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dave3156 · 04-18-2005, 06:39 AM

You need real low rearend gears 411 or 488, something that will launch you with enough force to drive you back into the seat! Side pipes with exhaust that exits in front of the rear wheels, headers with cutouts, take out the front fender wells so you can see the engine from the side, fuzzy dice, playboy emblems in the rear window! I always thought flames looked hotter than stripes, more rat rod than stock.

**special-K** · 04-18-2005, 09:37 AM

Jeffnstef,you win!!!

weasel29gm · 04-18-2005, 01:52 PM

I like the old SS,Z-28,Ralley stripes on a truck. Even thought about paint em' on my S-10. But one thing I've noticed on others is they got to be right!! Width,length etc. To narrow or wide just don't look right. Stripes don't belong on the top or under the bumpers. I've never seen a Z-28 like that. I would get the specs and paint em' right.

HeavyD · 04-18-2005, 02:33 PM

Hereis a pic with the hockey stripe on a Camaro in my fav. color, Rally Green.

speesh · 04-18-2005, 02:57 PM

Eight track tape player with Pioneer 6x9 speakers.... and a power booster/equalizer hanging under the dash! Jack the rear end up so you can fit some extra wide Mickey Thompson tires on Cragar S.S. rims back there. If you have leaf springs, you do this with extra long shackles.

Dick Dale · 04-18-2005, 04:16 PM

speesh, he said muscle car, not REDNECK!!! lol.

**special-K** · 04-18-2005, 07:07 PM

HeavyD,nice Camaro RS/SS.

muddpile · 04-19-2005, 01:41 AM

Lots of great suggestions still coming! I love this! Oh yeah, Jeffnstef, that is an awesome pair of chevys! I did a slight hockey stick rendering, but I think I still like the lower stripe the best.

HeavyD · 04-19-2005, 03:04 AM

Mudd can you make the stripe taper off on the door like in the camaro pic??

muddpile · 04-20-2005, 01:36 AM

I tried, but it doesn't work real well when I'm using MS Paint to modify my pics. It looked kinda funny on a longbox with the short stripe, but I bet it would look good on a shortbox.

dave3156 · 04-20-2005, 06:32 AM

To me the side stripes on a long bed make it look about 300 feet long. They look good on a short bed, On a long bed you need something to break up the huge length of the side. Some type of design or zig zag line to make it seems shorter would look better if you wanted to put something on the side.

muddpile · 04-21-2005, 02:05 AM

I was thinking about that too, but it looks like my best option so far is to paint the lower stripe. I've also been kicking the idea of a Yenko stripe across the upper side instead, but will have to make a rendering of it too.

04-18-2005, 09:37 AM	#27
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,851	Jeffnstef,you win!!! __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

04-18-2005, 01:52 PM	#28
weasel29gm SLOW BUT SURE,BUT CLOSER Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: eleanor wv usa Posts: 3,096	I like the old SS,Z-28,Ralley stripes on a truck. Even thought about paint em' on my S-10. But one thing I've noticed on others is they got to be right!! Width,length etc. To narrow or wide just don't look right. Stripes don't belong on the top or under the bumpers. I've never seen a Z-28 like that. I would get the specs and paint em' right. __________________ 69 C-10, OWNED 38YRS... 350 over 30, 350 Turbo, 3:73 Posi P/S, P/B Black with red and black int. ''LOVE THESE OLD ''TRUCKS.......

04-18-2005, 02:33 PM	#29
HeavyD Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Wakaw, Sask, Canada Posts: 3,180	Hereis a pic with the hockey stripe on a Camaro in my fav. color, Rally Green. __________________ "You can take the man out of PA, but you can't take PA out of the man"

04-18-2005, 02:57 PM	#30
speesh Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Ridgecrest, CA Posts: 318	Eight track tape player with Pioneer 6x9 speakers.... and a power booster/equalizer hanging under the dash! Jack the rear end up so you can fit some extra wide Mickey Thompson tires on Cragar S.S. rims back there. If you have leaf springs, you do this with extra long shackles. __________________ 57 suburban(sitting in the driveway), 2 69 C20 longbeds (sitting in the field ) and a 2003 8.1 Suburban Endeavor to persevere. "All of a sudden, I'm the old timer!" Some old timer on American Pickers.

04-18-2005, 04:16 PM	#31
Dick Dale Excelsior, You Fathead. Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Valparaiso, In Posts: 937	speesh, he said muscle car, not REDNECK!!! lol. __________________ Go Navy. The Sea Is Ours. Budget 350 Build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...38#post2264638

04-18-2005, 06:39 AM	#26
dave3156 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 336	You need real low rearend gears 411 or 488, something that will launch you with enough force to drive you back into the seat! Side pipes with exhaust that exits in front of the rear wheels, headers with cutouts, take out the front fender wells so you can see the engine from the side, fuzzy dice, playboy emblems in the rear window! I always thought flames looked hotter than stripes, more rat rod than stock.

04-18-2005, 07:07 PM	#32
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,851	HeavyD,nice Camaro RS/SS. __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

04-19-2005, 01:41 AM	#33
muddpile Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Saskatchewan, Canada Posts: 1,371	Lots of great suggestions still coming! I love this! Oh yeah, Jeffnstef, that is an awesome pair of chevys! I did a slight hockey stick rendering, but I think I still like the lower stripe the best. __________________ 1964 Chevy Short Fleet: Tornado 1972 Chevy C10: Fast Orange Secondaries Wide Open

04-19-2005, 03:04 AM	#34
HeavyD Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Wakaw, Sask, Canada Posts: 3,180	Mudd can you make the stripe taper off on the door like in the camaro pic?? __________________ "You can take the man out of PA, but you can't take PA out of the man"

04-20-2005, 01:36 AM	#35
muddpile Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Saskatchewan, Canada Posts: 1,371	I tried, but it doesn't work real well when I'm using MS Paint to modify my pics. It looked kinda funny on a longbox with the short stripe, but I bet it would look good on a shortbox. __________________ 1964 Chevy Short Fleet: Tornado 1972 Chevy C10: Fast Orange Secondaries Wide Open

04-20-2005, 06:32 AM	#36
dave3156 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 336	To me the side stripes on a long bed make it look about 300 feet long. They look good on a short bed, On a long bed you need something to break up the huge length of the side. Some type of design or zig zag line to make it seems shorter would look better if you wanted to put something on the side.

04-21-2005, 02:05 AM	#37
muddpile Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Saskatchewan, Canada Posts: 1,371	I was thinking about that too, but it looks like my best option so far is to paint the lower stripe. I've also been kicking the idea of a Yenko stripe across the upper side instead, but will have to make a rendering of it too. __________________ 1964 Chevy Short Fleet: Tornado 1972 Chevy C10: Fast Orange Secondaries Wide Open

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