With the decent condition my truck is in, I probably wont be doing too much to it for now, other than needed mtx and minor improvements like improving the original lights with LED bulbs and some less jarring shocks. I have too many irons in the fire with all my other stuff, but with it sitting under the carport, it's out of the sun and direct heat that deteriorates everything.
Other than needing a fresh paint job since it needs the hood painted and hail damage fixed on the bed rail tops, and roof, and getting the A/C revamped. Other than these things, it doesnt need much. I am thinking of getting a new tonneau cover, and running some LED bed lights back there. I already have wires ran back there from a previous incandescent bed light with a built in switch i installed years ago. Long before high bright LED strip lights were a thing.
Most expensive thing will be paint. Toying with 2 different paint jobs. Since new I have wanted a cowl hood. The old plan was SS stripes on the hood in either black or a dark emerald green, and some chevelle repop cowl induction emblems on the sides of the scoops.
The newer plan was the stock green on the sides, and from the upper body line on up to be the 90s corvette light teal green, body color the exterior door handle coves and mirrors, add stainless covers to just the exterior door pulls. Im just not sure of a stripe color between the 2 colors to tie it together.
With the SS stripes I think I can keep the truck rallyes or see about getting the 1970s passenger car rallyes in a 5 on 5 pattern. I think they will go good with that. With the 2 tone, I'm thinking aluminum torque thrust wheels.
Speaking of LEDs , I am thinking of white/amber switchback LEDs for the front signals. I am keeping the stock clear lenses. Thinking those might be cool to be lit up the same color as the headlights until I put the turn signals on so it kinda looks like I have 4 headlights in there
I wish I could get rears in blue LED so it would be a modern interpretation of blue dot taillights. My old 71 C/10 I did the jeweled blue dots. Always thought those were cool.
What do y'all think?