[Mr.Woolery]

The rear quarter panels & rear of the car has been painted with the proper color of green selected for the car. I'm very pleased with how it looks so far. As promised, this time I actually have pics! The colors of green are sorta close, but they were very difficult to capture on camera. In these pics, there's a sort of teal tone to the green which isn't there in real life--it's much more green looking in person.

 

[Mr.Woolery]

Re: Fleetcolor paint update (Jul 22)

More pics...

 

[Mr.Woolery]

Re: Fleetcolor paint update (Jul 22)

Overall views of the car so far.

 

[Miata2nv]

I can't wait to see it back together!

 

[MiataRoadster]

How exciting!
I hope to be at the stage you're at in about 6 months.
Congratulations!

FUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!

 

[Stealth97]

Holay Sit! gonna be schaweeet!

 

[retrorocket]

looking good woolery ...

did you put the swage line through the rear tuckin99 flares yourself ? they don't come like that !!?

lookin sweet , you're gonna need nicer wheels to pull the whole look off though :wink:

when you getting the front end done ? can't wait to see it all reunited :lol:

 

[Mr.Woolery]

looking good woolery ...

did you put the swage line through the rear tuckin99 flares yourself ? they don't come like that !!?

lookin sweet , you're gonna need nicer wheels to pull the whole look off though :wink:

when you getting the front end done ? can't wait to see it all reunited :lol:

-I did the swage line myself. That way, the rear bumper can be easily removed without disturbing the flares. Makes things cleaner that way, too.

-I was planning on running those steelies for a nice vintage/jalopy look, but have been having second thoughts about it. :lol:

-The front end (along with doors, trunk, etc.) will be remounted and painted this week. The car should be all back together and fully painted green (sans stripes) by next Saturday's update.

 

[91Eunos]

:rock: Hell that thing may actually see the Gap in my lifetime!

 

[Greg G]

Oh yeah it's coming together nicely! So I guesstimate 2-3 months and it's done?

Just for kicks, have the steelies painted fire engine red :twisted:

 

[speedworks]

hey woolery. so what pattern are you gonna go with for the yellow stripes? and are the stripes gonna be painted on or vinyl? i think one single stripe down the middle would probably look best and taper it from the windshield forward have it get narrower and end it possibly approximately where the stock bumper emblem would go and possibly follow the entire stripe with a spaced pinstripe.

 

[timallen]

Man, I need a project like that!

Looking good!

 

[Mr.Woolery]

hey woolery. so what pattern are you gonna go with for the yellow stripes? and are the stripes gonna be painted on or vinyl? i think one single stripe down the middle would probably look best and taper it from the windshield forward have it get narrower and end it possibly approximately where the stock bumper emblem would go and possibly follow the entire stripe with a spaced pinstripe.

There will be two 11" wide yellow stripes separated by a 1" gap. The stripes will go fully across the entire car, including lower front and rear bumpers. They will also be painted on. Classic stripe look, but made bolder by going wider than usual (usually stripes like these are 8" wide with a 2" gap). It sounds wierd, but I think it'll work.

 

[Roadster Dave]

Excelent color choice it looks beautiful. I think that is the perfect green.

 

[anti-FWD]

its lookin great man! its nice to have pics every stage you're at. It will be a great cover story for any miata project topics in magazines.

 

[Bryan]

Good to see the dream becoming reality, eh?