LILY COLOR STUDY

Okay gang,
This is my favorite part. Charlies and Tina and I started doing the rudimentary planning for Lily.
Without giving away trade secrets, we've got a plan in the works. Three colors. Deep Purple. Light Gold. White. That's it.

Engine: Aztec Gold
Interior: Pearl White
Exterior: Dark Purple Suede

BODY: A PURPLE DEEP ENOUGH TO BE A BIT SINISTER. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A SUEDE-LIKE TEXTURE. THAT'S ALL I WILL SAY FOR NOW.

ENGINE: 

ABOVE: VHT SP404 Gold Flake Hi-Temp

I'm leaning in the direction of a Rustoleum color with a clear on top. 

The Clear would want to be baked on. More on that later. First at low temp 

200 degrees, then at 400 degrees. More on this later. 

A good reference for light gold. Not too orangy or blingy. 

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Lee Pratt's engine. Tasty and understated.

INTERIOR REFERENCE:

Good color reference. Stitchwork is way too blingy. 

To tufted, but like the comfiness.

Very nice and clean. Two tone to add bling?

See next note. 

Too much, but love the wraparound effect, and the center division between seats.

A cross between prior and this one would be cool. A little more bling. 

 REFERENCE: SMS Fabrics website. 

 SMS FABRICS

A Fat Lucky's interior.

This is the perfect example of restraint, "The Texas Playboy" built by Brian Bass 

with interior by Fat Lucky's.

TRANSMISSIONS: TURBO 400 vs. 4l60 E

Bendtsen's trans adaptor kits

http://www.transmissionadapters.com/53-66_nailhead.htm

FRESH METAL

Just got my rear corner patch panels and the new rear valance from MAC's to match my new tail lights from Dave Nowicky @ Throwback Hot Rod Designs. 

Now all I need is a killer metal guy. Ah, progress. 

THROWBACK SAND-CAST TAIL LIGHT HOUSINGS.

Just when I thought my tail light search was going to drive me over the edge, along comes Dave Nowicky of Throwback Hot Rod Designs. To those who haven't had the pleasure, Dave had taken it upon himself to create the perfect solution, IMHO. His sand-cast tail light housings come in several styles and can be ordered raw, or in polished form, which the beauties I'm sharing with you today did.

The tail lights arrived with everything a knucklehead needs to install 'em, short of a stepped drill bit, a Sharpee and a measuring tape. Rumor has it that Dave was inspired by Madonna's bra when he came up with the pair I'm rocking here, but many more options are available via the Throwback Hot Rod Design website: https://www.throwback.design/

I spent the morning mocking up four different combos and here they are:

These two styles are very similar but the one of the left had deeper recesses and slightly more circumference.
(See shot below for details)

AND THE WINNER IS:

ENGINE DETAILING

Started some light teardown and detailing of my nailhead.
Off with the stock 4bbl intake and Holley carb. I'm strongly considering painting the engine after doing a good cleaning. I picked up two cans of Hot Rod Red at Napa yesterday, but will like have to pull the block out to do a great job, which would allow me to get the Turbo 400 dialed in. New seals, etc. Will likely paint the trans to match the block. 

I took the liberty of mocking up the 4X2 intake I bought five years ago at the Lone Star Round Up. 

I'm one carb short of a full mock-up.