83/84 H/O two-tone paint specs, wheel well measurements?

[84hurst]

I've got my 84 hurst/olds in the paint shop and im wondering if anyone knows how far the lower body color extends up and around the wheel well??, The body shop sanded it down before measuring it. I know the pinstripe covers some of it. im thinking maybe 3/4 inch?? but thats just a shot in the dark, any help would be great!!!!

 

[84cutspreme]

I've never done the two tone paint job myself, but I always figured on g-bodies it would look best if the colors met at the body line. So way above the wheelwell. basically in line with the bottom of side-view mirror.

 

[MR442]

I have factory brochure that show paint ? stripe is to center of Bumper side lights front and rear. That body line . I'll go look at 442 today .

 

[84hurst]

I've got the main body line figured out, its just that small strip that continues over the wheel well that im trying to figure out.

 

[MR442]

Mine has no lower color around the wheel well. And sticker is less than 1/2 away from opening edge . But I was not really looking at that when down there .

 

[84hurst]

hmm, ok maybe the 442's didnt have the lower two tone go around the wheel well, but the 1/2 inch sounds about right for the sticker from wheel well measurement, so maybe 3/4 to 1 inch would be good???? anybody got some imput/??

 

[84 W40]

I went outside today and looked at my car and the lower body color black is around the lip of the wheel well and the sticker is 1/2" up from the lip. I can feel a faint line under the sticker. That line is where the black paint ends on the fender. With the stickers off the car you would see a 3/4" black paint starting from the bottom lip going up the fender. My car still has the orig paint and stickers on the car and with 44K orig miles. I hope this helps you.

 

[84hurst]

I went outside today and looked at my car and the lower body color black is around the lip of the wheel well and the sticker is 1/2" up from the lip. I can feel a faint line under the sticker. That line is where the black paint ends on the fender. With the stickers off the car you would see a 3/4" black paint starting from the bottom lip going up the fender. My car still has the orig paint and stickers on the car and with 44K orig miles. I hope this helps you.

Yes thats a big help!! exactly what i was looking for, someone who had an original 83 or 84! I was gonna guess one inch but 3/4 works for me! thanks!

 

[88hurstolds]

One inch is the general rule of thumb, I have some pictures somewhere of 83 H/Os at Cars and Concepts without the stripes yet that I can dig out...
Here is my 83 H/O just after paint:

 

[84hurst]

Excellent!!! thanks for the pics!!!! if you could post those cars and concepts pics you have that would be kind of neat to look at as well! I'll tell the body shop to keep it at one inch. thanks!!!!