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4montecarlo · 03-15-2010, 05:47 PM

i want a roll pan for my 84 truck. i want to get the grant kustoms 3 piece but at 180 is more than i want to spend. i have found the smooth pan with no tag cutout for only 80, where would i put my tag?
thanks
matt

SevenSeries · 03-15-2010, 05:51 PM

My bad...Misread.

Restrorob · 03-15-2010, 06:01 PM

Matt,

Take a look here; http://www.mar-k.com/catalog/catalog.asp they are a site vendor and members get a discount so I hear.....

mwooten92 · 03-15-2010, 06:10 PM

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Originally Posted by 4montecarlo

i want a roll pan for my 84 truck. i want to get the grant kustoms 3 piece but at 180 is more than i want to spend. i have found the smooth pan with no tag cutout for only 80, where would i put my tag?
thanks
matt

some people mold it into the tail gate

69BBsuburban · 03-15-2010, 06:45 PM

Uh....make one? Some 18-20 Gauge metal from the hardware store, cut oversize the "depth" ya want the plate to "sink", then bend the sides using C-clamps clamped to a bench....unless ya have a freind with a sheetmetal brake....cut out yer pan for the new insert ya just made and weld the sucker in.....

thrtsxchambers · 03-15-2010, 07:56 PM

I have mine in the window until I decide what to do with mine. Planning on the kit that slides it into to top of the bed rail, but it's not cheap so I may find the components and build my own.

Restrorob · 03-15-2010, 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by thrtsxchambers

Planning on the kit that slides it into to top of the bed rail, but it's not cheap so I may find the components and build my own.

On that note check THIS out, Could be mounted under a roll pan with a little fab work....

Driveway Dreams · 03-15-2010, 11:07 PM

The flip license plates are a great little item. They are on a lot of hot rods. But I have seen a couple things go wrong while using them. People air out on top of them without folding them first, either smashing or dragging them off. Or people getting pulled over for forgetting to expose them again before going down the road. Just something to keep in mind.

thrtsxchambers · 03-16-2010, 04:30 PM

That would be my luck, I would forget to raise it and crush the tag. I've seen those and like them but I think I would have bad luck with that one. The one I want is $250 but I think I could make one for uder $100 easy and just have it go between the bed and cab or try to tuck it in the rail.

jayman68 · 03-16-2010, 04:44 PM

Just get the motorized flip one and have it activate when you turn on the key.

Restrorob · 03-16-2010, 08:51 PM

Well, My truck isn't bagged so I don't have to worry about rippin it off. But I will spend that $140 plus on something else since I have everything sitting out the the shop to throw one together in little over a hour.....

thrtsxchambers · 03-17-2010, 01:11 AM

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Originally Posted by jayman68

Just get the motorized flip one and have it activate when you turn on the key.

yea, the one I want is motorized and can be controlled with the ignition and would be great as long as it's not bagged

smashingchuck · 03-17-2010, 11:10 AM

I've got the stuff to do an auto-flip down on my truck, but really don't have anyplace to put it where it won't look goofy when flipped down. I'm liking the Mustang idea that slide up.

I also have a Lexan window with the plate box in molded into it, but I'm not too big on that either.

4montecarlo · 03-17-2010, 11:13 AM

good ideas, keep them coming
thanks
matt

03-15-2010, 05:47 PM	#1
4montecarlo Registered User Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: kansas Posts: 16	smooth roll pan and tag i want a roll pan for my 84 truck. i want to get the grant kustoms 3 piece but at 180 is more than i want to spend. i have found the smooth pan with no tag cutout for only 80, where would i put my tag? thanks matt

03-15-2010, 05:51 PM	#2
SevenSeries Registered User Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: California Posts: 147	Re: smooth roll pan and tag My bad...Misread. __________________ With enough time and money, you can do anything Quoted from my father 1976 C-10 Project Last edited by SevenSeries; 03-15-2010 at 06:14 PM.

03-15-2010, 06:01 PM	#3
Restrorob The One And Only !!! Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Hole in the woods Florida Posts: 4,567	Re: smooth roll pan and tag Matt, Take a look here; http://www.mar-k.com/catalog/catalog.asp they are a site vendor and members get a discount so I hear..... __________________ 93 Jeep XJ 88 Buick La Sabra Toys; 88 TA-GTA in the works.... 97 GMC Ext. Cab 502 Crate 5 Spd......Sucks Gas But Haulz Azz ! The primary function of an Engineer is to make it difficult for the Fabricator and impossible for the Mechanic. *"Why go out preserved when you can go out beat up, worn out, sliding in sideways screaming, Holy Sh!t What A Ride" !!!*

03-15-2010, 06:45 PM	#5
69BBsuburban Right in front of you. Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Roy, Wa Posts: 584	Re: smooth roll pan and tag Uh....make one? Some 18-20 Gauge metal from the hardware store, cut oversize the "depth" ya want the plate to "sink", then bend the sides using C-clamps clamped to a bench....unless ya have a freind with a sheetmetal brake....cut out yer pan for the new insert ya just made and weld the sucker in..... __________________ Pinstriping by Josh '78 Chevy Silverado SWB (lowered, 454) '90 Chevy Sport Truck '68 Dodge Charger R/T 1930 Ford Model A

03-15-2010, 07:56 PM	#6
thrtsxchambers Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Salisbury, NC Posts: 316	Re: smooth roll pan and tag I have mine in the window until I decide what to do with mine. Planning on the kit that slides it into to top of the bed rail, but it's not cheap so I may find the components and build my own.

03-15-2010, 11:07 PM	#8
Driveway Dreams I have car A.D.D. Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Greeley, Northern Colorado Posts: 4,147	Re: smooth roll pan and tag The flip license plates are a great little item. They are on a lot of hot rods. But I have seen a couple things go wrong while using them. People air out on top of them without folding them first, either smashing or dragging them off. Or people getting pulled over for forgetting to expose them again before going down the road. Just something to keep in mind. __________________ -Gerald Building vehicles in memory of the first "car guy" I ever knew, my Grandpa. Bob Dunham 1935-2009. Rest in peace. 61 GMC Suburban SOLD The 86 build thread SOLD Are you a Colorado member?Click here.

03-16-2010, 04:30 PM	#9
thrtsxchambers Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Salisbury, NC Posts: 316	Re: smooth roll pan and tag That would be my luck, I would forget to raise it and crush the tag. I've seen those and like them but I think I would have bad luck with that one. The one I want is $250 but I think I could make one for uder $100 easy and just have it go between the bed and cab or try to tuck it in the rail.

03-16-2010, 04:44 PM	#10
jayman68 Fun Stuff Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Sedro Woolley, WA Posts: 400	Re: smooth roll pan and tag Just get the motorized flip one and have it activate when you turn on the key. __________________ Jay 68 C10(project) 88 Honda Accord(DD) 93 Chevy Astro EXT 2wd

03-16-2010, 08:51 PM	#11
Restrorob The One And Only !!! Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Hole in the woods Florida Posts: 4,567	Re: smooth roll pan and tag Well, My truck isn't bagged so I don't have to worry about rippin it off. But I will spend that $140 plus on something else since I have everything sitting out the the shop to throw one together in little over a hour..... __________________ 93 Jeep XJ 88 Buick La Sabra Toys; 88 TA-GTA in the works.... 97 GMC Ext. Cab 502 Crate 5 Spd......Sucks Gas But Haulz Azz ! The primary function of an Engineer is to make it difficult for the Fabricator and impossible for the Mechanic. *"Why go out preserved when you can go out beat up, worn out, sliding in sideways screaming, Holy Sh!t What A Ride" !!!*

03-17-2010, 11:10 AM	#13
smashingchuck It'd be alot cooler if you did Join Date: May 2003 Location: Three Rivers, MI Posts: 2,345	Re: smooth roll pan and tag I've got the stuff to do an auto-flip down on my truck, but really don't have anyplace to put it where it won't look goofy when flipped down. I'm liking the Mustang idea that slide up. I also have a Lexan window with the plate box in molded into it, but I'm not too big on that either. __________________ 78 Build Thread 4Runner Build

03-17-2010, 11:13 AM	#14
4montecarlo Registered User Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: kansas Posts: 16	Re: smooth roll pan and tag good ideas, keep them coming thanks matt



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