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Another Day, Another Dollar
Join Date: Nov 2008
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questions about new look for my rig
hey guys
here is my '78 ![]() obviously shes getting a new box which means paint. Color is staying the same but i dont know weather or not to keep the trim. i was thinking of maybe turfing it and getting some chrome wheel well accents..... also; my truck is a double tank, and the new box is only made for a single so i either put a tank door on the other side, or take the gas caps off of the old box and keep the addidional chrome. what do you guys think?
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Re: questions about new look for my rig
I personally like the trim on the 73-79,s . Think it really sets these years apart from the others. Im old school in a lot of ways MY VOTE WOULD BE TO KEEP THE TRIM . tRUCK LOOKS GOOD WITH A LOT OF POTENTIAL . GOOD LUCK
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Re: questions about new look for my rig
Keep the trim!!!
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Re: questions about new look for my rig
i like the smooth look no trim especially if its lifted a little bit but thats just my opinon
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Join Date: Nov 2005
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Re: questions about new look for my rig
I would keep the trim. IT looks classic and finishes the truck off. I am not a fan of the chrome lip over the wheel openings but the factory lip with the black strip looks good. Maybe get someone to photo shop it for you and see if YOU like it without.
Nice truck you got there....
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Re: questions about new look for my rig
u dont need a gas door to get too your other tank my truck only has one gas door and 2 tanks just have the fill up nozel in the wheel well
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Re: questions about new look for my rig
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Dang son, you sound like you've been living up to your screen name when you typed this.
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Join Date: Oct 2008
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Re: questions about new look for my rig
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i'd say lose the trim and lose a tank.... take it or leave it either way it should look good
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Re: questions about new look for my rig
Keep the trim! Now, if that were an 81-87 truck, I'd say take the trim off. There is something about the trim on 73-80 trucks that really sets them apart!
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Re: questions about new look for my rig
you could take the trim off, but keep it, and then in a few years put it back on and BAM its a brand new look and in a few years take it off again...
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Re: questions about new look for my rig
good trim is hard to find........!!
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Re: questions about new look for my rig
iv'e alway's loved trim.
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Re: questions about new look for my rig
The trim and the round headlights are what really separates these trucks from the later 81-87s in my opinion. It's a classic look! Like these other guys have said, I'd definately keep the trim! ...Joe
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Re: questions about new look for my rig
Another vote for keeping the trim. It's one of the things that makes these trucks unique.
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Re: questions about new look for my rig
One more for keeping the trim.
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Re: questions about new look for my rig
if the trim is in good condition I would say keep it.
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Re: questions about new look for my rig
I really like the trim on these trucks, but I hate the clip holes that let in
the water, that started the rust, that makes the holes..... |
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Re: questions about new look for my rig
airbrush the trim?
I saw a 55-59 burb with it done, it was stunning. No trim holes, yet the look of trim. hahaha.
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Another Day, Another Dollar
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Re: questions about new look for my rig
thanks for the input fellas.
i'd love to see a pic of that airbrushed trim
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Re: questions about new look for my rig
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I don't remember what page. I have all of my trim but all the holes are filled, so if I put the trim back on I'll just use some small plated screws. |
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Re: questions about new look for my rig
I like the classic look with, but it would look clean without. As far as the gas tank is concerned... I didnt see why you are swapping beds. If they are both the same length you could swap the sides out that you need the gas cap on, if the stock bedside is still good.
Looks like you need the gas cap on the passenger side and from the pic the passenger side of the stock bed looks clean.
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Another Day, Another Dollar
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Re: questions about new look for my rig
bed support rails on the underside are cooked, as well as wheel wells and the bed of the box
there isn't much left of er' (the sides are the best part)
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Re: questions about new look for my rig
I would just swap on the side then to get the gas cap. You are going to repaint it anyways.
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Re: questions about new look for my rig
keep the trim and paint inside the trim white.
keep the two tanks. |
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