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Color of underside of the hood?
From the Factory, what color would the underside of the hood be?
Would it have been “Body Color”? Or did they come out painted Satin Black? |
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Re: Color of underside of the hood?
They are black. Don't know the sheen though. Probably satin.
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Re: Color of underside of the hood?
I believe it depends on what plant it came from, I have seen them both ways.
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Re: Color of underside of the hood?
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On My truck, the underside is black, (70 Custom/10, not a lot of options from the factory). Maybe the higher optioned trucks were body color? I don’t know. |
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Re: Color of underside of the hood?
My 71 Super was black from the factory. Painted body color now.
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Re: Color of underside of the hood?
I have heard there is a certain black that Chevy used, but I don't know any particulars.
My '72 K20 underhood is black..... if I had to guess, I would say it's a satin black.
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Re: Color of underside of the hood?
My 68 GMC, body color and the truck has never had a repaint. 503 color.
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Re: Color of underside of the hood?
Might be model-year dependent? My '72 was built in Fremont, underside of hood has always been black. I bought it in 1977 as an untouched (not detailed) fresh trade-in, and there was no indication of anything being re-sprayed or altered. Exceptions: Travel Tanks, rear bumper, and equalizer hitch (removed by PO).
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Re: Color of underside of the hood?
My 71 K1500 was built at Fremont plant and was black on underside of hood.
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Re: Color of underside of the hood?
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Re: Color of underside of the hood?
It’s the black EDP coating that’s exposed. Not painted black per se. Original hood undersurfaces have varying degrees of body color over spray.
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Re: Color of underside of the hood?
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Re: Color of underside of the hood?
My 71 GMC Custom was hugger orange under the hood to match the body color. I know for sure this was original as the vehicle was my wife’s grandfathers and never repainted
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Re: Color of underside of the hood?
Just checked my '69 C 10 . It's body color on the latch end , rest of it looks unpainted . Might of been dark gray when new ? My late Father in law bought this truck new and it's never been painted . Thanks !
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Re: Color of underside of the hood?
My 72 K20 Super was black but I think I'm going to paint it body color..just think it looks better IMO
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Re: Color of underside of the hood?
My 67 bought new in 1967. Built in the Atlanta plant. Has never been repainted and has Black underside of hood. Here a photo.
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Re: Color of underside of the hood?
My Fremont built '67 was originally black.
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