Finally able to show / took home some hardware

[corn]

Car shows always made me mad. I liked them a lot more when I parked outside the gate. Your truck is a winner here thats for sure. Nice job on it!

[bskylerj]

Thanks everyone for the props. I think I just took it to much to heart. We all poor our hearts and soles into these. THANKS AGAIN.

The supercharger was not bad to install it is everything else you need to do to make sure it all works together. Not bad though.

Here is a few pics from the show and some of the interior that soemone asked to see.

[shorty72]

I dont know if u have answered this or not but what year is your engine and where did u get the supercharger? Also what did u do to the engine to make it take that kind of power? Im just wondering because i want to make my truck a trailer hauler and i need more power. By the way killer truck, do you have any pictures of the befor truck and the build?
Robby

[bskylerj]

Robby,
It is made by ATI ProCharger. we built the motor first and then decided I wanted more power. The motor was pushing around 500 horse before we did the supercharger. We are now pushing a little over 700. I have a little to much compression but the charger will handle up to 22 lbs of boost and I am only at 8lbs of boost right now. It would create crazy numbers if I had lower compression.

[409biscayne]

I've seen this truck up close , it is beautiful . The pics don't do it justice . Yes i'm jealous , lol .

[roughedup72]

We have a yearly car show at my work place, the first year I entered my T/A ws6 I took 1st, the second year I took 2nd to a 78 firebird that was beat up with ripped up seats and the paint on the bumpers had so much orange peel that it was unreal, I decided then that it wasn't worth my time to enter it again. We have it again in October and I dont plan on even looking at the other cars or even going to it.

[drink2mny]

Originally Posted by 409biscayne

I've seen this truck up close , it is beautiful . The pics don't do it justice . Yes i'm jealous , lol .

You and me both...
I went to the show and said wholy sh!t... It came out nice.. Real nice....

Well you have 2 things you brought home, a sunburned head and a trophy.. not bad for a long weekend...

Hey did you get pics of the guys 72 4x4??
My memory card crapped itself and lost the pics I took on Saturday..

[Tom Vogel]

Heres the deal, if you go to shows that are "peoples Choice", its a crap shoot (usually ends up like your experience... so dont let that bother you). If you want to get a good idea of where your truck stands (really), then you have to attend a show that is "Panel Judged", then its really about how nicely done the vehicles are as opposed to I like red Fords. Plus, you generally get a readout with your scores.

[jimmydean]

That truck looks perfect! I agree with the wife about being happy to drive it

Do you have a build spec posted somewhere? I will never get my truck to that level, but I too will be happy when it's back on the road.

[bskylerj]

Originally Posted by drink2mny

You and me both...


Hey did you get pics of the guys 72 4x4??
My memory card crapped itself and lost the pics I took on Saturday..

I will check my camera tonight and let you know. I wish I had the funds to buy it. It was a nice truck.

[bigfredtn]

When are you going to post a video of the truck? I sure would like to hear the procharger and that engine.

[bryanw1968]

bskylerj,

I've had my eye on a centrifical charger for a while. I'm running about 9:1 and also have a demon on top with a MSD setup. How much compression are you running? What did it set you back? How ward was the tuning process?

B-dub

[bskylerj]

Originally Posted by bigfredtn

When are you going to post a video of the truck? I sure would like to hear the procharger and that engine.

I would love to but can not figure out how. When I take a video it is to large even just after 5 seconds. I need to figure out how to get the size of it down somehow.

[bskylerj]

Originally Posted by bryanw1968

bskylerj,

I've had my eye on a centrifical charger for a while. I'm running about 9:1 and also have a demon on top with a MSD setup. How much compression are you running? What did it set you back? How ward was the tuning process?

B-dub

I am running 10:1 compression. You can use quite of bit of boost at that. Between everything that went it, fuel pump and regulater, lines, gauges, msd boost retard, jet kit for card, remote res. powersteering pump, and a few extras it was about $5000. I purchased it at supercharger store on line and after I gave them everything on the motor and what carb they sent me everything I needed to switch the carb to a blow through.

[bskylerj]

Originally Posted by drink2mny

Hey did you get pics of the guys 72 4x4??
My memory card crapped itself and lost the pics I took on Saturday..

Here are the only pics I got of the orange and white truck there he was selling.

[Mudder]

You have a sweet truck but I can tell you from experience that shows are gonna be like that. I have quit going to shows and just go to cruises now where there isn't any judging. Now I didn't say all shows but a lot fo them will be like that and the ones like you had where you vote........... well I can't even use the language here what I think of them. Have fun with it.

[bskylerj]

The unfortunate part is around here there is not a lot of cruises. I think I will just stay away from most of the shows here (I will go but not show) and do some of the out of town shows.

[knsmodels]

I showed my Chevelle for years and your best bet is to show it and just enjoy the day (hey it the best parking & you wont have to worry about door dings).....as has already been said any show that is people's choice or participant judged is a crap shoot with who has the most friends.....if the show has designated judges with scoring cards and some sort of point system you will stand a better chance of an honest result. Plus then you can see what a judge liked or disliked about your truck and work to correct a certain area....you usually only get this at bigger organized shows.....take the results with a grain of salt enjoy your truck it looks awesome....if you keep taken it to heart its just gonna give you an ulcer.......been there done that.....

[409biscayne]

Brian
You might consider the Coaster Classic at Silverwood on Labor Day weekend , i showed a car there a couple of years ago and had a blast , although it's participant judged . It's a cheap way to get into the park , the kid would love it . They usually get somewhere around a 350 car turn out .
Later ...................................... oh nine.

[bskylerj]

I was thinking about that show.

[drink2mny]

they have the just park show on the 17th of sept..
Plus the green bluff run from krispy kreme is around the last week of september...

I usually hit the krispy kreme run to green bluff, kids like alot and then we park in some farmers field get a hay ride to the harvest house.. Pick a couple pumpkins and just have a nice family day...

[Yukon Jack]

That is one beautiful truck - you can tell there is alot of time, attention, sweat and love poured into that truck.

[bskylerj]

Originally Posted by drink2mny

they have the just park show on the 17th of sept..
Plus the green bluff run from krispy kreme is around the last week of september...

I usually hit the krispy kreme run to green bluff, kids like alot and then we park in some farmers field get a hay ride to the harvest house.. Pick a couple pumpkins and just have a nice family day...

How about the camaro club show this weekend, what have you heard on it? Is it a good one?

[71cadc10]

beautiful....are you running that Procharger with an intercooler? Race gas only?
I am curious if you can get 10:1 with 8psi to work on pump gas (thinking no).

as everyone else said, awesome looking truck.
thanks

[bskylerj]

Originally Posted by 71cadc10

beautiful....are you running that Procharger with an intercooler? Race gas only?
I am curious if you can get 10:1 with 8psi to work on pump gas (thinking no).

as everyone else said, awesome looking truck.
thanks

I am running without the intercooler. I can go to 10lbs of boost on good 92 octane. I am running some race fuel in it to be safe though. With the msd boost retard system it takes timing out as the boost climbs. Works really well. I plan on doing a methanol injection setup this winter to help cool the air charge.