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73-87 Chevy _ GMC Trucks => Members Rides => Topic started by: brennent on January 29, 2016, 09:43:57 am
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Here she is, i picked her up with 91,000 original miles (I am the second owner) and I plan on keeping her original. An uncountable amount of hours was put in on paint restoration (cheaper method than a new paint job) the paint looks like brand new. My father and I also did a few other things to clean up the look of the truck. Shines like new!
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Nice. Those 1978 dark red tones are gorgeous colors. Looks like 1978 Red Metallic and Mahogany inside the stainless trim... Am I close?
The only one that's close to being as sweet as that 70's metallic red is the 1995 CK GMT400 GMC Dark Garnet Red Metallic. I thought about using the 1995 GMC dark garnet red with 2009 Corvette Cyber Gray 2 tone on my 1976. I may yet do it on another project.
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Welcome from California. The truck is beautiful! The color is vivid and bright! I'm very jealous.
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Welcome from California. The truck is beautiful! The color is vivid and bright! I'm very jealous.
Nice. Those 1978 dark red tones are gorgeous colors. Looks like 1978 Red Metallic and Mahogany inside the stainless trim... Am I close?
The only one that's close to being as sweet as that 70's metallic red is the 1995 CK GMT400 GMC Dark Garnet Red Metallic. I thought about using the 1995 GMC dark garnet red with 2009 Corvette Cyber Gray 2 tone on my 1976. I may yet do it on another project.
Right on the dot! burgundy interior, with the chrome trip. All original right now (91,000 miles) i am the second owner. and thanks for the compliment, i had a friend who is into photography take the pictures! I dont have much money to spend oh her because i am a college student ( charges an arm and a leg) Thanks for the compliments guys i appreciate it!
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Welcome from Northeastern AZ! That's a gorgeous truck! That color looks great! I wish my truck was still nice and shiny like that! My original paint is starting to peel off in several places. :(
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Welcome from Northeastern AZ! That's a gorgeous truck! That color looks great! I wish my truck was still nice and shiny like that! My original paint is starting to peel off in several places. :(
How bad is the paint peeling? When i originally bought the truck i thought i would need to do an entire new paint job but i saved a ton of money by doing a paint restoration instead. The paint restoration costed $200 max, including buying the buffer and pads. Here are a few pictures. before, one half of the hood done the other half not, and after.
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Looks great.
Fine job on the paint.
Are some trim rings for those rally's in the future?
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Looks great.
Fine job on the paint.
Are some trim rings for those rally's in the future?
Yup. They're sitting in the basement waiting to be polished up, a few more months and they'll be on there!
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That looks great! My truck is blue and white factory two-tone. I know the upper blue has been repainted at some point, but not very well. I have spots on the roof, hood, and cowl where it looks like it was painted with a clear coat that's starting to peel. In other places like the cab seam and around the windows the blue is peeling off entirely showing the black primer underneath. Then on the middle white paint, there's several areas mainly on the driver's side of the bed where it's peeling off showing the black primer. Then the inside of the bed is peeling, but it's a truck and still gets used for what it was designed for so that doesn't bother me. But it would be nice to try to salvage what paint is left before it gets any worse! I'm pretty sure that the white is the original paint. I know for sure that most of the lower blue underneath the vinyl trim has been repainted with a rattle can, but not by me!
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Very nice truck! Some wider low profile tires might look nice on it when you put the rally rings on.
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Welcome from MA! New hampshire?? How in the world did you keep the salt off all these years? Very clean
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Welcome from MA! New hampshire?? How in the world did you keep the salt off all these years? Very clean
The original owners drove the truck to Florida every winter from when they bought it. Now the truck is kept in the garage throughout the winter, there are a few rust spots around the truck, but nothing terrible.
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Yup, that explains it.
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Welcome from Maine (mid-coast)! Sweeet ride!!
Sent from the back woods of Maine via skiddah, cah, and a wicked pissah squarebody
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Super nice!
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Looks great.
Fine job on the paint.
Are some trim rings for those rally's in the future?
I got home this past weekend and went in the basement to get my trim rings. (I couldn't put them on or do any work this weekend because the temperatures were in the negatives) I found that i have 3 original trim rings and one that is completely different. anyone know where i can find a fourth matching one?
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Same here, -15. Truck turned over like molasses. Wait, it didnt turn over, had to jump it.
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I got home this past weekend and went in the basement to get my trim rings. (I couldn't put them on or do any work this weekend because the temperatures were in the negatives) I found that i have 3 original trim rings and one that is completely different. anyone know where i can find a fourth matching one?
GM made so many different 15" steel rally wheels and interchangable trim rings for cars and trucks.
It is possible you have 3 non original and one original.
You should have no problem finding a match for the other three.
I would install the 4 you have. No one but you will notice while you hunt down the fourth.
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Just put the mismatches on the passenger side... ;D
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I am understanding the different combinations and options that came off the assembly line in 73-87 were endless.
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i am really struggling to find the trim ring. I found the exact one on , but that is a lot more expensive than the others i am seeing. Still haven't found the exact match. Getting close though. For the spring we are hoping to get a speedometer cable, new tires (white lettering), remove the running boards, a new rear bumper, get the vinyl seat repaired, and we just installed two kenwood speakers in the back corners of the cab. I will post pictures as we make progress.
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I have been so excited about getting my running boards off i decided to photoshop a picture to see what she would look like without them. I wanna know what you guys think!
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I have been so excited about getting my running boards off i decided to photoshop a picture to see what she would look like without them. I wanna know what you guys think!
Night and day difference! 100% better with no boards. They just weren't the right look for truck.