Orange Bloosom Phantom done!

Nick will be picking up his baby later today and myself and the kids are so relieved. Lots of hard work went into this baby and she is one truly nice daily driver. In all honesty I actually like it a lot better than I thought I would. I have had so many customers really like it as well. Looks like Nick made the right choice (yup that was a positive thing about him).




 

Gorgeous.

Nick, if you ever sell it....

What color is the interior?

Factory paint code 72? Or a custom variant?

BC/CC or single stage?

That looks great, but how's the rebel flag going to fit on the roof with the vista window in the way?

Interior color is blue. He plans on changing it over to gray. It's a BC / CC system, and 69 Camaro Hugger Orange it is.

Needs tints and white racing stripes,will never have trouble finding this wagon in a crowded parking lot.
Jarrod you do some impressive work,it looks great!

Some dark tints will finish it off nicely. I like it alot

Orange over blue...whoa... Grey or tan would work. Blue and orange sounds like a snowcone mix....but then again, it is going to Nick, so maybe that fits.

That thing is sofa king gorgeous that I'm not going to sleep tonight thinking about it. Seriously.

Was quite a nice surprise today!!

Blue and orange is just fine ,.

It won't get stripes,.unless i do the GS scoops in the hood,.but i doubt it,.

Had to stop and buy a battery at autozone,., and it.s developed a wicked oil leak,.

we stopped for the night and a bite to eat at a local diner in pinegrove PA, just south of wilkes barre,.
car gets a lot of attention everywhere! on the highway,. getting fuel,. eating supper,. must of had 3-4 people taking pics!!
I 'll have to keep pouring oil to it tomorrow,.and make charlotte, then beg for help somewhere friendly,.




Thanks Jarrod,. next one will be the black car,. to straighten it and cover the dopey flames.
Nick

That. Looks. AWESOME!

Looks great Nick!!

Hey! I'll see it Sat if you are at the Nats. Hoping to get there to check out the car show. Work training screwed up Thurs and Fri.

I bet you will find a lot of friendlies at the Nats

Your Welcome Nick, glad you didn't forget about the leak.

Nice work Jarrod.

Wait until you guy's see my next wagon creation. Thanks everyone.

Looks good Nick.

rh96ss wrote:

Looks good Nick.

Jump in A car rob,. drive up here,..

Flying between Boston and Cincinnati until Saturday, then home...but I thought about heading to Charlotte instead of going to work.

You arrived safely in NC? Did you find where your leak is?

I absolutely love it!! Cool as hell. Its funny, I never have a problem finding my white 96Roady in a parking lot. I can't imagine how easy it will be to find an orange one! Congratulations for having a big enough set to paint your car a really different color, and even better, have it turn out so great.

Thanks,...
car really does get a lot of positive comments,.wives too,. 

and you can see it for miles,. 

Congrats, buddy, the car looks amazing. Your vision surpasses mine, I'm glad you stuck to your guns on this one.

I'll go out on a limb and say that more photos of this car will be taken at the Nats than any other single vehicle.

Nice!
That wagon's so bright, you gotta wear shades........

looks great nick

Looks great. Great color choice, Nick.

Nick's wagon is well represented in the photos I've been seeing from the ISSCA nats on FB:



I really want it. lol

Stingroo wrote:

Nick's wagon is well represented in the photos I've been seeing from the ISSCA nats on FB:


I really want it. lol

That's because it can be seen from space.  

Stingroo wrote:

Nick's wagon is well represented in the photos I've been seeing from the ISSCA nats on FB:



I really want it. lol

Looks like Nick had to post a guard to keep down the touchy feely gang!

81X11 wrote:

Stingroo wrote:

Nick's wagon is well represented in the photos I've been seeing from the ISSCA nats on FB:


I really want it. lol

That's because it can be seen from space.    

I lol'd! Thanks Mike, I needed that.

Well, thank you all for the positive comments on the car,.and to the doubters,. nah nah nah nah nah nah,.

It motored down to NC, needed a battery immediately,.used couple of gals of oil to get there,.
Fixed the damn leak,. used no oil on the way back,.

A $6.50 rad cap fixed the hot soak coolant leak everytime i shut it off,.

It,s an interesting car to drive with its variable toe and camber,.lack of hydraulic rebound control etc,.

Too damn quiet,.Typical 2:56 car, sags on the hills,. so pull it back to 3rd and let it lockup and it storms up the hills in typical LT1 fashion,.3:73's in over drive give you a 2.61 final ratio,.
so 3rd gear (direct) with 2,56 is pretty darn close,.running the hills thru virginyy, it averaged out to 21mpg at 75-90 mph,.does pretty good for a bone stock car,..

The car gets a lot of attention,.people snap pics on the highway in gas stations,.
Now i need to find a nice minty grille for it,.OR clone it  into a big mirror'd, LT1 powered OCC,. 

Nick
took the car shopping today, it's even a big hit with mum and the kids,.(really need to fix the a/c tho,.

I like the big-mirror Olds idea...

So what was the oil leak?

toomanytoyz wrote:

So what was the oil leak?

oil filter housing to block,.

Looks dam good.

I was poking around the old desktop today (i,m home for a short while)
and i found this pic,

It's the car that gave me my inspiration,. plans were for the black flamed axe wagon to get changed to this color, with a roll pan, shaved roof etc,.

I love it- spewing oil, coolant, a/c doesn't work, but what the hell-the paint is ORANGE, so drive it! Really, who needs a mechanically functioning car when the orange looks so damn good!

Mark 96 Roady wrote:

I love it- spewing oil, coolant, a/c doesn't work, but what the hell-the paint is ORANGE, so drive it! Really, who needs a mechanically functioning car when the orange looks so damn good!

What exactly do you mean ?

What I mean is that you are a car guy, through and through. Anyone else would freak out with one of those issues, but you still drive it with all 3 at once. Been there, we all have, I'm sure.

Mark 96 Roady wrote:

What I mean is that you are a car guy, through and through. Anyone else would freak out with one of those issues, but you still drive it with all 3 at once. Been there, we all have, I'm sure.

Thankyou,..being called a car guy is a big compliment,.
Yes frank the and lorne shared a laugh when i called,. Frank asked ""is the car read?" I said "no,. but i,m coming anyway",.

Nick

Your car looks WAY better than the pic above. The trim really makes the car. That one looks strange.

Thanks Bud,..
next one,....electric/candy yellow?  

jayoldschool wrote:

Your car looks WAY better than the pic above.  The trim really makes the car.  That one looks strange.

gotta agree! looks awesome!  

phantom 309 wrote:

Thanks Bud,..
next one,....electric/candy yellow?   

Dibs on the orange one.

(No, but... seriously. If you ever sell it....)

Stingroo wrote:

phantom 309 wrote:

Thanks Bud,..
next one,....electric/candy yellow?   

Dibs on the orange one.

(No, but... seriously. If you ever sell it....)

It,s for sale,. everything is,.
make an offer,.
go get a mortgage,.
I'll even deliver it,..
'sides toomanytoyz called dibs,.but he'll satin black the poor thing,.

Nick

I won't! I already have one of those. :p


In due time. Now that I've seen a nice one, I deeeefinitely want an orange wagon.

Stingroo wrote:

In due time. Now that I've seen a nice one, I deeeefinitely want an orange wagon.

Oh,....

then you're not really serious,.

Love it. Ifg you get a chance attend a football game at Auburn or Clemson (maybe even Tennesse?) with it - I think they all have orange as the team color - bet you will get more attention that you could ever want... (now why didn't I think of this when i was in college and single... big orange wagon, seats fold flat...)

.. also hold lots of beer.

wow! i work on the orange semi trucks and see orange all the time. it dont bother me at all. looks great. very clean look. the chrome accents work really good too. i had pondered the thought of an orange car before, but where i work and my co-worker/friends would ridicule me. but then again i would have had to add black lettered decals that say SCHNEIDER NATIONAL CARRIERS. LOL.