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Thanks guys for the kind words. I feel a little guilty because I had the work done by a shop, however at 61 with health issues, I just did not have another restoration in me. However I will learn to to live with it!!
![]() ![]() Hey Nate, what do you think the truck would look like with a little white paint on the roof and lower panels? Maybe even a lower woodgrained molding? ![]() Dale
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Thanks for the Kudo's, sorry about twisting your arm buying the new wheels!! ![]() ![]() Dale
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I feel like a copy cat ,because I bought the same tires as you too. Next thing you know I'll be posting pics of my new green paint.
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Had a Extreme Bedliner spray in today and an Alarm installed by the same people. I went with the "Extreme liner" after reading good reviews about it. I have an "Extreme truck center" two blocks from my house which worked out fine. I am very happy with the results, I'll post pics tonight.
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Can't wait. Never heard of them before.
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Yeah, "Extreme" is the new kid on the block. Texture and shine wise they look alot like the LIne-X bedliner. Kinda Glossy looking.
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Amazing truck! Just read through all 7 pages. Great job with this build!
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moved for ya... nice project
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Pics of the new Bedliner. The white specs are seedlings from the overhanging weeping willow tree in my neighbors yard.
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Wow that does look good!
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Mike,
Thanks for moving my thread to the projects!! ![]() ![]() Dale
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Well, I have the Door re-build parts coming in I hope by the end of the week.
I plan to get the doors gutted this friday afternoon and have them finished by the weekend. Tomorrow I'm taking the truck across town to Pyle Brothers Differential shop. I have decided the 3.73 rear end is not going to cut it with the new Turbo-350 tranny. The truck shifts into second at about 7 mph and third at about 25 mph. At freeway speeds the engine is really humming. I'm having a 3.08 ring & pinion with a Auburn limited slip diff installed. Man, isn't this black hole ever going to fill up.....? ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Dale
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Bed liner looks good!
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I think the addition of the lower mouldings would look great.
But it's too clean to do a two-tone paint job. I vote to leave it one color. Any thoughts on lowering the rear,... just a little more?
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Yeah, I agree with you about the two-tone paint, I was just messing with Nate ![]() I may add the lower moulding, can't decide on Woodgrain or Black and Chrome. What do you think? Dale
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I really like the woodgrain in a weird way. (I just think it's cool looking)
And would look good with the color of your truck! I don't know much about GMC's,... I assume the Sierra Grande's came with the woodgrain mouldings. I think alot of people attach the lower mouldings with 3M adhesive tape to cut down on all the hole drilling. I think the trucks without the "paint divider" cab moulding look best with just the lower side mouldings.
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Yeah the Sierra Grande is the same thing as a Cheyenne Super. My spid even Says Cheyenne Super on it.
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I'm leaning toward the woodgrain moulding also. Dale
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