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Ron Hamilton

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I appreciate the comments on my builds with Dog Dish Caps on Steelies. Here is the rundown on some of my favorite builds with them.

1971 Dodge Charger R/T Hemi

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1965 Dodge Polara CHP Cruiser

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1966 Chevelle Super Sport

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1958 Chevy Biscayne

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1960 Chevy Corvair 700 Sedan (Under Construction)

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1068 Chevy Nova SS COPO

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1969 Dodge Coronet R/T

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1964 Pontiac GTO Convertible

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1972 Olds 443 Holiday Coupe

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I have a few more Muscle, Compact, and Police cruisers to build with the aforementioned rolling stock to build, Some will surprise you, as I have to master a set of caps for a future build.

Feel free to comment, and post your builds with Dog Dish Caps here. I would love to see them.

 

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Very nice!

Ron, what paint did you use on that '72 Olds? I assume that's the same color that Chevy called Spring Green and Pontiac called Julep Green? I'd like to do a '72 Camaro and GTO in that color. Krylon makes a near-perfect match in their Shimmer line, but it is WAY too sparkly for a factory car (would be okay for a dune buggy or bass boat).

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Very nice!

Ron, what paint did you use on that '72 Olds? I assume that's the same color that Chevy called Spring Green and Pontiac called Julep Green? I'd like to do a '72 Camaro and GTO in that color. Krylon makes a near-perfect match in their Shimmer line, but it is WAY too sparkly for a factory car (would be okay for a dune buggy or bass boat).

Steve,

I had some Rally Green Paint from MCW, but I did not use it on this build. In 1972, Olds had a color called Radiant Green, which was not as bright as the 1968-9 Chevrolet Rally Green. I used Tamiya Bright Green Metallic Lacquer Spray. I liked the color, and knew that I would use it on something.

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Steve,

I had some Rally Green Paint from MCW, but I did not use it on this build. In 1972, Olds had a color called Radiant Green, which was not as bright as the 1968-9 Chevrolet Rally Green. I used Tamiya Bright Green Metallic Lacquer Spray. I liked the color, and knew that I would use it on something.

Thanks! I have some kind of Tamiya Green Metallic paint around here, but it's not really like the '72 Spring Green/Julep Green I need (those are notably bluer). It's not quite Chevy Rally Green either, but I might lay it on an old AMT '69 Daytona as '69 Dodge Spring Green (NOT their Rally Green, which was the same as the Chevy color).

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I've done a few with dog dish caps.

But not so much because I really like them.

More like because a set of full wheel covers wasn't available to me, or I didn't like the looks of them.

 

I built the '61 Sunliner with them because I dislike the full wheel covers.

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The '65 Chrysler 300, as you can imagine, can be a little tough to find stock wheel covers for.

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I also built a mild custom '63 Ford pickup with steel wheels, but omitted the hubcaps in favor of some "inner" beauty rings.

Kind of a hub cap I guess. :)

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Steve

 

 

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I've done a few with dog dish caps.

But not so much because I really like them.

More like because a set of full wheel covers wasn't available to me, or I didn't like the looks of them.

 

I built the '61 Sunliner with them because I dislike the full wheel covers.

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The '65 Chrysler 300, as you can imagine, can be a little tough to find stock wheel covers for.

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I also built a mild custom '63 Ford pickup with steel wheels, but omitted the hubcaps in favor of some "inner" beauty rings.

Kind of a hub cap I guess. :)

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Steve

 

 

The ones on the 61 Sunliner look similar to the aluminum ones I ordered. The ones I ordered were supposed to be for early 60's Mopar but were way over-sized even on 15" wheels. I had to turn them down some and round the edges.

(caps.thumb.png.902e0b1bba620322df065f7ffYour cars look great by the way) 

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Just since this thread has apparently turned into a sing-along, here's mine. '68 Roadrunner with 383 transplant, built more than 20 years ago...

I assume Chevy Rally Wheel caps and Moon hubcaps are not in the spirit of this thread? B)

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Just since this thread has apparently turned into a sing-along, here's mine. '68 Roadrunner with 383 transplant, built more than 20 years ago...

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I assume Chevy Rally Wheel caps and Moon hubcaps are not in the spirit of this thread? B)

Very Nice Runner Steve. I consider Chevy Rally Wheels and Baby Moons an upgrade people did over and above the base wheels.

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