07-15-2008, 11:34 PM | #1 |
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Before and After
Here are some pics before and after cleaning up the lower half of my truck and repainting the bottom with some flat white . Someday I will make it all shiney but for now I think it looks much better !! What do you guys think !! Bob
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07-15-2008, 11:35 PM | #2 |
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Re: Before and After
Whoops!!! I guess I should have said After and Before
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07-15-2008, 11:43 PM | #3 |
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Re: Before and After
Stances like this make me reconsider the long bed I have, that looks mean, I should get mine droped this weeked keeping the fingers crossed I dont work
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07-15-2008, 11:47 PM | #4 |
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Keep it Long !!!!!! Everyone builds em Short!! Long Live the LWB !!
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Man that makes a big difference keep up the good work that thing is getting nice
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07-15-2008, 11:53 PM | #6 |
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Lookin' good Bob. Keep up the good work & you'll be done in no time.. Mine's long, and short, and long, and short. It depends on which one you're talking about..(Pickup that is).. LockDoc
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I really like the stance of that truck, and the fact that it's a 50th makes it one of my favorites. Lookin' good, Bob.
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07-16-2008, 12:01 AM | #8 |
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I don't think I will be done anytime soon . I will do a frame off when I make it shiney . Right now I'm having way too much fun drivin' it !!
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Thank You !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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You know I like it, I was the first to notice it!! Looks great!
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Yes you were !! I thought maybe I should show everybody else . I like to hear from people who like my truck so I know that I'm not the only one who thinks it's cool !! Thanks for the kind words ! I really like your trucks too !! Bob
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07-16-2008, 12:21 AM | #12 |
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I think it looks awesome myself.
lwb trucks with the slam have always looked sweet... they flow better. |
07-16-2008, 01:13 AM | #13 |
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Bob....SWEEEEEEEEET! It is really looking nice. You did a great job...enjoy it. I love the stance as you know. I am still working on mine in the shop. 4 hours per week just does not get me very far.
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07-16-2008, 01:28 AM | #14 |
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What is the drop on your truck? I would like to do something similar to mine. I have always admired your truck it makes me want to make mine a fake 50th.
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man, i even saw it in person that weekend and didn't notice the cleaned up lower half. definitely a big improvement from the before.
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07-16-2008, 06:33 AM | #16 |
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Looks 1,000% better and you don`t have to worry about reflecting up checkered floor patterns and such.The sun don`t shine down there anyway,right?
IMO,the long and short of it is..."It is what it is" They all look good being what they are.I love a little old shortbed.I love longbeds(notice I didn`t say "big old").I`ve seen longbeds look better than a shortbed can.I`ve seen shortened trucks still not look any better than left alone.Like the girls say,"It ain`t the meat,it`s the motion." Not sure how that applies here,but...How about,"It`s not the pen you use,it`s how you sign your name." uh...not much better.Are you catching my drift?Oh,and I`ve never personally been told these sayings,BTW.
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Nice work Bob! That totally transformed the truck.
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Looks a lot better!
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Looks SWEEEEET!!!
Long and low, Baby! Paul
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That is one good looking truck you have there.
I don't think I will ever lower a truck because I use them a lot as trucks, but if I did I would like it to look as nice as yours. Danny |
07-16-2008, 04:08 PM | #21 |
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I've always loved the stance of your anniversery, Bob!!!! looks even better now!!!
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Night & day......looks mucho better!
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Dang Bob! That really cleaned 'er up!
lookin' good...i love the look of those long and low trucks. but. the question remains. wheres the burnout vid man?? -Sam.
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THANKS GUYS !!!! It's amazing what you can do with a D.A. and a rattle can
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Looks Killer.......Fellow Long bed Brotha.....................
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