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That's a sweeeeet looking ride you have there TAZMAN. I have mixed paints together before to make the outcome darker, lighter, a blended smoke and so on but I would have never thought of mixing a semi gloss with others like you did.

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In life there is the "Way things should be" and then "There's the way they are".

2005 Silverado 3/4T Crew Cab
1981 Luv 2WD
1979 Luv 4x4 Currently going through Open Heart and Cosmetic surgery
1995 Roughneck JetBoat
1981 Luv parts trk

That is good info.. I like your truck. I like the hood scoop in the second one.

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75 Luv, 350 V8, TH350, Camaro rearend. New 1975 Luv Step side. Stock for now.
Grandmaster of the "Shade Tree" way.. I can't see the yard for all the cars. Come on down and we will sit on the porch and watch the grass grow.

That is a cheap universal abs plastic scoop I found on ebay for about $25. It even came complete with a built-in screen over the opening and with double stick tape to install it. I drilled and bolted mine on.


I cut a hole in that hood, and made a sheet steel plate that bolts on the underside of the hood with a connector and 90 degree tubing to go right over to the carb. Between the steel plate and the hood, I used a furnace filter I bought at the hardware store to act as an air filter to keep dust and debris out of the carb and still allow good air flow. To connect to the carb, I have a home made square metal cover with a round tube connected to it that bolts down over the carb instead of an airfilter. Metal flexible dryer hose and clamps connects the hood plate to the carb cover.


(Hey it works...lol)

I use that hood and setup in the summer - and the other hood without a scoop and my Weiand air filter for the rest of the year when it's raining. I prefer the bolt-on type of air cleaner for my weber instead of redline's usual clip-on one. I got mine for $5 used on ebay.

well I am looking into just murdering it out. My friend used industrial black on his truck and it looks great. So, to keep it simple I am going to do the same. That way when I am getting the body perf I can just re spray the repairs and it will look the same.

See i was thinking the same thing but then i have thought about doing to original light blue as well but im not sure any help deciding would be nice. I cant make up my mind. Should be primering this weekend

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2006 GMC Sierra 2500 HD

This is just my opinion but it almost seems to be a shame to do all the body work and prep work to just throw a flat industrial paint on it. If you are going to just rough in the body work to stop rust and then sand and paint it would probably stand up alright. The paint I mentioned from Carquest was a deep flat green but the guy waxed it and I wouldn't exactly call it shiny but it kind of had a little depth to it...maybe a "Sheen" would be a better word. Good luck either way you go. Keep us posted.

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In life there is the "Way things should be" and then "There's the way they are".

2005 Silverado 3/4T Crew Cab
1981 Luv 2WD
1979 Luv 4x4 Currently going through Open Heart and Cosmetic surgery
1995 Roughneck JetBoat
1981 Luv parts trk

Im heading over there saturday to pull the bed off and clean the frame and prep the truck. I will eventually go with a silver or dark lexus silver. Until that time I just want it to look "good at a gallup"

I Think im gonna go away from the blue and go white because i have a black Trail Blazer and I also had a 1990 Buick skylark Light blue but then i want it one of the original colors and i did have a white 78 luv that didnt run so

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2006 GMC Sierra 2500 HD

I feel white is the most forgiving paint to spray on something. It actually shows less dirt the a lot of colors. It you go mudding nothing will help Lt shows less road dust than a lot of colors. Black shows dirt more.

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75 Luv, 350 V8, TH350, Camaro rearend. New 1975 Luv Step side. Stock for now.
Grandmaster of the "Shade Tree" way.. I can't see the yard for all the cars. Come on down and we will sit on the porch and watch the grass grow.

Yeah it is pretty fun to go out through mud puddles

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2006 GMC Sierra 2500 HD