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LiveAnimals 07-22-2009 09:53 PM

Re: How about some pics of '73-'87 Short Beds
 
73 BBC SWB, just picked it up yesterday

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r...s95/73C101.jpg
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r...s95/73C102.jpg

crossy 07-22-2009 10:12 PM

Re: How about some pics of '73-'87 Short Beds
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by StrokinRat (Post 3425643)
Hey crossy. How did you drop it and how much?


I only know the rear , because I just redid it. front & rear shackles and lowering leafs. My own design of C notch.
how knows what the PIO (prevoius Idiot owner) did up front. it's too low for NJ i can tell you that.

StrokinRat 07-23-2009 06:27 AM

Re: How about some pics of '73-'87 Short Beds
 
Ha. It looks good though. I understand what you mean by PIO. The PIO i bought mine from cut the front springs. Then heated the rear leaf spring and made some home made shakels by cutting the stock ones in half and added a couple of inches. Needless to say its a weird feeling when it gets up to around 55. I bought a kit from DJM last week, Hope to get it on this weekend.

JohnC 07-23-2009 08:10 AM

Re: How about some pics of '73-'87 Short Beds
 
Truck looks good LiveAnimals

nlped 07-23-2009 09:43 AM

Re: How about some pics of '73-'87 Short Beds
 
LiveAnimals, that truck looks great! Good find.

joe231 07-23-2009 09:47 AM

Re: How about some pics of '73-'87 Short Beds
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by LiveAnimals (Post 3426015)
73 BBC SWB, just picked it up yesterday

nice truck!!

what is that color, the first pic looks brown, but the second looks more gray?

crossy 07-23-2009 12:57 PM

Re: How about some pics of '73-'87 Short Beds
 
live, sweet ride especially the fat block. I'm not a black wheel guy, but i know it's the current rage. you just don't find any 73-80's around here that are truly sweet anymore. OK maybe 2 in the whole state. Lol. crossy

glock35ipsc 07-23-2009 01:44 PM

Re: How about some pics of '73-'87 Short Beds
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by crossy (Post 3424011)
Finally a picture of it worth posting.

http://i699.photobucket.com/albums/v...ruxguy/014.jpg

Nice! When you can, can you snap a pic of the front end head-on please? I have the rad support and everything off a 91 Burb, I'm just trying to decide if I want to leave Fred a GMC or make it a Chevy. I've never been fond of the GMC grills except for my 2002 1500HD, but yours looks pretty good with the grill insert..

crossy 07-23-2009 03:20 PM

Re: How about some pics of '73-'87 Short Beds
 
sorry, that's as good as it gets with my camera.
usually it distorts ,BAD, any bar type where the bars are close together, .. I'm surprised this angle shot came out THIS good .

JohnC 07-23-2009 04:27 PM

Re: How about some pics of '73-'87 Short Beds
 
If you leave it stock Bob I like the Chevrolet grill better on the 89-91's. If you do a billet insert like Crossy's then the GMC looks pretty good.

85sqbdy 07-23-2009 05:21 PM

Re: How about some pics of '73-'87 Short Beds
 
heres a front shot of mine with the chevy grille.

http://static.racingjunk.com/63/ui/1...2622132253.jpg

http://static.racingjunk.com/63/ui/7...7156478163.jpg

http://static.racingjunk.com/63/ui/6...4069433896.jpg

LiveAnimals 07-23-2009 10:38 PM

Re: How about some pics of '73-'87 Short Beds
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by joe231 (Post 3426640)
nice truck!!

what is that color, the first pic looks brown, but the second looks more gray?

Its more charcoal, but does look brownish in the light

85sqbdy 07-24-2009 12:09 AM

Re: How about some pics of '73-'87 Short Beds
 
mine is what i like to call abunchocolors. you can pic it up at just about any paint supply store. no seriously, its a work in progress. it was rootbeer brown, but i started doing paint and body work. so you know, primer here and there.

flamingbig10 07-24-2009 12:32 AM

Re: How about some pics of '73-'87 Short Beds
 
lmc has the 89-91 gmc grille with the billet insert
http://www.lmctruck.com/icatalog/cc/full.aspx?Page=64

AirMale 07-24-2009 07:27 PM

Re: How about some pics of '73-'87 Short Beds
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by crossy (Post 3424011)
Finally a picture of it worth posting.

http://i699.photobucket.com/albums/v...ruxguy/014.jpg

look great Dave. Meet me at the track someday!

texasfunk 07-25-2009 12:36 AM

Re: How about some pics of '73-'87 Short Beds
 
saw these at a car show this past weekend, i LOVE the yellow truck, im very glad to live in the town with HILLS HOT RODS! lol
the blue and white one is also one of the nicest trucks i have seen in a while!
http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o...k/GEDC0309.jpg
http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o...k/GEDC0310.jpg
http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o...k/GEDC0318.jpg
http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o...k/GEDC0320.jpg
http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o...k/GEDC0321.jpg
http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o...k/GEDC0323.jpg
http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o...k/GEDC0325.jpg
http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o...k/GEDC0327.jpg
http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o...k/GEDC0358.jpg
http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o...k/GEDC0359.jpg

texasfunk 07-25-2009 12:38 AM

Re: How about some pics of '73-'87 Short Beds
 
http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o...k/GEDC0322.jpg

kevinmfduane 07-25-2009 06:53 AM

Re: How about some pics of '73-'87 Short Beds
 
that yellow and white truck is very different and very very clean. thanks for the pics.

nlped 07-25-2009 09:42 AM

Re: How about some pics of '73-'87 Short Beds
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by texasfunk (Post 3429373)
saw these at a car show this past weekend, i LOVE the yellow truck, im very glad to live in the town with HILLS HOT RODS! lol

http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o...k/GEDC0309.jpg
http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o...k/GEDC0310.jpg

What can I say, but WOW! Great looking truck. The guy who owns this one has done a really awesome job from what you can tell in the picture. :metal:

crossy 07-25-2009 01:01 PM

Re: How about some pics of '73-'87 Short Beds
 
Hill's did my truck, from my info. too bad the IPO owned it for 3 years and nearly destroyed all the good work. I'm glad to see he(jason) is still into square bodies, MAYBE someday I'll just call him and order a Red/White one done like the yellow/white one. While I'm out there to pick it up(yeah right) I'll find the IPO of my truck and kick him in the nads. crossy

joe231 07-25-2009 04:53 PM

Re: How about some pics of '73-'87 Short Beds
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by nlped (Post 3429611)
What can I say, but WOW! Great looking truck. The guy who owns this one has done a really awesome job from what you can tell in the picture. :metal:

Hill's teamed up with LMC and one of the truck magazines to do it. They had several write ups of the progression to what it is now....here is a link to the build gallery

http://www.hills-hotrods.com/Index1.cfm

nlped 07-25-2009 05:05 PM

Re: How about some pics of '73-'87 Short Beds
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by joe231 (Post 3429968)
Hill's teamed up with LMC and one of the truck magazines to do it. They had several write ups of the progression to what it is now....here is a link to the build gallery

http://www.hills-hotrods.com/Index1.cfm

I like that yellow truck, but I think I would have done more to the interior. That's the only thing I could come up with to be negative :)

ratty 46 07-25-2009 05:57 PM

Re: How about some pics of '73-'87 Short Beds
 
I don't know who did the blue/white twotone but it is just as nice as the others.

Ratty46

silvrbreez 07-25-2009 08:25 PM

Re: How about some pics of '73-'87 Short Beds
 
Love the windshield shades on the black/navy truck.

texasfunk 07-25-2009 08:26 PM

Re: How about some pics of '73-'87 Short Beds
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by ratty 46 (Post 3430061)
I don't know who did the blue/white twotone but it is just as nice as the others.

Ratty46

yes! pics do NOT do this truck justioce, it is immaculate inside and out! its not too overdone, and i love the bench turn into split with a centerconsole, i think it could use bigger wheels but none the less fav truck of the show!


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