Like the new haircut?! - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

steemin_ehman · 02-10-2012, 01:41 PM

Hey guys,

So my truck started having some rust bubbles on the passenger rocker panel, so I decided to promptly get it into the paint shop to get repaired before it got worse. Since it was in the shop already, I had multiple scratches, dents, and such repaired just from driving the thing. At the last minute I decided it needed a haircut as well....

Some History:
When fist building the truck, my dad came home with a spoiler off a car, and plopped it on my roof. At first I hated it, but it grew on me, and had the third brake light which I wanted to encorperate at the time. I decided to keep it up there. Well, it's been there since early 2007, and after taking 75% flack and only about 25% compliments on it, I still kept it there. Lately I've been toying around selling the truck to start a new project, and the roof spoiler drastically personalizes it.... I figured it'd be in my best interest to remove it. I'm definitely not complaining about the results! It is still a cool truck IMO!!

What do you guys think of the results? First two pics is before, every other is after.

AntiGov · 02-10-2012, 02:53 PM

nice truck....looks much better

dbmx66 · 02-10-2012, 03:07 PM

i think it looks better

THE "10" SILVERADO · 02-10-2012, 03:23 PM

I liked it before and I still liked it after. I probably would not put one on my truck but I guess the one on yours was sentimental and that's why it was cool.

J Lee · 02-10-2012, 05:57 PM

I think it looks much better now. Sweet truck, wish I had the money if you're gonna sell it.

Jeff

ghettoluxury · 02-10-2012, 08:45 PM

That was the only mod on your truck I did not like. Looks much better!

Your41Plague12 · 02-10-2012, 08:52 PM

Looks a million times better. It looked good before, but now it looks awesome. Good decision!

**lolife99** · 02-10-2012, 09:45 PM

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Originally Posted by your41plague12

looks a million times better. It looked good before, but now it looks awesome. Good decision!

x2

Kerlijah · 02-10-2012, 09:50 PM

IMO, waaaay better without...either way though, beautiful truck!! That's gotta be one of the coolest on the board, for sure!

Dalaigh · 02-10-2012, 10:45 PM

Makes me miss my orange 83 GMC step side.

wilkin250r · 02-10-2012, 10:53 PM

I'll kinda go against the grain, because I really like trucks with personality. I like trucks with a unique and distinct style. Oddly enough, it didn't work with the stepside because it's too short, it doesn't look right making it taller with such a short bed. But if it was a long bed, I think I would like the spoiler on top.

Rogue_Alphonse · 02-10-2012, 11:11 PM

AWESOME! I'm just curious... is that a flush mount sliding rear window?

stepside83 · 02-10-2012, 11:28 PM

This truck is awesome definitely like I t more with out the spoiler wish I could buy I t for sure if you were to sell I t
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Low84 · 02-11-2012, 12:03 AM

Thank you!!! I can't tell you how hard it was for me to not post anything negative about it everytime I saw it.

Looks awesome now!
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steemin_ehman · 02-11-2012, 10:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Rogue_Alphonse

AWESOME! I'm just curious... is that a flush mount sliding rear window?

Lol no just a regular one piece rear window with limo tint. The flush one may be in the future... A flush slider however would be sweet, but very hard to accomplish!!

And thanks for the compliments!! It just enforces my decision to rid the spoiler. I knew how much many of you hated it!! Lol
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**N2TRUX** · 02-11-2012, 12:53 PM

It looks so much smoother to me with out the disturbance in the body lines that the spoiler created.
Cab spoilers were very popular in the late 80's and early 90's. The reason most people didn't care for it was because it gave the truck an out dated look. I don't think anyone "hated" it, but I feel most will like it more without.

boatpuller · 02-11-2012, 02:42 PM

i like it..

vegas80step · 02-11-2012, 03:23 PM

I think it looks A LOT better... to me there is some many things on that truck to look at and the spoiler drew too much attantion away from all the other hard work...

Great looking truck...

02-10-2012, 01:41 PM	#1
steemin_ehman False Lies Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Esterhazy, SK Posts: 305	Like the new haircut?! Hey guys, So my truck started having some rust bubbles on the passenger rocker panel, so I decided to promptly get it into the paint shop to get repaired before it got worse. Since it was in the shop already, I had multiple scratches, dents, and such repaired just from driving the thing. At the last minute I decided it needed a haircut as well.... Some History: When fist building the truck, my dad came home with a spoiler off a car, and plopped it on my roof. At first I hated it, but it grew on me, and had the third brake light which I wanted to encorperate at the time. I decided to keep it up there. Well, it's been there since early 2007, and after taking 75% flack and only about 25% compliments on it, I still kept it there. Lately I've been toying around selling the truck to start a new project, and the roof spoiler drastically personalizes it.... I figured it'd be in my best interest to remove it. I'm definitely not complaining about the results! It is still a cool truck IMO!! What do you guys think of the results? First two pics is before, every other is after. Attached Images __________________ Kyle (Steemin) Ehman -1979 Chevy CCLB, 6.7L Cummins swap - Project "RAMERADO" -2015 Yukon XL Denali (Family ride) -1977 Chevy stepside, carb'ed vortec 350 (SOLD) -Father of three daughters who will also have something cool...

02-10-2012, 02:53 PM	#2
AntiGov Registered User Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: central Oregon Posts: 1,225	Re: Like the new haircut?! nice truck....looks much better __________________ 88 3+3 454 400 205 410 drw to srw still in pieces 90 3+3 350 400 205 410 srw 84 1/2 ton lb 6.2 4x4 parts truck

02-10-2012, 03:07 PM	#3
dbmx66 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: PA Posts: 883	Re: Like the new haircut?! i think it looks better

02-10-2012, 03:23 PM	#4
THE "10" SILVERADO Registered User Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Marble Falls, TX Posts: 1,575	Re: Like the new haircut?! I liked it before and I still liked it after. I probably would not put one on my truck but I guess the one on yours was sentimental and that's why it was cool. __________________ Michael Re-starting the neglected '77...http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=425464&page=9

02-10-2012, 05:57 PM	#5
J Lee Registered User Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Marshville, NC Posts: 173	Re: Like the new haircut?! I think it looks much better now. Sweet truck, wish I had the money if you're gonna sell it. Jeff

02-10-2012, 08:45 PM	#6
ghettoluxury Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Waynesfield Ohio Posts: 1,991	Re: Like the new haircut?! That was the only mod on your truck I did not like. Looks much better! __________________ 1949 Five Window, 1973 Step Side, 2000 Z71

02-10-2012, 08:52 PM	#7
Your41Plague12 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 1,009	Re: Like the new haircut?! Looks a million times better. It looked good before, but now it looks awesome. Good decision! __________________ Steve Member of the Foot Pedal Club '83 Chevy K20: 6" Rough Country, 3" Performance Accessories BL, Bushwacker Cutouts, 38x15.50 Mickey Thompson Baja Claws, 350 HP 350 crate engine from Jegs, Turbo 400

02-10-2012, 09:50 PM	#9
Kerlijah Registered User Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Boise, ID Posts: 293	Re: Like the new haircut?! IMO, waaaay better without...either way though, beautiful truck!! That's gotta be one of the coolest on the board, for sure! __________________ ~Wooden Indian~ 1979 C10 SWB, shaved bed rails, drip rails, tailgate handle. 350 w/ Comp cam, hydraulic lifters, Edelbrock Performer intake, Edelbrock 650 carb, Flowtech headers, Flowmaster 40s, turbo 350 w/stage 2 shift kit...so much fun!

02-10-2012, 10:45 PM	#10
Dalaigh Canadian Trucker Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Sarnia, ont canada Posts: 648	Re: Like the new haircut?! Makes me miss my orange 83 GMC step side. __________________ 2020 Silverado Trail Boss - 6.2/10spd

02-10-2012, 10:53 PM	#11
wilkin250r Registered User Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Lake Tahoe, Nevada Posts: 755	Re: Like the new haircut?! I'll kinda go against the grain, because I really like trucks with personality. I like trucks with a unique and distinct style. Oddly enough, it didn't work with the stepside because it's too short, it doesn't look right making it taller with such a short bed. But if it was a long bed, I think I would like the spoiler on top.

02-10-2012, 11:11 PM	#12
Rogue_Alphonse Registered User Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Gap PA Posts: 280	Re: Like the new haircut?! AWESOME! I'm just curious... is that a flush mount sliding rear window? __________________ 1991 Mustang GT Vert, T-5 w/ Pro 5.0, Trick Flow upper & lower, BBK cold air intake, 3:73, BAMA chip, etc. 1988 K5 Blazer, [coming soon] TBI 400, SM465/NP208, 12 bolt rear, 3:08's, looks like a 1980. 1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4.0 fully loaded daily driver! Where there's a will, there's a rig!

02-10-2012, 11:28 PM	#13
stepside83 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: butler pa Posts: 328	Re: Like the new haircut?! This truck is awesome definitely like I t more with out the spoiler wish I could buy I t for sure if you were to sell I t Posted via Mobile Device

02-11-2012, 12:03 AM	#14
Low84 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Roma,TX Posts: 774	Re: Like the new haircut?! Thank you!!! I can't tell you how hard it was for me to not post anything negative about it everytime I saw it. Looks awesome now! Posted via Mobile Device

02-11-2012, 12:53 PM	#16
N2TRUX Happy to be here Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Cypress, TX Posts: 39,021	Re: Like the new haircut?! It looks so much smoother to me with out the disturbance in the body lines that the spoiler created. Cab spoilers were very popular in the late 80's and early 90's. The reason most people didn't care for it was because it gave the truck an out dated look. I don't think anyone "hated" it, but I feel most will like it more without. __________________ Follow me on Facebook and Instagram @N2trux.com Articles- "Jake" the 84 to 74 crewcab "Elwood" the77_Remix 85 GMC Sierra "Scarlett" "Refining Sierra"

02-11-2012, 02:42 PM	#17
boatpuller Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Sun City West, Az Posts: 3,822	Re: Like the new haircut?! i like it.. __________________ " Never look up a dead dogs butt."



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02-11-2012, 03:23 PM	#18
vegas80step Registered User Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 329	Re: Like the new haircut?! I think it looks A LOT better... to me there is some many things on that truck to look at and the spoiler drew too much attantion away from all the other hard work... Great looking truck... __________________ I drive a lowered Chevy, a lifted Ford and I have a 62 VW bug stripped down in the garage. Which "Piss on" sticker do I buy?

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