My latest work

MountaineerTom · June 11, 2001

This past weekend I decided to paint the Bowtie in the grille and the chromed plactic bars in the grille. Turned out pretty well I thought. I've already had a few people ask me where I got the Bowtie. Best of all it cost me nothing (but time) since I already had all the stuff I needed. The pictures don't really show it well, but the bowtie matches the color of the body exactly. I had been thinking about doing this for a while, but couldn't get my self to do it until now.

Tell me what you think.

kaspar139 · June 11, 2001

Man, that looks badass!

NewbieZ71 · June 12, 2001

Thats a cool look Tom, really different and looks GOOD...I like it, certainly alot more than that other ugly red truck behind yours in the pic......

Kania2k1 · June 12, 2001

That looks pretty slick man! Nothing like owning a truck and doin' whatever ya want to the thing. My girlfriend doesn't understand my addiction to my truck and tinkering with it. Oh well, I've got plenty of time to train her on the finer aspects of automobile customization! Nice truck Tom!

CHEVY LIKE A ROCK · June 12, 2001

That looks nice.

silverado man · June 12, 2001

Tom that looks sweet.

Pastmaster · June 12, 2001

Matches the rest of your victory red truck! What kind of paint did you use?

DigUout · June 12, 2001

Quote: from Kania2k1 on 11:50 pm on June 11, 2001
That looks pretty slick man! Nothing like owning a truck and doin' whatever ya want to the thing. My girlfriend doesn't understand my addiction to my truck and tinkering with it. Oh well, I've got plenty of time to train her on the finer aspects of automobile customization! Nice truck Tom!

Uh........how long do you plan on being alive? ;)

Looks HOT Tom!!

MountaineerTom · June 12, 2001

Thanks everyone.

Pastmaster, For the bowtie, I used Dupli-color Victory Red paint and some Glossy clear coat. I don't remember the prand of clear coat. For the grille inserts, I used some MarHyde (sp?) satin bumper and trim paint. I first sprayed some of that stuff that that makes the bumper and trim paint adhere good to the surface your painting. With both items, I sanded them down real well so the paint had something to "hold on to".

LT · June 14, 2001

MountaineerTom 99Z71

To steal a line from Billy Crystal, "you look mavalus".

Very distinguished.

LT

MountaineerTom · June 14, 2001

Thanks LT!

Here's one without the headlight covers. I think I'm going to get me a set of those clear front corner lenses for it. That orange reflector just seems kind of out of place to me.

antig24 · June 14, 2001

wow:)that looks awesome

General Lee 01 · June 15, 2001

That's awesome Tom.

Do you have to take the Headlight covers off at night or do they shine through?? Always wondered this.

MountaineerTom · June 15, 2001

I take them off at night. You can't see squat with them installed. If I'm just going a short distance around here on the base, I'll leave them on. I don't always have them on though. Sometime I'll go a few weeks without them. I guess it all depends on how I feel. LOL During the summer, they are usually on most of the time.

Thanks again for the nice comments everyone.