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Old 07-22-2003, 11:42 PM   #1
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pics of my truck after the drop

here are some pics of the drope i think it looks good. what do you all think.
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Old 07-22-2003, 11:43 PM   #2
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Old 07-22-2003, 11:44 PM   #3
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here is some of my newly redone interior
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Old 07-22-2003, 11:45 PM   #4
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Old 07-22-2003, 11:46 PM   #5
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hey man, that drope is the dope!!
how much drop is it? lookin good

ahh i just saw it in the sig, 3/5?
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Old 07-22-2003, 11:47 PM   #6
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thanks i thought it looked good too. it is a 3/5 drop
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Old 07-22-2003, 11:52 PM   #7
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Nice set of wheels, love those stepsides. Thats the color of grey my truck was when we purchased it. Now tell me where did you get your door panels done? Love the flames, it would go great with the ghost flames that my son is going to paint on my 82.
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Old 07-22-2003, 11:54 PM   #8
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i did the interior at my shop. they are the stock pannels i just shaved the arm reast off of them and recovered them in tweed with the flames my friend cut out.
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Old 07-23-2003, 12:04 AM   #9
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You have my door panels! That's what I wanna do!
BTW: What size tires are those? I have a 3/5 drop on 255/55 17's, and it doens't look anywhere near that low!
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Old 07-23-2003, 08:47 AM   #10
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Looks nice! Like the door panesl too. Question on them though. How in the heck do you pull the door shut when the window is up?
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Old 07-23-2003, 09:32 AM   #11
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Looking good. That's a nice stance. Your interior is starting to come together too. So what's next???
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Old 07-23-2003, 11:12 AM   #12
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the tires are 255 60 15. i don't normaly have my windows up becuase i have no a/c but when i have to put the windows up i pull it by the door handel.(it's kinda complicated so i just don't put the windows up all the way). the next thing i'm going to do is put some newer chevy bucket seats in there when i can find them.
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Old 07-23-2003, 01:44 PM   #13
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Those door panels look great, I had the same idea. My '74 has the smaller panels though. The drop looks good too!
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Old 07-23-2003, 01:47 PM   #14
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Looks awesome!!

And it looks like a lot of us are going to have flame door panels cuz I'm going to do mine too. I just have other things that I need to get done first before I work on that project

Lookin' great!!
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Old 07-23-2003, 02:13 PM   #15
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lol me too, I was going to replace my door panels with ones made from scratch, I never even thought to shave the door handles off to make it simpler!
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Old 07-23-2003, 03:06 PM   #16
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tweed

Where can you buy tweed from anyway??

thanks, Jeff
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Old 07-23-2003, 10:29 PM   #17
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Looking good! Those wheels look perfect on your truck!
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Old 07-23-2003, 10:40 PM   #18
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Nice truck! A couple of quick questions about the door panels. You say your friend cut the flames out. What did he cut them out of? And how do you apply the fabric? I'd love to know. Thanks.
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Old 07-24-2003, 11:06 AM   #19
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i got the tweed from a local interior shop. i used 1/4 inch closed cell foam form the flames and used comtact cement that i got from the interior shop.
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Old 07-24-2003, 03:00 PM   #20
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Drop and interior look good! Can you post some more pictures of your truck?

I noticed your fuse block setup.
I have the same fuse block for my amps, but no longer use the Fosgate fuses. They are JUNK!
One had the cap come loose. The fuse looked good, but it wasnt connecting because the loose cap.
The other just wouldnt allow power to flow through it.
Never did figure out what was wrong.
When those fuses go bad (if they are fosgate). Go to radio shack and get theirs, they last much longer with fewer issues.

For those thinking about tweed interior:
A friend of mine does tweed and did his '81.
Looked almost just like this truck, wheels, color, and all.
He did everything, dash, doors, seat, roof, etc.
Within a year the part where your arm rests on the door (where the window comes out) was starting to wear a lot.
He didnt drive a lot either. But when he did thats where he rested his arm.
If yours is a daily driver you may want to consider this.
A couple other friends with tweed had similar issues with it wearing or getting real stiff in "high traffic areas". Looked dirty. After cleaning it, it kept its stiffness, but looked clean. Kind of weird.

Tweed looks great though, but may not be the best choice for a daily driver. After talking with a few friends I decided not to go that route and thought I would pass this on to a few of you.
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Old 07-24-2003, 06:33 PM   #21
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Looks really sweet. Where did you get the bowtie for the grille?
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Old 07-24-2003, 08:18 PM   #22
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Looks Great!!!!!!!
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Old 07-24-2003, 08:37 PM   #23
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Nice truck. Love the flames.
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Old 07-25-2003, 12:56 PM   #24
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For those of you that still want to go with tweed, keep an eye on EBay. I just won an auction for a few yards of Taupe colored tweed for $5.60 + shipping. I'll end up getting about 25 sq feet. I'm not sure how much material is needed to do door panels and dash, but I figure I can find someone locally who can get hook me up with some matching tweed or get a different color to accent it.
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Old 07-25-2003, 07:17 PM   #25
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i did my head liner, all the peices that hold it up, and door pannels in 2 1/2 yards
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