Re: '33/4 Su8 Inst. Pl.
Posted by Tim Cole On 2011/12/18 14:53:56
However, I don't think that is right unless the flash has siginificantly lightened the color. I have seen untouched panels and the color was definitely brown oxide. Then away they went and a thousand dollars later weren't anything near what they were when they started.
Usually the moment a buffing wheel touches the original finish the oxide annodizing is wiped off and the finish becomes golden. Today's bling minded restorations seem to prefer it that way. Okay, but the question here is what should be used as a document photo.
What is needed here is a photo of a bone stock original dash panel.
You can see in the picture that something has been altered because that little hexagon thing is covering a hole someone drilled in the dashboard.
However, I'm not ruling out variations because on the ninth series open twelves they had several. You can get a good idea of what I am talking about from page 99 of Turnquist's book. That one is a twelve however. The parts book shows two photos and the panels are different I assume because one is an Eight and the other a Super Eight given the Eight is visibly lighter tone.
Below is my idea of original, but it is an Eight. I should have taken photos of the Supers I've seen, but sometimes those things just don't happen.
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Usually the moment a buffing wheel touches the original finish the oxide annodizing is wiped off and the finish becomes golden. Today's bling minded restorations seem to prefer it that way. Okay, but the question here is what should be used as a document photo.
What is needed here is a photo of a bone stock original dash panel.
You can see in the picture that something has been altered because that little hexagon thing is covering a hole someone drilled in the dashboard.
However, I'm not ruling out variations because on the ninth series open twelves they had several. You can get a good idea of what I am talking about from page 99 of Turnquist's book. That one is a twelve however. The parts book shows two photos and the panels are different I assume because one is an Eight and the other a Super Eight given the Eight is visibly lighter tone.
Below is my idea of original, but it is an Eight. I should have taken photos of the Supers I've seen, but sometimes those things just don't happen.
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