Body Related Ideas for your '60-'66 Chevy/GMC Pickup |
Mustang Meets Chevrolet |
To get the exhaust pipes through his cool roll pan, Richard Twiddy used the exhaust bezels from an early Mustang. It gives it a nice finished look. These are available for about $15 each from CJ Pony Parts Inc., 7481 Allentown Blvd., Harrisburg, PA 17112. 1-800-888-6473 |
Click on the pictures to see other views of Richard's truck |
Here's a clever place to mount a radio antenna. This is an automatic remote controlled unit. There's room in the corner even if your using an inside (stock) gas tank. This idea is from Richard Twiddy. |
This will give you some idea what 17" wheels look like on one of Chevrolet's finest. Troy Baker likes them just fine on his truck. |
If this truck were made in this day and age when trucks really aren't trucks, they are just a way to get around and be cool, it would probably have tail lights like this - where they belong! |
Bob Green used 1/2" hardware cloth to hold everything in the grill's mouth. Then 36 fifty-cent chrome drawer pulls from Lowe's were attached to some pipe strap and Viola!! A totally cool $25 grill!! |
Here's a great idea for those how wish to hide their trailer hitch behind their roll pan. Richard Twiddy used a medium duty hitch, modified it a bit to fit his application and the slapped an 80's Monte Carlo license plate bracket over it. (Click on the pictures to get a bigger view.) |
But since Rich is never happy with something that just "okay", he had to go and take a perfectly good thing and make it better!! |
Here's another great idea for a hidden receiver. This one was done by Frank Chavez from the Sacramento area. A hand-made cover makes this one look really great. Which begs the question: does it really look great if you can't see it?