(bronze/browny) Paint recommendations please!
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Hello people,
some exciting things going on around here at the moment. Trucks currently in the countryside receiving an extreme makeover, (part of which is a mercedes engine getting dropped in there  ! pics to follow :) ), another part of which is shes finally getting some paint :)
Im trying to keep it classic, and have been looking at 70's Bronze/brown metallic colours. Only problem is that looking at them on a screen it's obviously very difficult to get a good feel for them. Also every time i order a spray can to test one it's 20$ so i want to be a bit selective. If any of you good people had some recommendations i'd much appreciate it! These are the kind of things i've been looking at. - The MG A is the ideal colour but it's just a picture and makes no mention of what paint they used. -i like how where the light hits it, it has highlights without getting too light as to become too orangey.   pontiac 'cinnamon bronze'  dodge dark bronze  this is cool, maybe a bit lighter than what i'm looking for. Thanks!
1981 F-250 camper, 4.9l inline 6, RWD
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Wow! A Merc engine in a Ford! Cool. What engine and what transmission?
As for the colour, I REALLY like the 1970 Dodge Super Bee! That is a really cool colour. (And a beautiful car, although it it had been a '69 it would have been even better.  )
Gary, AKA "Gary fellow": Profile
Dad's: '81 F150 Ranger XLT 4x4: Down for restomod: Full-roller "stroked 351M" w/Trick Flow heads & intake, EEC-V SEFI/E4OD/3.50 gears w/Kevlar clutches
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I'll put up some pics of my old 1980 F150. It was "Dark Chamois Metallic". It had some metallic flake in it, so really did shine in the sun. It may be a bit too "orange" for your liking, but figured I would throw it up. I have a ton of pictures of this truck still, so if you are interested in the color, I can see if I have some that are focused on the brown in the sun to show the metallic.
  
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This article from Wikipedia says "With some OM602 Powered Mercedes-Benz vehicles exceeding 500,000 or 1,000,000 miles (800,000 or 1,610,000 km),[1] it is considered to be one of the most reliable engines ever produced." And it looks like the output is from ~90 to 120 HP, depending on which one you get. That should be quite adequate for what you have.
 And if you go with the color shown on Shaun/salan7's truck it'll still be "Ford". Cool!
Gary, AKA "Gary fellow": Profile
Dad's: '81 F150 Ranger XLT 4x4: Down for restomod: Full-roller "stroked 351M" w/Trick Flow heads & intake, EEC-V SEFI/E4OD/3.50 gears w/Kevlar clutches
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The 300d was a classic that just ran forever.
Glad to see someone making use of that engine. There was someone here In town that had a td (wagon) running on WVO. I could smell it before I even heard it. 
Jim,
Lil'Red is a '87 F250 HD, 4.10's, 1356 4x4, Zf-5, 3G, PMGR, Saginaw PS, desmogged with a Holley 80508 and Performer intake. Too much other stuff to mention. |
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That would be cool! But maybe not needed in camper?
Gary, AKA "Gary fellow": Profile
Dad's: '81 F150 Ranger XLT 4x4: Down for restomod: Full-roller "stroked 351M" w/Trick Flow heads & intake, EEC-V SEFI/E4OD/3.50 gears w/Kevlar clutches
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