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CG 11-18-2015 12:11 AM

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I think that cover was too modern looking for the style of your truck. Liked your truck a lot before, like it even more now.

jocko 11-18-2015 01:17 AM

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It's even gorgeous-er now. What a great truck.

yuccales 11-18-2015 08:23 AM

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Love that truck!

iostorm 11-18-2015 08:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Sicklajoie (Post 7379638)
After 5 years, I finally decided to ditch the bed cover that I'd hated since the first day I bought the truck. With the bed cover now gone, the 1 1/4" lifting blocks I put in the rear when I got it kind of exaggerated the rake now. So I ditched those today so now it's stock height all the way around. Next week the inside of the bed and top of bedcaps where the paint wore off from the bed cover will be painted orange.
I'm pretty happy with the results.

Wow looks great!

bonehead 11-18-2015 09:41 AM

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I like the look of this truck, and the removal of the cover and blocks are a great improvement. I am a sucker for the stock look on a c20.

I am not however crazy about the looks of a spray in bed liner on these old trucks. I know it makes the bed more "usable" but they always fail for me in the looks department, especially on a truck with a original restored theme. A body colored liner might look better, but a stock painted bed with a heavy rubber mat would be my preference.

I am currently looking for a new truck and have passed on a bunch that had spray in bed liners in them. No sir, I don't like them! FWIW

Sicklajoie 11-18-2015 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by bonehead (Post 7380296)
I like the look of this truck, and the removal of the cover and blocks are a great improvement. I am a sucker for the stock look on a c20.

I am not however crazy about the looks of a spray in bed liner on these old trucks. I know it makes the bed more "usable" but they always fail for me in the looks department, especially on a truck with a original restored theme. A body colored liner might look better, but a stock painted bed with a heavy rubber mat would be my preference.

I am currently looking for a new truck and have passed on a bunch that had spray in bed liners in them. No sir, I don't like them! FWIW

I hear ya on that. I'm hoping the painting it over orange will make it blend somewhat. Right now I don't have the $$$ to do anything else. Somewhere down the line I may lay a wood bed over it.

Lmac 11-18-2015 03:17 PM

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Great looking truck. The spray in doesn't bother me at all.

67ChevyRedneck 11-18-2015 03:49 PM

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I normally hate bed covers (says the guy that added one to his brand new Z71), but yours actually looked really good on the truck (the color match really helped.

I honestly like how it looks either way. Little cooler without it.

Sicklajoie 11-19-2015 04:27 PM

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Thanks for the compliments everyone. They're greatly appreciated.
Paint jail starts this coming Monday.

Freddy67 11-22-2015 10:48 AM

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Love it! awesome truck!

RickDeVon 11-22-2015 11:33 AM

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I sure like the hubcaps on yours...I have been looking for those...don't care much for the painted ones like I have...

Harleys 4 You 11-22-2015 11:40 PM

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Nice truck. I tried to pm you, but you've "reached your quota and can't receive any more pm's until you've deleted some". Just thought I'd let you know.

Sicklajoie 01-30-2016 02:49 PM

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Paint update

Ken B 01-30-2016 03:30 PM

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Looking good!

Malamute 01-30-2016 04:07 PM

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Not that it looked bad before but it looks much better now. As CG said, I just don't think bed covers work on these trucks. No offense to those who have them. ;)

joecaruso 01-30-2016 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Sicklajoie (Post 7467106)
Paint update

Like the color match bedliner. I did it last spring on my truck and really like the look.

Redline novdog 01-30-2016 06:00 PM

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I think it looks good either way, but thanks for posting more pictures so I can drool more!!!

El Dorado Jim 01-31-2016 04:08 AM

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love your truck,looks better without the cover, nice look with the wheels and hubcaps

'68 Newtricks 01-31-2016 01:37 PM

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I didn't mind the bed before. I'm sure it will look nice color matched.
I will be lining my bed as it will get used all the time and I like the look, plus the body color will be a dark blue so it will blend in some.

nice truck

Ol Blue K20 01-31-2016 01:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Sicklajoie (Post 7467106)
Paint update

I've always liked your truck, I'm not fond of spray in liners but the color match looks great.

Sicklajoie 02-01-2016 07:15 PM

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More. Should be out of the shop in the next day or two.

Tdrcreyn4 02-01-2016 07:43 PM

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You have a beautiful truck.

Ol Blue K20 02-01-2016 07:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Tdrcreyn4 (Post 7469901)
You have a beautiful truck.

^^^:agree: but I think he knows it already :lol:


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