vwxtc4free
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« on: February 08, 2009, 11:02:52 am » |
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I am starting a period style motor for my Imp .What is the correct color for the parts ? Did they all come in purple ? Any formulas for the correct purple ? Was thinking of doing the stacks on the Idas as well ,since the are hedious now?
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Lee.C
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« Reply #1 on: February 08, 2009, 13:57:44 pm » |
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Hmmmmmm An Imp you say - Now that sounds VERY interesting   As for DDS Purple you might have seen I had some dds bits on my manx and I had a friend paint them for me (he's a model maker) basiclly we used a "2pack clear coat" and kept adding purple dye till we thought it was dark enough - as it is a clear coat type finish it give it that "Anodized look" and you can just keep spraying coats till its dark enough - let me know if you want any more info dude  P.S lets have some pic's of the Imp |
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« Reply #3 on: February 08, 2009, 14:58:13 pm » |
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not much help, but I had some custom matched from an original paint deano linkage. I will try to find a pic of it and post it on here - I sold it a while ago - so you can see the colour it came out.
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Frenchy Dehoux
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« Reply #4 on: February 08, 2009, 17:38:31 pm » |
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If you are interested I have the original paint formula for the Deano Purple which is from the original spray can that Dean Lowry had given me when he saw that I was collecting some of his high performance parts and restoring them. I have since had paint formulated in spray can . You can see the colours of various items I have restored as you are looking to do. If you go on my website you can see in my showcase of Dean Lowry items.
Thanks
Frenchy
Frenchysrides.com
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« Reply #5 on: February 08, 2009, 17:44:51 pm » |
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Here is one of my Original paint DDS breather boxes.
Youi can see what the color is suppoosed to look like.
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vwxtc4free
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« Reply #6 on: February 09, 2009, 09:29:45 am » |
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Thanks for all your help guys.  Frenchy you have a PM. How about some more pics. Here is a pic of the Imp waiting to be started on. |
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« Reply #7 on: February 09, 2009, 12:38:21 pm » |
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Thanks for all your help guys. Frenchy you have a PM. How about some more pics. Here is a pic of the Imp waiting to be started on. My favorite buggy ! Good luck for your project. I post some pics to motivate. And please don't hesitate to share with us your step by step project. Cheers, |
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« Reply #9 on: February 09, 2009, 22:37:00 pm » |
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Thanks for all your help guys. Frenchy you have a PM. How about some more pics. Here is a pic of the Imp waiting to be started on. My favorite buggy ! Good luck for your project. I post some pics to motivate. And please don't hesitate to share with us your step by step project. Cheers, I have a question about the rearwheels of that blue Imp on the 1' pic. Are they original that wide or are they custom made? And what seize are they? Thanks. |
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« Reply #10 on: February 09, 2009, 22:42:19 pm » |
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normally they're original maybe 8" or 10" |
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Lee.C
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« Reply #12 on: February 09, 2009, 23:51:00 pm » |
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normally they're original maybe 8" or 10" They are Original 8's - I used to have a pair |
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« Reply #13 on: February 10, 2009, 22:14:58 pm » |
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normally they're original maybe 8" or 10" They are Original 8's - I used to have a pair THX boys |
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« Reply #14 on: February 12, 2009, 00:02:55 am » |
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normally they're original maybe 8" or 10" They are Original 8's - I used to have a pair THX boys Cool dude but lets see some more pic's |
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