Yeah red is pretty wild no matter what it is paired with. Technically though red is a complementary color to teal according to color theory. Caramel/gold would be more conventional but I think the red matches the taillights and the contrast “pops” like the way I think a “sporty” truck should.
I have been heavily looking at these lately, particularly an extended cab regular bad 5spd. There are a million of them but so few with good paint like this.
I repainted mine and did the bodywork myself. Paint and body work is stupid expensive. 10k of work for a $2K truck basically. For a 5 speed though it would be especially worth it.
I bought and sold a truck spec’d almost exactly like that turquoise one in less than 3 hours a few years ago lmao.
Guy was leaving town and needed it gone, has a bad trans. Gave him $100 more than the scrap yard was going to, $500 total. Was a super clean truck for our (rust belt) area. Figured I’d fix the trans and flip it. Decided to post it as-is in a local truck group at $2k and it sold immediately for $1600, fastest money I ever made lmao.
I love gmt400s I have several, and I am in the process of rebuilding/building my 93 at the moment (I say at the moment but it has somewhat halted with paying for a wedding) I totalled it, bought it back had the frame straightened, replaced the damage with southern panels and had it repainted, now I need to build the L96 6.0 block I have for it and put the nv4500 and 6 lug 14bolt semi float behind it then finish the interior since I never fully finised the stick swap before it was smashed . Also the teals are my favorite color options for this generation, mine is factory bright teal metallic on top and now with 2012 Chevy Colorado charcoal on the bottom and the wheels,grill,tow hooks and diff cover are teal color matched. Then I will build my gmt400 blazer into something but not quite sure what direction I am going with that one other then I have a set of 35s for it.
DakarCarGunGuy@reddit
Wasn't expecting that interior with that exterior color.
interactive_broccoli@reddit (OP)
Yeah red is pretty wild no matter what it is paired with. Technically though red is a complementary color to teal according to color theory. Caramel/gold would be more conventional but I think the red matches the taillights and the contrast “pops” like the way I think a “sporty” truck should.
kabobkebabkabob@reddit
I have been heavily looking at these lately, particularly an extended cab regular bad 5spd. There are a million of them but so few with good paint like this.
interactive_broccoli@reddit (OP)
I repainted mine and did the bodywork myself. Paint and body work is stupid expensive. 10k of work for a $2K truck basically. For a 5 speed though it would be especially worth it.
ajcpug@reddit
88? I had an 88 c-1500 heavy half , loved that damn thing.
interactive_broccoli@reddit (OP)
ajcpug@reddit
Thought it was 88( double headlights).
Important-Wonder4607@reddit
Yeah weird grille headlight combo. Looks like early headlights with a later grille.
Envoyager@reddit
I'm more of an obs Suburban lover.
Brainfewd@reddit
I bought and sold a truck spec’d almost exactly like that turquoise one in less than 3 hours a few years ago lmao.
Guy was leaving town and needed it gone, has a bad trans. Gave him $100 more than the scrap yard was going to, $500 total. Was a super clean truck for our (rust belt) area. Figured I’d fix the trans and flip it. Decided to post it as-is in a local truck group at $2k and it sold immediately for $1600, fastest money I ever made lmao.
CaptainNismo_orig@reddit
Not as a "project car" because they never need to be worked on! Lol
schwidley@reddit
Why do you have the sealed beam headlights with that grille? It looks awesome though!
interactive_broccoli@reddit (OP)
It looks awesome. I also have a Holden gmt400 logo + arteb taillights. I was kinda planning to put those on the 93 burb (also has sealed quad beams)
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HomerDodd@reddit
Had an 89. It was a piece of crap. Last IFS 4wd I ever owned. Only 87 and older now.
Richard_Goesinya@reddit
Z71 with clean cloth interior, hell yeah.
Noigel_Mai@reddit
Whew, gorgeous.
-unholyhairhole-@reddit
Very much love. A good pallet cleanser for all the Cybertruck posts I've been seeing.
mini4x@reddit
I thought the color combo was odd, then I saw the last pic...
Recent-Leave-8526@reddit
I learned to drive in an identical truck. Guess that means I am also old. 🥲
MF_Kleg@reddit
I love gmt400s I have several, and I am in the process of rebuilding/building my 93 at the moment (I say at the moment but it has somewhat halted with paying for a wedding) I totalled it, bought it back had the frame straightened, replaced the damage with southern panels and had it repainted, now I need to build the L96 6.0 block I have for it and put the nv4500 and 6 lug 14bolt semi float behind it then finish the interior since I never fully finised the stick swap before it was smashed . Also the teals are my favorite color options for this generation, mine is factory bright teal metallic on top and now with 2012 Chevy Colorado charcoal on the bottom and the wheels,grill,tow hooks and diff cover are teal color matched. Then I will build my gmt400 blazer into something but not quite sure what direction I am going with that one other then I have a set of 35s for it.
interactive_broccoli@reddit (OP)
Oh and to clarify the last picture is what the truck looked like when I got it. I did a quasi-frame off restoration.
kcgreaser@reddit
Oh yea! Mines bagged.
TheSeansk1@reddit
Old? Sure, when are you going to post one? That thing is only a few years old! 😂😂😂
(I’m in denial that it’s 2024 already, let me be… and get off my lawn!!)
stupidis_stupidoes@reddit
Damn this truck was my childhood, Extended cab standard bed? Either way it's incredibly clean dude love to see it.
Phase4Motion@reddit
Absolutely. Better than the imports that get posted in here
Kootsiak@reddit
I can remember when these trucks looked like this because they were brand new, congrats on having a very clean truck.
interactive_broccoli@reddit (OP)
Thanks. It was pretty destroyed when I got it. I did a quasi-frame off restoration.
Beautiful-Manager874@reddit
Damn shes clean