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Old 02-27-2016, 10:19 AM   #926
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Re: off it goes

Been reading this thread and showing outside car buddies this thing daily...lol

The wheel situation is a tough one. On one hand you have a very killer looking billet wheel that is timeless and aggressive looking, however with the paint scheme you've chosen, the rallies give it that uber refined factory look you're going for. Either way, you can't miss. My .02.
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Old 02-27-2016, 10:44 AM   #927
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I think the billets as well, BUT you haven't missed yet on this project so it's gonna look awesome either way!
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Old 02-27-2016, 11:47 AM   #928
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not much exciting to post....cleaned up hood corners and got the hood ready for some etching primer
what did you use to get the hood down to bare metal like that?
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Old 02-27-2016, 11:48 AM   #929
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also been toying with the idea of switching wheels, I love the billets on my truck and think they will be cooler once the 14" Wilwood brakes are on, but really loving these rallies as well....So I had to do a little Photoshop to see. It didn't really help an because I still can't make up my mind, lol
say what, with your level of awesomeness you aint gonna design and cut your own wheels, come on man don't let us down like that, jk
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Old 02-27-2016, 02:47 PM   #930
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I dig both the billets and the rallies. If I had to pick one I'd probably say rallies. The big truck rallies are growing on me the more I see them.
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Old 02-28-2016, 02:30 PM   #931
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I was not a fan of the big rallies, that just changed.
Rallies would look killer on your truck with the color scheme and painted bumpers.
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Old 02-28-2016, 02:40 PM   #932
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Thanks guys, for now I will most likely keep the billets, just due to the fact they are brand new. They have a few miles on them but it's just from pushing it around the shop, lol. I want to see what these rallies look like on a truck at ride height, all the pics I've seen posted are aired out, to me every wheel looks killer on a truck aired out. As for under the hood, we used a whole lot of elbow grease and sand paper. There is so many nooks and cranny's on the hood it was hard to do.
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Old 02-28-2016, 02:47 PM   #933
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The billets are really cool and so are the rallies!
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Old 02-28-2016, 03:53 PM   #934
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I like 'em both, but the Silverado rallies kinda fit the stock subtle look of your truck which seems to be the what's hot right now...
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Old 02-29-2016, 07:27 AM   #935
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Wow, an awesome and subtle truck. My vote is the billets.
Just a comment on your hinge catcher - beuatiful but not functional. The head is designed to catch on the hood metal, without the head it just keeps sliding back and up.
Of course you aren't palnning on getting in a frontal collision with it.
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Old 02-29-2016, 11:02 AM   #936
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I also say billets. But I also know how it is to get an idea! Lol
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Old 02-29-2016, 05:34 PM   #937
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Billets would be my choice too...
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Old 03-01-2016, 08:00 PM   #938
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spending the night in the hood.....doing a little fine tuning

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Old 03-01-2016, 08:56 PM   #939
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Amazing work,...^^^
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Old 03-02-2016, 12:01 AM   #940
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Insane
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Old 03-07-2016, 07:55 AM   #941
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Beautiful
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Old 03-07-2016, 08:13 PM   #942
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Thanks guys
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Old 03-07-2016, 11:07 PM   #943
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Also I would like to thank you for taking the time to share your progress with us! I enjoy it a lot!
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Old 03-08-2016, 07:48 PM   #944
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^^ anytime, sharing pics is where you get ideas...
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Old 03-08-2016, 08:51 PM   #945
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Truly awesome truck! Its a no for me on the Rallies.
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Old 03-08-2016, 09:44 PM   #946
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Thanks man, I think you're correct.....I'm going to run the Billets for a while
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Old 03-13-2016, 07:03 PM   #947
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I can not wait to see this thing, this summer maybe?
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Old 03-13-2016, 07:31 PM   #948
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Thank....I'm hoping, but I've hoped that for a couple summers, lol
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Old 03-13-2016, 07:50 PM   #949
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Bodywork on inner fenders and rad support is done and sprayed with slick sand filler primer for blocking.

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Old 03-13-2016, 07:57 PM   #950
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Looks great! Are those rigid enough to block them without being mounted? How are you going to go about blocking them out?
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