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That should get you to the grocery store & back in purty good time !! ;)


Beautiful truck! :metal:

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nice indeedy!

what are you running for a rear set-up?

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here are a few specs.... The engine is a 383 with Eagle 4340 forged crank, Crower 5.7 stroker sportsman rods, Arias blower pistons, Isky hyd cam, World Sportsman II heads, Weiand 671, BDS 8 nozzle electronic bug catcher controlled by FAST ecu, manual/reverse turbo 400, 3500 stall with trans brake, 12 bolt, 4:56,spooled, 4 link, moser axles,Wilwood disc brake kit, P255/16OR15 on convo pro 15x8 front/Hoosier Radials 31x18 on convo pro 15x14 rear and a whole lot of fun. It's not a racer, just something to get me from point A to point B and everywhere in between.

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heres mine havin trans problems at present time though

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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...c-10engine.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...riversside.jpg

Hello new here, and this is one I've been working on for a few years now. 1980 with a 425 Cadillac / turbo 400 / Ford 9" pos-a-trac lowered 6" in front and 8" in the rear. Its still a drivable work in the process. Thanks!

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Nice truck rawhide1972!! Any engine porn?

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here my turd... need some ideas on paint. keep it flat black do a stock scheme wit blue and white or wat
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/l...rontbagged.jpg

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Where did you get those trim rings? Would they fit stock rally wheels? I vote for a stock themed blue and white paint job.

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i think wheel vintique sell them

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^^^^ on the spot!!!! wheels caps and rings are wheel vintiques.. had em powdercoated locally

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If i did this right heres mine just got it, needs some TLChttp://viewmorepics.myspace.com/inde...ageID=50119360nice truck for 500$..

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Here's my plow/dump/back-up vehicle I just bought for $800 with the plow. It has a crate 350 with 10K on it and a 4 speed. Blew a brake line on the home so I'm doing a quick rebuild on all the brakes/lines/hoses. My son calls it "Project Blue Hair" Ha Ha. I'm doing a 57 Hot Rod so that's my real love. As a side note, is there any truck more American than these Chevys? I looked at all the pics and some I liked and some I hated but they're all cool.

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Here's mine

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looking for someone to slam my 84 gmc. I live in Savannah tn would like to find someone close

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http://www.tnwheelandtire.com/ he does that sortah stuff as whell

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heres the bucket in progress....since these pics I have Z notched it 3", adjusted the KP Parallel fourlink to lay a little closer to the ground. Next is some front end work. 400 SB, .30 over, roller rockers, edelbrock intake, carb, and cam. Fiberglass custom dash and console coming, completely shaved of everything. TH350, 2100 Stall, B&M Shiftkit, lays pinch weld on 22's.

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Those are some wicked graphics!

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well i inherited this one this week. my dad passed away saturday so i brought his truck to tennessee. it is a 74 350/350 manual everything except the power steering he had put on back in march.

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Sorry to hear about your dad. I am sure he'll be riding right along side of you in the 74, nice truck by the way.

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yeah man, sorry for your loss
looks like a nice rig.....
what are your plans?

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cool you got Dad's truck. A part of him you can touch. sorry for your loss

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thanks .... as for plans it will be my daily driver for now. i may swap in some parts from my k5 and give it power windows and locks, tilt and cruise. i would like to put a/c on it this summer maybe drop it a couple of inches. i would like to freshen up the gauges and a few other things on the interior. the motor is a newer crate motor but im not sure which one my cousins race round track and built a new car they totaled the car in the second race. when dad bought this truck they put the race car motor in it and trans. i believe they ran stock modified so its mostly stock but strong. i guess we will see what i can do to it try to make it the way he would have wanted it.

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Here's my 87, this is before I put a new bed on it. I have a another cab for it also. I think I'm going to redo alot of the metal work I've done. Since I went to work for a restoration shop here in Cincy, my standards have gone up, & I've learned that mig welding is a major no no for sheetmetal work!

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why, and what is the "correct" way.......

nice truck btw.

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Tig, & planish! Mig just adds metal, too much to grind when your done.