smoke03 Posted November 4, 2007 Report Share Posted November 4, 2007 Ok, there is a local car show going on this weekend to help support one of the local clubs at the technical school. Its nothin big so I figured i would put my truck in to help support them. (My truck Is no where near show worthy like some of the trucks on here) ANYWAY, on to my qeustion... What are some of the little thing you guys do right before showing your truck and are there any little knick knack mods I can do without spending alot of money? All of my mods are in my sig with the exception of some tinted tails. Any advice would be appreciated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porno Joe Posted November 4, 2007 Report Share Posted November 4, 2007 Clean your wheel wells! Also, if I am parking my truck at a show for the day, I sometimes spray the tread of the tires with some foaming tire shine, makes for a cleaner look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOB47 Posted November 4, 2007 Report Share Posted November 4, 2007 No real tricks. Just clean and polish, clean and polish. I enter about 8-10 shows a year and almost always win something. Depends a lot on how the show is run. Some have judges and some let the spectators vote and some let only the entrants vote. Usually I do better in the ones where the spectators are allowed to vote or judges are used. In the shows that are voted on by the entrants, there seems to be alot of people voting for their friends so unless you know everyone you don't do as well. Just go and have a good time. If you win something--great. If not--you had a good time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan06SS Posted November 4, 2007 Report Share Posted November 4, 2007 The obvious thing is to clean it... completely... that means every nook and cranny gets some attention including the inside of the wheel hoops, the inner fenders, the engine bay, the undercarrige... EVERYTHING. Nothing detracts from a vehicle being judged at a show more than dirt. On to the actual presentation.... if the show will be using the standardized show scoring method there are some key areas to address. Your hood MUST BE OPEN!! Even if its not super custom you will get points just for having it open. Thats not to say fully open... open enough to show inside, but semi-closed (if that makes sense) Your typical QD spray bottle used as a hood prop is usually the right height unless you have something cool to use like a part of a painted coil spring or something. Same applies to your interior... either leave your windows 50% down or leave a door open. Even stock trucks get points for interiors. Again, both of these areas are scored in the standard system and you get 0 points if they're not visible... you won't get much if they're stock, but you'll get a few which is better than nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fireman31 Posted November 5, 2007 Report Share Posted November 5, 2007 The obvious thing is to clean it... completely... that means every nook and cranny gets some attention including the inside of the wheel hoops, the inner fenders, the engine bay, the undercarrige... EVERYTHING. Nothing detracts from a vehicle being judged at a show more than dirt. Well said Dylan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
detjoe Posted November 5, 2007 Report Share Posted November 5, 2007 I dont know how they vote, but when I have been at a show, just being at the truck talking to people and making sure they vote! you might be the only one in class whatever, but getting the people to vote is easy. The guy that won was big time selling how nice his cameo was... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan06SS Posted November 5, 2007 Report Share Posted November 5, 2007 I dont know how they vote, but when I have been at a show, just being at the truck talking to people and making sure they vote! you might be the only one in class whatever, but getting the people to vote is easy.The guy that won was big time selling how nice his cameo was... Thats a good point... but it really depends on if its a participant voted decision or a point based/judge scored system. Almost all shows I go to use some form of judges/point system... but Cali does tend to take our car shows a little more seriously than most IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KissMySilvSS Posted November 6, 2007 Report Share Posted November 6, 2007 Well said Dylan , Also maybe remove your antenna? Makes for a cleaner look, if you haven't done the antenna mod. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockHead Posted November 6, 2007 Report Share Posted November 6, 2007 The obvious thing is to clean it... completely... that means every nook and cranny gets some attention including the inside of the wheel hoops, the inner fenders, the engine bay, the undercarrige... EVERYTHING. Nothing detracts from a vehicle being judged at a show more than dirt. On to the actual presentation.... if the show will be using the standardized show scoring method there are some key areas to address. Your hood MUST BE OPEN!! Even if its not super custom you will get points just for having it open. Thats not to say fully open... open enough to show inside, but semi-closed (if that makes sense) Your typical QD spray bottle used as a hood prop is usually the right height unless you have something cool to use like a part of a painted coil spring or something. Same applies to your interior... either leave your windows 50% down or leave a door open. Even stock trucks get points for interiors. Again, both of these areas are scored in the standard system and you get 0 points if they're not visible... you won't get much if they're stock, but you'll get a few which is better than nothing. Good luck in the Show Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smoke03 Posted November 6, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2007 , Also maybe remove your antenna? Makes for a cleaner look, if you haven't done the antenna mod. done it but i havent bought the side cowl without the hole but i dont know where i can get one in 3 or 4 days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJT13 Posted November 6, 2007 Report Share Posted November 6, 2007 done it but i havent bought the side cowl without the hole but i dont know where i can get one in 3 or 4 days. gmpartsdirect.com do a search for the antenna delete. the part number will be listed. I looked to see if I had my email invoice, but I didn't. it's pretty cheap too. you should be able to get it shipped quick. if not, take the part number to a dealer. you might get it faster that way. caddy, chevy, or gmc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smoke03 Posted November 7, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2007 ordered it from my dealer today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smoke03 Posted November 9, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2007 I got the panel with no antenna hole on and it looks great! thanks KJT13! I also got my GM Performance division badge in today too! thanks for all the advice guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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