blown7

I'll start off by saying my '85 GSL race car has been good to me for 4 years now. This year has been the worst drag racing year for me. I started the season by spinning a bearing in the front rotor, well i replaced the rotors and eshaft and rebuilt the engine. From that point I started blowing up clutches until i purchased a 6 puck ACT clutch. Well first night out on the new clutch, on my very first pass i bent the lower link on the passanger side to just over a 45 degree angle. I left the track and went back to my shop and took a link out of a recently bought 84 GSL-SE car and went back to the track and installed it into the race car. On my second pass of the night just off of launch I pulled the upper links out of the body. I dont feel like rebuilding the rear fender well and upper link boxes since they are pretty rotten i have decided to swap every thing over to the 84 GSL-SE car. Here comes my delema, I wanted to paint the car a nice bright metallic lime green, well the wife said no...... So my other choice is a nice bright metallic blue. Something that looks great in the sun, good at night and nice on cloudy days. I was thinking of a 350Z pearl blue or a blue from the mewer mazda 3's. If you guys have any other blues that are nice could you let me know.

Thanks

Here are some pics of the car that will be getting the paint and the 13B-PP race engine.....














No its not your eyes the car is a metallic red in the front and a faded stock red in the rear...

FirebirdSlayer666

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Innocent Blue Mica

elpena

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....why does your wife care on the color???? either way i would stick to the mazda winning blue mettalic on the mazdas 3 and rx8's. You'd be surprise that you can get it and the clear for under 300.00. I personally would like your car is velocity red.....

NCross

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Check these out...

on the right, late 90's Chevy blue, looks better in person...


Lemans blue?


Phantom blue...


Bayside blue...


Brilliant blue mica...

FirebirdSlayer666

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Innocent Blue Mica

blown7

whats the paint code for the mazda blue above

4portgsl

I agree with elpena, i think it would look very nice in the mazda 3 velocity red.

Jeezus

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http://image46.webshots.com/46/3/96/...8Clhfps_ph.jpg

My favorite blue, something real dark and deep.

Jeezus

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Link won't work.

blown7

The diablo paint is nice, however it is not cheap to buy

tallbozo

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https://www.rx7club.com/interior-exterior-audio-26/any-flat-satin-blue-cars-735200/

FirebirdSlayer666

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Color code for IBM is 20P

wecycle

Try curious yellow from the 1971 Plymouth.
It is a race car right?

mkivjacob

Red man Have to keep it red

BARF1

i'm a fan of interlagos blue

blown7

No yellow as a good friend has that on his FB and no orange as another friend has that on his FB

blown7

Long Beach Blue Pearl from Acura - does anyone know if it is a tri-coat paint or not


Innocent Mica Blue from Mazda - Same question as above as well as does PPG make that colour..

elpena

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not sure on the long beach blue pearl but the innocent mica should be a 2 stage.

blown7

Ok I went internet digging and found out that the NSX long beach blue is a tricoat and i'm not really into paying that much for paint. I found another real nice low number used blue I think I'm going to get. The best part is it is a mazda paint as well.

24A - laser blue
151 miata's in 2002 were given this colour and I think it pops enough for what i want.

Starfox07

Ford Sonic Blue.



Has to be seen in person, but its gorgeous. Metallic like with tons of depth.

BMW Laguna Blue
Very pastel and flat, cool alternative to ultra shimmery paints.


Ford Bright Atlantic Blue
A mix between the first 2 really


Ford True Blue
More elegant, and classic looking


(Ford is pretty good at doing BLUES lol)

IMO if you want a blue that really looks astounding, especially in sunlight, go with the sonic blue by ford. It really is an amazing color.