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dashboard · 2K+ Club

Flames on the hood

Dan Williams · Active Member

I had planned on doing something like that on my 71, but it doesn't look like I am ever going to get to that one.

Tim H · Mega Poster

I saw something like that once in Hot Rod or Car Craft magazine. It was on a black car and the stripes started out white then went yellow and orange. It was so tastefully done. I came real close to doing it on my 70 but I couldn't find the article and really didn't want to do True Flames. I think it's cool.

Scott Parkhurst · Super Poster

I honestly feel our cars are too new for flames. They look great on some of the curvy cars of the 50s and earlier, but the crisp lines of later Chevelles just don't look right with them in my opinion.

Tim H · Mega Poster

bowtie wrote:
Tim H wrote:
I saw something like that once in Hot Rod or Car Craft magazine. It was on a black car and the stripes started out white then went yellow and orange. It was so tastefully done. I came real close to doing it on my 70 but I couldn't find the article and really didn't want to do True Flames. I think it's cool.
This one?

That's the one! Thanks.

-- Edited by Tim H on Sunday 18th of March 2012 08:45:21 PM

bowtie · Secretary

Tim H wrote:
I saw something like that once in Hot Rod or Car Craft magazine. It was on a black car and the stripes started out white then went yellow and orange. It was so tastefully done. I came real close to doing it on my 70 but I couldn't find the article and really didn't want to do True Flames. I think it's cool.

This one?

Personally, I think the stripe flames are ok if they are kept to the hood, but even then they better be perfectly done and styled.

I prefer this for flames:

bowtie · Secretary

I forgot about this one, saw it sitting on the shelf next to me:

Lost in the 60s · President

I'm not a big fan of true flames either but DAMN, that is NICE...

Chris R · 2K+ Club

I like the look but it cant be an all stock restoration. That just doesnt work. There has to at least be a set of aftermarket wheels of some kind or the flames just look out of place if its just stock.

bowtie · Secretary

Tim-I forgot where I stole the pic from years ago, but those flames look a lot like Mike Lavalee's with all the layered colors and curls on the flames.

Chris R · 2K+ Club

Scott Parkhurst wrote:
I honestly feel our cars are too new for flames. They look great on some of the curvy cars of the 50s and earlier, but the crisp lines of later Chevelles just don't look right with them in my opinion.

I never really looked at it that way before but the more I think about it. I totally agree. Maybe right up to the end of the late 50's tail fin era is about where I would stop. Although, I remember seeing a few custom vans that were all black with full flames that to this day, still look cool to me.

Tim H · Mega Poster

bowtie wrote:
Tim-I forgot where I stole the pic from years ago, but those flames look a lot like Mike Lavalee's with all the layered colors and curls on the flames.

I like the way they continue through the stripe then the void then back onto the little stripe.

Thanks again. I have someone to show this too. Maybe for my next project.

Hey Brian can you still get the correct head bolts from GM for a 69 big block?

bowtie · Secretary

I show the 4.5" long one is # 3877668, the short is just over 2" and is #3877669. Longs have been discontinued, shorts are still available or Gilleland also shows 8.

Tim H · Mega Poster

Thanks Bryan. That helped. I was able to find some originals. I may be a little overboard on this but I am trying to get every part as correct as possible and as date matched to the car as possible where I can. I did not have any rally rims in my pile sorry about that and I don't mean to hijack this thread.. although I guess I did.

4-door Chevelle · Super Poster

I do like those flames a lot but if you look to your left and peek at May on the calendar you will see what I will soon be driving on a daily basis and I can't wait!