69 Chevelle SS...decisions

[JoeG]

There's a lot of combos---here's the match to that camaro..

[Xplantdad]

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Screwing up? Wow. That`s a little harsh don`t you think? Try to keep an open mind...Beleive it or not there are some of us who just consider ourselves "car guys".

Don`t get me wrong, I think it is neat to see cars that are 100% correct but as long as I am footing the bill (on my cars) I`m gonna build em the way I like em. sorry.

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You are screwing up orig color so you might as well go red interior to match the redlines and the red stripes. Or stay with Lemans blue- parchment

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Chris...relax! It's all good.

He was just saying that since you are changing the color...change the interior color to match

Nice Chevelle

[Charley Lillard]

Sorry Chris...I didn't mean it to sound harsh. It was meant in the context of you are no longer going with the trim tag coded color so why stick to the trim tag coded interior. I love parchment interior but others are right that it would clash with red stripes and redline tires. But a red interior on a black car is one of my favorites. I am known to have a couple modified non trim tag spec cars.

[tom406]

I'm with Charley, I love black on red. And I agree, once you've decided to change the paint color, its pretty minor changing the interior, especially on a Chevelle, where everything is available. If cost or convenience is a factor, you can always go black inside, as the carpet and dash are already black, right? I would buy new seat covers and headliner, and SEM dye the rest.

I'm not a white/parchment interior hater (and I'm someone who's bored with black interiors), but I prefer them with blues and greens. Those interiors just seem kind of stark against black paint, even when white tops or stripes are included. At least compared to red, which contrasts with the black so well.

Please cut Charley some slack, he rarely picks inflammatory words in his posts, even when guys seem to be looking for a scrap. Just another example of how ambiguous some words and phrases can be when posted on the web.

[427TJ]

Man, that looks great just as it sits. Put the wheelwell trim back on, add the side stripe in white, maybe some repop Firestone Wide Oval white letters. Go with the stock LeMans Blue with the white interior because you'll get really tired of hearing "why did you change colors?" constantly.

This car looks just like an L78 Day 2 with Cragars that was for sale here about a year or more ago. Supercar Workshop, I think.

[Chris_69_SS]

No harm meant to Charley.

I actually really like the parchment interior. Kinda make sthe car "classy".

As it sits now the paint is stripped and front clip is off. I have also removed the interior.

I`ll keep you all posted as to what the color choice ends up but it`ll prob. be black (easier for us color blind guys to see).

p.s. on another note, can a bucket seat 4 speed car be ordered without a console? I may put mine back to stick and not sure if I want a console or not.

Thanks!

Chris

[mockingbird812]

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No harm meant to Charley.

I actually really like the parchment interior. Kinda make sthe car "classy".

As it sits now the paint is stripped and front clip is off. I have also removed the interior.

I`ll keep you all posted as to what the color choice ends up but it`ll prob. be black (easier for us color blind guys to see).

p.s. on another note, can a bucket seat 4 speed car be ordered without a console? I may put mine back to stick and not sure if I want a console or not.

Thanks!

Chris

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No console is correct too, and in my opinion looks very, very nice.

[Salvatore]

I am with Bill. (427TJ) Looks bad as it sits. Sounds like a real good running car too. The way it looks and the way you have it set up is right on for 1969-70 era. No roll bars in those days. But you could run your car without that stuff at that time. It looks just like it should sitting at Burger King on a warm summer nite in 1969. Cragars and to me the color, is right on. Sam

[Zedder]

I agree with 427TJ...Cragars, black walls and do the car Lemans Blue or black with a white stripe...very