in reply to ad pickups post, i dont think anybody is trying to fool anyone.its just a personal choice.now i'm probly gonna tick some people off with what i'm gonna say but its meant with no malice or ill intent. its just my opinion and my own personal feelings and taste.how many red,black,blue or green bolts can you look at?when you go to a show its the same old stuff over and over again.if its a custom it seems they all run the same stuff.same tweed interiorsame billet inserts withe the quad gauges same steering wheels,wheels the list goes on.i go to the nsra nats every yr. cause i know alot of bolts will be there. normally go by myself to this one by choice,as a treat to myself.oneday a yr .just for me. this past yr. i took the wife so we could spend the day together.her taste runs more towards muscle cars, so i had an unbiased opinion. after walkin awhile i asked her what she thought ,her reply was alot of it looks the same.but then again its their trucks the way they want them. the "shiny" paint does not draw me. i like different. i tend to hunt out the primered,the works in progress.this is what i draw to at a show. some purist would probly crucify tommy for stretching his truck. but that would be a draw for me.its different. not the same old same old.do i like the faux patina? yes.would i do it to my truck? maybe,probly not.right now plans are for john deere blitz black. this is what i want. i'm building this truck for me to enjoy not to be a show truck . i dont want to be aslave to a paint job.or to be afraid to drive it,cause it might get a rock chip or something. i'm thankful for creative thinkers , like the shaws for steppin outside the lines, not caring what others think and doing it how they like. i've seen their stuff at shows and they are what they are. and it impresses the snot out of me. just build em' and drive the wheels off..........dave
