FHC on OZ Splits

[hallsie]

A BIG thanks to Carob, the car looks and handles awesome now.

Loads of work done, just the minor 'full respray' and to get rid of the yellow stripe.
Then the wiring of course..

Any sugestions on stripe colour, if any?



Stu

[mrzigazaga]

Looks lovely mate..Definately a calendar contender..Maybe really thin black stripes or none at all..Ziga

[Campbell]

Nice looking car, I would go for a black stripe my self...

Looking sweeeet

Cambelt

[carob]

Glad to be a help Stu, wedge looks ace

Rob

[JR]

Match the interior colour.

[pwd95]

That looks fantastic.
Thin stripes to match interior colour is what I would do.

[hallsie]

The interior is dark and light blue, perhaps Ill photoshop it whilst bored senseless in the office tomorrow and see what it looks like!

[Solitude]

No stripe gets my vote....distracts from and does not go with the modern looking alloys.

[grahamw48]

Solitude said:

No stripe gets my vote....distracts from and does not go with the modern looking alloys.

I think I'd agree with that.

You get a 'line' on the bodywork anyway, but more subtle.

[Big Daft Lad]

When did you sell your 280 Graham? Who's got it these days?
I see on the DVLA website the tax isn't due until Feb 2011 so it's still in use.

Sorry for going OT. Hallsie I'd go with no stripe on you car. It's getting better every time we see it!

[grahamw48]

The guy who bought her from me back in 2005 still has her, and in fact got in touch not long ago.
So all is well, happy to say.

I seem to remember he was from Nottingham area, but don't think he's a PHer.

Funnily enough, those OZs above were the last ones to stand on my drive too.

Edited by grahamw48 on Monday 3rd January 23:45

[cantus]

looks good ! What size are the OZ's ?

[grahamw48]

They're 15 x 8 rears and fronts are 15 x 7 or 7.5

[hallsie]

It does look good without the stripe,

Unfortunately, despite using a little heat to soften the stripe, a bit of paint came off with the stripe on the front wing.
So, as the car was resprayed at some point in Ford Mecury grey, I think Ill try and get a stripe of the same colour to cover up the missing paint strips!

Shouldnt be too hard, eh!!?

Stu

[mrzigazaga]

Of all the ste luck...Sort of thing that would happen to me..Ziga

[JR]

grahamw48 said:

Solitude said:

No stripe gets my vote....distracts from and does not go with the modern looking alloys.

I think I'd agree with that.
You get a 'line' on the bodywork anyway, but more subtle.

That works well on bold and dark colours but I think that for lighter colours it will be lost.

[db800]

On the Idea of trying other wheels and pinstripes on a FHC I have also done a couple of changes 1 Pinstripes now Black and Gold
2 16 cerbera wheels
wheels Just as a runabout set still like originals.

[Campbell]

db800 said:

On the Idea of trying other wheels and pinstripes on a FHC I have also done a couple of changes 1 Pinstripes now Black and Gold
2 16 cerbera wheels
wheels Just as a runabout set still like originals.

Those wheels realy go well on that car shape.
If it were mine i would keep it like that..

Cambelt

[hallsie]

Campbell said:

db800 said:

On the Idea of trying other wheels and pinstripes on a FHC I have also done a couple of changes 1 Pinstripes now Black and Gold
2 16 cerbera wheels
wheels Just as a runabout set still like originals.

Those wheels realy go well on that car shape.
If it were mine i would keep it like that..

Cambelt

I quite like those wheels too, really fit the arches well!
and as luck would have it..

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2091418.htm

Im loving the 'see through bonnet' too!

Stu

[grahamw48]

Some proper see-through ones here...but not so impressive if you've got an oily old lump of scrap under it.

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