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bw4sale · 06-06-2009, 01:44 PM

When I bought my truck I thought whoever had done the paint job had just done a poor job of masking because there was overspray on the frame. After removing the bed and powerwashing it. I see that it wasn't overspray. Everything under there was painted orange. Everything. Frame, rearend, springs, trailing arms, even the driveshaft. Hmm.

bigguy69 · 06-06-2009, 01:57 PM

wow! that is alot of orange.

STOCKISH · 06-06-2009, 01:59 PM

Well, if nothing else, those cab corners look to be in nice shape. Cool project too.

pmpski_1 · 06-06-2009, 02:27 PM

Orange is a nice color. Why wouldn't you want to make it all orange?

QKENUF4U · 06-06-2009, 03:27 PM

that ROCKS !! i would have just bought a bunch of semi-flat black and sprayed the suspension etc... to clean it all up and left it alone... love orange myself. got a gallon waiting to be used on something.... was supposed to be my 71 prostreet but never finished it before i had to sell it...

Longhorn Man · 06-06-2009, 05:18 PM

probably someone in the 90's.... or someone thinking it was still the 90's. Always thought that looked kinda stupid IMO.

**special-K** · 06-06-2009, 07:36 PM

Orange you going to do it the same way?

haysonj · 06-06-2009, 08:06 PM

I can't say much mine is all blue.

Bugsy_malonn · 06-06-2009, 09:19 PM

Well if you can black out a truck why not orange it out

**Tom Vogel** · 06-06-2009, 11:33 PM

You sayin theres somthin Wrong with Orange?

**'68OrangeSunshine** · 06-07-2009, 04:40 AM

Brilliant! Why didn't I think of that? I put a Chevy Engine Orange motor in a 516 Orange truck and I painted the frame semi-gloss black. How mundane of me. I guess I'll just never have that genius that real artists have.

ANTHONY67 · 06-07-2009, 06:57 AM

Orange you glad for all the help.

bw4sale · 06-07-2009, 08:02 AM

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I can't say much mine is all blue.

Yeah, but your truck is white. That makes a lot more sense to me. If your truck was blue, well..

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You sayin theres somthin Wrong with Orange?

No. I like orange. That's why I bought an orange truck. I just didn't know it was going to be ALL orange.

The bench seat is purple btw. Maybe that will a little more insight into the previous owner's thought process.

**special-K** · 06-07-2009, 08:13 AM

Is the motor orange?

**LEEVON** · 06-07-2009, 10:34 AM

Good thing you got to it before it was tubbed, back-halved, fuel-celled with skinny tires and a stock 350

UltraBlue71 · 06-07-2009, 12:00 PM

Maybe he was a Clemson Fan! Orange and Purple GAG!

BAGNDRAGIT · 06-07-2009, 12:47 PM

at least it didnt look like mine, i got a south of the border special

ill post pics soon.

BAGNDRAGIT · 06-07-2009, 12:58 PM

aarrg im having image problems

rogergodding · 06-07-2009, 02:47 PM

Orange is coooooollllll!

mbgmike · 06-07-2009, 03:16 PM

On alot of cars and trucks guys painted the wheel wells and suspension Day-Glow Orange or White back in the late 60's and early 70's. Or maybe I grew up to close to West Virginia

Sorry no offense to W VA guys

06-06-2009, 01:44 PM	#1
bw4sale Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Hendersonville, TN Posts: 1,528	So much orange... When I bought my truck I thought whoever had done the paint job had just done a poor job of masking because there was overspray on the frame. After removing the bed and powerwashing it. I see that it wasn't overspray. Everything under there was painted orange. Everything. Frame, rearend, springs, trailing arms, even the driveshaft. Hmm. Attached Images __________________ BRENT -'68 Stepside Project -'98 Z71 Daily Driver -Enough extra parts to build another truck and a half

06-06-2009, 01:57 PM	#2
bigguy69 dazed and confused Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: marion nc Posts: 1,649	Re: So much orange... wow! that is alot of orange. __________________ members met: redbaron69, billsbowtie,nc67

06-06-2009, 01:59 PM	#3
STOCKISH Formerly- 1972SuperCheyenne Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Wake Forest NC Posts: 5,782	Re: So much orange... Well, if nothing else, those cab corners look to be in nice shape. Cool project too. __________________ --Josh My Build Thread:http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=799218 A good crossthread is better than Loctite any day. Life is not about what you have, but who you have to share it with.

06-06-2009, 02:27 PM	#4
pmpski_1 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Seattle WA Posts: 505	Re: So much orange... Orange is a nice color. Why wouldn't you want to make it all orange? __________________ Curry in a Hurry: SB rebuild for my 71 C20

06-06-2009, 03:27 PM	#5
QKENUF4U Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: SUNNY WARM BIKE RIDING COTTONWOOD ARIZONA Posts: 2,097	Re: So much orange... that ROCKS !! i would have just bought a bunch of semi-flat black and sprayed the suspension etc... to clean it all up and left it alone... love orange myself. got a gallon waiting to be used on something.... was supposed to be my 71 prostreet but never finished it before i had to sell it...

06-06-2009, 05:18 PM	#6
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,690	Re: So much orange... probably someone in the 90's.... or someone thinking it was still the 90's. Always thought that looked kinda stupid IMO.

06-06-2009, 07:36 PM	#7
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,851	Re: So much orange... Orange you going to do it the same way? __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

06-06-2009, 08:06 PM	#8
haysonj Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Santa Maria, Ca. Posts: 1,423	Re: So much orange... I can't say much mine is all blue. Attached Images __________________ 69 Chevy 4x4 383 Power

06-06-2009, 09:19 PM	#9
Bugsy_malonn Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Location: Emmett ID Posts: 98	Re: So much orange... Well if you can black out a truck why not orange it out __________________ 71 GMC 1 ton dually tow truck "Cooters tow truck from the Dukes of Hazzard" 1988 chevy 1 ton 4x4 Chevy step van "dont know what to do with it yet LOL" 1940 chrysler 1949 dodge panel rat rod 1989 jeep cherokee "With a 8 inch lift and a ton of other stuff and two parts jeeps" Then the wifes van LOL

06-06-2009, 11:33 PM	#10
Tom Vogel 2WD Jimmy Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Davis County, Utah Posts: 2,565	Re: So much orange... You sayin theres somthin Wrong with Orange?

06-07-2009, 04:40 AM	#11
'68OrangeSunshine Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Tucson, AZ USA Posts: 7,518	Re: So much orange... Brilliant! Why didn't I think of that? I put a Chevy Engine Orange motor in a 516 Orange truck and I painted the frame semi-gloss black. How mundane of me. I guess I'll just never have that genius that real artists have. __________________ Every 25 years I like to rebuild that 292, whether it needs it or not.

06-07-2009, 06:57 AM	#12
ANTHONY67 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: FOREST MS Posts: 92	Re: So much orange... Orange you glad for all the help.

06-07-2009, 08:13 AM	#14
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,851	Re: So much orange... Is the motor orange? __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~ Last edited by special-K; 06-07-2009 at 08:13 AM.

06-07-2009, 10:34 AM	#15
LEEVON Moderator Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Ozark, MO Posts: 4,893	Re: So much orange... Good thing you got to it before it was tubbed, back-halved, fuel-celled with skinny tires and a stock 350 __________________ '86 GMC C30 Crew ~ '86 C20 Crew ~ '79 K15 Sierra Grande ~ '76 Blazer 2wd ~ '74K10 ~ '71 Cheyenne swb ~'50 3100 bagged ~ '80 Wife ~ Late model kids

06-07-2009, 12:00 PM	#16
UltraBlue71 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: OKC OK Posts: 489	Re: So much orange... Maybe he was a Clemson Fan! Orange and Purple GAG! __________________ "You can put lipstick on a pig, sure it's pretty pig, but it's still just a PIG... 71 LWB Last edited by UltraBlue71; 06-07-2009 at 12:01 PM.



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06-07-2009, 12:47 PM	#17
BAGNDRAGIT Just Not Low Enough! Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 525	Re: So much orange... at least it didnt look like mine, i got a south of the border special ill post pics soon. __________________ NEED ELECTRICAL HELP? ASK ME! 67-72 Full Wiring Diagrams Lots Of Info, TAKE A LOOK 1967 Chevy C-10 Shortbox Bagged 327 4spd Previous: 1971 Chevy C-10 Short Sep I6 Auto (Traded) 1973 Chevy C-20 THE REDNECK BATTLE TRUCK 2001 Chevy Silverado 2Dr 5.3L Shortbox. R.I.P. 1969 Volkswagen Bug This is my first meeting, I have a horsepower problem. Last edited by BAGNDRAGIT; 06-07-2009 at 12:49 PM.

06-07-2009, 12:58 PM	#18
BAGNDRAGIT Just Not Low Enough! Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 525	Re: So much orange... aarrg im having image problems __________________ NEED ELECTRICAL HELP? ASK ME! 67-72 Full Wiring Diagrams Lots Of Info, TAKE A LOOK 1967 Chevy C-10 Shortbox Bagged 327 4spd Previous: 1971 Chevy C-10 Short Sep I6 Auto (Traded) 1973 Chevy C-20 THE REDNECK BATTLE TRUCK 2001 Chevy Silverado 2Dr 5.3L Shortbox. R.I.P. 1969 Volkswagen Bug This is my first meeting, I have a horsepower problem. Last edited by BAGNDRAGIT; 06-07-2009 at 12:58 PM.

06-07-2009, 02:47 PM	#19
rogergodding Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Sachse, Texas Posts: 614	Re: So much orange... Orange is coooooollllll! Attached Images

06-07-2009, 03:16 PM	#20
mbgmike Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Pasadena,Tx /Pto Pta DR Posts: 5,415	Re: So much orange... On alot of cars and trucks guys painted the wheel wells and suspension Day-Glow Orange or White back in the late 60's and early 70's. Or maybe I grew up to close to West Virginia Sorry no offense to W VA guys

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