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32 | 59.26% |
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22 | 40.74% |
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Rollin' Old Skool
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Hattiesburg, MS
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My Classic Wedding (60-66 style)
first off, i'm excited that my project is about to get started....my goal is to have this thing ready by October 23, my proposed wedding date...i want to use it as the "getaway" vehicle, but i also plan to use it for wedding photos...this is where i have a dilemma...my plans are to switch the truck to 5-lug, power/disc brakes, & power steering, using the front crossmember, rear end, and other components from a '72....in the process, i would love to go ahead & slam my truck while the suspension is apart...however, in staying true with classic wedding photos, i feel it would be best to keep the truck with a more original look with stock type suspension...it just seems to go with the whole vintage look better i think....then later down the road i can still do the drop...but i wanted to get some others' opinions as well....so, let me know what you think
also, i wanted to not only use this thread for myself but as an opportunity for others to post any wedding pictures they might have using their '60-66 Chevy/GMC trucks....after my wedding, i'll add the photos of my truck too picture of my truck for reference: ![]() Last edited by likaroc13; 06-09-2010 at 02:05 PM. |
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Re: My Classic Wedding (60-66 style)
Nice truck! Congrats on getting on your way to being married! Good luck with the drop as well.
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: san antonio
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Re: My Classic Wedding (60-66 style)
static of course it will be easier for the wifey to get in with her dress and all....
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Re: My Classic Wedding (60-66 style)
Drop it and slide your new bride on that seat and go. Congradulations on the wedding.
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Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: sanford,fl
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Re: My Classic Wedding (60-66 style)
I think either stock or lowered will be great for the photos. Mine was bagged and sitting on the ground once we got in I juiced it with nitrogen for a quick up and left a good bit of rubber as we made our exit. Everyone that attended loved that we incorporated the truck into the wedding. I will post a few pics later tonight. Just remeber to warn your best man and brides maids that if the get creative you might have to hurt them. They used toilet paper(must have been 20 rolls in the cab alone) to decorate mine so that I wouldn't be angry that anything hurt the truck.
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Rollin' Old Skool
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Hattiesburg, MS
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Re: My Classic Wedding (60-66 style)
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Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: diamond bar, calif.
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Re: My Classic Wedding (60-66 style)
I say slam that sucker, it will still look vintage in the photos, especially if you shoot black and whites and dress the part too! no modern stuff in the background either.
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Join Date: Dec 2008
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Re: My Classic Wedding (60-66 style)
here are a couple. I will see if I can scan a few more later. the weding is before we became accustomed to the digital era
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Rollin' Old Skool
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Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Orlando, Florida
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Re: My Classic Wedding (60-66 style)
My getaway vehicle, and my wedding present!! Top that |
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Spokane Valley, WA
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Re: My Classic Wedding (60-66 style)
Seems almost a shame to drop your truck because immaculate originals are so rare, and once modified they never go back. That and I happen to think they look better somewhere near stock height. On the other hand, I’ve never been one to leave anything alone just because it’s original. For me, stock is boring. If you ultimately want it dropped, I’d say do it now if you have the time and budget to get in done on schedule.
Each time I make a cosmetic change on my truck, in my minds eye it has always looked that way and I’m disappointed to look back and see it didn’t look as cool earlier in my ownership. The same principle applies to your wedding related truck pictures. Make it look like the way you would like to remember it decades into the future. As a point of reference, I led the procession for my middle daughters wedding from the church to the reception in our black 1946 sedan street rod wearing polished Weld Wheel Draglites. Looking back, it would have looked more “timeless” with stock wheels and hubcaps. But the pictures turned out fantastic showing the wedding couple, a dressed out street rod, and the old school church in the background. If the car had looked more original, the wedding would have appeared more “vintage”, but as family keepsakes the photos wouldn’t have been any better. And congrats on the upcoming nuptials!
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Rollin' Old Skool
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Re: My Classic Wedding (60-66 style)
Lowered with a resto look is cool...by far the best of both....
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Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: sacramento, ca
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Re: My Classic Wedding (60-66 style)
turkey...thats awesome
i vote for the drop...it's not about vintage its about what you want...a classic is still a classic even when its layed out |
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Join Date: Jan 2010
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Re: My Classic Wedding (60-66 style)
I vote "drop it", a lot easier for the new Mrs. to get in with the wedding dress.
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Join Date: Sep 2009
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Re: My Classic Wedding (60-66 style)
Leave it alone, that truck is far too nice to change anything
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: South West Pennsylvania
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Re: My Classic Wedding (60-66 style)
Wow, I do need to scan some old photos. I had my 63 truck in my wedding (1992). I actually felt pushed to complete it after a three year resto. I even have photos of the wedding party standing in the bed. I lowered my truck year later and changed the wheels.
I would make it look like you really want it, since the photos will likely be around for a long time. Rick
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Re: My Classic Wedding (60-66 style)
If you decide to lower the truck, it could also represent the other change that is to occur in your life at the same time... sniff, sniff! For the better..... Open tears and sobbing!
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Join Date: May 2005
Location: Kansas City, KS
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Re: My Classic Wedding (60-66 style)
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The truck, as it sits in the photo, is an "appreciating asset", aka (also known as), an unmolested survivor! Performing mild-to-wild modifications "depreciate" the value of the truck over its lifespan. The urge to do so, is quite overwhelming, therefore, so few survive this process and they become virtually impossible to find without these personalized custom features. P.S. - With factory-correct mirrors and '66 badges, you have a moving "time machine", however, as you stated, "my plans are to switch the truck to 5-lug, power/disc brakes, & power steering, using the front crossmember, rear end, and other components from a '72....in the process, i would love to go ahead & slam my truck while the suspension is apart", the truck then becomes firmly placed on the mainstream time-line of the "slamming era" of the early 2000's era. Warning: This statement runs counter to most popular beliefs, therefore it is intended to educate, not infuriate, those who read it! Last edited by LILRED66; 06-10-2010 at 08:07 AM. |
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Re: My Classic Wedding (60-66 style)
That is one sweet original truck! The only safe way to get the best of both world is Photoshop. Take thousands of pictures and edit later. Then you can lift it lower it color it crop it chop it smooth it without making any mistakes. Lol
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Rollin' Old Skool
Join Date: Jun 2007
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Re: My Classic Wedding (60-66 style)
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thanks Tony, let me point you to this thread i posted not long after i first got it....see if this changes your perspective any, & let me know what you think: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=354839 & when i think of "unmolested", i think of something that hasn't been touched...yet this one has had 2 repaints, a different engine, minor dash cut for radio, shaved backup lights (don't know why), & ultimately that VIN....& while i have the original 283, it's not entirely complete...oh, & i have no build sheet to verify everything...no doubt some of that can be fixed to original specs...every body panel i've seen underneath shows some of the original color...but tracing code 537 back, i came up with light blue/white....however, the color doesn't look light blue to me, but more of a "teal-ish" color....so i'm confused there too but if this is as pristine as some seem to think, maybe i need to make a 360* turn, sell it, & try to find something else to modify, lol Last edited by likaroc13; 06-10-2010 at 11:07 AM. |
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Re: My Classic Wedding (60-66 style)
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These trucks look great with a nice drop on them, so I vote that you "enhance" those wedding photo's with a dropped classic. ![]()
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Re: My Classic Wedding (60-66 style)
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With the mainstream tendencies to resto-mod, chop, channel, smooth, french, bag, slam, section, etc, etc, etc, we have found a niche doing factory-correct/era-correct restorations. Since this is a "What do you think" opinion poll, we chimed in with our thoughts. Different strokes for different folks, right? P.S. - Your truck at the Good Guys shows in the midwest, would be the exception, not the rule, since it would be one of a very few in its current state, compared to all the customized examples. Last edited by LILRED66; 06-12-2010 at 10:28 AM. |
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Re: My Classic Wedding (60-66 style)
I say split the difference somewhat. Do a hotrod/traditional look. Update your suspension and brakes and run your steel wheels minus the hubcaps, you probably get the picture.
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Rollin' Old Skool
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Re: My Classic Wedding (60-66 style)
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you're definitely right about different strokes for different folks...i really admire what you guys are doing up there with your restorations...if mine were as factory "spot on" as some of yours & your customers trucks, i'd no doubt leave mine as original as possible...in all likelihood, mine is gonna stay the more original look until after the wedding...mainly because both funds & time schedule are tight...if lowering, i'd have to deal with re-routing exhaust; and i don't wanna do that until i get the entire frame cleaned/painted, which means removing the cab...and on, and on, and on....you know how it goes, lol...i just have to do things one at a time so for now, i'll just work on getting power steering & power disc brakes...gonna also throw on some rust free fenders, doors, & ditch the 65 emblems and big mirrors...then i gotta do a few small mechanical things i'll start a build thread in the near future to keep you all posted...i really appreciate all the opinions/input ![]() |
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