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Posted by: bobm Nov 13 2014, 09:07 AM

Quick question. What is the white paint lettering (LO) on 1976 2.0 sheet metal (looks hand painted). On one side is LO and other are some numbers. Is this the initials of the builder? This may have been covered but did not know what to search under.
Thanks

Posted by: Dave_Darling Nov 13 2014, 10:57 AM

I'm not sure anyone knows exactly what those mean. You can see a number of examples on this page: http://bowlsby.net/914/Classic/PLM.htm (scroll about 3/4 of the way down to "Group E").

--DD

Posted by: bobm Nov 13 2014, 01:59 PM

Interesting. Do you think these should be left on the shroud when I repaint the metal?

Posted by: malcolm2 Nov 13 2014, 02:48 PM

my 2 cents: paint over them, with 1 exception: Unless you are building a concours car. I painted my cooling tins orange. I have seen lots of other colors too. go with what you like.

and welcome to the WORLD.

Posted by: green914 Nov 13 2014, 04:11 PM

Pictures,

Posted by: bigkensteele Nov 13 2014, 08:41 PM

QUOTE(bobm @ Nov 13 2014, 11:59 AM)

Interesting. Do you think these should be left on the shroud when I repaint the metal?

Depends on the car and what you want to do with it. If it is a pretty nice preservation candidate, snap some digital pics with a ruler held up next to the markings. That way, you can recreate them later if you want. If you are building a driver, do whatever makes you happy.

Posted by: r_towle Nov 13 2014, 11:20 PM

Lunchtime

Lowenbrau
Number of beers he had at lunch.