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Sorry guys should have specified, I was just asking about white grill or not. I already have the Torch Red paint that I'm going to be using. The red in the renderings are actually the same just different lighting. I really love N2billets old truck Lucy with the white grill but also love all the ones I've seen all Red. Decisions Decisions :lol:

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I like the white grill, I think it gives the front end a better look.

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My vote is all red.
The reason why is because if the grill is the only white part on the truck it feels disconnected and random.
Now if you had a cowl induction hood and striped it then it would make sense.

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I vote for White.

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Truck is looking awesome! Paint work sucks. Of all the things I have done on my truck over the years painting is the part I hated the most. It is, however, a great sense of accomplishment when you get it done and know how much work went into it. Keep up the great work!

Also, I vote for all red as well.

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This.

I'm going white grill inserts on mine but that's because mine is a base model with white bumpers and mirror. If my truck was a fleet it my goal would be nearly identical to the 1st rendering.

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Yeah I also like the white top as well but don't know if I want to do that much of a two-tone.

If I did the grill white then I would also paint the tailgate letters white so it ties together, I have thought about doing the white top too but I'm scared of getting in over my head with a two-tone paint scheme being a rookie painter. Masking off the little area on the fenders to spray white would be easy but the roof just seems a little complicated because its a much larger area and the upper hoop of the doors would need to be sprayed as well.

Thanks Tom, i probably still have a couple months to worry about before I'm ready to paint :lol:


I don't mind the painting but the bodywork and sanding sucks, every time I'm doing it I just say to myself this sucks :lol: but your right when I finally finish this truck I'll be really proud that I did 100% of everything myself and didn't farm anything out to somebody to do for me

Believe me I love the all Red too but it seems like every 67-68 fleet I see is like that. Part of me would like to do something different from the crowd but in the end I'll probably just end up spraying it solid Red to keep it simple.

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Got the slick sand sprayed today, I'll start blocking it out next week, taking tomorrow off :lol:

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Looks good Keith. One step closer!

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Attaboy Keith!

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Looking good Keith!!!

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Looking awesome Keith. That slick sand is one step closer.

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Nice work Keith. Looking good. You're making the body work look easy.

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My view on the red or white grille is all red will give you that hot rod look and running a white grille will give you that more original classic truck look. I vote white grille.

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Thanks guys, I'll start sanding it Saturday and see where I'm at. I ordered more Slick Sand as I'm sure I'll need it.

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Thanks for the input Scott, I'm still not sure what I want to do.

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Keith, I think which ever way you go with the grille will look good. Do what ever makes you happy, that's what matters in the end.

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lookin good brother..either way u decide to go will look badass..

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Well I was in the patina trucks thread and saw where n2billet posted a couple of pics of Lucy. I'm sure you've seen it but the white grill looks great on that truck.

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/a...1&d=1413975708

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Thanks Jason, that's been the story of my build constantly changing things until I'm happy with it. It's not easy to change paint so I have to make sure I make the right choice.

Thanks, I'll figure it out eventually :lol:

Yeah that's exactly what I was talking about, I have that picture and many others of Lucy saved, beautiful truck.

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i think the white grill will stand out nicer with all the trim imo.

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I'd go white grill.

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Thanks guys, still haven't made up my mind yet but I have a while before I paint the grill and fenders.

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Well not a lot going on the last couple of weeks. I have been putting off blocking the cab out cause well sanding sucks :lol: I started blocking out the rear the other day and found a problem area that will need some attention. Looks like the area on the right side of the cab right above where my brother welded the patch in warped as it is bowed in. I don't know how I missed it but I did. Now I have to get the stud welder out and pull it some. I have also been working on putting some walls up in my garage so that I can paint in there over the winter without having to worry about where the overspray goes. I used 1x2" studs and wrapped heavy mil plastic around it. I then used duct tape to tape up all the seams and painters tape to tape the top and bottoms.

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Pretty crafty. I did the same exact thing in a friends shop then ended up selling my project. Gotta be getting excited. My truck is just sitting, havent touched it in months