So, here's where I'm at today. I've been trying to get ready to reinstall the roll pan. I've been working on modifying the old tag light, upgrading it to LED. I also did a little more cleaning on the rear frame rails. I've got a few pics I need to upload, then I'll post them here.
On a different note, we unfortunately had a big layoff at work (General Motors). I was hired permanently in Oct. 2016 but am still being affected. It looks like we might be out a few months. Either this week or next should be my last. So, I made a vow to make good use of the time off. Aside from trying to get some much needed things done at my late grandparents place, I made a vow to get this Tahoe back together. In the next week or two, I'm taking it to a shop to get some stuff done. I'm changing from the fiberglass cowl induction hood to a factory steel hood. I'm also going to get that taillight taping issue fixed.
One other thing I'm debating on is whether to keep my wheels the same color. I went with the gray powder coat because it offered a subtle contrast to the black body. I still like it but am wondering if another color might better suit my plans for hand pinstriping/graphics. I want to do something similar to these, using traditional flame colors:
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I've been debating whether the metallic gray wheels would still compliment that overall look. I've thought about trying black, but I didn't like the black spokes on the old BOSS wheels because it just seemed like too much black to me. The smoothies offer a different perspective though. I would be installing my chrome bullet center caps (which have never even been installed), so those would break up some of the black. I need to see how they look with the gray wheels as well. I also have a set of stainless ribbed trim rings if I want to use them. I previously didn't want to use red wheels, because you see that so often. It does look good with black though. If doing that color, I'd probably lean towards a deeper red/burgundy metallic. I've also thought about a sort of burnt orange metallic. If you guys have any thoughts or suggestions, let me know.