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General Site Info => General Discussion => Topic started by: 78 Chevyrado on April 05, 2012, 08:15:06 pm
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Gonna see what you guys think. Been wanting this hood ornament for about a year now. might go ahead on it. I think it would be wicked. It does fit my personality to a tee.
(http://i.ebayimg.com/t/DEATH-PROOF-CONVOY-RUBBER-DUCK-HOOD-ORNAMENT-CAR-MASCOT-RAT-ROD-HOT-ROD-TRUCKERS-/00/s/ODM0WDEwMjQ=/$(KGrHqF,!jcE6EJdB0WkBOicdH!m7w~~60_57.JPG)
What do you think? I think Id have to paint in the eyes cigar and maybe the beak.
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Go for it. it looks sick.
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It would look great on your desk but if you were to poke holes in your hood for Donald Duck that would be a shame.
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It would look great on your desk but if you were to poke holes in your hood for Donald Duck that would be a shame.
X2... You have a beautiful truck Kenny that would take away from it IMO.
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Give a new meaning to the name "mighty duck" but it is sick
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Maybe you could use it for a mascot for your truck, and keep it inside your cab like on your dash ?
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Just my .02,
Sadly in today's world someone might swipe it, unless you could figure out
a way to motorize it like a Bentley.
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Just my .02,
Sadly in today's world someone might swipe it, unless you could figure out
a way to motorize it like a Bentley.
Hadn't thought of that... I remember my parents having trouble keeping ther hood ornament on their lincoln back in the 80's because of that. would suck to have a chunk ripped out of my hood for it.
I'm torn on it though. For all the reasons you guys stated. Wonder how it would look mounted top and center to the bumper? That's my other thought for it. bumpers are cheap... relatively speaking.
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I say go for it just get a sensitve car alarm so if someone does try to take it you'll know. Good luck
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The other side of me wants it badly because I remember watching "rubber duck" in the movie convoy when I was small. couldn't get enough of that.
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I'm thinking it's gotte be either the hood ornament, or a black rollbar in the bed. (lightbar) whatever you wanna call it. no structural help, hold lights and lets me tie things down easier.
My rednecks comin back out and I NEED one or the other... :P
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The light bar idea I think would be great. Sitting right in the middle staring straight ahead.
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I'm thinking drill it out, put red LED eyes in it and put it on your hitch. I'd be the last one to tell someone what to do with their truck, but since you asked, I think your truck has an awesome classic look just the way it is. I vote to keep it off the hood. If you want a hood ornament, get the square Chevy one.
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The other side of me wants it badly because I remember watching "rubber duck" in the movie convoy when I was small. couldn't get enough of that.
How about a quick or sliding mount ?
I was thinking about this when I was looking at the CB radio that came with the truck on a quick mount ;D
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I'm thinking drill it out, put red LED eyes in it and put it on your hitch
+1, Or you could drill it out and add a screw and a nut and mount it on your rear bumper where the towing ball goes
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Red eyes would be bad, Like one of those old mack ornaments....
While the truck looks awesome to me, I kind of look at it like getting a brand new ride. It's nice, but basically looks stock cept for the wheels, and I'd like my touch on it. If I get a rollbar, I would have matching square hellas up there exactly like the ones under my bumper. I know I don't care for the toolbox, Truck looks better without it, cleaner, but I miss having a trunk... ;D
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Kenny,
In the end, you're the one who owns the truck....but you asked! You put it together and ended up with an awesome truck. I know whatever you decide will be done first class.
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Kenny,
In the end, you're the one who owns the truck....but you asked! You put it together and ended up with an awesome truck. I know whatever you decide will be done first class.
Thanks man!
I value you guys opinions, and figure if enough of you guys hate it, I probably would too once the new wore off. don't want buyers remorse on my paint job. ;)
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Kenny,
In the end, you're the one who owns the truck....but you asked! You put it together and ended up with an awesome truck. I know whatever you decide will be done first class.
I agree with PromiseKeeper.
I had to make a decision like that on my build with the visor. The original cab had a visor and my new cab never had one. I liked both looks but decided to drill 11 holes in my roof to have the same look that the truck had before just because of how I remembered it. That was not an easy decision for me. I had it clamped on the cab and kept taking it off trying to decide if I really wanted it on there. It took me almost a week to decide.
As far as yours goes...twenty + years ago I used to see a lifted 78 short bed around that had a bulldog hood ornament with the eyes lit up on it. It looked good on that truck.
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If you still want on your hood ,find a good used hood and mount your duck on it and install it and see if that is really the look you are going for :) ;) :D ;D
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Going off what Ralphhemi said, get another hood.
It looks like your paint is pretty good and fresh, you ought to be able to closely match the paint and mount the "Rubber Duck" to the new hood. That way, you can have a stock hood and the modified hood. You could then have the option of going back to stock or having the modified hood (hood ornament, louvers, hood scope, or whatever you choose for it).
For my trucks, I like the fact that they have been kept stock or at least stock appearance. I think it makes them (my trucks) stand apart from any other square body truck on the road because they have been kept stock in appearance. But that is how I like my pickups, it does really boil down to what you want and if you like the hood ornament then put it on.
By the way, I thought I remembered that hood ornament from Convoy.
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The only place I've seen that hood ornament before is on the Nova that Kurt Russel drove in the movie 'Death Proof.'
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The only place I've seen that hood ornament before is on the Nova that Kurt Russel drove in the movie 'Death Proof.'
Its from the movie "Convoy" and "Deathproof"
I forgot about this idea, but as much as I drive it now, I'm kinda thinking about sticking it on there. That'd be cool. As far as the extra hood... if I don't like it I'll have the body man weld it up and repaint it to match. He did some pretty amazing paint matching on a car I saw one time. He painted a 5x5 area on a C-pillar on an old nova and when i came back the next day i couldnt tell where he'd fixed it, and he didn't paint the whole roof and quarter panel... I have faith in him...lol Only thing stopping me is when you can find a chrome DUCK it's $165... Though thats not so bad these days... IF I can find one...
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I like the idea of the duck. I have one that I am putting on my nova.
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I want it more and More every day.... especially since I spend upto 5 hrs daily staring at my hood. I think the duck would make it more fun... :P