West Coast 67

[L0WRIDE]

WOW!! YOU ARE AMAZING

[Hollywood Knight]

I like them all but the two-tone is an eye catcher

[JAKES 68GMC]

Thats some kick-ass amazing work!

[BACKYARD88]

I like the two-tone. It goes well with the split bumpers.

[n2billet]

I’ll throw my own opinion out since my wife doesn’t check what I say on this forum and this better not get back to her! Anyway, I think the two-tone would look better because it would take your eye away from the new hood line which may cause it to look a little bulky since all the fender lines and hood lines have moved upward. Painting the top black would also help with making the fenders not look so tall……you know Nathan what if you pan-caked the hood a couple of degrees and then lay the windshield back the same degree?

[PBFAB.COM]

Originally Posted by n2billet

I’ll throw my own opinion out since my wife doesn’t check what I say on this forum and this better not get back to her! Anyway, I think the two-tone would look better because it would take your eye away from the new hood line which may cause it to look a little bulky since all the fender lines and hood lines have moved upward. Painting the top black would also help with making the fenders not look so tall……you know Nathan what if you pan-caked the hood a couple of degrees and then lay the windshield back the same degree?

The windshield is getting layed back. As for pancakeing the hood... it would be slick, but not my call! I too would like to see it in the two-tone, for all the same reasons!

[XXL]

Originally Posted by porterbuilt

Some pics of the radiused rear cab seam.

Originally Posted by n2billet

I think the two-tone would look better because it would take your eye away from the new hood line which may cause it to look a little bulky since all the fender lines and hood lines have moved upward. Painting the top black would also help with making the fenders not look so tall...

Beat me to it. I'm not a big fan of the two-tone in general, but it does solve the problem of hiding the unnatural line the hood mod creates... especially at the cowl. How about either...

welding up the cowl into a giant 1-piece front end with the hood tiliting as you've now got planned? This would eliminate the hood-to-fender seam back at the cowl.

Or... what about integrating the cowl into the hood itself? That's give you a single hood line from glass, to the top front edge, back to the glass. It'd take a little work on getting the hood tilt to pitch out enough to clear the glass, but you'd just have to ply your mad skillz to it.

[cstm68]

Originally Posted by XXL

Or... what about integrating the cowl into the hood itself? That's give you a single hood line from glass, to the top front edge, back to the glass. It'd take a little work on getting the hood tilt to pitch out enough to clear the glass, but you'd just have to ply your mad skillz to it.

like the 73-87 style hood to glass???

[XXL]

Originally Posted by cstm68

like the 73-87 style hood to glass???

Ja.

[randomhero472]

nathan, any chance we could see one of these renderings in black-red?

[gmc1969custom]

Looks clean. I vote for the 2-tone

[cstm68]

id like to see some more of what yer doing with the hood.
howcome after you ut the flat part out you cut the other section on the corrners ??

[PBFAB.COM]

Originally Posted by cstm68

id like to see some more of what yer doing with the hood.
howcome after you ut the flat part out you cut the other section on the corrners ??

I cut it there because it would be too short when I went to graft it back in, and figured the easiest place to graft a filler piece in would be the edges. The hood leaves about an 1/8" to 3/8" gap on each side normally, then I cut about an 1/8" off the fender lip and the old hood lip so I could graft the two pieces together that means + or - 3/4" too short on each side when I went to fit the piece up. We will see how short it really is tomorrow. (XXL don't quote me on this!)

[Draggn66]

Gotta watch this one.....amazing work

[jimmydean]

Damn, Nate! That is the sweetest thing to date.

The red center smoothies are gorgeous! I might have to make some of those for myself.

[72CSTC5]

It would be different if the hood was built like that.

[RACINJASON22]

Originally Posted by 72CSTC5

It would be different if the hood was built like that.

I agree and with the mad skillz (as XXL put it) that porterbuilt has it would look awesome IMO also.

No need to shave the cowl if you no longer have one right!

[lutherb69]

That is some nice work. Had a question about the wheels. I wanted to get the specs on them like BS, 22x? things like that I want to run 22" on my 68 suburban. Will PM the question to you too.

[PBFAB.COM]

Those are some good ideas on the hood... sounds expensive to me! I doubt that we will see that mod taking place on this truck. Maybe another project in the future?

[XXL]

Originally Posted by porterbuilt

Maybe another project in the future?

C'mon out... I can put a cot in the basement for you Do you take S&H Green Stamps?

[TRUCKER-TRUCKIN']

Man its like the difference between a surgeon and a chainsaw massacre, i usually hate seeing one cut up but this is some really nice work you guys are doing there, I'm sure the waitting list probably reflects it.

[Blaz-air]

I like the two tone as well. This one was cool one to do, I really liked the ideas that went into it. Now on to the next one.... (sound of whip cracking)... back to work to work render boy!

Carter

[russellmarling]

Ok, I have a really stupid question. I'm sorry but please just humor me. When the wheels are so big and so tucked, is there a problem with the turning radius? It just doesn't look like it the wheels would turn very far. Is something done to fix this or is it just not as tight as it looks?

[PBFAB.COM]

Originally Posted by russellmarling

Ok, I have a really stupid question. I'm sorry but please just humor me. When the wheels are so big and so tucked, is there a problem with the turning radius? It just doesn't look like it the wheels would turn very far. Is something done to fix this or is it just not as tight as it looks?

It's running a Dropmember... so many of the common issues associated with this drastic of a drop and this big of a tire have been addressed. At full dump, you do not have a turning radius (the tires barely clear the hood)! At ride height (frame-rail 5" off the ground) there is plenty of turning radius and at full lift there is all sorts of room.
I think the front wheels are little too big... I think a 20" wheel with a 27" diameter tire looks best in the front of these trucks.

[XXL]

Originally Posted by porterbuilt

I think a 20" wheel with a 27" diameter tire looks best in the front of these trucks.

I vote 18's (I really like the 19" wheel, but there are so few choices). And, yes, 27" tire.

Oh, and I've got that cot set up and ready to go