Herculine hood and insert

[SlowPro48]

Dude you have outdone yourself this time. What did you apply that stuff with - a broom? Haha! Just kidding - I know Herculiner is supposed to look rough like that.

I think the straight lines are what's bothering me. Everything else on the VX is rounded. It was built before the angular, stealth fighter look became popular. If you could find some Artool stencils/templates with a tribal pattern or some cheetah spots or something you could add them along the edge of the black to break up the harsh line and blend the black into the yellow a little better. Yeah, that's it. In fact why don't you do the whole village and pimp the entire thing out with cheetah spots... It's already got teeth!

[Marlin]

Dude you have outdone yourself this time. What did you apply that stuff with - a broom? Haha! Just kidding - I know Herculiner is supposed to look rough like that.

I think the straight lines are what's bothering me. Everything else on the VX is rounded. It was built before the angular, stealth fighter look became popular. If you could find some Artool stencils/templates with a tribal pattern or some cheetah spots or something you could add them along the edge of the black to break up the harsh line and blend the black into the yellow a little better. Yeah, that's it. In fact why don't you do the whole village and pimp the entire thing out with cheetah spots... It's already got teeth!

I did talk to the wifey about putting a small red pinstripe along the transition point since I have small red accents, tow hooks, calipers, soon to be 10" 1st gen Isuzu decal in the yellow "hole" in the middle. I think Ldub did that when he lined his fenders, so not to steal his thunder, perhaps not. I am surprised that Riff and Ldub and Rowhard have not chimed in about this project...
When I bought the VX a few years ago, I had obsessed over the various "iconic" VXs, I was telling Ashley when he was here a few weeks ago that I wanted mine to be an "iconic" VX. The VX alone turns heads, but I wanted more, I think of the truck as a drug. I do make sure that its almost always function over form, no chrome door trim, or any other "bling" or "mexicana" as they call it around here. I know most if not all of you think, damn, what are you doing? But, it all serves a purpose, and some of the things I do are projects that others think about but don't have the balls to try. I have never really done anything like this to a car ever, so it is a great learning experience. Maybe one day, after the VX gives up the ghost to cancer, I will get an old FJ, or D90 or something, and these experiences will allow me to better mod an expensive vehicle, where as, lets face it, the VX is cheap. I know you single owner VX guys paid some bucks for yours, but hell, I paid over 20K for a 1st gen Rav4 back in the day. I bet my old 98 Rav4 is worth more than the VX I will post up some more pics as I paint the cladding, only a few more days till the RS shows up, and then its gonna be a new toy, so the VX will take backseat for a while. Still have the IFS kit to install, and the ball joint spacer and low pro bump stops showed up today. Thats a one hour job, so probably tomorrow afternoon if I can get out early.