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Very, very nice...!
keeping the carbs?
Awesome
Except for the dechroming... i think chrome actually looks good with the beige. only a few colors can pull it off
I dig it.
...and brown
Thanks!
I really tried to find a brown 242. Only one I found over the last couple years around here was soooo close to being a good one. It was an '83, and the dude selling it was the original owner. He wanted less than a grand for it, but it had an accident a couple years ago and he backyard fixed it and ruined it. All it needed was a new hood and fender and he ****ed it up. Got some parts from the wrecking yard and didn't know how to properly attach stuff so he used drywall screws and rattle canned the parts and got overspray everywhere.
I'm so bringing my car over so you can teach me to paint chrome trim properly
Yeah that's right, you want to teach me
I hate to tell you this, there was a brown 242 in the jy in boise. No rust, paint in good shape. It's been crushed.
Sad to it go but happy to know it went to a good home. Can't wait to see you get it back on the road again, I know you have good things to come!
Nice Cameron. Cool to see the E-codes again. I will follow this project. Good luck.
I just really really really don't like chrome trim on 240s I think the black trim is a much nicer look. I know chrome is more vintage, but it just doesn't do it for me. All black trim ties the thing together better in my opinion. Otherwise it's "here comes the chrome" when you're looking at it.
"All the dude ever wanted was his black trim back...he's not greedy. It really...tied the car together."
Are you ditching the windshield trim as well and going with the late 240 flush trim?
I see no rust spots around the windshield trim as it is so hopefully it's not rusted under there from dirt and water accumulation.
I will if you want. Not hard really, just takes some attention to detail to do it right. Like all painting, the prep is key. I've done several 240s (grilles/side trim/window trim/etc) over the years and figured out what works best for me.
Just clean it well and degrease it first. Simple Green works well. Next rough the surface up with 400 grit to get rid of any debris and to un-smooth the surface. Next I give it a quick wipe down with acetone then a quick wipe down with a tackrag to get any dust. I use SEM flexible bumper paint. It lays down really nice and easy and has an excellent and durable finish. I used to use Krylon semi flat black but this stuff is way nicer. Better finish and much more resistant to chipping. I don't even bother priming with this stuff.
I've actually even used the SEM paint without proper prep and it still works better than the Krylon did with "proper" prep. Just won't last as long that way.