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General Category => MG Sports Cars => Topic started by: smelfi on May 01, 2012, 07:14:10 PM

Title: It's finally back from body and paint
Post by: smelfi on May 01, 2012, 07:14:10 PM
A few months ago I got to the point where I needed to get the body work and paint done before I could go any further on my 77 302 conversion. After two months of waiting it's finally back. Well worth the wait.

First photo is the before.

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Title: Re: It's finally back from body and paint
Post by: pspeaks on May 01, 2012, 08:06:26 PM
Nice job Steve, you should be proud, and I like your wheels!  As I'm in the market, what kind are they, and where did you get them?

Paul
Title: Re: It's finally back from body and paint
Post by: DiDueColpi on May 02, 2012, 01:40:49 AM
ooh! Shiny! Watch out for the raccoon's!

Looks pretty nice Steve.
Title: Re: It's finally back from body and paint
Post by: smelfi on May 02, 2012, 07:44:39 AM
Paul,

The wheels are Seven X's by MB wheels. Sold by Discount Tire - they have a web site. Mine are 15 X 6.5  4 lug with two different lug spacing patterns, 100mm and 114.38mm. One of those spacings is the standard MGB spacing, I forget which one at the moment.
The tires are General Exclaim UHP's 205 50 R15.
Title: Re: It's finally back from body and paint
Post by: ex-tyke on May 02, 2012, 08:52:00 AM
Getting paint is like turning the corner towards a final completion....won't be long now before another blue oval hits the streets.
Title: Re: It's finally back from body and paint
Post by: 74ls1tr6 on May 02, 2012, 09:44:13 AM
Steve,

Very nice! What color it that? I like the Ghost stripe!
Title: Re: It's finally back from body and paint
Post by: smelfi on May 02, 2012, 12:19:06 PM
Calvin,

It's 1972 Dodge B5 blue. There are variations of B5 blue across the late 60's and early 70's, some years are lighter in color and some have a bit of green mixed in the blue. The 1972 version has no green and is the darkest version.

What color is your Triumph?
Title: Re: It's finally back from body and paint
Post by: rficalora on May 02, 2012, 07:14:21 PM
Looks great Steve!
Title: Re: It's finally back from body and paint
Post by: 74ls1tr6 on May 02, 2012, 08:35:04 PM
Steve,

The color I used was a Dodge 2004 Atlantic pear blue. We had a Dodge Durango with this color, and Brenda (my wife) said that would be a classy color to use, so I said "Okay" since I'm the color blind one. When we purchase a gallon it was very pricey, not knowing it had 3 pearl color metal flack in it. It was almost 6 bills just for the paint.

I would like to see yours someday, because it looks fairly close to my color.