Pics of my bed (fresh out of the paint booth!) - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

Riles72 · 02-09-2003, 11:51 PM

Here's some pics we got of my bed on Saturday just after we got it all bolted together. The weather isn't too good, so it looks like I gotta wait till Saturday to bolt it on...oh well.

Riley

Riles72 · 02-09-2003, 11:52 PM

wood floor

Riles72 · 02-09-2003, 11:53 PM

a view of the fuel door and the led taillight lenses...

Riles72 · 02-09-2003, 11:54 PM

here's the tailgate. We ghosted the bowtie to match the flames...

**chevy71super** · 02-09-2003, 11:55 PM

Looks very very nice. Can't wait to see the completed truck.

Riles72 · 02-09-2003, 11:55 PM

here's another view of the bed.

breeh · 02-10-2003, 12:12 AM

Wow! Does the rest of your truck look that good?

barn9 · 02-10-2003, 12:22 AM

Very cool! Can't wait to see it all together. By the way, where the hell are you at it Oklahoma? My new pet peeve is people hiding where they are from, hehee!

Old Chevy Lover · 02-10-2003, 12:39 AM

looks great! where did you get the tailgate with the bowtie on it? Or did you put it together yourself?

67pro-street · 02-10-2003, 12:48 AM

that looks really nice. one question. where did you buy the wood bed kit from. it looks good

69 Short Fleet · 02-10-2003, 04:07 AM

Really like the bowtie colour with the brown, very nice, keep us posted, Doug

Kruzer69 · 02-10-2003, 09:55 AM

Very nice I like the fact that you painted the Bed Strip the same colour as the truck.

bobs409 · 02-10-2003, 10:02 AM

Wow, you'll be able to haul a fair amount of coal in that one! LOL Just kidding of course.

Looks fantastic! Lots of hard work went into that one.

I just love paint pics.

Riles72 · 02-10-2003, 01:54 PM

thanks guys.

To answer all the questions, the simplest answer is Mar-K. Everything but the fenders and wood is from Mar-K. The tailgate is available from Mar-K. I did get a latch kit from Mac Products which is pretty sweet. I'll post pics of that when we put the gate on.

As far as the wood, we did that ourselves. Any major bed wood manufacturer guarantees the wood from warpage, etc. for 14 days...plus they're in excess of 250 bucks! We spent 80 bucks on the wood from a cabinet makers store and cut the grooves and everything ourselves. It was pretty easy.

barn9 - I'm from Chickasha...where are you located? I'll probably drive my truck out to the Chickasha Swap Meet later this year and show it to Kenny from Kenny's trucks. He's who we bought most of the parts off of.

If you guys have any more questions, feel free to ask....I love talking about my truck as you can tell.

Riley

chevy_fatman · 02-10-2003, 02:04 PM

SWEET!!! I like it

what color is that? looks like chocolate to me? How much did you pay to get your steps chromed?
Great work!

Riles72 · 02-10-2003, 02:14 PM

The color is Sunset Orange Metallic...

My digital camera doesn't pick up colors really well at night, and that's when we took the pictures. It does it best when it's outside in the sunshine.

CHROME STEPS! We found those at a swap meet...I have no idea what it cost to get 'em chromed, but we got 'em off the guy for like 50 bucks...not too bad a deal if ya ask me.

I'll take pics after we bolt it up on the truck and I'll be sure to pull it outside before I do so the color will show up better.

Riles72 · 02-10-2003, 02:18 PM

Here's a pic of the truck outside.

You can see the color a little better in this one than all the pics of it inside.

Riley

*racedvl* · 02-10-2003, 02:23 PM

Wow, that is sharp! Well, done!

Mudder · 02-10-2003, 03:08 PM

Looks great! I did the same with my boards locally for about the same amount. Don't scratch it!!!!!!!!!!!!!

**1971Stepside** · 02-10-2003, 03:14 PM

PM sent. I would like to know more about the tailights and the gas filler neck/tank combo. A few other items as well.....great work!!

**Bowtie468** · 02-10-2003, 03:45 PM

Wow,that looks great Riley!! Be sure and post pics when you get it bolted on the truck!

Riles72 · 02-10-2003, 04:02 PM

Looks like the roads are gonna be clear enough tomorrow to drive the truck back down to the bodyshop to put the bed on. Finally, after 4 years and 11,500 bucks later...IT'S FINALLY DONE!!! I'll be sure to post pics on here after we set the bed on.

Riley

special70gmc · 02-10-2003, 07:34 PM

do you know who makes the paint on your truck also is it a base clear type ? i really like the way it looks great work -kyle

weasel29gm · 02-10-2003, 07:43 PM

WOW!!!!!! Thats goin' be a sharp ride, great work and be proud !!!!

Riles72 · 02-10-2003, 08:33 PM

Kyle - The paint is PPG, and yes, it is base coat/clear coat. If you've got a PPG collision center in your town or in a nearby town, they should have the paint code and should be able to mix it up there. If not, any good auto body paint store should be able to mix it for you.

Riley

02-09-2003, 11:51 PM	#1
Riles72 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Chickasha, Oklahoma Posts: 117	Pics of my bed (fresh out of the paint booth!) Here's some pics we got of my bed on Saturday just after we got it all bolted together. The weather isn't too good, so it looks like I gotta wait till Saturday to bolt it on...oh well. Riley Attached Images __________________ 72 Chevy short stepside 350/350 tilt, vintage air a/c sunset Orange Metallic paint Early Classic 2.5/4 drop eagle series 211 wheels

02-09-2003, 11:52 PM	#2
Riles72 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Chickasha, Oklahoma Posts: 117	wood floor Attached Images __________________ 72 Chevy short stepside 350/350 tilt, vintage air a/c sunset Orange Metallic paint Early Classic 2.5/4 drop eagle series 211 wheels

02-09-2003, 11:53 PM	#3
Riles72 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Chickasha, Oklahoma Posts: 117	a view of the fuel door and the led taillight lenses... Attached Images __________________ 72 Chevy short stepside 350/350 tilt, vintage air a/c sunset Orange Metallic paint Early Classic 2.5/4 drop eagle series 211 wheels

02-09-2003, 11:54 PM	#4
Riles72 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Chickasha, Oklahoma Posts: 117	here's the tailgate. We ghosted the bowtie to match the flames... Attached Images __________________ 72 Chevy short stepside 350/350 tilt, vintage air a/c sunset Orange Metallic paint Early Classic 2.5/4 drop eagle series 211 wheels

02-09-2003, 11:55 PM	#6
Riles72 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Chickasha, Oklahoma Posts: 117	here's another view of the bed. Attached Images __________________ 72 Chevy short stepside 350/350 tilt, vintage air a/c sunset Orange Metallic paint Early Classic 2.5/4 drop eagle series 211 wheels

02-09-2003, 11:55 PM	#5
chevy71super Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: So Cal Posts: 658	Looks very very nice. Can't wait to see the completed truck.

02-10-2003, 12:12 AM	#7
breeh Recovering 67-72 Addict Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: North Bend, WA Posts: 1,788	Wow! Does the rest of your truck look that good? __________________ 68 Short Fleet 4x4; 427; BTO Level 3 700R4; NP205; Dana 60 front and rear; 4" lift with 35's; Disc brakes; AGR variable ratio steering; factory bucket seats; factory tach and tilt. "Friends call me cruzer cuz I like fast cars and fast women"

02-10-2003, 12:22 AM	#8
barn9 Half a bubble off! Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Winfield, Ks, USA Posts: 5,588	Very cool! Can't wait to see it all together. By the way, where the hell are you at it Oklahoma? My new pet peeve is people hiding where they are from, hehee! __________________ Just call me LB. '71 Cheyenne, 402BB, hauls blondes, brunettes, or redheads.

02-10-2003, 12:39 AM	#9
Old Chevy Lover Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Chillicothe OHIO Posts: 717	looks great! where did you get the tailgate with the bowtie on it? Or did you put it together yourself? __________________ Keith 70 Chevelle Malibu SS Clone 468/Auto 72 C10 SWB 350/Auto 13 Camaro SS/RS 6.2/Auto

02-10-2003, 12:48 AM	#10
67pro-street Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Bellingham, WA Posts: 218	that looks really nice. one question. where did you buy the wood bed kit from. it looks good

02-10-2003, 04:07 AM	#11
69 Short Fleet Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Kelowna B.C. Canada Posts: 1,086	Really like the bowtie colour with the brown, very nice, keep us posted, Doug

02-10-2003, 09:55 AM	#12
Kruzer69 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Calgary/Alberta/Canada Posts: 103	Very nice I like the fact that you painted the Bed Strip the same colour as the truck. __________________ 1969 Chev 4x4 9" of lift,327cid,38/16/16.5 Super Swampers,Factory Tack,Powder Coated Frame and other misc. Calgary, Alberta, Canada Last edited by Kruzer69; 02-10-2003 at 10:04 AM.

02-10-2003, 10:02 AM	#13
bobs409 1969 Custom 30 wrecker Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Pottsville, Pa Posts: 2,611	Wow, you'll be able to haul a fair amount of coal in that one! LOL Just kidding of course. Looks fantastic! Lots of hard work went into that one. I just love paint pics. __________________ Bob 63 Impala 283/PG/3.36 (under restoration) 66 Impala 327/PG/3.36 66 Chevelle SS 409/M22/3.55 69 Chevelle 307/PG/3.08 (future restoration) 69 C10 short stepside 454/TH350/3.73 69 Custom 30 tow truck 350/4 spd/4.10 (resto done, CRUISIN TIME!) 71 Cheyenne 20 fleetside 350/4 spd/4.10 71 Chevelle 6/PG/3.08 72 Chevelle 454/M21/4.10

02-10-2003, 01:54 PM	#14
Riles72 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Chickasha, Oklahoma Posts: 117	thanks guys. To answer all the questions, the simplest answer is Mar-K. Everything but the fenders and wood is from Mar-K. The tailgate is available from Mar-K. I did get a latch kit from Mac Products which is pretty sweet. I'll post pics of that when we put the gate on. As far as the wood, we did that ourselves. Any major bed wood manufacturer guarantees the wood from warpage, etc. for 14 days...plus they're in excess of 250 bucks! We spent 80 bucks on the wood from a cabinet makers store and cut the grooves and everything ourselves. It was pretty easy. barn9 - I'm from Chickasha...where are you located? I'll probably drive my truck out to the Chickasha Swap Meet later this year and show it to Kenny from Kenny's trucks. He's who we bought most of the parts off of. If you guys have any more questions, feel free to ask....I love talking about my truck as you can tell. Riley __________________ 72 Chevy short stepside 350/350 tilt, vintage air a/c sunset Orange Metallic paint Early Classic 2.5/4 drop eagle series 211 wheels

02-10-2003, 02:04 PM	#15
chevy_fatman Where's my beer? Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I live in the state of denial.... Posts: 5,620	SWEET!!! I like it what color is that? looks like chocolate to me? How much did you pay to get your steps chromed? Great work! __________________ Paul How do you make the invisible, visible?.........You take it away.



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02-10-2003, 02:14 PM	#16
Riles72 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Chickasha, Oklahoma Posts: 117	actually.... The color is Sunset Orange Metallic... My digital camera doesn't pick up colors really well at night, and that's when we took the pictures. It does it best when it's outside in the sunshine. CHROME STEPS! We found those at a swap meet...I have no idea what it cost to get 'em chromed, but we got 'em off the guy for like 50 bucks...not too bad a deal if ya ask me. I'll take pics after we bolt it up on the truck and I'll be sure to pull it outside before I do so the color will show up better. __________________ 72 Chevy short stepside 350/350 tilt, vintage air a/c sunset Orange Metallic paint Early Classic 2.5/4 drop eagle series 211 wheels

02-10-2003, 02:18 PM	#17
Riles72 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Chickasha, Oklahoma Posts: 117	Here's a pic of the truck outside. You can see the color a little better in this one than all the pics of it inside. Riley Attached Images __________________ 72 Chevy short stepside 350/350 tilt, vintage air a/c sunset Orange Metallic paint Early Classic 2.5/4 drop eagle series 211 wheels

02-10-2003, 02:23 PM	#18
racedvl Account Suspended Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Woodstock, IL Posts: 7,020	Wow, that is sharp! Well, done!

02-10-2003, 03:08 PM	#19
Mudder Registered User Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: East Central, MO Posts: 11,336	Looks great! I did the same with my boards locally for about the same amount. Don't scratch it!!!!!!!!!!!!!

02-10-2003, 03:14 PM	#20
1971Stepside Almost Satisfied Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Springfield, MO Posts: 2,932	PM sent. I would like to know more about the tailights and the gas filler neck/tank combo. A few other items as well.....great work!! __________________ 1971 C10 Stepside. LSx 6.0 with BTR Stage IV, Speed Engineering Headers, 4L80e transmission w/3200 Circle-D Stall. 3.73. Posi. Purchased this truck when I was 17. I started the rebuild (or take apart) in 1993. I have drug it around all over the country in pieces. Finally back on the road in 2021. "I can't complain, but sometimes I still do. Life's been good to me so far."

02-10-2003, 03:45 PM	#21
Bowtie468 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Cecilia, Louisiana Posts: 1,638	Wow,that looks great Riley!! Be sure and post pics when you get it bolted on the truck! __________________ Chris click here to see my buildpage http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=394656 ---------------------------------- 1979 C10 Silverado Big10 SWB Factory 454/400 Cardinal Red/Santa Fe Tan (original paint) 1969 Camaro X44 LS swap 1968 C10 SWB Fleetside (SOLD) 468BBC MultiPort TPI / Dynamic EFI P4 Black/Black 1963 Nova SS convertible (SOLD) 194 I6/ PowerGlide

02-10-2003, 04:02 PM	#22
Riles72 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Chickasha, Oklahoma Posts: 117	Oh, I will Looks like the roads are gonna be clear enough tomorrow to drive the truck back down to the bodyshop to put the bed on. Finally, after 4 years and 11,500 bucks later...IT'S FINALLY DONE!!! I'll be sure to post pics on here after we set the bed on. Riley __________________ 72 Chevy short stepside 350/350 tilt, vintage air a/c sunset Orange Metallic paint Early Classic 2.5/4 drop eagle series 211 wheels

02-10-2003, 07:34 PM	#23
special70gmc Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: long island, new york Posts: 1,333	do you know who makes the paint on your truck also is it a base clear type ? i really like the way it looks great work -kyle __________________ 1986 c-10 swb 5/7 drop 20'' coys 1958 belair 2door

02-10-2003, 07:43 PM	#24
weasel29gm SLOW BUT SURE,BUT CLOSER Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: eleanor wv usa Posts: 3,097	WOW!!!!!! Thats goin' be a sharp ride, great work and be proud !!!! __________________ 69 C-10, OWNED 38YRS... 350 over 30, 350 Turbo, 3:73 Posi P/S, P/B Black with red and black int. ''LOVE THESE OLD ''TRUCKS.......

02-10-2003, 08:33 PM	#25
Riles72 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Chickasha, Oklahoma Posts: 117	paint Kyle - The paint is PPG, and yes, it is base coat/clear coat. If you've got a PPG collision center in your town or in a nearby town, they should have the paint code and should be able to mix it up there. If not, any good auto body paint store should be able to mix it for you. Riley __________________ 72 Chevy short stepside 350/350 tilt, vintage air a/c sunset Orange Metallic paint Early Classic 2.5/4 drop eagle series 211 wheels

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