My cure for boredom, Mk5 build : small update, harness install

[mrmustang]

The exterior, I went through a few different phases, a couple I've shared the renderings here. First one was Aston Martin sage green, with brown interior, single full with roll bar, carbon fiber hood scoop, and offset stripe in grigio silverstone. Then changed it to Cadillac CTS-V blaze orange, black interior, and the rest the same as the green one.

Now, I've decided to go with Ferrari grigio silverstone, no stripe, no hood scoop, dual roll bars (undecided on color) , dark brown and black interior. All aluminum panels (many additions from forum member Snakebite) will be powder coated Prismatic powders "hilltop silver", misc brackets "black chrome II", Lizard Skin sound and heat on the entire underside of body, and misc panels that make sense. Wheels will be non traditional custom billet 18" from VFC Performance, polished lips, machined centers with Falken Azenis RT660 tires.

Sorry, that was long and I'm sure I missed some stuff. I don't plan on rushing through this build, and am planning on around two years. Feel free to provide some feedback, it is always welcomed.

I was the 2nd owner of a Grigio Silverstone Superformance 289 roadster, with a brown interior, it was not a polarizing color, actually blended in with most modern vehicles in my area. I suggest you take a close look at the following pictures (this from the 3rd or even 4th owner) and think long and hard before you decide to go that route:
https://www.barrett-jackson.com/2026...oadster-296784

As for Austin Martin colors, my current ERA 289 roadster "hybrid" is Austin Martin racing green, a more subtle color with black carpet, tan seats and dash. Dash I am still not 100% sold on and have toyed with a recover in black to mimic the interior of CSX2208, a car I grew up around.
https://rmsothebys.com/auctions/az26...lby-289-cobra/
newinterior1.jpg

Your car, your choices, just want you to be able to see the differences for yourself before you pull that trigger.


Bill S.

[CW_MI]

I was the 2nd owner of a Grigio Silverstone Superformance 289 roadster, with a brown interior, it was not a polarizing color, actually blended in with most modern vehicles in my area. I suggest you take a close look at the following pictures (this from the 3rd or even 4th owner) and think long and hard before you decide to go that route:
https://www.barrett-jackson.com/2026...oadster-296784

As for Austin Martin colors, my current ERA 289 roadster "hybrid" is Austin Martin racing green, a more subtle color with black carpet, tan seats and dash. Dash I am still not 100% sold on and have toyed with a recover in black to mimic the interior of CSX2208, a car I grew up around.
https://rmsothebys.com/auctions/az26...lby-289-cobra/
newinterior1.jpg

Your car, your choices, just want you to be able to see the differences for yourself before you pull that trigger.


Bill S.

Thanks for the feedback Bill....and I've since changed color choices about 3 or 4 times since that original post. And for exactly the same reason you stated. As nice of a color that Grigio is, it just doesn't pop...and sort of blends in, like you said.

Most likely it will be Porsche light oak green metallic, or Ferrari verde masoni. The Aston Martin sage green isn't off the table entirely, but it's definitely a last choice. As far as the pic, I was thinking a much more darker brown, something like this : https://relicate.com/collections/vin...ient-oak-37001 or this https://relicate.com/collections/leg...er-kodiak-4307

My buddy, painted his couple Ferrari avio blue and it is absolutely stunning. Oddly enough, he found the color on a Backdraft roadster, with a brown interior. That color would look incredible, along with my 25th anniversary wheels....decisions. Luckily, I've got plenty of time.

[mrmustang]

Thanks for the feedback Bill....and I've since changed color choices about 3 or 4 times since that original post. And for exactly the same reason you stated. As nice of a color that Grigio is, it just doesn't pop...and sort of blends in, like you said.

Most likely it will be Porsche light oak green metallic, or Ferrari verde masoni. The Aston Martin sage green isn't off the table entirely, but it's definitely a last choice. As far as the pic, I was thinking a much more darker brown, something like this : https://relicate.com/collections/vin...ient-oak-37001 or this https://relicate.com/collections/leg...er-kodiak-4307

My buddy, painted his couple Ferrari avio blue and it is absolutely stunning. Oddly enough, he found the color on a Backdraft roadster, with a brown interior. That color would look incredible, along with my 25th anniversary wheels....decisions. Luckily, I've got plenty of time.

Love both interior color choices, dark, rich, subtle. Can't wait to see what you end up with.


Bill S.

[PMD24]

I encourage you to read up a bit on crimp vs solder in auto applications. My personal assessment came out on crimp. Shortly after that I saw where edwardb (Paul) posted that he was going with mostly crimp as well.

In applications where vibration exists, crimp is recommended over solder as the heat makes the conductor more brittle and subject to breaking. Paul noted that the aviation industry mandates crimp for most connections.

I had always thought that solder was better. Who knew?!

Pat