Before and after

[General_01]

A before and after pic of the engine bay.

Before:

[General_01]

After:

[TruckDriver]

WHOA! a slight difference there It's so bright, I gotta wear shades

[Charger4404spd]

WHOA! a slight difference there It's so bright, I gotta wear shades

Yep, like night and day.......now paint those darn hood hinges

[General_01]

WHOA! a slight difference there It's so bright, I gotta wear shades

Yep, like night and day.......now paint those darn hood hinges

I hear ya.Hopefully, I can do the underside of the hood and the hinges next Spring.

[PocketThunder]

Hood hinges...?  next spring?....    nice pun there...

[Silver R/T]

looking better

[dpm68]

Love it.

[Pistolpete]

good job, looks great!

[CB]

big improvement!

[RT/SE]

Wow, that engine compartment really stands out now after the makeover 

[General_01]

Thanks for the compliments guys. I learned alot and hopefully the next paint project will be better. Thanks again. Here's a pic of me and the car after the first test run.

[THE CHARGER PUNK]

u know that the general lee engine bay is supposed to be black as you can see in every episode and the car was originally painted black and they kept everything closed so door jams,trunk and aengine bay were all black-MATT

[MoparMotel]

VERY nice car............but no Vectors?

[cudaken]

 Love the Keystones on the Charger. Not a fan at all of the Victors.

                                 Cuda Ken

[Shakey]

Well done!  That looks great. 

[Brock Samson]

Looked alot better in black. change it back.

[Dale The Bold]

I went back and forth on the engine bay color before making a final decision.  I went with the same thing you did, and I never looked back.

Most of the cars built for the series were thrown together and probably had every color imaginable under the hood, so accuracy really isn't an issue.  Just tell people you built a replica of a series used General Lee that was originally orange.   

[General_01]

I like the look of all orange better than black. The '71 is Citroen Yellow with a flat black engine bay, so I already got one with a black engine bay. If Bo and Luke come and buy the car, they can have Cooter change it back to black if they want.

Ken, I like the Keystones also, but I did put Vectors on it after this pic was taken. I still have the keystones though. I like them and if I ever change the paint scheme on the car I will use them.

Thanks again for the comments.

Dean

[ramit]

I think I have seen you around before driving down HWY 65 in front of Johns auto parts.   Were you at the charger picnic in maple grove?

[PocketThunder]

I think I have seen you around before driving down HWY 65 in front of Johns auto parts.     Were you at the charger picnic in maple grove?

Yes he was.   I was there also.  Who were you? 

I didnt have my car there.  Just the spouses maxima and the baby stroller  ...

Paul
in St. Paul

[ramit]

I think I have seen you around before driving down HWY 65 in front of Johns auto parts.   Were you at the charger picnic in maple grove?

Yes he was. I was there also. Who were you?

I didnt have my car there. Just the spouses maxima and the baby stroller ...

Paul
in St. Paul

I had the 72 charger that was blue with a white vinyl top.  Do you have any pics of any of the cars there?

[PocketThunder]

I think I have seen you around before driving down HWY 65 in front of Johns auto parts.     Were you at the charger picnic in maple grove?

Yes he was. I was there also. Who were you?

I didnt have my car there. Just the spouses maxima and the baby stroller ...

Paul
in St. Paul

I had the 72 charger that was blue with a white vinyl top.   Do you have any pics of any of the cars there?

i think i remember your car now.   i was talking to the 68 guys mostly, since thats what i'm trying to get on the road right now..

i might have pics on my computer at home, i'll check tonight...

Paul 

[ramit]

Cool, I would like to see them.

[General_01]

I think I remember you the car too. Finding more people on this board from around here all the time. Cool.

P.S.- Yes, that is me you see. I live in Blaine just up the road from John's.