choosing a theme

[JointTech]

i have no plans on keeping things original. this is not a restoration. I want a comfortable daily driver.
So I'm looking at steering wheels today and think how can I choose a wheel when I dont know if im going with chrome or brushed or stainless on the rest of the stuff in the cab.
I cant do anything to my grill because im not sure what Im doing with my trim and mirrors.
how did you guys make a plan and stick to it?
Fortunately ive been beating down fires with the basics so I havent had to worry about looks yet. But Ill be done with brakes and suspension next month and then its on to interior where looks matters.
Do any of you guys do stuff like paint all your bolt heads the same color?
Im even having trouble with under the truck/hood stuff because I cant decide if I want to powder coat or just black paint or what... Or black for all the hangers and accesories and some other color for other things.
its all overwhelming.
Especially when you browse this site and see the 1000 different ways you could take it.
I fear I'm going to steal a bit from here and there and end up with a mishmash of crapola. I dont have an eye for art. I can see when something looks good to me but not how to get there hehe.

[2002yanks]

"how did you guys make a plan and stick to it?"

lol. i dont know of many that do this. most end up changing something. i figured out what i wanted(lowered) and went from there. started with a 4.5/6 drop. but now i`m redoing that and going to bags(cost me more in the long run). chromes is nice, but takes some regular cleaning to look nice. do you plan to paint the truck? if you plan on the patina look you have now i would go with painted and weather them(or find used weathered parts).

[JointTech]

lol thanks for the compliment but that aint patina. this old POS truck with crap flaking paint.
Yea Im going to paint it in a year or 2. no rush there.
my general plan is flat paint probably dark blue. 20" rims with 33" toyo M/T. Maybe a 2" lift. just enough to fit the tires under it.
no trim.
silent interior. lots of carpet and sound deadener. More modern seats and a radio and probly navigation and a CB. Probably a dark color even though im in socal and have white dogs. hehe
never been a fan of chrome. I like stainless and brushed.

[2002yanks]

personally, if your going flat outside i would do painted bumpers and mirrors(do a flat white-- would like great with the dark blue). then for alittle contrast do some chrome accents on the inside(door handles, window cranks, wirror and visor arms). maybe black interior. that with the modern seats would look great. rims i think could go either way.

[JointTech]

right now im just getting everything running and driving right. But even then I come into stuff.. For instance what got me thinking of this was I need to replace the turn signal switch. To do that I have to take off the steering wheel. My steering wheel is an aftermarket junker that is sticky and ugly so I might as well replace it. But I cant waste a bunch of money if it doesnt match whatever I go with.

I like spending money but not twice on the same thing heh. also my wife really hates that.

Another example. i got wilwood calipers and new rotors. what color do I paint my rotors? or should I get them zinced.

its all tied together arrrrghh.

I think I need to sit down and map it out and try my best to match it. Maybe even have one of those renderer guys draw it up. I dont know if they do interiors though.

[brad_man_72]

Start with the rock soid stuff you like. Lowered, paint, drivetrain. Use your imagination and skills and buid what you want. Its hard to stick to a theme but you don't want your truck to look like it was built by a comitee
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[JointTech]

yea thats what im afraid of. the mishmash of crap that doesnt match. Kind of like my house. I see great stuff on DIY network and build it and then it doesnt go with other stuff. I really suck at design.
Speaking of which I need to get started on my latest project. A concrete counter top for my bathroom. looked great on one of those home shows.

[Shyguy]

When we started the build on my '67 swb stepper we had a vision. As the build progressed things were fluid and changed from the original vision.

The drive-train changed from a 250 L6 to a 454. I liked either engine, but we finally decided on the 454. We did keep the SM-465 for the transmission.

The outside color was supposed to be a bronze, but as things turned out it is white with orange racing stripes and orange and black interior.

The wheels were going to be aluminum slots, but ended up being 8" front and 10" rear rallies.

The seats were going to be a set of van buckets and ended up being black racing sets.

So as you can see many things changed along the way.