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Title: the other woman
Post by: hogwild on February 02, 2008, 10:15:41 pm
heeres mine so far, should have nice blue paint job buy the end of month, then new wheels
Title: Re: the other woman
Post by: JJSZABO on February 03, 2008, 07:49:46 am
I like the stance. ;)

How's the interior?
Title: Re: the other woman
Post by: hogwild on February 03, 2008, 10:11:51 am
interior is good other than dash is cracked and carpet needs replaced. most people it talk to say i should lower it , but im with you i like it like this. i have thaught of lowering back only a little bit though.
Title: Re: the other woman
Post by: 77c15 on February 03, 2008, 11:33:17 am
It would look awesome with a subtle 3/4 drop, just to close up that gap in the wheel wells.
Title: Re: the other woman
Post by: werewolfx13 on February 04, 2008, 06:46:37 pm
I like it, don't lower it with that size wheel/tire combo..
Title: Re: the other woman
Post by: hogwild on February 04, 2008, 11:17:11 pm
heres some new pics , i will post new ones as truck progreses, wish i would have took some before i started it was a wreck
Title: Re: the other woman
Post by: hogwild on February 21, 2008, 11:18:38 pm
paint is on on and shes going back together, woo hoo ! . you guys think i should put side moldings back on ?
Title: Re: the other woman
Post by: hotrod24 on February 21, 2008, 11:28:02 pm
nice job like the hood and the color and the grille is shining
Title: Re: the other woman
Post by: JRConnieK10 on February 21, 2008, 11:29:34 pm
Looks good as for the moulding I'am sure everyone has an opinion I've had on mine and took if off now I building another one and I'am going to put in in this one. Guess thats whats cool about it put it on take it off just that easy to change. I've even had the stainless rocker trim but I'am not using it this time. Saved it though might just chane my mind again.
Title: Re: the other woman
Post by: hogwild on February 21, 2008, 11:39:23 pm
i baught all new moldings but cant deside if i like them on or off :-\
Title: Re: the other woman
Post by: Redneckchevy on February 22, 2008, 12:02:09 am
Im not a molding person...Takes ur eye away from the body lines to much...I just dont see how it compliments  it like it should.....
Title: Re: the other woman
Post by: JJSZABO on February 22, 2008, 06:57:09 am
Looking great - shines 8)

I am not a molding person either - maybe a little here and there. :)
Title: Re: the other woman
Post by: VileZambonie on February 22, 2008, 07:06:40 am
Truck looks Nice! Return the moldings.... I wouldn't put them on
Title: Re: the other woman
Post by: Captkaos on February 22, 2008, 09:43:43 am
Leave them off for a week and see if you like it.  Depending on how much trim you plan to run on it would depend on if I personally would put it back on.
If you aren't running the cab trim or the marker/tailight trim, I would leave it off.
Title: Re: the other woman
Post by: the_legend_1981 on February 22, 2008, 11:26:13 am
Looked cool in both the primer and the final color...is that the stock height? i like it
Title: Re: the other woman
Post by: hogwild on February 24, 2008, 04:10:24 pm
yes that is the stock height, i like it like this too , but i am going to lower it a little to close up wheel wells a little, i think it will look better. i will update pics with all the stuff on later in the week , it is gone to get rear end done tomorow. i dont know about you guys but i am like a kid at x-mas time now that this thing is coming together.just cant wait !
Title: Re: the other woman
Post by: Swims350 on February 25, 2008, 06:44:25 pm
what size hood is that?


looks great.
Title: Re: the other woman
Post by: hogwild on February 25, 2008, 07:34:19 pm
i think it is 4 inch, it is fiberglass from harwood , be warned if you are thinking of one of these, the fit is not show quality. if you want good fit get steel if you want lite and average fit get fiberglass
Title: Re: the other woman
Post by: Swims350 on February 25, 2008, 10:09:54 pm
That's funny I have a bolt on show series 4 inch outlaw z cowl hood on my monte carlo and it fits perfectly, very much show quality fit on it.

I had to sand the edges and adjust it like a normal hood, and then add some clearance for wipers but she fits perfect now.

I wondered if it was a 4 inch since I have one on my monte carlo I wanted to know what it look like on a truck. We got an 84 and I'd like one on it. If they made a 4 inch steel I'd probably go for one of them.
Title: Re: the other woman
Post by: hogwild on February 25, 2008, 11:16:52 pm
maybe with some sanding and fitting i could have got mine better also, biggest problem i found is the curve  from front to rear does not match fenders. not one person has looked at my truck and said the hood doesent line up so it cant be that bad.
Title: Re: the other woman
Post by: Swims350 on February 26, 2008, 01:10:26 pm
I think I had the same problem when I put mine on, like the midle was too high and the front and back was good. I ended up having to sand the front and back down then adjust the hood hinges to the fenders themselves. After that she fit really good.

Only problem I have with mine is once the engine warms up the front 2 corners stick up over the fenders just a lil' bit.

All in all though I think yours looks really good, very nice truck and hood looks good on it.
Title: Re: the other woman
Post by: d stroud on February 26, 2008, 02:50:13 pm
Love it!

I've taken all the molding off mine and will not be putting it back on when I paint it.

Whose brand of grille is that and where did you get it?
Title: Re: the other woman
Post by: hogwild on February 26, 2008, 08:37:02 pm
are you from alberta ? if so nevermind :P  . just kidden you can buy it from   truck.com .swim  , that is one sweet monty you got thier good job ,one of my fav cars
Title: Re: the other woman
Post by: werewolfx13 on February 27, 2008, 04:11:49 pm
If it were me, I'd reinstall the mirrors, drip rails, all moulding and trim, and leave it at that ride height..Thats a mean stance.
Title: Re: the other woman
Post by: hogwild on February 28, 2008, 07:11:44 pm
well i finaly got her out for a drive today,holy crap does it haul. never seen a small block truck go like this thing,ya hoo. lit tires up from stop to halfway through 2nd gear, then started to hop like mad, need tracktion bars before i bust rear end agian