The Elephant In The Room: unloading the load from a B-body.

[fullmetaljacket]

You could paint the bottom 2-3 inches of the sump the same black that’s on your k member so it disappears under the car instead of looking like a neon sign hanging down.
Travis..

You mean the very bottom few inches of pan to be painted semi gloss black and then the rest from there on up in Hemi orange to give the illusion that it is a factory stock 4 quart pan? Hhhhmmmmm. interesting indeed. I love it. Thanks.

 

[Phantomx]

You mean the very bottom few inches of pan to be painted semi gloss black and then the rest from there on up in Hemi orange to give the illusion that it is a factory stock 4 quart pan? Hhhhmmmmm. interesting indeed. I love it. Thanks.

Eggzachary!
Travis..

 

[fullmetaljacket]

PhantomX. I think you hit on something by masquerading with the black color bordering with the orange. Here's the 6 quart steel pan looking like a low hanging Mango fruit.
In fact now that I come to think about it, black is used on the new Challengers lower halves to hide the fact that they have too much body panel on the lower skirts and the black gives the illusion that it is a shorter body.

 

[RemCharger]

Awesome Pic

 

[fullmetaljacket]

Eggzachary!
Travis.

Awesome Pic

Thanks. It is one of only two images that I have of the car in motion since I can't photograph it from the outside while piloting. LOL.
Now, if I could only organize all my time slips left between Chinese menus over the years, at least the ones without the disappearing ink. LOL.

 

[Phantomx]

Awesome pic I must agree. If that pan were black where it hangs down you’d scarcely notice it. On light colored cars, I like to paint the pinch weld that hangs down below the rocker either flat or satin black. It makes that horrible looking seam disappear. Stuff like that makes a big difference. Most don’t know why, but they know the car looks sharp compared to others.
Travis..

 

[fullmetaljacket]

Awesome pic I must agree. If that pan were black where it hangs down you’d scarcely notice it. On light colored cars, I like to paint the pinch weld that hangs down below the rocker either flat or satin black. It makes that horrible looking seam disappear. Stuff like that makes a big difference. Most don’t know why, but they know the car looks sharp compared to others.
Travis..

Freakin' genius. Thank you for the idea.
I should know this being that I know paint and also practice the dark art of patina and masquerading.

Just goes to show, that enough eyes on a subject is subject to make great strides and in this case, a good way how to hide.

 

[Cranky]

Thanks. It is one of only two images that I have of the car in motion since I can't photograph it from the outside while piloting. LOL.
Now, if I could only organize all my time slips left between Chinese menus over the years, at least the ones without the disappearing ink. LOL.

Yeah, that disappearing ink has irked me a lot over the years. I usually mark stuff that I want to keep and after it being in my desk drawer for a long time, I'll dig through them and find they can't be read anymore.

 

[fullmetaljacket]

Yeah, that disappearing ink has irked me a lot over the years. I usually mark stuff that I want to keep and after it being in my desk drawer for a long time, I'll dig through them and find they can't be read anymore.

Don't sign a contract or a vehicle registration with that ink. LOL.

 

[Badvert65]

PhantomX. I think you hit on something by masquerading with the black color bordering with the orange. Here's the 6 quart steel pan looking like a low hanging Mango fruit.
In fact now that I come to think about it, black is used on the new Challengers lower halves to hide the fact that they have too much body panel on the lower skirts and the black gives the illusion that it is a shorter body.

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Those of us that aren't pulling wheels up launches don't have to be concerned with the oil pan color..........sigh........