Thaddeusrex
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Hi all,
I’d like to see what you all think about body trim bling for my 72 restomod project. I don’t have a design bone in my body, so I have a real hard time picturing what would look good on the finished truck. It came with the 1-year-only for 72 Explorer and Sport package, so all the bling. Side moldings, rockers, grill, windows, doors etc. I have all the original moldings, and they’re in good restorable condition. It’s a restomod, so I’ll have things like LED lights, new mirrors, wheels, roll cage, modern interior, and rebuilt/updated engine and suspension (347, not coyote). I’m even seeing if I can get my hands on a carbon fiber hood and fenders. I’ll probably paint it a conservative dark metallic color like blue or green or charcoal. All the restomod trucks I see like that have all the bling removed, but I kinda feel like hey it’s a 1-year-only, and the bling is what an Exploere Sport IS, so I should restore it. What do you think? Does the trim make it look like Grandpa’s truck and negate the restomod-ness? Or could it be cool?
All opinions welcome.
Thanks!
I’d like to see what you all think about body trim bling for my 72 restomod project. I don’t have a design bone in my body, so I have a real hard time picturing what would look good on the finished truck. It came with the 1-year-only for 72 Explorer and Sport package, so all the bling. Side moldings, rockers, grill, windows, doors etc. I have all the original moldings, and they’re in good restorable condition. It’s a restomod, so I’ll have things like LED lights, new mirrors, wheels, roll cage, modern interior, and rebuilt/updated engine and suspension (347, not coyote). I’m even seeing if I can get my hands on a carbon fiber hood and fenders. I’ll probably paint it a conservative dark metallic color like blue or green or charcoal. All the restomod trucks I see like that have all the bling removed, but I kinda feel like hey it’s a 1-year-only, and the bling is what an Exploere Sport IS, so I should restore it. What do you think? Does the trim make it look like Grandpa’s truck and negate the restomod-ness? Or could it be cool?
All opinions welcome.
Thanks!