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#96395 02/27/07 06:49 PM
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Hello! My first post here, so flame gently! I am wondering if anyone knows what color the bottom (underside) of the floor pan was on a 64 SS. I have talked to several, and have gotten several different answers. I am restoring 2 64's and want them back to original.
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Joel

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I am probably just repeating what you already have been told.....some were gray,some red, and some black.Depends on which Fisher Body plant made the body and what they were using at that time.


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Hey- That makes sense! One other question- how far up the firewall did the original underside paint go? All the way to the cowl, or did it stop at the pinch weld where the firewall met the floor pan? And, if it did, what color was the fire wall?
Thanks again!
Joel

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Joel,
If the body plant dip-primed the body, the whole thing would start out with the same primer, then a semi-gloss black was sprayed on the firewall down to the pinch weld with some overspray below it (no masking at the bottom, only at the top).
If the body plant sprayed the primer, then it was probably sprayed over most of the lower firewall but not necessarily all of it, since the black applied later was also a primer. The firewall black was sprayed after the car was painted and baked. After that was all done, there was also a thick sound deadner sprayed under the trans tunnel, with plenty of overspray toward the front and sides of the tunnel.

Verne


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