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fossilrunner · 02-14-2005, 02:46 AM

who here likes this look?

4x4Poet · 02-14-2005, 03:08 AM

The whitewalls (or is that a white-edge rim?) ruin it. Black sidewalls would be all it needs to be a work-in-progress or a race truck that's simple black to make sheetmetal repair easy. The front tube grill complements the look, but for that extra touch, black headlight bezels would make the grill pop. Smaller and more grill slats/tubes would help, too.

Martin64 · 02-14-2005, 05:58 AM

I'm not into tube grills or white walls. I think it would look really good if the doors were shaved since the side makers and fender badges were shaved to go along with that. But all in all it's cool looking.

LonghornJeff · 02-14-2005, 06:07 AM

I like the look....Just make sure it runs as Mean as it looks!..."Honda's Beware"....

lngbed71 · 02-14-2005, 06:08 AM

Looks like "Knight-rider's" tow vehicle. I think I can see David Hasslehoff in the driver's seat

Dano69c10 · 02-14-2005, 07:44 AM

What 4x4 & Martin64 said, and maybe one-piece side windows, tinted.
Dano
A big block under the hood would't hurt either.

fossilrunner · 02-14-2005, 08:41 AM

its not a tube grille its an e4ggcrate grille that was painted black and silver plus thats not the grille im keeping it will be a billet grille

fossilrunner · 02-14-2005, 06:50 PM

doe you guys like the wheels like this more

rustyold72 · 02-14-2005, 06:54 PM

^ looks good to me, try it with the chrome dog dish hubcaps

fossilrunner · 02-14-2005, 06:57 PM

do you guys think I should keep the chrome trim around the windshield

busterwivell · 02-14-2005, 07:01 PM

I like what you're doin', but I would paint the wheels something other than black, mount tires black side out, maybe dogdish caps, no rings (I'm just that way, can't explain it, but done that with my stuff for years)

70c10swb · 02-14-2005, 10:19 PM

i like it

also how about red rims with white walls.. old school

special70gmc · 02-14-2005, 10:29 PM

that would be one bad ass ride all back like that mine was flat black with a black geriie and black steelies for a while, couldnt see it a night i walked into the quarter panel once in the driveway(i hadnt been drinkin i swear

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shortymac83 · 02-15-2005, 12:20 AM

personally?

the way I'd do it is to have black steel wheels with no chrome (even paint the bolts black), and a 67/68 front end on it. I think I'd go with chrome, but another look that might be good with it is a very dark grey for the headlight surrounds and grille inserts.

Americanrider · 02-15-2005, 12:50 AM

Deep dish smoothies and baby moon caps, redline tires and a bed cover. 67 grille & keep the chrome trim but shave the door handles or newer smoother handles.

4x4Poet · 02-15-2005, 05:13 AM

Keep the windshield's chrome trim. The bits of chrome set off the truck. Chrome reflects light and thereby illuminates the black. Lose the chrome and you'll gain a monochrome dullness. Or perhaps monotony is a better word. The chrome wheel rings look great and break up the two different blacks on the tires & wheels so you don't notice the difference side by side. Chrome or polished alum wheels would look great, as well. Assuming a great style to begin with.

And did I say get as many slats/tubes available when you choose a billet grill?

VetteCityBowtie · 02-15-2005, 07:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 70c10swb

i like it

also how about red rims with white walls.. old school

02-14-2005, 02:46 AM	#1
fossilrunner Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: FORT WORTH, TX Posts: 225	need opinions who here likes this look? Attached Images __________________ 71 chevy lwb w/ 350,750 holley 4150,edelbrock performer rpm,full 2 1/2 exhaust exit out side,6-8 drop,rally wheels.-SOLD 74 Chevy nova-355 with a little nitrous 78 GMC Jimmy 4x4-Factory 400 and all stock. Last edited by fossilrunner; 02-14-2005 at 03:00 AM.

02-14-2005, 03:08 AM	#2
4x4Poet Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: "Under Montana skies." Posts: 1,836	The whitewalls (or is that a white-edge rim?) ruin it. Black sidewalls would be all it needs to be a work-in-progress or a race truck that's simple black to make sheetmetal repair easy. The front tube grill complements the look, but for that extra touch, black headlight bezels would make the grill pop. Smaller and more grill slats/tubes would help, too. __________________ '71 GMC K20 Suburban, '71 GMC K10 Suburban, '72 Chevy C10 CST Suburban, '72 Chevy K20 clunker pickup.

02-14-2005, 05:58 AM	#3
Martin64 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Yuma, Az Posts: 477	I'm not into tube grills or white walls. I think it would look really good if the doors were shaved since the side makers and fender badges were shaved to go along with that. But all in all it's cool looking. __________________ Martin Gibson USAF Retired 1964(-ish) C10

02-14-2005, 06:07 AM	#4
LonghornJeff EZEKIEL 25:17 Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Springfield IL USA Posts: 984	I like the look....Just make sure it runs as Mean as it looks!..."Honda's Beware".... __________________ 68 CHEVELLE(HORSESHOE) 69 LONGHORN 396 70 NOVA 454(FOR SALE) 71 SWB 307 71 EL CAMINO 383 72 GMC JIMMY 350 87 BLAZER 350 WIW? http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-r5CJt...9_6Orzim4L5uWM Gun control, the theory that 110lb. women have the "right" to fistfight with 210lb. rapists. The reason animal rights activists are more passionate about fur than leather is because it's safer to harrass rich women than bikers...

02-14-2005, 06:08 AM	#5
lngbed71 Nothing fits but the oil Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Gaston, Indiana Posts: 424	Looks like "Knight-rider's" tow vehicle. I think I can see David Hasslehoff in the driver's seat __________________ Land of the free Because of the brave

02-14-2005, 07:44 AM	#6
Dano69c10 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Ontario, Kali Posts: 2,427	What 4x4 & Martin64 said, and maybe one-piece side windows, tinted. Dano A big block under the hood would't hurt either. __________________ '69 Fleet It ain't yours, if you didn't build it! Last edited by Dano69c10; 02-14-2005 at 07:47 AM.

02-14-2005, 08:41 AM	#7
fossilrunner Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: FORT WORTH, TX Posts: 225	its not a tube grille its an e4ggcrate grille that was painted black and silver plus thats not the grille im keeping it will be a billet grille __________________ 71 chevy lwb w/ 350,750 holley 4150,edelbrock performer rpm,full 2 1/2 exhaust exit out side,6-8 drop,rally wheels.-SOLD 74 Chevy nova-355 with a little nitrous 78 GMC Jimmy 4x4-Factory 400 and all stock.

02-14-2005, 06:50 PM	#8
fossilrunner Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: FORT WORTH, TX Posts: 225	doe you guys like the wheels like this more Attached Images __________________ 71 chevy lwb w/ 350,750 holley 4150,edelbrock performer rpm,full 2 1/2 exhaust exit out side,6-8 drop,rally wheels.-SOLD 74 Chevy nova-355 with a little nitrous 78 GMC Jimmy 4x4-Factory 400 and all stock. Last edited by fossilrunner; 02-14-2005 at 06:56 PM.

02-14-2005, 06:54 PM	#9
rustyold72 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Ark City KS Posts: 505	^ looks good to me, try it with the chrome dog dish hubcaps __________________ 71 Chevy C10 "The Rust Bucket" 72 Chevy C10 apart in the garage 02 WS6 T/A Fast Black and bad@$$ 93 Nissan Pathfinder "Emily" Totaled RIP girl 05 Jeep Grand Cherokee-HEMI powered 87 Iroc Z28 305 TPI auto (crying out for an LS1 swap)

02-14-2005, 06:57 PM	#10
fossilrunner Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: FORT WORTH, TX Posts: 225	do you guys think I should keep the chrome trim around the windshield __________________ 71 chevy lwb w/ 350,750 holley 4150,edelbrock performer rpm,full 2 1/2 exhaust exit out side,6-8 drop,rally wheels.-SOLD 74 Chevy nova-355 with a little nitrous 78 GMC Jimmy 4x4-Factory 400 and all stock.

02-14-2005, 07:01 PM	#11
busterwivell Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Sahuarita, AZ USA Posts: 2,033	I like what you're doin', but I would paint the wheels something other than black, mount tires black side out, maybe dogdish caps, no rings (I'm just that way, can't explain it, but done that with my stuff for years) __________________ Bill - Tucson, AZ 47 Chevrolet 2 dr sedan 56 Chevrolet 210 2 dr sedan 66 Chevrolet Malibu 2 dr 4 speed 71 Chevrolet C30 Longhorn 86 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS (Sold) 01 Chevrolet Tahoe IM - BUSTERWIVE@aol.com

02-14-2005, 10:19 PM	#12
70c10swb no brain no headache Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Cape Cod MA Posts: 567	i like it also how about red rims with white walls.. old school __________________ 1996 GMC Sierra z71 1970 SWB 2wd (project)

02-14-2005, 10:29 PM	#13
special70gmc Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: long island, new york Posts: 1,333	that would be one bad ass ride all back like that mine was flat black with a black geriie and black steelies for a while, couldnt see it a night i walked into the quarter panel once in the driveway(i hadnt been drinkin i swear ) Attached Images __________________ 1986 c-10 swb 5/7 drop 20'' coys 1958 belair 2door

02-15-2005, 12:20 AM	#14
shortymac83 hmm... Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Culver, Indiana Posts: 1,631	personally? the way I'd do it is to have black steel wheels with no chrome (even paint the bolts black), and a 67/68 front end on it. I think I'd go with chrome, but another look that might be good with it is a very dark grey for the headlight surrounds and grille inserts. __________________ 1983 Oldsmobile Delta 88 1967 Chevy C-10 stripper www.fcrperformance.com - wanna go...faster? talk to FCR.

02-15-2005, 12:50 AM	#15
Americanrider Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: NW, WA. Posts: 1,421	Deep dish smoothies and baby moon caps, redline tires and a bed cover. 67 grille & keep the chrome trim but shave the door handles or newer smoother handles.



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02-15-2005, 05:13 AM	#16
4x4Poet Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: "Under Montana skies." Posts: 1,836	Keep the windshield's chrome trim. The bits of chrome set off the truck. Chrome reflects light and thereby illuminates the black. Lose the chrome and you'll gain a monochrome dullness. Or perhaps monotony is a better word. The chrome wheel rings look great and break up the two different blacks on the tires & wheels so you don't notice the difference side by side. Chrome or polished alum wheels would look great, as well. Assuming a great style to begin with. And did I say get as many slats/tubes available when you choose a billet grill? __________________ '71 GMC K20 Suburban, '71 GMC K10 Suburban, '72 Chevy C10 CST Suburban, '72 Chevy K20 clunker pickup. Last edited by 4x4Poet; 02-15-2005 at 05:21 AM.

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