Chevy Restoration.

[jeeper07 5,000+ posts]

I think those rims look nice.. it would look even better lowered a couple of inches. The truck turned out nice!

Yea it was gonna be lowered this week but i got rearended.

 

[jdc753 10+ year member]

Damage doesn't look too bad, tailgate still line up and open/close normally? certainly need to replace the roll pan and fix the exhaust though. Sucks about the damage but truck still looks sweet. Dropped on those rims will most certainly be turning heads.

 

[JeepSound 10+ year member]

I actually really like those rims. Leave them the way they are, they contrast perfectly with the truck.

I like the stance it has right now too, but I'm also not a fan of most lowered trucks.

 

[jeeper07 5,000+ posts]

thanks fellas, the frame is bent which caused the bed to be pushed up on the drivers side. im shaving the doorhandles as well and then once i get it back ill take care of the frame rust and im gonna get the bed linexed while im lowereing the truck

 

[crunktimes.com 5,000+ posts]

With a 3/4 drop those rims will look tight and still be practical. What are those 20's?

 

[jeeper07 5,000+ posts]

yep 20x10, they will look tons better after i clean them up i started yesterday just to see how they would look and they look like completely different rims with some elbow grease, ill have pics later.

 

[EGGmane 10+ year member]

It will look awesome dropped, I would have probably gone with some lower profile tires. Sucks about the rear-end damage.

 

[jeeper07 5,000+ posts]

i got these rims n tires for a STEAL of a price. They are not new the next tires will b a bit more low profile but not too much.

 

[EGGmane 10+ year member]

i got these rims n tires for a STEAL of a price. They are not new the next tires will b a bit more low profile but not too much.

You can't beat that than. All they need is a little less, can't wait to see the drop.

 

[Fusion_FREAK 10+ year member]

Only looked into the first 10 or so pages, but the truck looks like it's coming along very nicely. Sucks about the rear end damage. Was it put on a frame machine yet? How bad is the frame bent?

 

[jeeper07 5,000+ posts]

hasnt been put on a frame machine yet. all that happens monday its tweeked pretty good.

 

[Fusion_FREAK 10+ year member]

Ouch, then you're in for some fun. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif

Hope you have a good body man, or it's going to be on and off the frame machine quite a few times.

On a good note, the truck looks really nice. I wish I had the time and money to restore my 1972 Ford F100. Original plan was to slam it and some nice fat Mickey Thompson's and street/strip that bish.

 

[jeeper07 5,000+ posts]

yea this truck will eventually be fast, i wish i knew when haha. problems like this make it take forever.

 

[jeeper07 5,000+ posts]

Well i knew these rims were not that great looking and had been neglected so far in their lives so i bought some polish and cleaners for them.

Before any polishing.

This is after a first round of the big stuff still havent done anything to it by hand which i have to do the creases of the spokes and the lip by hand. Im also going to do everything twice.

Just noticed the water drops that would be my sweat from it being unbearable out side. Part of the reason that this is taking me all day to do. Its hard to tell the difference because my camera is now 3 years old but they look a lot better. still a lot more work on them to do tho.

 

[jbizzle 5,000+ posts]

truck looks real good!