I Finally Decided on a Color
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I really like that color. Can you get some whole car shots out in the un so we can see what it really looks like? I need to paint my car soon and normally its not even a question, they are all black but Im thinking blue on the RX7 for some reason.
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A few more pictures. It was quite dusty, and they didn't have a spot right outside the door with good sunshine so I just took a few shots of the rear of the car which was in the sun.
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That is a sweet color. I wish i could paint my 84 something close to that, but it has the burgundy interior. That would just look awful with the blue, so ill probably do a silver repaint or a gray maybe. Hope to see some pics of it when its all assembled.
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WOW rich! that looks amazing! for a second i though this was your SA...i was gonna slap you for getting rid of the orange LOL. Man that looks good. How much did the actual paint cost you?
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http://picasaweb.google.com/rdfrahm/79RX720080926#
And it's Sonic Bronze Metallic, not orange
I don't have any idea yet about cost...he hasn't figured it up. I'm expecting the total to be around $7k - $8k, but don't know if he'll itemize it out so I can see how much the paint was.
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that blue looks great!
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Can't wait to see it all together. I'm still torn between my original Sonic Bronze, and switching to a blue, likely the SA Daytona Blue, so it's at least an original color.
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good choice
I think you chose the perfect color. I have always been a fan of that color Rx-8 and it looks great on an FB. Congrates on the new paint. Now hurry and and get her put back together so we can see the finished product.
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Here are the latest pictures from the body shop. Not very good, because it's indoors and dusty, but you can see that the hood is done and the fenders and doors are on it. In fact everything is painted except the bumper covers. The chemical stripper they used on them ruined them, so I took them off my parts car and ran them up there yesterday. I've also attached a couple of pictures of the gauge/stereo panel I made, with the Cyberdyne Blue Ice digital gauges in it. I had them paint the panel the same color as the body...I think it's going to look hot. I'll try to get a decent shot of it installed in the dash with the stereo in place as well.
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Thanks guys...I can't wait to get her back and start putting her back together. The first task will be installing the rack & pinion conversion, then I'll wire the stereo and alarm system, then will probably drop the engine and transmission in, and finally work on the interior. I've attached a couple of pictures of the wheels she'll be wearing. They're Konig Troubles.
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not a big fan of the Troubles but it may look good when the whole car is fully complete ........I need to see the whole picture......(grabs popcorn, sits an waits for Rich to finish FB)
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Hey Rich looks great! Looks better on a 7 than it does on my CX9
https://www.rx7club.com/showpost.php...&postcount=104
none the less i think that you picked a really awesome color!
https://www.rx7club.com/showpost.php...&postcount=104
none the less i think that you picked a really awesome color!