BobT-47P15 Posted August 2, 2007 Report Posted August 2, 2007 at the Puyallup, WA Good Guys show..... Borrowed the pic from the HAMB. Quite a few pics of all kinds of cars.......here's the thread......http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=198885 Quote
Plymouthy Adams Posted August 2, 2007 Report Posted August 2, 2007 slammed a tad isn't it? too low for me...however for the look he tried to achived..he attained...looks like a nice swan neck mirror..did you by chance get a close up of that? Quote
BobT-47P15 Posted August 2, 2007 Author Report Posted August 2, 2007 Tim, the party who posted the pics of the coupe only showed two shots....the one used here, and a second of the top of the engine showing striping on the air cleaner. I thought swan neck mirrors attached in place of the cowl trim.....this one is on the door. Quote
Plymouthy Adams Posted August 2, 2007 Report Posted August 2, 2007 Swan neck refers to the design of the stand/post the mirror head is affixed to...as to the position of mounting on these "aftermarket mirrors" is your call..granted the stock originals were mounted on the cowl trim...I have yet to set the position for mine as the seat is still not installed in my coupe...was trying to get an general idea where some people put these in regard to vision and functionality of the vent glass..and overall appearance in general. Quote
BobT-47P15 Posted August 4, 2007 Author Report Posted August 4, 2007 swan neck style on this car........ Quote
Plymouthy Adams Posted August 5, 2007 Report Posted August 5, 2007 Bob..this car appears to have the vent window removed and glass is one piece..number of rods going this route...I still like the vents though... Quote
Norm's Coupe Posted August 5, 2007 Report Posted August 5, 2007 This car does look nice. However, that's the second time I've seen someone shave all the stainless and chrome, then leave the hood emblem and paint over it. I think if you're going to shave a car that hood emblem should also be removed, not just painted over. They also went to all the trouble of frenching the parking lights, then just painted over the stainless headlight doors. Should have frenched those too. Oh well, each to their own. Quote
Don Coatney Posted August 5, 2007 Report Posted August 5, 2007 One of the things I really like about the P-15 is the shiney grill and bumper. Why anyone would remove the stainless grill and bumper is beyond me. To each his (or her) own. Quote
Norm's Coupe Posted August 5, 2007 Report Posted August 5, 2007 One of the things I really like about the P-15 is the shiney grill and bumper. Why anyone would remove the stainless grill and bumper is beyond me. To each his (or her) own. Don, I sort of like that look without the grill stainless and bumper. I like the rolled look at the bottom. Looks neat. Would I do it to my car? Probably not as it stands right now. I did remove my bumper guards and grill and trunk guards though to get a smoother look. I even like the painted bumpers, if it's done right. That said. If I had a car and was missing or had bad grill pieces, bad stainless and chrome pieces, I might paint it like this one. Lets face it, you could look for good stainless for a long time and still not find it at a reasonable price, and chrome plating of the other parts are expensive. You could spend up to $2,000 or more replacing all that stuff. So........it's a lot faster and cheaper to get a neat looking car on the road just shaving it and painting it. Most hot rods and street rods are shaved anyway. You'll also note that the rear fenders joints are filled in. That makes a smoother finish too. Plan to do the same with mine. Quote
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