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69trk · 08-15-2010, 04:13 PM

thinking about some new wheels. Just seams like something is not right. Not sure if it's the size of tires on the front, back or both or if it's the rims.

**leddzepp** · 08-15-2010, 04:15 PM

Looks like you got rid of the cowl hood....I think that's the best improvement you could have made. It would look sweeeet with some rallies on there too. Other than that, just drive it. It looks near perfect.

jondancer · 08-15-2010, 04:19 PM

i like it better without the hood

GRX · 08-15-2010, 04:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jondancer

i like it better without the hood

Agreement

69trk · 08-15-2010, 04:22 PM

I still have the cowl hood on it, the last picture is an older picture...

cdowns · 08-15-2010, 04:27 PM

i too thinktruck looks better without the cowl hood

i like the trailer wheels

FLEET72 · 08-15-2010, 04:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 69trk

I still have the cowl hood on it, the last picture is an older picture...

OOPS, gotta agree with the previous posts, I'm not too fond of cowl induction hoods on trucks either.

But I'm old....

67ChevyRedneck · 08-15-2010, 04:28 PM

2 things jump out at me.

1) White letter out back, black wall up front. Doesn't look right.

2) I've never been a fan of "big n littles." I like the same size tires all the way around.
Edit: After looking a little more, are the rim diameters different??? If so, I'd bump up the fronts to match the rear.

That's just my opinion, some people like their rims/tires like that, I don't.

Other than that, I think the rims look great, just get some better matching front tires.

Also... LOVE the trailer!!!

69trk · 08-15-2010, 04:36 PM

I'm going to replace the rear tires with some mickey thompson 315/45/r16 which are 27.8" tall, and the fronts right now are 26" tall. Do you think a taller front tire would help?

69trk · 08-15-2010, 04:37 PM

the front rims are 16x8's and the rears are 16x9.5" I'm thinking about putting the steel hood back on..

treveiger · 08-15-2010, 04:47 PM

Beautiful truck i love to color and the trim, the cowel hood doesnt bother me. The tires and rims is what i think makes it look funny, get a set of rally rims with all four rims the same size with white lettering tires or something like that but thats just my opinion.

DjS71 · 08-15-2010, 04:53 PM

Swap out the rims from the trailer, those things blow the doors off the truck's rims, IMO. Yeah get some outside white lettered tires all around and you'll be in business.

dfwright · 08-15-2010, 04:55 PM

I think it would look better with the cab roof painted white

trz1000 · 08-15-2010, 05:10 PM

Well, I like the cowl hood and I agree that something doesn't quite flow right. The rims on the trailer would look awesome on the truck.

On another note, I can't tell if you've lowered it but if it were my truck I'd go with 2.5" x 4" or even a 4" x 6". I'm also a fan of ~27" o.d. tires on an 18" rim.

Here's a pic of my real dirty 71 long box with a 2.5" x 4" on 18" centerlines. Yeah, I know she needs a bath real bad. Since getting my Jimmy the truck has been kind sidelined.

big mike71 · 08-15-2010, 05:37 PM

Me sittin in the drivers seat would make it look alot better.

Dads69C10 · 08-15-2010, 05:44 PM

awesome truck. If it were up to me i would lose the cowl and paint the roof

QKENUF4U · 08-15-2010, 05:52 PM

love the cowl hood but it looks great both ways.
the funkyness IMHO comes from having white letters out back and not up front...
other than that i think it looks great and works nicely..

*Shane* · 08-15-2010, 05:53 PM

lose the cowl induction hood & paint the roof white like suggested above ... I'm also NOT a fan of the street-legal drag racer look. It should be one or the other.

PanelDeland · 08-15-2010, 06:03 PM

I'll get on the wheel bandwagon.I like the Rallies but a nice set of Cragars or something from the late sixties/early 70's would fit the overall stockish look of your build better.Just my opinion and preference.

stealthy '69 · 08-15-2010, 06:16 PM

i think the biggest question we all missed is what your budget is. if you're on a tight budget like me, I'd say some nice rallys. if you're not on too tight of a budget something like coys or TTII's would look cool too. but that's my opinion.

88fordf150 · 08-15-2010, 06:30 PM

yep,I agree. You need some white letter tires up front and get rid of the cowl hood.

71 super · 08-15-2010, 06:40 PM

If the truck is going to be raced, as it looks like it is, the rims are throwing everything off. You need something that says this is bad a--. Draglites or prostars, possibly convo pros. If you are going to run the slicks, to help blend in the tires should be all black or all white letter, the mix is also a distraction. I do not like the cowl hood personally as there is enough room without it for just about anything except a 6-71 or tunnel ram with 2 inch spacers under the carbs (did the tunnel ram thing once). If you are running single carb, no need for the cowl imo. Very nice truck, but one question is it show or go? I think that is where the visual confusion for you comes from and why it does not look "right".

downsouthhunter · 08-15-2010, 06:48 PM

loose the hood and id say some rally wheels with the same size tire all the way around to

rbagley · 08-15-2010, 07:03 PM

I think the ultra type 50s on the trailer would look pretty good.

tonypaul · 08-15-2010, 07:25 PM

First -I love the truck. I think its a situation where you look at so many pics of trucks with all these 20" plus rims on everyones truck and when you look at your own truck it looks unporportional. The truck body looks so much bigger with smaller rims. Of course with the motor your running 20" plus tires would be useless in your truck if your always hitting the loud petal... Maybe you could get a nice set of 22" street tires and keep your tire/rim combo you have now for the track...

08-15-2010, 04:13 PM	#1
69trk Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: bridgecreek ok. Posts: 1,214	what do you guys think would make my truck look better? thinking about some new wheels. Just seams like something is not right. Not sure if it's the size of tires on the front, back or both or if it's the rims. Attached Images __________________ http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=494388 431 big block times, changed to a 6.0 ls with turbo 1.58- 60' 7.18- 1/8th mile@95.18 11.37- 1/4 @115.81

08-15-2010, 04:15 PM	#2
leddzepp Moderator Join Date: May 2007 Location: Southern Cal Posts: 20,036	Re: what do you guys think would make my truck look better? Looks like you got rid of the cowl hood....I think that's the best improvement you could have made. It would look sweeeet with some rallies on there too. Other than that, just drive it. It looks near perfect. __________________ 1972 C/10 Cheyenne Super SWB. Restored, loaded, slammed. 1968 C/10 50th Anniversary LWB. Unrestored, stock, daily driver/work truck. RIP ElJay RIP 67ChevyRedneck RIP Grumpy Old Man RIP FleetsidePaul

08-15-2010, 04:19 PM	#3
jondancer Registered User Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: central michigan Posts: 1,194	Re: what do you guys think would make my truck look better? i like it better without the hood

08-15-2010, 04:22 PM	#5
69trk Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: bridgecreek ok. Posts: 1,214	Re: what do you guys think would make my truck look better? I still have the cowl hood on it, the last picture is an older picture... __________________ http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=494388 431 big block times, changed to a 6.0 ls with turbo 1.58- 60' 7.18- 1/8th mile@95.18 11.37- 1/4 @115.81

08-15-2010, 04:27 PM	#6
cdowns Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: daytonabeach Posts: 22,956	Re: what do you guys think would make my truck look better? i too thinktruck looks better without the cowl hood i like the trailer wheels __________________ 71c-10 350/2004r/4:11 lowered3/4 longbed/dead by hurricane MEANING OF DEATH::::: SOMEBODY ELSE GETS YOUR STUFF DONT BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU THINK TAKE MY ADVISE;I DON'T USE IT ANYWAY

08-15-2010, 04:28 PM	#8
67ChevyRedneck Hittin E-Z Street on Mud Tires Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 23,090	Re: what do you guys think would make my truck look better? 2 things jump out at me. 1) White letter out back, black wall up front. Doesn't look right. 2) I've never been a fan of "big n littles." I like the same size tires all the way around. Edit: After looking a little more, are the rim diameters different??? If so, I'd bump up the fronts to match the rear. That's just my opinion, some people like their rims/tires like that, I don't. Other than that, I think the rims look great, just get some better matching front tires. Also... LOVE the trailer!!! __________________ Jesse James 1967 C10 SWB Stepside: 350/700R4/3.73 1965 Ford Mustang: 289/T5-5spd/3.25 Trac-Loc 1968 Pontiac Firebird: Project Fire Chicken! 2015 Silverado Double Cab 5.3L Z71 2001 Jeep Wrangler Sport 4.0L 5spd 2020 Chevrolet Equinox Premium 2.0L Turbo 2011 Mustang V6 ~ Wife's ride American Born, Country by the Grace of God 1967 CST Shop Truck Rebuild! My 1967 C-10 Build Thread My Vintage Air A/C Install Project "On a Dime" Trying my hand at Home Renovation! 1965 Mustang Modifications! Last edited by 67ChevyRedneck; 08-15-2010 at 04:31 PM.

08-15-2010, 04:36 PM	#9
69trk Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: bridgecreek ok. Posts: 1,214	Re: what do you guys think would make my truck look better? I'm going to replace the rear tires with some mickey thompson 315/45/r16 which are 27.8" tall, and the fronts right now are 26" tall. Do you think a taller front tire would help? __________________ http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=494388 431 big block times, changed to a 6.0 ls with turbo 1.58- 60' 7.18- 1/8th mile@95.18 11.37- 1/4 @115.81

08-15-2010, 04:37 PM	#10
69trk Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: bridgecreek ok. Posts: 1,214	Re: what do you guys think would make my truck look better? the front rims are 16x8's and the rears are 16x9.5" I'm thinking about putting the steel hood back on.. __________________ http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=494388 431 big block times, changed to a 6.0 ls with turbo 1.58- 60' 7.18- 1/8th mile@95.18 11.37- 1/4 @115.81

08-15-2010, 04:47 PM	#11
treveiger Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: South Dakota Posts: 4,093	Re: what do you guys think would make my truck look better? Beautiful truck i love to color and the trim, the cowel hood doesnt bother me. The tires and rims is what i think makes it look funny, get a set of rally rims with all four rims the same size with white lettering tires or something like that but thats just my opinion.

08-15-2010, 04:53 PM	#12
DjS71 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Santa Rosa, CA Posts: 267	Re: what do you guys think would make my truck look better? Swap out the rims from the trailer, those things blow the doors off the truck's rims, IMO. Yeah get some outside white lettered tires all around and you'll be in business. __________________ 1971 C10 Short/Fleet 307-2BBL/3OTT 1999 Silverado 2500 ECSB 6.0/4L80

08-15-2010, 04:55 PM	#13
dfwright Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 1,374	Re: what do you guys think would make my truck look better? I think it would look better with the cab roof painted white __________________ 1972 C10 LWB, 350/350 Deconstruction began 5/2009, mostly completed restoration, 5/2017

08-15-2010, 05:10 PM	#14
trz1000 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 95	Re: what do you guys think would make my truck look better? Well, I like the cowl hood and I agree that something doesn't quite flow right. The rims on the trailer would look awesome on the truck. On another note, I can't tell if you've lowered it but if it were my truck I'd go with 2.5" x 4" or even a 4" x 6". I'm also a fan of ~27" o.d. tires on an 18" rim. Here's a pic of my real dirty 71 long box with a 2.5" x 4" on 18" centerlines. Yeah, I know she needs a bath real bad. Since getting my Jimmy the truck has been kind sidelined. Attached Images

08-15-2010, 05:37 PM	#15
big mike71 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: independence mo Posts: 2,111	Re: what do you guys think would make my truck look better? Me sittin in the drivers seat would make it look alot better. __________________ I'm not as good as I once was, But I'm as good once as I ever was.

08-15-2010, 05:44 PM	#16
Dads69C10 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: El Paso, Tx Posts: 180	Re: what do you guys think would make my truck look better? awesome truck. If it were up to me i would lose the cowl and paint the roof __________________ 1969 C10 stepside 1973 Cheyenne Blazer

08-15-2010, 05:52 PM	#17
QKENUF4U Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: SUNNY WARM BIKE RIDING COTTONWOOD ARIZONA Posts: 2,097	Re: what do you guys think would make my truck look better? love the cowl hood but it looks great both ways. the funkyness IMHO comes from having white letters out back and not up front... other than that i think it looks great and works nicely..



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08-15-2010, 05:53 PM	#18
Shane Account Suspended Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: over yonder Posts: 14,270	Re: what do you guys think would make my truck look better? lose the cowl induction hood & paint the roof white like suggested above ... I'm also NOT a fan of the street-legal drag racer look. It should be one or the other.

08-15-2010, 06:03 PM	#19
PanelDeland I am a Referee of life. Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Greensboro N.C. Posts: 13,992	Re: what do you guys think would make my truck look better? I'll get on the wheel bandwagon.I like the Rallies but a nice set of Cragars or something from the late sixties/early 70's would fit the overall stockish look of your build better.Just my opinion and preference. __________________ The 47-present Chevrolet and GMC Truck Message Board Network,it's owners,moderators,members,and associates of any type should not be held responsible for my opinion. You can't fix stupid,not even with duct tape. "My appearance is due to the fact that "GOD" does punish you for having too much fun!" Barrett-Jackson has perfected alchemy,they make rust into gold! "You can lead a horse to water but you can't saddle a duck" "Cleverly disguised as a 'Responsible Adult' "Sometimes your Knight in shining armor is just a retard in tinfoil"

08-15-2010, 06:30 PM	#21
88fordf150 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Michigan Posts: 474	Re: what do you guys think would make my truck look better? yep,I agree. You need some white letter tires up front and get rid of the cowl hood. __________________ Brad handshoe

08-15-2010, 06:40 PM	#22
71 super Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Canton North carolina Posts: 3,080	Re: what do you guys think would make my truck look better? If the truck is going to be raced, as it looks like it is, the rims are throwing everything off. You need something that says this is bad a--. Draglites or prostars, possibly convo pros. If you are going to run the slicks, to help blend in the tires should be all black or all white letter, the mix is also a distraction. I do not like the cowl hood personally as there is enough room without it for just about anything except a 6-71 or tunnel ram with 2 inch spacers under the carbs (did the tunnel ram thing once). If you are running single carb, no need for the cowl imo. Very nice truck, but one question is it show or go? I think that is where the visual confusion for you comes from and why it does not look "right". __________________ 67 blue step side- bb 68 gold and white swb cst anniversary 68 custom swb hot rod Ls swap 69 swb cst 6 cylinder/ overdrive 69 black/black cst bb swb 70 orange and white cst Canada built truck swb bb 71 black and white super swb bb 71 red and white super swb 72 green and white super swb 4x4 62 nova wagon 400 series Ls swapped 68 Camaro 327/4 speed- 1 owner, original paint 66 Volkswagen bettle 69 auto stick Volkswagen Beetle

08-15-2010, 06:48 PM	#23
downsouthhunter Registered User Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: lebanon tn Posts: 28	Re: what do you guys think would make my truck look better? loose the hood and id say some rally wheels with the same size tire all the way around to

08-15-2010, 07:03 PM	#24
rbagley Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Location: Walla Walla, WA Posts: 327	Re: what do you guys think would make my truck look better? I think the ultra type 50s on the trailer would look pretty good.

08-15-2010, 07:25 PM	#25
tonypaul Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Austin Tx Posts: 639	Re: what do you guys think would make my truck look better? First -I love the truck. I think its a situation where you look at so many pics of trucks with all these 20" plus rims on everyones truck and when you look at your own truck it looks unporportional. The truck body looks so much bigger with smaller rims. Of course with the motor your running 20" plus tires would be useless in your truck if your always hitting the loud petal... Maybe you could get a nice set of 22" street tires and keep your tire/rim combo you have now for the track...

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