opinions on HD paint theme - 63 short step - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

steverino66 · 11-05-2009, 03:14 PM

Found this on racingjunk.com while snooping. Nicely done, but not sure how I feel about it:
http://www.racingjunk.com/category/1...-4-Trade-.html

61TWUK · 11-05-2009, 03:44 PM

I like it minis the step side...

19GMC63 · 11-05-2009, 03:57 PM

hideous on a stepper IMO. It's not about the colors (looks like quality work), it's just I've yet to see a two-tone stepside (other than factory) that looks good. Other than that, the pinstripe is a little thick and wasn't really thought out well (look at the tailgate, stripe goes right through the lettering). It looks like a really nice truck though.

mcmullinauctions · 11-05-2009, 04:42 PM

Looks great in a fleetside but bad in a stepper, mho. I had a friend with a 64 that had this paint scheme and got alot of compliments.

steverino66 · 11-05-2009, 06:17 PM

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Originally Posted by 19GMC63

hideous on a stepper IMO. It's not about the colors (looks like quality work), it's just I've yet to see a two-tone stepside (other than factory) that looks good. Other than that, the pinstripe is a little thick and wasn't really thought out well (look at the tailgate, stripe goes right through the lettering). It looks like a really nice truck though.

Yeah - my thoughts almost EXACTLY - maybe with a smooth tailgate it would work; a friend of mine just came up with a slight variation that somewhat uses the color breaks of a tri-five; if I have time I'll PhotoShop it up and post later

63deluxfleet · 11-05-2009, 06:46 PM

not to be negative, imo that is not a good color combo....its kinda hard on the eyes

protrash64 · 11-05-2009, 10:44 PM

I like it, but its hard to have busy paint over busy body lines....agree with others that it would look better over a fleetside body. Thanx for posting.

Vernski · 11-06-2009, 01:25 PM

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Originally Posted by protrash64

I like it, but its hard to have busy paint over busy body lines....agree with others that it would look better over a fleetside body. Thanx for posting.

I agree it would look better on a fleetside but then there's still the problem of the strip being to wide and going through the top of the letters on the tailgate. The tailgate is the crux of the problem. I think black with orange letters or vise versa orange with black letters, or a combination of the two. The grill bothers me to a lesser degree, IMO just not well thought out.

protrash64 · 11-07-2009, 12:08 AM

I didnt click on the thumbnails before...it looks like the stripe is too low. I re-did my tailgate to lower the original line so a 2-tone would flow across the back. Kinda made it look like a 73+ tailgate.

Looks like a lot of work for that result; the paint looks nice, but...

*lakeroadster* · 11-07-2009, 09:02 AM

IMHO two tones on a step side can be cool but they need to have the color split moved up so it isn't on the rear fenders, like the first photo, not the second photo.

And in regards to the big sticker on the windshield, in the words of Nascar driver Ricky Bobby from the movie Talledaga Nights:
"This sticker is dangerous and inconvenient, but I do love Fig Newtons"

11-05-2009, 03:14 PM	#1
steverino66 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: oklahoma Posts: 663	opinions on HD paint theme - 63 short step Found this on racingjunk.com while snooping. Nicely done, but not sure how I feel about it: http://www.racingjunk.com/category/1...-4-Trade-.html

11-05-2009, 03:44 PM	#2
61TWUK Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Location: Charleston SC Posts: 290	Re: opinions on HD paint theme - 63 short step I like it minis the step side... __________________ 1961 Apache SWB/SBW for now... Built 327 You need two tools in life: duct tape and WD-40. If it moves and it shouldn't, you use duct tape. If it doesn't move and it should, you use WD-40.

11-05-2009, 03:57 PM	#3
19GMC63 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 1,510	Re: opinions on HD paint theme - 63 short step hideous on a stepper IMO. It's not about the colors (looks like quality work), it's just I've yet to see a two-tone stepside (other than factory) that looks good. Other than that, the pinstripe is a little thick and wasn't really thought out well (look at the tailgate, stripe goes right through the lettering). It looks like a really nice truck though.

11-05-2009, 04:42 PM	#4
mcmullinauctions McMullin Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Missouri Posts: 129	Re: opinions on HD paint theme - 63 short step Looks great in a fleetside but bad in a stepper, mho. I had a friend with a 64 that had this paint scheme and got alot of compliments.

11-05-2009, 06:46 PM	#6
63deluxfleet Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: dinuba, ca Posts: 623	Re: opinions on HD paint theme - 63 short step not to be negative, imo that is not a good color combo....its kinda hard on the eyes __________________ A girl phoned me the other day and said... Come on over, there's nobody home. I went over. Nobody was home. -Rodney Dangerfield .......THE ROAD TO HELL IS PAVED WITH GOOD INTENTIONS.....

11-05-2009, 10:44 PM	#7
protrash64 Resistance is Futile Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Mesa,Arizona Posts: 3,519	Re: opinions on HD paint theme - 63 short step I like it, but its hard to have busy paint over busy body lines....agree with others that it would look better over a fleetside body. Thanx for posting. __________________ 64 CHEVY PICK-UP > http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...otrash+re-hash 64 CARRYALL >http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=1964+suburban 66 LB >http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=427852 STRENGTH/DETERMINATION/MERCILESS/FOREVER .......posted via stationary device

11-07-2009, 12:08 AM	#9
protrash64 Resistance is Futile Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Mesa,Arizona Posts: 3,519	Re: opinions on HD paint theme - 63 short step I didnt click on the thumbnails before...it looks like the stripe is too low. I re-did my tailgate to lower the original line so a 2-tone would flow across the back. Kinda made it look like a 73+ tailgate. Looks like a lot of work for that result; the paint looks nice, but... __________________ 64 CHEVY PICK-UP > http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...otrash+re-hash 64 CARRYALL >http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=1964+suburban 66 LB >http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=427852 STRENGTH/DETERMINATION/MERCILESS/FOREVER .......posted via stationary device

11-07-2009, 09:02 AM	#10
lakeroadster Account Suspended Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: High Plains of Colorado Posts: 2,485	Re: opinions on HD paint theme - 63 short step IMHO two tones on a step side can be cool but they need to have the color split moved up so it isn't on the rear fenders, like the first photo, not the second photo. And in regards to the big sticker on the windshield, in the words of Nascar driver Ricky Bobby from the movie Talledaga Nights: "This sticker is dangerous and inconvenient, but I do love Fig Newtons" Attached Images Last edited by lakeroadster; 11-07-2009 at 10:07 AM.



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