ERA 2136 Build Log

[Ozgur_Tan]

+1
that's the combo that i've pick for my 289 project
well uncle Shelby found "princess blue" girly and so changed to "viking blue"

Originally Posted by ChuckG

I like this combo. CSX 2568, Princess Blue with Red Interior.

[tkb289]

Originally Posted by Ozgur_Tan

+1
that's the combo that i've pick for my 289 project
well uncle Shelby found "princess blue" girly and so changed to "viking blue"

Chuck - Ozgur

Very nice example and Viking Blue certainly 'looks' better than Princess Blue

[Ozgur_Tan]

i always prefer princess to a viking

Originally Posted by tkb289

Chuck - Ozgur

Very nice example and Viking Blue certainly 'looks' better than Princess Blue

[RAO-3]

I have to say that out of all the things one has to decide upon for their car, I think making color selections is the most difficult and subjective.

If you can, pick a few of your favorite colors and get decent sized samples of them, then look at them over the course of several days. You will find that you will be able to eliminate certain selections that way until you end up with one. At least that is what I did, and every time I see my car, I'm happy with the choice!

Best of luck to you

Ray

[tkb289]

Ray,

A good suggestion and a timely post!

I got a call from Diane at Connecticut Custom yesterday and some paint samples are on the way. I am also having lunch with (2) car buddies tomorrow, one with an Indigo blue SPF, the other with a late model Mustang in Vista blue, for a side by side comparison. Between the paint samples and the car comparison, that should do it. I am getting input from my wife as well, which helps a lot.


What's the latest on your car ... made it to 'the lift' yet ?

[RAO-3]

Hi Tim,

Of course be sure to let us know your final decision on color.

#775 has been on and off the lift a few times now and is quite close to being complete. I haven't been pushing them to finish it as they are waiting for the side curtains and can't install the top without them; from what Peter told me yesterday, the side curtains are being made now by their supplier. Given the weather here in the northeast, I wouldn't be able to drive it anyway.

Ray

[tkb289]

Originally Posted by tkb289

Ray,

A good suggestion and a timely post!

I got a call from Diane at Connecticut Custom yesterday and some paint samples are on the way. I am also having lunch with (2) car buddies tomorrow, one with an Indigo blue SPF, the other with a late model Mustang in Vista blue, for a side by side comparison. Between the paint samples and the car comparison, that should do it. I am getting input from my wife as well, which helps a lot.


What's the latest on your car ... made it to 'the lift' yet ?

Well I had lunch with (3) car buddies (thanks Lane, Herman and Michael) and there was a good range of blues from medium to dark ... three beautiful cars! Herman's Nissan Daytona Metallic Blue FFR, Michael's Vista Blue '07 Mustang GT and Lane's Indigo SPF. All three look great, the first choice for us so far is the SPF Indigo.

[289fia_cobra]

Tim:
And you don't like my blue???
Hey, check out this link on the FFR site; LOTS of blue.

This is the older thread:
http://www.ffcobra.com/forums/showthread.php?t=40615

And the newer one.
http://www.ffcobra.com/forums/showthread.php?t=172669

Not sure if you can see unless you join. Dozens of cars in the first thread though. If not, maybe we can meet for lunch...

[tkb289]

Herman,

Wow ... now this is a list of Blues !!

I took a quick look, and might have seen some of this before, but will take a much closer look this evening ... very cool !

I'll PM you later.

Thanks!

[tkb289]

Herman,

I slowly went thought both threads ... whew! Some of the photo links were broken, but a fair number are still valid.

A lot of great 'blues' out there and good looking cars too. There are few of the really dark shades of blue that I especially like and with the names and paint codes, it helps out a lot.

Thanks again for the lead.

[*13*]

Wasn't someone asking how to block out for a roll bar & make it look nice? I think this is a great way to do it! Wow!

[Mooch]

Tim,

My ERA just left CT Custom. I had ordered about 3 different blues and 4 different whites from automotivetouchup.com and painted them, with stripes, on business cards. I put them on my dash and looked at them every day going to work. Here's what I picked:


Toyota/Lexus Indigo Ink Pearl 8P4 - PPG 5775
GM White Diamond Pearl GBN - PPG 5851

I liked the way the Indigo was very dark on one angle and transitioned to a medium blue at another angle.

[tkb289]

Originally Posted by Mooch

Tim,

My ERA just left CT Custom. I had ordered about 3 different blues and 4 different whites from automotivetouchup.com and painted them, with stripes, on business cards. I put them on my dash and looked at them every day going to work. Here's what I picked:


Toyota/Lexus Indigo Ink Pearl 8P4 - PPG 5775
GM White Diamond Pearl GBN - PPG 5851

I liked the way the Indigo was very dark on one angle and transitioned to a medium blue at another angle.

Mooch

Wow ... nice combination! Looks like Connecticut Custom did a great job. I bet you can't wait until you car gets back to ERA and put together!

The Lexus Indigo Ink Pearl really looks sharp, and the White Diamond Perl adds a very good contrast. This Lexus Indigo seems very similar to the Superformence Indigo, which I also like.

Just curious ... what were the other colors you were considering?

Does anyone out there have any side by side photos of a Cobra with Lexus Indigo Ink Pearl and SPF Indigo ??? I like them both!

[Mooch]

For the blues, I considered Toyota Blue Ribbon Metallic, Spectra Blue, and Indigo Blue. For the whites, I considered GM Arctic Blue, Toyota Blizzard Pearl, Ford Wimbledon White, and GM White Diamond Pearl.

I chose the Indigo because I liked how dark in was at the far end and the contrast to how light it gets at the point of reflection. Good contrast.

Of note, I think the SPF Indigo is GM Indigo 9792/39 - PPG 4717. It is only found on their Kodiak and Topkick work trucks, other than the SPFs.

The whites were actually harder to pick. For the flats, the arctic was a very bright white while the wimbledon was too creamy for my tastes. I wanted a shade between the two and was looking for a metallic/pearl paint. The blizzard pearl is a bright white like the arctic, while the white diamond pearl worked perfectly. I thought the arctic and blizzard were too white - i.e. the stripes popped out too much so you didn't see the blue first. I think the stripes should accent the main color, not take away from it.

Here's a post I had about the white paints when separated:

http://clubcobra.com/forums/showthre...ight=separated

[tkb289]

Originally Posted by *13*

Wasn't someone asking how to block out for a roll bar & make it look nice? I think this is a great way to do it! Wow!

Hyde,

You are right, this is a very clever way to way to cover roll bar holes, Greg M did a great job. I might do something similar, as I will have (2) different roll bar set ups (single hoop or full width hoop) and will have a roll bar hole to cover up. There close up photos at Greg's FFR build ...

(http://www.worldisround.com/articles/123897/index.html)

Also, this beautiful FFR is Lexus Indigo Ink Pearl/8P4, which is the same color Mooch has on his freshly painted ERA !

[fastd]

Picking colors for your Cobras - it doesn't get better than that, does it?

[*13*]

That's a lot of thought for racecar paint! When a man knows what he wants, he knows what he wants! I bet it will be stunning!

[tkb289]

More progress on the color front ...

I received an envelope today from Diane at Connecticut Custom with a nice note and (2) 5" x 8" color sample cards. One was Guardsman Blue the other Indigo Blue. Both very nice, but we prefer the Indigo.

I will need to find out from Diane, which 'Indigo' it is ... the Lexus Indigo Ink Pearl 8P4 - PPG 5775 or GM Indigo 9792/39 - PPG 4717 (SPF color?) or something else all together. We also went out this afternoon to look at blue cars, in a few dealership lots.

One thing I have now, is a greater understanding of how light (especially direct light) can change the paint color range of a car, especially on a curved surface. It seems to me that the Lexus Indigo Ink Pearl 8P4 has a wider dynamic range ( for lack of a better term ) of dark to light than the Indigo blue I have seen on Superformence cars. My guess is that it's the amount, and color of metal in the paint. Not that one is better that the other, just that they are different. Other paints, like Navy Blue with little or no metal, do not seem to have as much of this dynamic range of color shift.

So what it's down to now is I have the basic shade of blue I like, it's how much color shift do I want. It's fun doing the homework, I'll soon have this settled and then it's onto the final decisions for the motor and transmission. Stay tuned!

[tkb289]

Time for an update:

A few weeks ago, we finally settled on a color. After a lot of back and forth between shades of blue and metallic paint vs solid paint, I went with the Indigo metallic ... which as it turns out, was my gut feel first choice from the get go. No stripes ... just rich looking blue, should look nice!

Here is the paint code

GM 2001
PPG
4717
Indigo Met
WA9792







It appears to be a fairly close match to SPF Indigo Blue ... but I won't know for sure until I get the car and try a side by side comparison ... I am sure Lane or Jerome or Dave can help me out I don't have any photos yet, but hope to soon. I got a call from Walt and Diane at Connecticut Custom this week that the car has painted and is now being polished, then it's back to ERA to get in line for the phase of the build process. Both Walt and Diane have been great to work with.

This has probably been the hardest decision so far, as many had said it would be ... too many good choices. I look forward to seeing it soon and continuing with the project. Thanks for all of the advice and suggestions, it was also one area where my family had some good input as well, which is very cool.

What I am really looking forward to, is quickly glancing at the paint glistening in the flickering sunlight, as I follow the BACC guys to Alice's restaurant, along Hwy 35 on the twisting undulating road, in and out of the trees between shade and sun, pulling out of a corner in 2nd gear, then back on the brakes as the pipes are burbling from the engine overrun, turning into the next corner ... but I am getting ahead of myself

[RAO-3]

Congratulations on picking a color; your car is going to look great I'm sure. It's all easy after that!

-Ray