Posted By: sthemi
68 Roadrunner, Flat black dimensions - 04/26/10 02:23 AM
Does anyone have the layout of the flat black areas on a 68 Road Runner Hood?
What paint was used? Hopefully not Organisol...
Posted By: sthemi
Re: 68 Roadrunner, Flat black dimensions - 04/27/10 02:37 AM
Thanks V269 for the link...
Posted By: 68jim
Re: 68 Roadrunner, Flat black dimensions - 04/27/10 05:06 PM
I love that archived stuff... I read the original post and thought that I posted the info somewhere... Glad you found it
Jim
Posted By: sthemi
Re: 68 Roadrunner, Flat black dimensions - 04/28/10 01:03 AM
Jim,
Thanks for that great photo, the pics in the archived thread have been taken down..
I have a few more days of block sanding primer, before I need to put the hood treatment on...
Posted By: Dougsmopars
Re: 68 Roadrunner, Flat black dimensions - 04/28/10 01:44 AM
Paint the base/clear first. Cut and buff then do hood treatment. SEM trim black is excellent for the hood treatment.
Posted By: ademon
Re: 68 Roadrunner, Flat black dimensions - 04/28/10 04:25 PM
Hi sthemi, your welcomed to come over to my house to measure my hood, from what i have seen mine looks correct. RT59 and I-88 here. Mike
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Posted By: A12
Re: 68 Roadrunner, Flat black dimensions - 04/28/10 07:20 PM
I just posted the photos above because I had them not because they are right or wrong but I noticed that the black is not to the scoop insert edge on the photos I posted. I think I have seen some to the edge so that brings up the question; "which is correct"?.....................hate doing that but I never noticed that before, sorry. Wish there was a factory drawing because I would like to add it to my '68 rr, always liked that blackout. I ordered my '69 rr in '69 with the flat black stripes cause it was cool so was the '68.
MikeR
Posted By: 68jim
Re: 68 Roadrunner, Flat black dimensions - 04/29/10 02:07 AM
I can't seem to find the pictures I had taken a few years ago but all three of the original 68 hoods I found had the paint line (on the hood) across the outer holes for the scoops. That made the scoops themselves as the outer edge of the patern...does that make sense???
Jim
Posted By: 68jim
Re: 68 Roadrunner, Flat black dimensions - 04/29/10 02:15 AM
This is the best one I can find now of how the outer paint line went back on. I'm not sure if I have any of the reference shots anymore...sorry...
Jim
Posted By: sthemi
Re: 68 Roadrunner, Flat black dimensions - 04/29/10 02:33 AM
Jim,(and everyone else)
thanks for the photos, the Red /Black combo is very striking....
I will post some pics when I get mine painted..., just back from laying on some more sanding primer...
Posted By: 68jim
Re: 68 Roadrunner, Flat black dimensions - 04/29/10 01:01 PM
I found one more shot I can share but still no old reference pics...
Good luck!!
Jim
Posted By: topside
Re: 68 Roadrunner, Flat black dimensions - 04/29/10 05:44 PM
The silver hood photos appear to show an incorrect pattern, too large and extending past the hood inserts; basically as stated & shown by 68jim, the inserts (scoops) are the rt & lt outer perimeter of the finished blackout, and the line straight across the back and vectored off the front of the scoops are the front & rear edges. Measuring straight from the front, you can see that the angles meet in the center. It's basically a pentastar, which is kind of amusing.
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