1966 Chevy SWB Gasser influenced truck
 

Hi my name is Jeff and this is my truck. Bought 12-24-07 got it home, washed it up and got it running. :metal:

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Put a tailgait on it some new chrome bumpers. Basically wanted to get it driver friendly before I started to really work on it. One thing I have learned if you can drive it and work on it you enjoy it and if I cant drive it I always sell it:metal: Sorry for pic quality cell phone pic

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Nice truck!

Saw this Gasser/racer @ the Cow Palace a few years back.
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Ok time to make it MINE.:metal:
5 lug conversion FRONT: 73-87 A arms, 2.5 dropped spindles, 4" dropped springs, new rotors, bearings, calipers, hosses, and lines.
REAR stock axles and drums machined for 5 lug. 5"dropped springs.
POWER BRAKES 1972 chevy truck booster master and firewall bracket.
:metal::metal:
Wheels Front old Sears mags 15x6-5.60 coker classics biasply. Rear Cragar 15x8-10x30 Hurst recapped cheater slicks.
Side note 4 85lb bags of concrete and 2 50lb bags of sand in front of tailgait to help lower rear first time out 4-13-08

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Nice. Now it's time to get that straight axle in the front to finish off the stance....

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Big thrash before Goodguys 08. found a set of 15x6 Cragars for front. removed concrete and sand bags from bed and replaced with 2" blocks and C notched rear frame. New winshield and rear window rubbers. tinted rear window YELLOW:metal::metal::metal:. Replaced drivers side rocker and front fender panel( it is screwed on over fender and tacked on bottom done at 0130 AM Friday morning before show lower fender is full of bondo):metal:
washed and all cleaned up for Goodguys 08

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Cool man, started a thread!!!!! Looks like you started with a fairly nice truck, too. All that concrete and sand really helps with the traction in the winter months:lol:.

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Future plans Next weekend put my dropmeber in followed by a Turbo 350 trans, shifter on the column.The 292 6 is stayin it runs great and does not leak or use oil.:metal: Bag rear install narrower rear end do whatever it taks to get back down more.:metal: RIGHT NATE.:metal: Also mount gas tank under bed and install raised metal bed floor. I would also like to paint over primer and tailgait (blend in greenstock color) Then drive the F OUT OF IT.
Hopefully MARCH MEET 09

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What is March Meet? The only thing I see wrong is that Ford sign in your picture:haha:...

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Your going the wrong way for Gasser influence. ;)

Lift the front 6 inches with a solid axle and parallel leafs.

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I saw your truck at goodguys, very cool nice job .you will love the dropmember

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HOLY CRAP!!! that GMC is so perfect....my chevy is almost its twin:metal:

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Nice truck, dude. I like the look

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so you have 6.5" of static drop in the front? Wow. How close to the ground are the a arms. Nice truck!

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I like your truck a lot. Looks a whole lot better

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Awesome truck! I love everything about it. Those cragars are killer!

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cool truck, but thats not at all what Id call a gasser style. That pic Rogus posted was a gasser style. That look is hard to pull off & look right with trucks in my opinion...just my 2cents

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:agree: Still really nice thou.

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Nice looking truck!

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Very nice looking truck...Looks like you went for the commit scrub in the clean up stage...:metal:

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What a great looking project, can't wait to see it with the dropmember installed.

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I like the direction this thing is going.

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VERY nice! I didn't look at this thread because I was expecting to see a straight axle. I'm glad you are going in the "Dropmember" direction. Looks more like a 60's tow vehicle. Keep us posted.

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whats wrong with a straight axle? best invention since sliced bread!

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They are COOL on 60's Gasser cars,... just not my thing.

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Good looking truck man :metal:

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truck is looking good, i am liking it

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another nice AZ truck. Bring it to our show in January at the Peoria Sports Complex 1/24/09. You can see the flyer in the Southwest section.

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A little update.Thanksgiving weekend pulled motor and crossmember:metal:

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Nice! More pics please.:chevy:

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installed the DROPMEMBER:metal:NATE you rock!!:metal: What a great product:metal: also appreciate the great customer service:metal:I love it and I haven'tevan driven the truck yet:metal:Fresh RATTLE-COAT and put suspension back together. Still have some loose ends to finish up!:metal:

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Is the 6-banger going back in?
Also,... what are you doing for the rear suspension?

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:metal:Sneak peak more pics to come SATURDAY if the sun is out:metal::metal:bags deflated top of tire against fenderwell:metal: will inflate bags to give me clearence between fenderwell and top of tire no more than 2inches no plans on cutting fenderwells.Hope this post makes sense:metal: I DO NOT WANT TO LAY FRAME! I WANT MY TRUCK LOW ALL THE TIME WITH A KILLER STANCE:metal::metal:

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:metal:YES 292 going back inwith turbo 350. Rear of truck will be coming down !:metal::metal:

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glad to hear it brother!! i got a 65 like yours with a 292 and power steering. it doesn't get better than that in my opinion!!

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Did Nate make the Dropmember any different so that you could use the 6 cylinder? (Is it a one-off design?)

Between Dinos63, c10addict, and NOW your truck,... I'm really beginning to love this '64-'66 body style!

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looks great dude, nice work

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Cruzin in style to Goodguys Scottsdale 08 Hardwaa's truck and my wagon

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At the show!

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Like the Gasser Idea!
Old School/Nostalgia!
Roadsters, Gassers, Altereds, Top Fuel, Funny Cars, Pro/Stocks, and even the modern age of nostalgia drag racing.
One of drag racings very popular classes formed was the Gassers. During the `50s, Model A and 1932-`34 Fords were considered the hot set-up for these gas classes. Using Ford V-8 "flatheads" and later overhead valve engines, Gas Coupe and Sedan classes had to maintain stock wheelbases and the engine relocation was limited. By the mid-60s, it was rare to find an upper classed gasser with any other body make than Willys, Studebaker, Austin or Anglia. They were the stoutest full-bodied cars on strips nationwide. Touring teams ran four to six times every week, often traveling several hundred miles day and night to make their next dates. This was old school racing! They were Bad to the Bone, before the fliptop funny cars took over in popularity. The battles in A/GS (later AA/GS) ranks created many heroes and villains who etched their marks into drag racing history. Gassers shared with fans of the quarter mile one the most thrilling overall racecar types, and for an era that was all too short, they were literally the Kings of the Sport.
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Gasser Madness
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Gasser Magazine
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Gasser Wars Magazine
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