Posted Mar 9, 2020, 5:28 AM UTC
Paint scheme is sick! Was it a DIY job?
Yup! Have a little dust in it here and there but I’m fine with it. Summit metallic blue, $83.
Epoxy primer > High build urethane > Blue
Divilbus starting line gun, pvcs pipe booth. It’s intimidating but possible!
What psi did you gave the spray gun at?
I had it at 24-26. When the compressor turns on, I drop it to 24, I noticed that the cfm change creates more orange peel when it turns on. I’ve been able to get a glass finish more consistently now.
Congrats m8.
Thank you:)
Looks like the villan's car in The Wraith. Love it.
Is that an LJ?
Jk, 2008. Blew the power steering and the bad ball joints make it wobble. Overall, a great daily. Same mpg as the vette funnily enough!
It looks great! Good luck!
Thank you!
Are you gonna swap to pop up headlights?
Already did! They’re off for when I was painting and I just have to put them back in... carefully
Oh my god just seeing this made my day
Greenwood package ? That looks awesome
Awesome job. Great looking c4!
I'm not an expert but that's one hell of a big radiator
Yeah, vettes aren’t known for having great airflow to the radiator. Original one is only a few inches shorter.
Could you use a forward/down tilt radiator and have an exhaust duct in the hood to extract the hot air? I imagine the large inlets in the bumper are mostly for radiator cooling
I’m working on an L88 hood which has a large exit near the back. Most of the air that travels across the radiator comes from under the bumper, there’s a deflector there. Mine is missing, so I’m fabricating a custom one soon. Car doesn’t get all that hot with the hood off haha.
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