CAUTION: Delmo's Speed & Kustom :BEWARE

[skorpioskorpio]

You guys need to get out more, every time there is a pic posted in this thread you need to mop the floors for a week.

[lolife99]

Latest from Delmo's shop,...

[skorpioskorpio]

*sigh* get the mop....

[C10_ustacould]

Originally Posted by skorpioskorpio

*sigh* get the mop....

Does our like for these truck bother you? Or are you goofing?

[skorpioskorpio]

Originally Posted by Bucks68

Does our like for these truck bother you? Or are you goofing?

Some of both, Del does great work, I've been in his shop many times and seen a lot of these trucks in the various stages of completion. What makes Del special is that he has the assembly of these particular types of trucks down pat, as a professional repeatable process. I have great respect for his work even if the frame dragger thing isn't really my cup of tea. His shop is also practically a period automotive fun house that you can't help but have that Nightmare Before Christmas - "What's This!" song stuck in your head when you're there.

That said, this thread hasn't really detailed any of the intricacies of what goes into one of these trucks or the build process at all, which *is* impressive when you see it. But with just an occasional teaser pic on here, it's like school girls at a Bieber concert. Power to Del on that one, he's a humble, mellow guy with Rock Star status here with little real exposure. Shows there is a lot to be said for staying an enigma.

[C10_ustacould]

I appreciate your perspective on Del's talents and his shop. With that said, I do not appreciate your condescending tone toward this thread and those who post here. I would love to see more details on Del's creations but they are not shared (I understand why) so we cannot feature them here. I enjoy the occasional pic of Del's work and the reactions of others, like me, who do not have the opportunity to hangout at his place. What I ask is this, if you have nothing positive to post please take others feelings into consideration and refrain from posting in a negative manner. Thanks, Buck

[mcbassin]

Originally Posted by lolife99

Latest from Delmo's shop,...

Love me some Squarebodies too.

[skorpioskorpio]

Originally Posted by Bucks68

I appreciate your perspective on Del's talents and his shop. With that said, I do not appreciate your condescending tone toward this thread and those who post here. I would love to see more details on Del's creations but they are not shared (I understand why) so we cannot feature them here. I enjoy the occasional pic of Del's work and the reactions of others, like me, who do not have the opportunity to hangout at his place. What I ask is this, if you have nothing positive to post please take others feelings into consideration and refrain from posting in a negative manner. Thanks, Buck

There is lots of details on Dels work on the PBFab and Old Crow Facebook pages, as well as other threads in this forum. 95% of what Del does is chassis and drivetrain work of which none of that is featured at all in this thread, oh and hotrods and belly tank racers. Other than his wheels and some valve covers the only thing Del about this thread is an occasional pic of an aired out bagger, which he may have built the chassis for, but without the details are pretty ubiquitous patina trucks. Most of Dels trucks are reassembled pretty much as he got them. With the exception of maybe the bed floor raised for clearance the before and after pics of his projects externally look like they did originally but with an altered stance.

The real Del is in the details. Not trying to be condescending I'd just like to see a thread named after his shop feature more of what his shop does. Hell the only thing close to a chassis detail pic in this thread is a pic of *my* frame, which in the end Del didn't work on and is now with Nate at Porterbuilt.

[C10_ustacould]

Originally Posted by skorpioskorpio

There is lots of details on Dels work on the PBFab and Old Crow Facebook pages, as well as other threads in this forum. 95% of what Del does is chassis and drivetrain work of which none of that is featured at all in this thread, oh and hotrods and belly tank racers. Other than his wheels and some valve covers the only thing Del about this thread is an occasional pic of an aired out bagger, which he may have built the chassis for, but without the details are pretty ubiquitous patina trucks. Most of Dels trucks are reassembled pretty much as he got them. With the exception of maybe the bed floor raised for clearance the before and after pics of his projects externally look like they did originally but with an altered stance.

The real Del is in the details. Not trying to be condescending I'd just like to see a thread named after his shop feature more of what his shop does. Hell the only thing close to a chassis detail pic in this thread is a pic of *my* frame, which in the end Del didn't work on and is now with Nate at Porterbuilt.

I agree that Del has created a sort of "off the menu" niche for himself, I read somewhere a comment that called one of his builds a #3 combo which is hilarious. I wish we had access to more pictures of the little details that make the trucks he builds special, but we don't and I understand why. He recently posted this on IG...

It speaks volumes about protecting the integrity of a build and ones livelihood by not sharing the trade secrets that sets ones self apart. The bottom line is we love the look of the trucks Del builds and we do drool over them, even without pics of the intricate details. But given the fact that we cannot control the access to pics of the details your comments are of little value and serve only to denigrate those who post their positive feeling towards the images we do see. This is certainly an open forum (to an extent) and you are absolutely free to express your opinions, but before you hit “Submit Reply” please ask yourself if the opinions are helpful. At this point I don’t understand why you spend any time on this thread, you have clearly seen Del’s work to an extent none of have or possibly ever will so this is all of little consequence to you.

[Bhelton]

Pic I took at Git Down

[GAc10boy]

Originally Posted by Bhelton

Pic I took at Git Down

This truck is seriously one of my favorites!

[doubleb's69]

Originally Posted by lolife99

Latest from Delmo's shop,...

I love this one. I had a 78 Scottsdale shorty that was Cordova Brown with Buckskin interior. Another one I wish I still had.

[Task Force Era]

Instagram legend Delmo... @delmoxxx

Originally Posted by preacher anthony

Can you post the Instagram on here so I can see it?

[C/10 King]

We need more Delmo pic's!!!!! I've seen all his work and still have to "mop the floor" (and it's ok) when I see his new stuff!!!

And I get out often.......

Keep the pic's coming!!!!!!!

[c10dougie]

I love Delmos builds and am also an addict of the look he gets!
Wish i had the same talent!!!!

[preacher anthony]

Originally Posted by c10dougie

I love Delmos builds and am also an addict of the look he gets!
Wish i had the same talent!!!!

Brother we all feel this way!
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[michael bustamante]

i agree we need more pics. them 50`s GMC`s are awesome. id love to own one of those.
as for talent. i totally get why he wants to keep his work a trade secret. but that doesnt mean we cant ask
i might have to make a road trip to burbank

[SierraMtns]

Any more Delmo trucks?

[C10_ustacould]

If you have few minutes have listen to C10Talk's latest podcast with Del...

http://www.c10talk.com/

[C10_ustacould]

We are WAY behind on builds that are coming out of Delmo's Speed & Kustom, so here is somewhat of a catch up post'em up if you know of others...

Mr. Brownstone


Trader


Not sure of a name for this build.


Also unsure there is a name for this build.


I saw where he said he has T-shirts for sale but I have yet to seen one...

[SKT]

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[haminator]

Del is truly an asset to this hobby/way of life.

[idreama300]

Originally Posted by C10_ustacould;7417419
Also unsure there is a name for this build.
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Anyone know where this truck is now? I believe I seen it in Long Beach, WA this past weekend at the End of the World Rod Run

[Blakeman350]

Found this video from Del the other day, it's from April but I don't think anyone's posted it on here. He's got skills for sure, check it out
https://youtu.be/oKnNvn74lL4

[Coursey]

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