Open to suggestions: Spicin it up - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

HarrisonTX · 02-02-2008, 01:00 PM

Man, i have been trying to trade this beast for something else, but it being my first car, ( 5 years ago at 17) and the fact noone will trade anything for a long bed, or a 3/4 ton, i have decieded to keep it!

I dont really want to slam it, or raise it sky high. The wheels and tires are brand new, so i would like to keep those too.
Maybe a sign on the door saying "Harrison's Hot Rods" with a skull and corssed pistons/rods in the middle. Maybe take off all that trim, maybe make it 2-tone black and white. Any suggestions, or pictures, or photoshops?
Im just bored, and would like to spice it up a little.

its currently a 355/400 combo, but i would like to swap a 5 speed manual, if anyone has a link that would be great!

Thanks in advance guys

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PanelDeland · 02-02-2008, 01:40 PM

I wouldn't touch it.That truck is clean straight and just looks right.I normally don't like the stock look so well but that one looks like Grampa drove it to the pool hall on sunday while granny was at church.Then parked it in the garage the rest of the time.

HarrisonTX · 02-02-2008, 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by PanelDeland

I wouldn't touch it.That truck is clean straight and just looks right.I normally don't like the stock look so well but that one looks like Grampa drove it to the pool hall on sunday while granny was at church.Then parked it in the garage the rest of the time.

You know what man, thats kinda what it is. Its got 120k miles, very little rust, and a straight body. Thats why ive been so reluctant, but it just dosnt it for me anymore.

SCOTI · 02-02-2008, 02:13 PM

Hey... This is Scoti from MR. I remember reading you were trying to move your truck a while back. What are you looking for in a trade? Maybe someone has or knows of something you might be interested in?

I would go that route before taking a nice truck like that & stripping the trim off & two-toning it.

OhioDan · 02-02-2008, 06:18 PM

If I were you, I'd stay away from the skull and crossed pistons pic on the side. That's a lot like the patch for the Outlaws mc. and I'd hate to hear that they took it from you. Good luck whatever you decide.

slammed1 · 02-02-2008, 07:30 PM

Thats a very clean truck to start changing up much. I am a lowered truck fan but I would only suggest maybe a spacer or slight taller coil in frt to lift it to level......just my opinion.

63 & 64 Bowties · 02-02-2008, 08:06 PM

Just me, but I love door art on flat paint & hate it on glossy paint.

**70cst** · 02-02-2008, 10:51 PM

No Corvair?[/COLOR][/SIZE][/B]

wibilly · 02-02-2008, 11:17 PM

i wouldn't change a thing, nice looking work horse

HarrisonTX · 02-02-2008, 11:36 PM

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Originally Posted by SCOTI

IIRC, you have several projects currently going. Isn't that truck useful when needing to tug a trailer around & stuff? Seems like it's a good 2nd vehicle to keep around vs. another 2dr. type vehicle.

I know I like having something that's capable of doing some 'heavy' work when needed (which is why it's killing me to have my 68-Beater torn down for upgrades).

I actually went out and got a '97 swb ext. cab. for $3900 It now has 194,000 miles and is going strong! I love my older cars, but its nice to hop into something, start it right up, with a/c , and not worry about denting it, and park it anywhere, i can also haul ****, the '69 bed is so nice, i hate puttin stuff back there that can beat it up. good example I went to pickup a 283 for $200 (got it runnin that night) it came with an extra set of heads and they wernt strapped down. Needless to say i slammed on my brakes and the heads went plowing forwards, and dented the **** outa the bed, but hell i dont care its a truck. In the '69 i woulda flipped.

Where can i see pics of your '74?
no 5 speed manual or 700r4 links?
Thanks for the compliments

SCOTI · 02-03-2008, 02:58 AM

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Originally Posted by HarrisonTX

I actually went out and got a '97 swb ext. cab. for $3900 It now has 194,000 miles and is going strong! I love my older cars, but its nice to hop into something, start it right up, with a/c , and not worry about denting it, and park it anywhere, i can also haul ****, the '69 bed is so nice, i hate puttin stuff back there that can beat it up. good example I went to pickup a 283 for $200 (got it runnin that night) it came with an extra set of heads and they wernt strapped down. Needless to say i slammed on my brakes and the heads went plowing forwards, and dented the **** outa the bed, but hell i dont care its a truck. In the '69 i woulda flipped.

Where can i see pics of your '74?
no 5 speed manual or 700r4 links?
Thanks for the compliments

I don't have much in the way of pics on the 74. It's nothing special w/just the right amount of 'appeal'.

As for trannys...... I've used Phoenix Transmissions (Ft. Worth) for one GM OD tranny & there was another place over in Dallas that built the one going into my beater. The Phoenix Trans unit is a proven performer & was very well priced vs. other choices; the 2nd OD tranny hasn't been used by me yet so I don't know what to expect ( I aquired it in a parts swap).

Is your truck coil or leaf?

cdowns · 02-03-2008, 03:11 AM

i wouldnt change a good looking truck sounds like your ideas would severly limit potential buyers and deeply lower the value of what you have now

SCOTI · 02-03-2008, 03:17 AM

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Originally Posted by cdowns

i wouldnt change a good looking truck sounds like your ideas would severly limit potential buyers and deeply lower the value of what you have now

Exactly my thoughts. You might end up spending 2K to fix it up as described only to lower the value 2K from where it currently sits.

A GearVendors OD would be the best choice if that T400 is good to go. That would make a very stout combo.

Hhmmm......

ND_guy · 02-03-2008, 03:43 AM

Quote HarrisonTX "I love my older cars, but its nice to hop into something, start it right up, with a/c , and not worry about denting it, and park it anywhere, i can also haul ****, the '69 bed is so nice, i hate puttin stuff back there that can beat it up. "

Throw fuel injection and AC on your pickup and you will enjoy driving it again.
If you do a TBI swap it could be taken off when it comes time to sell and it wouldn't hurt the value.

You even have a great drivetrain in the 97 that would work well.

my 2cents

I love the way your truck looks right now.

BB72CHEVKT · 02-03-2008, 04:07 AM

Don't change anything. IMO

jgrh64 · 02-03-2008, 04:49 AM

very nice truck ! I can see where your comming from to spice it up.I know you just bought tires but it kinda looks old man-ish either go low profile or go for 4x4 raised look and a 2 tone would help.We get these trucks because we like them for the most part not resale value , as long as you don't chop it up and you do quality work make it what you like to be seen in.

HarrisonTX · 02-03-2008, 11:56 AM

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Originally Posted by SCOTI

Exactly my thoughts. You might end up spending 2K to fix it up as described only to lower the value 2K from where it currently sits.

A GearVendors OD would be the best choice if that T400 is good to go. That would make a very stout combo.

Hhmmm......

that sure is an eye opener, makes me rethink
also, a gear vendors unit is about $2400,

ratrod67 · 02-03-2008, 12:46 PM

Just drive it.

corn · 02-03-2008, 01:40 PM

Im thinking, keep it the way it is or invest $2.00 in a FOR SALE sign for the window. Its too nice to tear up...

lpaine · 02-03-2008, 02:07 PM

You say this is your first car?(or truck as the case may be), don't even think about selling it, everyone (at least that I know) always have fond(for the most part) memories of their first ride.I wish I still had my first car, and that thing was a total beater -71 Datsun 510- but I have a lot of good memories about that car,and it was nowhere near as nice as your truck, which by the way I think you should keep as is, appearance wise anyways

69Chevy3/4ton · 02-03-2008, 02:54 PM

To spice it up a little on the outside you may want to get your windows tinted. Its great to keep out the sun and can add a little additude to your trucks looks. For me, spicing something up as nice as your truck would be getting comfortable seats and a nice sound system.

Darrell

SCOTI · 02-04-2008, 01:06 AM

Harrison, check your PM's.

custom72c20 · 02-04-2008, 03:27 AM

Leave it the way it is!! It kind of looks like mine. Here's a pic of mine:

**N2TRUX** · 02-04-2008, 08:50 AM

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02-02-2008, 01:00 PM	#1
HarrisonTX Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Waco TX Posts: 247	Open to suggestions: Spicin it up Man, i have been trying to trade this beast for something else, but it being my first car, ( 5 years ago at 17) and the fact noone will trade anything for a long bed, or a 3/4 ton, i have decieded to keep it! I dont really want to slam it, or raise it sky high. The wheels and tires are brand new, so i would like to keep those too. Maybe a sign on the door saying "Harrison's Hot Rods" with a skull and corssed pistons/rods in the middle. Maybe take off all that trim, maybe make it 2-tone black and white. Any suggestions, or pictures, or photoshops? Im just bored, and would like to spice it up a little. its currently a 355/400 combo, but i would like to swap a 5 speed manual, if anyone has a link that would be great! Thanks in advance guys [IMG][/IMG] __________________ '69 custom/camper '74 260z 302 chevy/tko500 swap in progrss '79 Malibu 355 all forged 4 speed car. '86 k5 blazer '06 Duramax

02-02-2008, 01:40 PM	#2
PanelDeland I am a Referee of life. Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Greensboro N.C. Posts: 13,992	Re: Open to suggestions: Spicin it up I wouldn't touch it.That truck is clean straight and just looks right.I normally don't like the stock look so well but that one looks like Grampa drove it to the pool hall on sunday while granny was at church.Then parked it in the garage the rest of the time. __________________ The 47-present Chevrolet and GMC Truck Message Board Network,it's owners,moderators,members,and associates of any type should not be held responsible for my opinion. You can't fix stupid,not even with duct tape. "My appearance is due to the fact that "GOD" does punish you for having too much fun!" Barrett-Jackson has perfected alchemy,they make rust into gold! "You can lead a horse to water but you can't saddle a duck" "Cleverly disguised as a 'Responsible Adult' "Sometimes your Knight in shining armor is just a retard in tinfoil"

02-02-2008, 02:13 PM	#4
SCOTI Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: DALLAS,TX Posts: 22,071	Re: Open to suggestions: Spicin it up Hey... This is Scoti from MR. I remember reading you were trying to move your truck a while back. What are you looking for in a trade? Maybe someone has or knows of something you might be interested in? I would go that route before taking a nice truck like that & stripping the trim off & two-toning it. __________________ 67SWB-B.B.RetroRod 64SWB-Recycle 89CCDually-Driver/Tow Truck 99CCSWB Driver All Fleetsides @rattlecankustoms in IG Building a small, high rpm engine with the perfect bore, stroke and rod ratio is very impressive. It's like a highly skilled Morrocan sword fighter with a Damascus Steel Scimitar..... *Cubic inches is like Indiana Jones with a cheap pistol.*

02-02-2008, 06:18 PM	#5
OhioDan Registered User Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: New Carlisle, Ohio,USA Posts: 1,404	Re: Open to suggestions: Spicin it up If I were you, I'd stay away from the skull and crossed pistons pic on the side. That's a lot like the patch for the Outlaws mc. and I'd hate to hear that they took it from you. Good luck whatever you decide. __________________ LIFE AIN'T EASY WHEN YER FAT AND GREASY! GMC= Got More Class! 1970 GMC LWB, Fleetside, 350/4spd, Flowmaster "40's", 2002 GMC 16" Rallies, cowl hood,and added a bunch of options that weren't there when I started.

02-02-2008, 07:30 PM	#6
slammed1 1972 Chevrolet SWB Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: FT Smith AR Posts: 512	Re: Open to suggestions: Spicin it up Thats a very clean truck to start changing up much. I am a lowered truck fan but I would only suggest maybe a spacer or slight taller coil in frt to lift it to level......just my opinion. __________________ My New thread with pics (not my build thread yet.) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...46#post2573646 1972 Chevrolet 1/2 ton short wide bed,68 frt clip Project. 1980 Camaro Inherited when father passed,68K Miles 2003 Ford Mach1 FUN as Hell!! 2002 Dodge Ram 5-8 slam Rolling BillBoard (Gone not forgot) 2004 Dodge Ram HEMI 10" lifted on 37's and 2wd.

02-02-2008, 08:06 PM	#7
63 & 64 Bowties and a few others Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Blue Ridge Mountains of VA Posts: 5,638	Re: Open to suggestions: Spicin it up Just me, but I love door art on flat paint & hate it on glossy paint. __________________ Bill US Army Vet -193rd Infantry BlueRidgeMuscleCars.com “The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated” Gandhi

02-02-2008, 10:51 PM	#8
70cst Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: New Madison, Ohio Posts: 21,373	Re: Open to suggestions: Spicin it up No Corvair?[/COLOR][/SIZE][/B] __________________ A husband can be right...or...A husband can be happy. 67-72 Chevy and GMC Trucks...The Classic Truck for the Classic Folk. 1970 CST Two tone green, 402BB, 400 Automatic, Tach, Buckets, AC, AM-FM, Tilt, GM CB, GM 8 Tract, LWB, etc JOHN 17:3...The better side of "LIFE" Remember: Everyday is a good day...Some are just gooder! Last edited by N2TRUX; 02-04-2008 at 08:43 AM.

02-02-2008, 11:17 PM	#9
wibilly Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: northwestern wi Posts: 2,111	Re: Open to suggestions: Spicin it up i wouldn't change a thing, nice looking work horse __________________ common sense isn't so common anymore

02-03-2008, 03:11 AM	#12
cdowns Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: daytonabeach Posts: 22,956	Re: Open to suggestions: Spicin it up i wouldnt change a good looking truck sounds like your ideas would severly limit potential buyers and deeply lower the value of what you have now __________________ 71c-10 350/2004r/4:11 lowered3/4 longbed/dead by hurricane MEANING OF DEATH::::: SOMEBODY ELSE GETS YOUR STUFF DONT BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU THINK TAKE MY ADVISE;I DON'T USE IT ANYWAY

02-03-2008, 03:43 AM	#14
ND_guy Tool Addiction=Money Shortage Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Grand Forks, ND Posts: 233	Re: Open to suggestions: Spicin it up Quote HarrisonTX "I love my older cars, but its nice to hop into something, start it right up, with a/c , and not worry about denting it, and park it anywhere, i can also haul ****, the '69 bed is so nice, i hate puttin stuff back there that can beat it up. " Throw fuel injection and AC on your pickup and you will enjoy driving it again. If you do a TBI swap it could be taken off when it comes time to sell and it wouldn't hurt the value. You even have a great drivetrain in the 97 that would work well. my 2cents I love the way your truck looks right now. __________________ 1967 K20 400TBI SM465/NP205 posi front, Detroit locker 4.56 rear

02-03-2008, 04:07 AM	#15
BB72CHEVKT Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Hideaway, TX Posts: 4,950	Re: Open to suggestions: Spicin it up Don't change anything. IMO __________________ 71 Suburban 350/700R4 Project Trixie 72 CHEVY,Highlander,SWB,396,T400

02-03-2008, 04:49 AM	#16
jgrh64 Prestige member Old Farts Club Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Cleveland Posts: 502	Re: Open to suggestions: Spicin it up very nice truck ! I can see where your comming from to spice it up.I know you just bought tires but it kinda looks old man-ish either go low profile or go for 4x4 raised look and a 2 tone would help.We get these trucks because we like them for the most part not resale value , as long as you don't chop it up and you do quality work make it what you like to be seen in. __________________ Hey sombodys gotta do it!

02-03-2008, 12:46 PM	#18
ratrod67 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: DFW Texas Posts: 2,269	Re: Open to suggestions: Spicin it up Just drive it.

02-03-2008, 01:40 PM	#19
corn Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: here Posts: 5,789	Re: Open to suggestions: Spicin it up Im thinking, keep it the way it is or invest $2.00 in a FOR SALE sign for the window. Its too nice to tear up...

02-03-2008, 02:07 PM	#20
lpaine Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Parksville, B.C. Canada Posts: 637	Re: Open to suggestions: Spicin it up You say this is your first car?(or truck as the case may be), don't even think about selling it, everyone (at least that I know) always have fond(for the most part) memories of their first ride.I wish I still had my first car, and that thing was a total beater -71 Datsun 510- but I have a lot of good memories about that car,and it was nowhere near as nice as your truck, which by the way I think you should keep as is, appearance wise anyways __________________ 1969 G.M.C 3/4 Ton 920 (Canadian Version) 307 3 speed, currently apart 1998 Chevy 1/2 ton ex cab V-6 5 speed 1967 Chevy SWB - project truck; not started just yet



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02-03-2008, 02:54 PM	#21
69Chevy3/4ton Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Hickory Posts: 55	Re: Open to suggestions: Spicin it up To spice it up a little on the outside you may want to get your windows tinted. Its great to keep out the sun and can add a little additude to your trucks looks. For me, spicing something up as nice as your truck would be getting comfortable seats and a nice sound system. Darrell

02-04-2008, 01:06 AM	#22
SCOTI Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: DALLAS,TX Posts: 22,071	Re: Open to suggestions: Spicin it up Harrison, check your PM's. __________________ 67SWB-B.B.RetroRod 64SWB-Recycle 89CCDually-Driver/Tow Truck 99CCSWB Driver All Fleetsides @rattlecankustoms in IG Building a small, high rpm engine with the perfect bore, stroke and rod ratio is very impressive. It's like a highly skilled Morrocan sword fighter with a Damascus Steel Scimitar..... *Cubic inches is like Indiana Jones with a cheap pistol.*

02-04-2008, 03:27 AM	#23
custom72c20 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Temecula,CA Posts: 309	Re: Open to suggestions: Spicin it up Leave it the way it is!! It kind of looks like mine. Here's a pic of mine: __________________ Nick Old pic of my 72: http://img340.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img0435co5.jpg 04 Silverado Daily Driver 68 GMC short step http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=379665 "I'll beat you to the gas station!!"

02-04-2008, 08:50 AM	#24
N2TRUX Happy to be here Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Cypress, TX Posts: 39,021	Re: Open to suggestions: Spicin it up You have to be a subscribing member to offer a truck "For Sale" or "Trade" Please consider subscribing to the forum and posting this in the correct forum. __________________ Follow me on Facebook and Instagram @N2trux.com Articles- "Jake" the 84 to 74 crewcab "Elwood" the77_Remix 85 GMC Sierra "Scarlett" "Refining Sierra"

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