how does this paint scheme look? - Lateral-g Forums

deuce_454 · #1 12-07-2006, 04:59 PM

hey guys and girl..

i have been dinking arround with digital paintbooth and ive come up with this combination.. black top, orange stripe and charcoal sides.. the wheel is what i think im going to run.. feedback?

the car is my 80 bu, ls1/4l60 (shrifter??) ATS/global-west suspension, bilsteins. any input ??

anything you´d do different??

Derek69SS · #2 12-07-2006, 05:11 PM

Color combo looks great... wheels, I don't like that they have 6-spokes.

deuce_454 · #3 12-07-2006, 05:17 PM

i have had some headaches over the wheels also.. im just to cheap to but a set of kinesis wheels.. and these had somthing race inspired about them.. im just lookong for some wheels that look like they are chosen for function over bling...

**Bill Howell** · #4 12-07-2006, 05:50 PM

Um, change the tranny to a T-56 and we will own twins.

**Bill Howell** · #5 12-07-2006, 05:53 PM

I can tell you from experience, if you drop the frontend that much, and use ATS, you WILL be changing front wheel offsets, so don't buy wheels until you get the frontend done. I am looking at the protouring wheel by Boze. Check them out, they are a sponsor here. You will love the ATS stuff though, absolutely will change the car.

deuce_454 · #6 12-07-2006, 06:12 PM

lol, not identical twins but it sure is close... the base coat i have for the sides is a little darker... i did a test panel (thats where i decided to do the pinstripe orange and not red) .. sorry for the crapy photo btw.

the boze wheels look killer, but at 5000 bucks for a set.. they are a little spendy,

**Bill Howell** · #7 12-07-2006, 06:37 PM

The wheels I am talking about are only about $2K a set.
The other picture I posted was before the paint job. Now my car is darker silver too. Just a red stripe with a chevy emblem painted into the stripe. That is btw a factory paint scheme. That is just the only one I could find real quick that was the proper size for this forum. PM me if you would like to see some of the pictures of front end work we did or C-5 brake (front and rear) on the car.

DocDave · #8 12-07-2006, 11:37 PM

Nice. A Bu! I love that era of Malibus. Nice look, a custom grill and small cowl hood would take the car to the next level.

deuce_454 · #9 12-08-2006, 03:36 AM

bill.. PM sent.. and yeah, im installing C5 brakes too

Steve Firebird · #10 12-08-2006, 07:55 AM

I am really starting to like that body style. Been watching a few on ebay. I hope to pick on up before to long because I expect them to become hard to find down the road. Nice cars you guys