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The Dude · 03-24-2004, 11:57 PM

i have been thinking about a adding some graphic or changing up the paint a lttle bit on my truck. i like the solid blue but want something to make it stand out more, but be taste full at the same time.
here is the truck now:

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The Dude · 03-24-2004, 11:58 PM

and this is what i was thinkin of doing something like:
http://www.socalshowus.com/Shows/200...s/DSC00054.jpg

does anybody have any other ideas? i can get whatever i want done for just the cost of pint by a freind, so cost isnt an issue.or should i just leave it?

bigblock73 · 03-25-2004, 12:06 AM

I personally like single colored vehicles. When you start getting crazy with paint schemes it does two things. It limits the number of people who will be interested in the vehicle if you sell it, and it will also look outdated when the "trend" is over. IMO, single colored cars/trucks will always look good.

Remember, that is just MY opinion.

shavedchevy · 03-25-2004, 12:12 AM

I gotta second you on that one Jeff, Solid color vehicles will never go outta style. I gotta say all the people that painted flames on their vehicles in the last couple years with eventually regret it when the fad dies out. JMO

lofat · 03-25-2004, 12:39 AM

i would get the factory style moulding for your year and drop a two tone blue. now that would be tasteful imho.

useRc10 · 03-25-2004, 12:47 AM

i was going to suggest putting moulding on it as well

**N2TRUX** · 03-25-2004, 01:01 AM

I say paint it. I'm like you with the solid color stuff. I love it at first, then after a while it looks like a blank canvas waiting for an artist touch. Since I happen to know a few artsist it's not long before things get painted around my house....

BTW- Nice house. I dig the style...

Grim Reaper · 03-25-2004, 12:28 PM

I like the blue but it does need a little something. It's a little overwhelming.
Go look for a Picture of GMCJunkies 72 (?) Burb. Her's is solid white but has this nice wide pinstripe with a little graphic in it towards the rear. It understated but looks really good and breaks it up a little.

rolson1039 · 03-25-2004, 01:30 PM

i agree with the moulding idea it dont have to be fancy simple and tasteful is fine.. two tone looks great.. maybe the scottsdale cab trim at the roofline

Dirty Dan · 03-25-2004, 06:06 PM

I like Spiral Grey.http://www.brcorvetteclub.com/member...onvertible.JPG

Bowed · 03-26-2004, 01:02 AM

Dude , ya got more pictures ?

The Dude · 03-26-2004, 01:05 AM

ya here is a link:
http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/416202

chevychic · 03-26-2004, 02:16 AM

I like flames, but I like them even better when you can't see them at first but then as the truck turns they appear. When/if I get to the point of doing a nice paint job on my truck I'm going to have ghost flames done. I just don't like flames that are loud very much.

KSSeverance · 03-26-2004, 07:35 PM

I know what you're saying. My truck's also solid blue. It looks great, but a little character would be a welcome addition. I was thinking of a small ribbon of ghost flames( something like the Troy lee Designs one on late Mazdas) that are run allong the upper body line to accent it, or maybe run them in the factory two tone center strip. At a glance you still look the same, but in motion you have a little style. And face it, flames never go out of style.

BowTieMan · 04-05-2004, 07:19 PM

Hey man I saw your truck Saturday around 10:00 a.m. You were up by diamond shamrock on 59th and cactus. Man that truck is sweet! Me and my dad both like the color and the way it is now.

03-24-2004, 11:57 PM	#1
The Dude Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: glendale/tucson Posts: 199	new paint ideas i have been thinking about a adding some graphic or changing up the paint a lttle bit on my truck. i like the solid blue but want something to make it stand out more, but be taste full at the same time. here is the truck now: [url]

03-25-2004, 12:06 AM	#3
bigblock73 yeller Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Twin Cities Posts: 13,824	I personally like single colored vehicles. When you start getting crazy with paint schemes it does two things. It limits the number of people who will be interested in the vehicle if you sell it, and it will also look outdated when the "trend" is over. IMO, single colored cars/trucks will always look good. Remember, that is just MY opinion. __________________ Jeff 73-87.com 73-87.com Facebook page 73-87 cab corner 6x9 speaker brackets for sale 67-72 cab corner speaker brackets for sale 47-54 cab corner speaker brackets for sale

03-25-2004, 12:12 AM	#4
shavedchevy Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Posts: 315	I gotta second you on that one Jeff, Solid color vehicles will never go outta style. I gotta say all the people that painted flames on their vehicles in the last couple years with eventually regret it when the fad dies out. JMO __________________ Dennis

03-25-2004, 12:39 AM	#5
lofat Rollin' Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Hayward, California Posts: 240	i would get the factory style moulding for your year and drop a two tone blue. now that would be tasteful imho. __________________ :: 1977 C10 cheyenne :: :: 1973 new yorker brougham :: for sale - $1,500 lofat productions

03-25-2004, 12:47 AM	#6
useRc10 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Mechanicsville, VA, 23111 Posts: 1,138	i was going to suggest putting moulding on it as well __________________ -'02 Chevy Avalanche, 5.3L, 4x4... needing a small lift and bigger tires -'72 Chevy C-10(350, bored 60 over)dual flowmasters, 3 on the tree -'85 K5 Blazer,305 NO MORE...350 is in,2" lift,33" Mickey Thompson Baja Claw Radials -dads '70 burb (red, 5-7 drop, 350...) www.geocities.com/userc10/truckhome.html AIM: Auntjoedadda

03-24-2004, 11:58 PM	#2
The Dude Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: glendale/tucson Posts: 199	and this is what i was thinkin of doing something like: http://www.socalshowus.com/Shows/200...s/DSC00054.jpg does anybody have any other ideas? i can get whatever i want done for just the cost of pint by a freind, so cost isnt an issue.or should i just leave it?

03-25-2004, 01:01 AM	#7
N2TRUX Happy to be here Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Cypress, TX Posts: 39,021	I say paint it. I'm like you with the solid color stuff. I love it at first, then after a while it looks like a blank canvas waiting for an artist touch. Since I happen to know a few artsist it's not long before things get painted around my house.... BTW- Nice house. I dig the style... Attached Images

03-25-2004, 12:28 PM	#8
Grim Reaper Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Atlanta GA Posts: 1,704	I like the blue but it does need a little something. It's a little overwhelming. Go look for a Picture of GMCJunkies 72 (?) Burb. Her's is solid white but has this nice wide pinstripe with a little graphic in it towards the rear. It understated but looks really good and breaks it up a little. __________________ Grim-Reaper 70 Pontiac LeMans Sport Convertible, worlds longest resto in progress Looking for 71-72 2wd Blazer or Jimmy Project

03-25-2004, 01:30 PM	#9
rolson1039 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: NJ Posts: 404	i agree with the moulding idea it dont have to be fancy simple and tasteful is fine.. two tone looks great.. maybe the scottsdale cab trim at the roofline __________________ so many trucks so little time!!!

03-25-2004, 06:06 PM	#10
Dirty Dan Oh Look Out! Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: M'boro TN, Posts: 505	I like Spiral Grey.http://www.brcorvetteclub.com/member...onvertible.JPG __________________ Dan's Webshots "I have a lot of growing up to do... I realized that the other day inside my fort" - Zack Galifianakis.

03-26-2004, 01:02 AM	#11
Bowed Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: where it's hot Posts: 1,059	Dude , ya got more pictures ?

03-26-2004, 01:05 AM	#12
The Dude Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: glendale/tucson Posts: 199	ya here is a link: http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/416202

03-26-2004, 02:16 AM	#13
chevychic Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Chanhassen, MN Posts: 1,061	I like flames, but I like them even better when you can't see them at first but then as the truck turns they appear. When/if I get to the point of doing a nice paint job on my truck I'm going to have ghost flames done. I just don't like flames that are loud very much. __________________ *ChevyChic* 86 Chevy K-10 If I can't be a good example, then I'll just have to be a horrible warning. "You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think" - Christopher Robin

03-26-2004, 07:35 PM	#14
KSSeverance Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Elk, Wa. Posts: 88	I know what you're saying. My truck's also solid blue. It looks great, but a little character would be a welcome addition. I was thinking of a small ribbon of ghost flames( something like the Troy lee Designs one on late Mazdas) that are run allong the upper body line to accent it, or maybe run them in the factory two tone center strip. At a glance you still look the same, but in motion you have a little style. And face it, flames never go out of style.

04-05-2004, 07:19 PM	#15
BowTieMan Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Glendale Arizona Posts: 747	Hey man I saw your truck Saturday around 10:00 a.m. You were up by diamond shamrock on 59th and cactus. Man that truck is sweet! Me and my dad both like the color and the way it is now. __________________ "A true hotrodder wouldn't be content untill he had created a car so violent, so hairy, so totally sick that the very act of dropping the hammer would result in instant death. Anything less results in the need to go faster." - Tony DeFeo



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