Pacific Coast Customs Shop Truck

[SkullCandy]

Love the simple dash!

[YOLO]

very nice work. you build great stuff. i admire your work.

[jlaird]

Robbie, I just say you on HotRod TV! showing the above car at the Grand National Roadster show. Congrats man!

[ERIK D]

Hey robbie i just met you (on tv)
i am watching the speed channel and u just came out with the hotrod u built from high school.u were at the grand national roadster show.
Awesome job.

[pacificustoms]

Originally Posted by Brad2thabone

Awesome work man, where'd you get that differential cover? if you dont mind me askin.

It's actually a Summit one.

[pacificustoms]

Originally Posted by YOLO

very nice work. you build great stuff. i admire your work.

Thanks man! You've got a nice truck there, I was checking it out at Del Mar!

[pacificustoms]

Thanks for the TV comments guys. That was a really cool deal meeting and being interviewed by Michael Anthony and Brad Fanshaw! Now you all know what I look like so if you see me around at shows come over and say Hi!

[pacificustoms]

Here's how the truck has sat for the last 8 months or so. One day I'll find some time to work on it again.

[lytemup454]

robbie i graduated in 2001, well i was scheduled too. (spent too much time in auto shop and not in class)

[98L150]

robbie here are few pics of when i saw the truck at juan house siting safe and sound, when I was out the week for the week of SEMA.
pics don't really do this truck justice.

[lownwide]

Subscribed very cool project. Can't wait for you to finish it.

[Number98]

Originally Posted by lownwide

subscribed very cool project. Can't wait for you to finish it.

x2

[Retro68]

Have been watching your build. Glad you decided to get back to it. I got stale for a couple of months and then realized the custom little people were not out in the shop finishing it for me. So poof I was back out there making headway myself. Keep up the great work you have a nice build going.

[abadsvt]

Sweet a$$ truck man! Love all the work on it and love how the upper 4 links are mounted. Pretty trick! One question though. How do you finish the metal to get it to look like that. Just add some clear coat and you have that sick looking metal look. Keep up the great work!

Josh

[redsled04]

Bad ass truck for sure. The frame looks like its been da sanded to me.

[pacificustoms]

Originally Posted by abadsvt

Sweet a$$ truck man! Love all the work on it and love how the upper 4 links are mounted. Pretty trick! One question though. How do you finish the metal to get it to look like that. Just add some clear coat and you have that sick looking metal look. Keep up the great work!

Josh

We start off by grinding a mojority of the material away with a 40 or 60 grit flap disc on an electric grinder, then switch over to an air angle grinder with a 3 inch 36/50/80 disc combo, then go to a 6 inch pistol grip air sander and an 80 grit to flatten everything and take the ups and downs out, then we go over everything with an 80 DA orbital sander and then switch to 120, then go and do all of the TIG welding. After that we use a rough scotch brite pad and some WD-40 to keep it from rusting. A lot of guys question the WD-40 thing with painting in the future, but we've done it on both of the last vehicles without problems, you just have to clean everything very thouroughly with brake clean and grease and wax remover and then scuff and scrub everything down and repeat the process 4 or 5 times, sometimes we'll even sand blast everything after cleaning everything really well.

Hope that helps!

[hotrodrob21]

what size tires are you running?

[ShowSS12]

Originally Posted by YOLO

very nice work. you build great stuff. i admire your work.

x2..........

[pacificustoms]

Originally Posted by hotrodrob21

what size tires are you running?

Tell you the truth, im not sure. They're taller then most guys 22's though as we compared side to side when we were working on laying out some newer body style trucks. They measure around 30 inches tall if I remember. I figure the tall sidewall will make for a nicer ride.

[thekid54]

[quote=pacificustoms;3010472]The dash in the truck is going to be very minimal. There's going to be one gauge cluster out of a '50 Ford in the center of the dash aimed at the driver slightly. The dash we built curves out away from the driver and actually opens up the cabin quite a bit. Still one side to roll and weld in though. The steering wheel is out of a '54 Bel Aire and we're going to modify the stock 3 on the tree column from the Bel Aire to be a automatic column shift for the turbo 350 going in the truck.



I just put a '54 Chevy wheel in my '62 c-10. Gives you a lot more room as the stock wheel has almost 5" of dish.

[hotrodhomi]

sweet pinstriping, but I have one question. What is the bump on the passanger side represent?

[1sik52]

Originally Posted by hotrodhomi

sweet pinstriping, but I have one question. What is the bump on the passanger side represent?

I think that is suppose to be someones head driving, notice the car is moving. They are sitting low and back and it gives the illusion that its on the passenger side.

[lofly'a]

great build, one question. on the 04 steering rack, did you have to modify or fab anything special to get the tie-rods to hook-up to the spindles? i love the direction of this build, namely the dash, and suspension.

[DrtyJack75]

Wow, I was reading through this whole post and then noticed your right down the road! The name looks familiar, I think your brother runs in the derbies here in Napa with us too....my trucks in Pete's shop (third st auto) right here in Napa. Im gonna have to come out and check this thing out!!

NICE WORK!!

[Black Widow Customs]

Beautiful Truck ..Very Kleen