So I finally got the car back from paint. They had it for almost 2 months. The color is 2009 Lexus Smokey Granite Mica. It is a 2 stage paint with pearl. I had 2 months to collect/clean/buy all the miscellaneous parts. Today I put on the bumpers, grille some of the trim and also some weatherstripping. All I have to do now is just install the interior tomorrow and it should be complete by this weekend.

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The whole story how I got the car is here.

http://www.chevelles.com/forums/showthread.php?t=247039

Wow, what a change. It's looking great.
Ray

Very nice color! :cool:

Whatta color! Really subtle, but BIG impression over a normal black. They did a great job, it seems.

VERY nice, Get-er-done! :D

LK

Looks sharp, Congrats.

I know exactly the color you're talking about and always thought it would look great on a Chevelle...this proves it! Awesome!!

Great color choice and the Torqthrust wheels look good too (same as mine)

The color is awesome. In the morning with no sun it looks greenish. In the day with the sun it is a charcoal and at night it looks black! It is a very tricky color.

I've always liked real dark grey colors. Good job on getting it together so fast.

You had a good shop if they only had it 2 months!

Nice!!!!!!!!!!!!

VERY nice! :beers: Not only a great color, but quite different.

Now you're at the point where you may be afraid to drive it. ;)

WOW !!!.......Awesome color choice ,looks Great with the pics posted
if you really look close can see the 3 different shades (green,gray,black)
Very nice :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Nice color Vince, good luck with it!!:thumbsup:

Looks great :thumbsup:

VERY nice! :beers: Not only a great color, but quite different.

Now you're at the point where you may be afraid to drive it. ;)


Im already there! I don't want to take it anywhere if I have to get out of the car.:noway:


Ill post some more pics tonight. I am doing the interior as we speak!:D

wow man... i can surely epriciate a STRAIGHT black car, especially a velle

Looks great, what a change:thumbsup:

Here are some pics of the interior. The windshields get installed tomorrow morning and all i need done is the kick panels and headliner.

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b59/VinceRap9/70%20Chevelle/DSCF3006-1.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b59/VinceRap9/70%20Chevelle/DSCF3007-1.jpg

The paint is outstanding, but I'm also looking at the door gaps and it looks like you might have a very special car.

Sometimes you can look down the side of a car and you will see where the front fender is tilted in a little and the quarter is tilted out a little.

I don't see this with yours, but I have seen some pretty nice restorations on here in the last year that got a lot of praise but didn't have what you have.

I can't see it that clear, but what I can see tells me you got a good one.:thumbsup: Whoever aligned those panels knows the deal.

Rob

nice

Very nice. Great job.

what did that paint job cost?..

what did that paint job cost?..


I had the a set of Original fenders done up by a pretty good body guy for $550 including the price of the fenders. They were stripped down to bare metal and epoxy primered.

I just slapped them on to take to paint, so all in all my paint guy aligned the panels and did complete paint and body for $2600 including paint and materials.

This price was only because I use to work for PPG and had personally delivered paint to his shop. It was more of a buddy discount.

THat looks awesome :thumbsup: And it looks killer with no emblems on it :yes: