DIY Classic Looking Roof Rack
Nice rack!
What are those funny looking trees in the first picture???
They're supposed to be palm trees behind a shark. It was kind of a silly - but awesome idea.
Also Red-Green job? I've never heard of that. This is like a 20/20 (looks good 20 feet away going 20mph) but, more like a 5/0. As long as you don't get your face in it, it looks like a sprayed paint job. You get close, you get kind of an orange peel look. I also spent way more time sanding and polishing than you would have spent to tape off the car, but I don't have a paint booth. Did it in the driveway for $62.00. The price was right.
Also thanks guys. I had to bounce so many ideas off my fiancee' before I had one I was "allowed" to do, and that was the beach-y theme. Before that I thought of a super-rust patina look, with a flawlessly painted roof and a tail stripe that was also high gloss, then just flat black, then I was showing her all kinds of stripes and graphics on mopars, and then thought of the "Hang 10" dart, and showed her that stripe, and she approved. So I drew up a cool stripe based on that. Except instead of a surfer, there's a "318" and then of course a shark. I was thinking of ways to end the stripe up front and someone was helping me brainstorm and said "how bout a shark, or an outline of some palm trees" and I said - why not both?
The roof rack idea I had because I always thought of those wood racks you see on beetles and stuff, and some other old cars, and I looked through ones for sale - none looked right. It needed one that fit the car.
I'm still thinking of other stuff the car needs to be a total beach theme car - probably all red wheels with no hubcaps, and some rear window blinds.
