds some happiness to her - and at one point in history yellow was considered the color of royalty which is why pencils are yellow.
Make use of your level of a disassembly - hopefully it’s a looooong time before you have her tore down like this again
That’s great news,did you have them just cleaned and checked,or rebuilt?
I'm not knock'n your choice of colors, it's kinda 'in your face'.
Didn't know that royalty thing.
Make it work. If you can, nows the time to spruce up the engine compartment, once and done.
You go girl.
That would be pretty sweet. Lol. And hoarding parts would give you plenty of time to upgrade the steering/suspension and brakesI have also been considering saving up for the coyote engine/t-56 tranny swap. It's quite pricey and I'm still kicking the idea around. It's a huge investment but I've seen a few new edges that have done it and they can walk the walk and talk the talk. Just a thought
I saw the image and began typing the word "yellow" followed by many question marks...
Do yourself this one favor before you commit to that solid yellow:
Go to the parts store and pick up a role of 3/4" painter's tape. Pick up 2 or 4 rolls of pinstripe masking. Purchase 2 cans of wrinkle black paint.
Tape off the base with the 3/4" mask all the way around the valve covers. Use the pin-stripe tape to create a SIMPLE stencil of your own design, into the top of each valve cover. Remember that more is less and too busy or too small looks lame on this scale and level of detail.
Spray the wrinkle black in several coats, until thick looking but not dripping, over the masking.
Pull the tape when the surface is dry to the touch.
Perhaps @Davedacarpainter can fill in the blanks, answer paint questions, or correct any errors I made up there. He's a paint and body guy so he might even have a better idea.
I wanted purple, but yellow stands out.
... and at one point in history yellow was considered the color of royalty which is why pencils are yellow.
You already laid down the Yellow so the end result will be Black/Yellow.
If you want Yellow/Black you'd have to do it over:
Yellow base with black over the top would look like this but with your stencil/design.
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