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muddpile · 12-26-2004, 04:00 PM

How many of you are there out there? My 72 LWB fleetside is factory blaze orange on the bottom and above the door handle/hood area and white on the side and roof. I like the orange, but am not too sure about the white. What's everyone done with orange to make their trucks stand out? Stock or custom, orange looks good and I'd like to get some inspiration on how I can paint mine. Thanks.

It will be getting the interior repainted in the same color, along with black door panels, dash pad and a houdstooth bench seat (if there is orange and black, if not, what are other houdstooth options?) Thanks!

HeavyD · 12-26-2004, 09:40 PM

The orange trucks I have seen with black interiors had black/white houndstooth. It looks very good, IMO. I personally like the 2 tone orange/white on longboxes. There was a thread or 2 on here awhile back (use search) that had orange truck pics on it..maybe these will help you make your decision.

70chevc10 · 12-27-2004, 01:18 AM

heres mine. the color is tangier orange. hope you like it! there was a post a few weeks ago asking for orange and balck trucks. go back a page or two and im sure you can find it.

muddpile · 12-27-2004, 01:44 AM

Your truck looks great 70chevc10! I just did a search and found the orange paint thread. I think I am going to do my old truck orange and white after all, but I'm going to have to find something to replace the trim (lower for sure). Some people may like the wood trim, but I'm not a huge fan of it. Plus I'm midding most of it and its not cheap to replace. Maybe I'll add a chrome pinstripe between the colors for a bit of separation.

70short · 12-27-2004, 01:49 AM

Here you go

longnlow72 · 12-27-2004, 02:03 AM

mine is the stock orange and white, look at my avatar

special70gmc · 12-27-2004, 11:53 AM

old ebay picture i saved

special70gmc · 12-27-2004, 11:55 AM

sorry bout that the genral lee snick in there

muddpile · 12-27-2004, 05:26 PM

Wow. Seeing a couple stock orange and whites with good paint on them has me pretty well convinced that mine will stay that color. A brighter orange looks good as a single color with everything shaved, but with the stock darker orange, I think it needs the white to break up the colors a bit. The only problem I'm having is the trim dividing the colors. I have none right now. Well, I shouldn't say that, It has a lot of trim, its just all bent up and wrecked. I'm thinking of using a chrome pinstripe tape to divide the colors, maybe 3/8" wide with a smaller 1/8" stripe above it on the top orange and below it on the bottom orange. How does that sound? Add the chrome drip rail in there and a billet grille and I think I could have a pretty sharp looking truck.

muddpile · 12-28-2004, 02:16 AM

New Brainstorm!!! Solid Firebolt Orange, but with some sort of black or white musclecar stripe. Been done before? I'm thinking either Chevelle SS stripes on the hood, or a first gen camaro band-aid on the front. Here's an example done in paint (I apologize in advance for butchering two nice trucks with my crappy paintwork.

Any comments? I figure when on the truck either would look pretty sweet. Different if nothing else. Any other muscle car paint jobs that might fit? I've been thinking Buick GSX or Yenko or something, but I'm not too sure.

CowChick · 12-28-2004, 03:13 AM

the stock orange looks awesome IMO

muddpile · 12-28-2004, 05:52 PM

It will be the stock orange color, just with a little different scheme to go along with it. The orange and white looks good, but I can't justify the cost of the trim, and mine is far too battered to use. That's why I'm looking into classic musclecar paint jobs (plus I don't know if I've ever seen a paint job like that on a truck of this style before.

**Canadian694x4** · 12-29-2004, 12:01 AM

A few I have on the Comp...

**Canadian694x4** · 12-29-2004, 12:34 AM

few more...

SuperCheyanne72 · 12-29-2004, 08:55 AM

Hey bro, I have a 1972 Cheyanne Super, and I am planning to strip all the trim and paint the body orange and repaint the cab white. Just a idea I thought I would throw out, good luck.

HeavyD · 12-29-2004, 02:27 PM

Solid orange looks good as well. You could always look for good used trim on here. I am sure with all the board members here you could get a decent set. If not, try some ss stripes maybe. I have seen trucks with them on and they looked OK.

muddpile · 12-29-2004, 05:33 PM

I think for now what I'll do is just shave everything and paint it straight orange. That way it's a clean slate to start with. I've never been a huge fan of the original trim, so I might as well get rid of it.

HeavyD · 12-29-2004, 08:37 PM

True...if the trim doesn't suit your taste, dump it. GM made 2 oranges that year I believe, Hugger and a lighter shade, that you could choose. Or if you want to stray from original, there is Hemi Orange and Vitamin C from Dodge, and Calypso Coral (had a 70 mach 1 that color..real nice) from Ford. Any color chip books will have a ton too, I was just listing a few muscle era colors I could think of. Good luck and please post some pics ASAP..I like orange vehicles.

HeavyD · 12-29-2004, 08:38 PM

70chevC10 where did you find that color? Was it a GM color or out of a chip book?

muddpile · 12-30-2004, 01:36 PM

When I'm done I'll definitely post pics. All trim shaved, solid orange, Chrome drip rail, door handles, gas cap and bumpers for sure. Should look alright. Still trying to pick between a stock replacement grille and a billet one. Also still trying to decide on rims, but leaning towards Torq Thrust II's or Cragar SS, In either stock 15" or 17".

70orangeboy · 01-04-2005, 03:51 PM

i like the look of the stripes, i wanna see what a truck'd look like with a lighter than stock orange and some of those black musclecar stripes

Daves72'GMC · 01-05-2005, 07:03 PM

Does anyone know what type,size of rims and tires are on the orange and white top fleetside long bed with the lower woodgrain trim 3/4 GMC 2wd are that Canadian694x4 has posted? It's the look I've been waiting for.Please help.Thank you all

**Canadian694x4** · 01-05-2005, 07:33 PM

Dave,

I can't remember what size of tire they are. Those pics were from an Ebay ad a couple of months ago. If I had to guess I would say they are a 31" tire...it fills up the wheel well pretty good but not as much as trying to stuff 33" 's.

Sorry I can't say for sure...

Brian

**N2TRUX** · 01-05-2005, 07:33 PM

Here's a thread requesting red or orange trucks. It may have some you haven't seen- Look here

JerseyGirl · 01-06-2005, 12:06 AM

Damn!!!!!!!! I thought my truck looked great in red.........but orange is AWESOME!!!! Nice rides!!!!!

12-26-2004, 04:00 PM	#1
muddpile Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Saskatchewan, Canada Posts: 1,371	Orange 67-72s? How many of you are there out there? My 72 LWB fleetside is factory blaze orange on the bottom and above the door handle/hood area and white on the side and roof. I like the orange, but am not too sure about the white. What's everyone done with orange to make their trucks stand out? Stock or custom, orange looks good and I'd like to get some inspiration on how I can paint mine. Thanks. It will be getting the interior repainted in the same color, along with black door panels, dash pad and a houdstooth bench seat (if there is orange and black, if not, what are other houdstooth options?) Thanks! __________________ 1964 Chevy Short Fleet: Tornado 1972 Chevy C10: Fast Orange Secondaries Wide Open

12-26-2004, 09:40 PM	#2
HeavyD Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Wakaw, Sask, Canada Posts: 3,180	The orange trucks I have seen with black interiors had black/white houndstooth. It looks very good, IMO. I personally like the 2 tone orange/white on longboxes. There was a thread or 2 on here awhile back (use search) that had orange truck pics on it..maybe these will help you make your decision. __________________ "You can take the man out of PA, but you can't take PA out of the man"

12-27-2004, 01:18 AM	#3
70chevc10 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Puyallup, WA Posts: 535	heres mine. the color is tangier orange. hope you like it! there was a post a few weeks ago asking for orange and balck trucks. go back a page or two and im sure you can find it. Attached Images

12-27-2004, 01:44 AM	#4
muddpile Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Saskatchewan, Canada Posts: 1,371	Your truck looks great 70chevc10! I just did a search and found the orange paint thread. I think I am going to do my old truck orange and white after all, but I'm going to have to find something to replace the trim (lower for sure). Some people may like the wood trim, but I'm not a huge fan of it. Plus I'm midding most of it and its not cheap to replace. Maybe I'll add a chrome pinstripe between the colors for a bit of separation. __________________ 1964 Chevy Short Fleet: Tornado 1972 Chevy C10: Fast Orange Secondaries Wide Open

12-27-2004, 01:49 AM	#5
70short Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Boise ID Posts: 609	Here you go Attached Images __________________ "72" Red CORVETTE 4-speed 350 "70" Chevy Short Bed early stages of resto. Edel 600 cfm carb Weiand Stealth Intake HEI shorty Headers 4/2 Drop 295 50R 15 TOYO on 10 inch wide corvette rally rims at all 4 corners. "CHEVY RULES"

12-27-2004, 02:03 AM	#6
longnlow72 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: SW Washington Posts: 947	mine is the stock orange and white, look at my avatar __________________ 72 Chevy lwb, cowl hood, shaved antenna, shaved bedrails, blazer tank, sidemarker fill, 1pc windows, flowmaster 40's, alpine deck, infinity 6x9's, infinity 4"ers, 2 jl audio 10w0's, grant wheel, keyless entry and alarm, more waiting to be done... Last edited by longnlow72; 12-27-2004 at 02:11 AM.

12-27-2004, 11:53 AM	#7
special70gmc Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: long island, new york Posts: 1,333	old ebay picture i saved Attached Images __________________ 1986 c-10 swb 5/7 drop 20'' coys 1958 belair 2door

12-27-2004, 11:55 AM	#8
special70gmc Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: long island, new york Posts: 1,333	sorry bout that the genral lee snick in there Attached Images __________________ 1986 c-10 swb 5/7 drop 20'' coys 1958 belair 2door

12-27-2004, 05:26 PM	#9
muddpile Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Saskatchewan, Canada Posts: 1,371	Wow. Seeing a couple stock orange and whites with good paint on them has me pretty well convinced that mine will stay that color. A brighter orange looks good as a single color with everything shaved, but with the stock darker orange, I think it needs the white to break up the colors a bit. The only problem I'm having is the trim dividing the colors. I have none right now. Well, I shouldn't say that, It has a lot of trim, its just all bent up and wrecked. I'm thinking of using a chrome pinstripe tape to divide the colors, maybe 3/8" wide with a smaller 1/8" stripe above it on the top orange and below it on the bottom orange. How does that sound? Add the chrome drip rail in there and a billet grille and I think I could have a pretty sharp looking truck. __________________ 1964 Chevy Short Fleet: Tornado 1972 Chevy C10: Fast Orange Secondaries Wide Open

12-28-2004, 02:16 AM	#10
muddpile Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Saskatchewan, Canada Posts: 1,371	New Brainstorm!!! Solid Firebolt Orange, but with some sort of black or white musclecar stripe. Been done before? I'm thinking either Chevelle SS stripes on the hood, or a first gen camaro band-aid on the front. Here's an example done in paint (I apologize in advance for butchering two nice trucks with my crappy paintwork. Any comments? I figure when on the truck either would look pretty sweet. Different if nothing else. Any other muscle car paint jobs that might fit? I've been thinking Buick GSX or Yenko or something, but I'm not too sure. __________________ 1964 Chevy Short Fleet: Tornado 1972 Chevy C10: Fast Orange Secondaries Wide Open

12-28-2004, 03:13 AM	#11
CowChick Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Chico, CA Posts: 140	the stock orange looks awesome IMO __________________ A 3 legged dog walks into a saloon, sits at the bar and says anyone see my horse?

12-28-2004, 05:52 PM	#12
muddpile Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Saskatchewan, Canada Posts: 1,371	It will be the stock orange color, just with a little different scheme to go along with it. The orange and white looks good, but I can't justify the cost of the trim, and mine is far too battered to use. That's why I'm looking into classic musclecar paint jobs (plus I don't know if I've ever seen a paint job like that on a truck of this style before. __________________ 1964 Chevy Short Fleet: Tornado 1972 Chevy C10: Fast Orange Secondaries Wide Open

12-29-2004, 12:01 AM	#13
Canadian694x4 Born To Lose Club Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Calgary, Alberta/Oxenden, Ontario, Great White North Posts: 13,307	A few I have on the Comp... Attached Images __________________ Brian Smith - "Born To Lose" 1969 Chevrolet K10 LWB Fleetside - Proud Owner For 22 Yrs - 1 of 208 Built & Sold In Canada!- 283 V8/350TH/NP208, 2" All Spring Lift, 32" Good Year MT/R's. 1972 GMC K2500 Custom LWB Fleetside - Proud Owner For 3 Yrs - 1 of 571 Built & Sold In Canada! - 350 V8/SM465/NP205, 4” Rough Country Lift, 33” Interco TSL Thornbirds 2007.5 GMC Sierra SLE 2500HD 4x4 - Proud Owner For 17 Yrs- 6.6L V8 Duramax Diesel/Allison 1000, 2" Lift, 33" Mickey Thompson MTZ's. 2008 Yamaha Raptor 700r - Proud Owner For 15 Yrs - ITP Mud Lites. 2015 John Deere 1025R - Proud Owner For 8 Yrs - 24HP Diesel/H120/54D/260B/SB1154.

12-29-2004, 12:34 AM	#14
Canadian694x4 Born To Lose Club Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Calgary, Alberta/Oxenden, Ontario, Great White North Posts: 13,307	few more... Attached Images __________________ Brian Smith - "Born To Lose" 1969 Chevrolet K10 LWB Fleetside - Proud Owner For 22 Yrs - 1 of 208 Built & Sold In Canada!- 283 V8/350TH/NP208, 2" All Spring Lift, 32" Good Year MT/R's. 1972 GMC K2500 Custom LWB Fleetside - Proud Owner For 3 Yrs - 1 of 571 Built & Sold In Canada! - 350 V8/SM465/NP205, 4” Rough Country Lift, 33” Interco TSL Thornbirds 2007.5 GMC Sierra SLE 2500HD 4x4 - Proud Owner For 17 Yrs- 6.6L V8 Duramax Diesel/Allison 1000, 2" Lift, 33" Mickey Thompson MTZ's. 2008 Yamaha Raptor 700r - Proud Owner For 15 Yrs - ITP Mud Lites. 2015 John Deere 1025R - Proud Owner For 8 Yrs - 24HP Diesel/H120/54D/260B/SB1154.

12-29-2004, 08:55 AM	#15
SuperCheyanne72 #1 OU Soonerfan Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 85	Hey bro, I have a 1972 Cheyanne Super, and I am planning to strip all the trim and paint the body orange and repaint the cab white. Just a idea I thought I would throw out, good luck.



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12-29-2004, 02:27 PM	#16
HeavyD Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Wakaw, Sask, Canada Posts: 3,180	Solid orange looks good as well. You could always look for good used trim on here. I am sure with all the board members here you could get a decent set. If not, try some ss stripes maybe. I have seen trucks with them on and they looked OK. __________________ "You can take the man out of PA, but you can't take PA out of the man"

12-29-2004, 05:33 PM	#17
muddpile Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Saskatchewan, Canada Posts: 1,371	I think for now what I'll do is just shave everything and paint it straight orange. That way it's a clean slate to start with. I've never been a huge fan of the original trim, so I might as well get rid of it. __________________ 1964 Chevy Short Fleet: Tornado 1972 Chevy C10: Fast Orange Secondaries Wide Open

12-29-2004, 08:37 PM	#18
HeavyD Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Wakaw, Sask, Canada Posts: 3,180	True...if the trim doesn't suit your taste, dump it. GM made 2 oranges that year I believe, Hugger and a lighter shade, that you could choose. Or if you want to stray from original, there is Hemi Orange and Vitamin C from Dodge, and Calypso Coral (had a 70 mach 1 that color..real nice) from Ford. Any color chip books will have a ton too, I was just listing a few muscle era colors I could think of. Good luck and please post some pics ASAP..I like orange vehicles. __________________ "You can take the man out of PA, but you can't take PA out of the man"

12-29-2004, 08:38 PM	#19
HeavyD Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Wakaw, Sask, Canada Posts: 3,180	70chevC10 where did you find that color? Was it a GM color or out of a chip book? __________________ "You can take the man out of PA, but you can't take PA out of the man"

12-30-2004, 01:36 PM	#20
muddpile Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Saskatchewan, Canada Posts: 1,371	When I'm done I'll definitely post pics. All trim shaved, solid orange, Chrome drip rail, door handles, gas cap and bumpers for sure. Should look alright. Still trying to pick between a stock replacement grille and a billet one. Also still trying to decide on rims, but leaning towards Torq Thrust II's or Cragar SS, In either stock 15" or 17". __________________ 1964 Chevy Short Fleet: Tornado 1972 Chevy C10: Fast Orange Secondaries Wide Open

01-04-2005, 03:51 PM	#21
70orangeboy Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 74	i like the look of the stripes, i wanna see what a truck'd look like with a lighter than stock orange and some of those black musclecar stripes __________________ 454 runs on unleaded as well as natural gas orange white two tone paint so many plans for the future

01-05-2005, 07:03 PM	#22
Daves72'GMC Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Asheville, N.C Posts: 952	Does anyone know what type,size of rims and tires are on the orange and white top fleetside long bed with the lower woodgrain trim 3/4 GMC 2wd are that Canadian694x4 has posted? It's the look I've been waiting for.Please help.Thank you all

01-05-2005, 07:33 PM	#23
Canadian694x4 Born To Lose Club Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Calgary, Alberta/Oxenden, Ontario, Great White North Posts: 13,307	Dave, I can't remember what size of tire they are. Those pics were from an Ebay ad a couple of months ago. If I had to guess I would say they are a 31" tire...it fills up the wheel well pretty good but not as much as trying to stuff 33" 's. Sorry I can't say for sure... Brian __________________ Brian Smith - "Born To Lose" 1969 Chevrolet K10 LWB Fleetside - Proud Owner For 22 Yrs - 1 of 208 Built & Sold In Canada!- 283 V8/350TH/NP208, 2" All Spring Lift, 32" Good Year MT/R's. 1972 GMC K2500 Custom LWB Fleetside - Proud Owner For 3 Yrs - 1 of 571 Built & Sold In Canada! - 350 V8/SM465/NP205, 4” Rough Country Lift, 33” Interco TSL Thornbirds 2007.5 GMC Sierra SLE 2500HD 4x4 - Proud Owner For 17 Yrs- 6.6L V8 Duramax Diesel/Allison 1000, 2" Lift, 33" Mickey Thompson MTZ's. 2008 Yamaha Raptor 700r - Proud Owner For 15 Yrs - ITP Mud Lites. 2015 John Deere 1025R - Proud Owner For 8 Yrs - 24HP Diesel/H120/54D/260B/SB1154.

01-05-2005, 07:33 PM	#24
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01-06-2005, 12:06 AM	#25
JerseyGirl American Woman! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: TN Posts: 1,046	Damn!!!!!!!! I thought my truck looked great in red.........but orange is AWESOME!!!! Nice rides!!!!! __________________ Tree Was Here! Click here to see pics of my new rig!

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