Opinions on this tailgate treatment...

[ChevLoRay]

I like the truck from Kentucky. The one-piece appearing tail light lenses are nice, but not what I'd do. To lose the indentation that locates the handle is okay, but leaving the CHEVROLET has to be done. The character line that is in line with the top of the tail lights is important to the overall appearance of the body.

If you like it, go for it.

[manimal]

LOVE it!

[piecesparts]

The silver and blue truck shown in the first picture is just down the road from me. I work with the guy that owns it and the shop that did the work, did a very good job of putting the tailgate together. I like it with the indention and also without. It depends on what you want for room inside for your hidden handle. Mine has the indention, but no handle on theoutside. I plan on an electric operating control for the tailgate. It is planned as a street cruiser, not a work truck.

[slammed1]

The ones gringoloco did look really clean. I also liked the first few 1loC10 posted that have shaved handles with no wording with the indention. I have seen many of the smooth tailgate covers that looked good too. I guess how the rear looks with the mods has to go along with the look of the rest of the truck.

A car lot here in town had a 70 long bed all primed different colors,stock height with steel wheels and had a roll pan with a bowtie embossed total smooth tailgate cover.........truck look ok from the rear but didnt flow at all with the rest of the truck.

[gringoloco]

I like the indentation too, but the smooth look just makes it seem more 'whole' somehow. The complete smooth skins are a little too plain for me, so I came up with the idea of leaving the lettering.

Here's some comparison shots with stock, shaved indent, shaved and moved letters, and taillights.

As you can see, there is a lot more to this besides just shaving the indent. To look 'right', the lettering would have to be moved up, centered between the trim line and bottom of the gate. This would also make the top of the letters parallel with the break between the brake/reverse lenses.

[OuTlAwZ]

Different but good, I haven't seen one i didn't like. Custom, original, like'em all.

[1LoC10]

[sleeper67]

outlawz i really like that scripting you have. i like the indintion there and i think it looks good without too. i dont like it without the lettering either way though like my crappy looking tailgate.

[OuTlAwZ]

Thanks Sleeper, i just realized i have an ugly @ss bumper. Oh-well add it to the wish list. 1loc10, very nice!!

[Arad68]

I Like it, especially withe the solid taillights and the lettering moved up and centered.

[Slammed70]

Im diggin' on those 1 peice tail lights Im seeing in a few of those pics. Damn the reverse lights...

[nvrsatisfied]

Originally Posted by 1LoC10

that i like +1......any more pics on this ride???

thanks 1LoC10 for the info on just the indention skin.

[1LoC10]

[nvrsatisfied]

thank you 1LoC10

gives me agood idea for my build up to see it work all together with the whole truck body.

[shifty]

i think shaving the indent looks good, personally, but i also like the way it looks with the indent just fine as well.

i think it looks better with the silver trim pieces in place. i don't like it without the CHEVROLET lettering. i also think it looks better with the fill-in vinyl stickering inside the letters, really makes em "pop". i prefer to see a shaved bumper, myself, but the cost of decent plating is so damned high that i'd probably never do it - and none of the manufacturers out there are bothering to sell shaved bumpers, even though - like shaved cowls - these would be a huge freaking seller. (hint hint, nod nod, nudge nudge to any manuf'ers here on the board)

i also think the stock tail light holes look better than shaving them - to me, the tail lights and headlights of a car are kind of like a "signature", especially with these trucks. it is very rare when you can take a tail light from another vehicle and make it look good on something else. the only two exceptions i've seen were the first person who put frenched caddy tail lights on a newer silverado/sierra, and some guy who put lincoln navigator tail lights on his truck - can't remember the make, just remember the concept.

[Frizzle Fry]

Originally Posted by gringoloco

Here's some comparison shots with stock, shaved indent, shaved and moved letters, and taillights.

Ya, I'd go for the bottom left version for sure. Looks really clean and with the letters still on there it stays away from the "slab" look. The light upgrade would be mandatory for this one

[gringoloco]

Originally Posted by Frizzle Fry

Ya, I'd go for the bottom left version for sure. Looks really clean and with the letters still on there it stays away from the "slab" look. The light upgrade would be mandatory for this one

Get out of my brain...

There's gonna be a lot of work/bux going into this. I will take a perfectly good gate, and a perfectly good full skin and hack them to pieces... After cutting up perfectly good bedsides, I will have to pour my own lenses At least it's not a whole perfectly good truck I'm ruining... Oh, wait- it is.

[brad_man_72]

what i did, havent seen any like it.... maybe for a reason.
the dents are how the new lmc tailgate showed up at my door.
the emblem is a modified grill emblem off of a 65ish impalla, i need to get one that is cast, not stamped aluminum.
someone can feel free to photoshop the 67-68 chrome trim.

[Possmguts]

Bringing this one back to life...

Im looking to do a smooth with the big embossed lettering in the center of the gate... Problem with this is that I may have to have 3 tailgates to make it happen unless I can find a full skin with the big embossed lettering actually in the center of the gate... has anyone seen a skin like that?

[gringoloco]

I'd cut the lettering from the gate, then graft it into the full skin. This way you only need one gate plus skin