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tallhoedude · 07-01-2008, 06:49 AM

very impressive work.looks like ive got to get my sh#t in gear
to get mine done as soon as you.

how tall do you think the roof will be on those 47's?
i think the roof of mine will be at about 10.5' on 54" vtreads.

love the truck,hoping to trailer mine down for one of the big mud
events down there next spring.

lurch115 · 07-01-2008, 08:05 PM

*DROOLING* that thing is gonna be awsome man! nice work! its gonna make my "Skytation" look like well.... as my brother put it "a normal citation"

just incase you are wondering...thats a Chevy Citation on a '77 K5 Blazer frame....

original_balzer · 07-02-2008, 03:13 AM

TRARS (truck-cars) make my mullet grow! very cool *and no im not being an ashhole*

**Dieselwrencher** · 07-02-2008, 06:34 PM

That truck will be sweet when it is done. How hard was it to install the disc brake stuff on the rockwells? I am looking at buying a complete truck to use for a build of my own. Where can you buy aluminum 6 bolt wheels for these axles?

tallhoedude · 07-04-2008, 06:30 AM

there are several options on disc brakes for the rockwells.from buying a
very simple bolt on kit to a fairly easy to make your own brackets
and piece together a set.
aluminium wheels are a little harder to find for rockwells.several places make steel wheels,or if youre gonna run tractor tires you can just make(or have made)your own centers.

BIG HEAD · 07-06-2008, 10:18 PM

we just got back from our family vacation. we had a great time in pigeon forge, tn. we went to dollywood. i was so impressed with the old time craftsmen there. wood, leather, glass, copper, sand casters, and even an old barn were they make old time wagons.

tallhoedude the truck is 6feet tall to the floor board with the 44's. i am not sure how tall it is to the roof. i hope to get the bed done in the next week and a half.

i got my 16 x 16 aluminum REAL RACING WHEELS from chuckstrucks.net . they were 300.00 each.

dieselwrencher i made the rear brakes from 84 toyota 4 x 4 front rotors and 4 piston calipers.

royo · 07-06-2008, 10:24 PM

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Originally Posted by BIG HEAD

we just got back from our family vacation. we had a great time in pigeon forge, tn. we went to dollywood. i was so impressed with the old time craftsmen there. wood, leather, glass, copper, sand casters, and even an old barn were they make old time wagons.

tallhoedude the truck is 6feet tall to the floor board with the 44's. i am not sure how tall it is to the roof. i hope to get the bed done in the next week and a half.

i got my 16 x 16 aluminum REAL RACING WHEELS from chuckstrucks.net . they were 300.00 each.

dieselwrencher i made the rear brakes from 84 toyota 4 x 4 front rotors and 4 piston calipers.

Kool what no pics. i bet i walked right by ya an didnt know it lol

**Dieselwrencher** · 07-08-2008, 04:23 PM

Thanks bighead. Did you use the factory drums on the front or did you do this on all 4 corners?

BIG HEAD · 07-08-2008, 06:57 PM

the toyota style rotors that i have on the rear will not work on the front because of clearance between the hub and steer knuckle. i am not going to run front brakes at this time.

BIG HEAD · 07-11-2008, 11:41 PM

My Motor Man Called This Afternoon . He Said He Had My .040 Over 509 Casting 400sbc Mocked Up . Everything Looked Good Except I Need 1.6 Roller Rockers Instead Of The 1.52's That I Bought. I Am Now Getting Excited.

**Yukon Jack** · 07-16-2008, 02:00 PM

Gonna be one of the coolest mud truck around!

72BlckButy · 07-16-2008, 02:34 PM

This is going to be one slick truck!

Nice work!

BIG HEAD · 07-26-2008, 09:26 AM

I Have Been Going Round And Round With My Motor Builder. I Did Not Use My Regular Guy Because He Told Me He Was Six Months Backed Up. So I Took It To Another Man That Came Recominded By Several People I Know. He Has Now Had My Parts For Ten Months. The Motor Is Close To Being Done. But Now The Man Is Going On Vacation For Two Weeks. So Buy The Time He Buttons It Up Brakes It In And Tunes It On The Dyno, I Am At Least Three Weeks Out. Why Is It That Few People Have Honor In Doing What They Say.

BIG HEAD · 07-28-2008, 07:14 AM

yukon jack

thanks i have been a long time fan of your truck. great look. i want one to pull this truck around with. i have a 71 /20 gmc i have been thinking about using. i love the bed on your truck. the lift is just right as well.

thirdstreettito · 07-28-2008, 11:46 AM

BIG HEAD, what wheels did you use? And where did you get em?

BIG HEAD · 07-28-2008, 10:36 PM

16x16 REAL WHEELS FROM WWW.CHUCKSTRUCKS.NET

THEY WERE $300.00 EACH THEY ARE VERY LIGHT. YOU HAVE GOT TO DRILL YOUR OWN VALVE STEM HOLES. SO YOU CAN PUT THEM WERE YOU WANT THEM.

thirdstreettito · 07-28-2008, 10:37 PM

Thanks!

**Yukon Jack** · 07-31-2008, 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by BIG HEAD

yukon jack

thanks i have been a long time fan of your truck. great look. i want one to pull this truck around with. i have a 71 /20 gmc i have been thinking about using. i love the bed on your truck. the lift is just right as well.

Thanks! I really enjoy the bed and it makes a great work bench/parts holder when I'm doing work too. The lift is made up of a little too much body lift but my transfer case gernaded recently so I'm taking this opportunity to move the engine forward a bit so I can get the body lift reduced down to about 1".

BIG HEAD · 08-04-2008, 09:38 PM

we should have a power plant next week. i think that the commit i made to the motor builder about promissing my wife that i would not get locked up for fighting anymore, worked. he is making progress.

BIG HEAD · 08-18-2008, 09:29 PM

i got the bed in primer today. i'll post pictures soon.

**thelonerife** · 08-18-2008, 11:42 PM

That is awesome work. Keep it up! I wish I had a spraybooth like that.

BIG HEAD · 09-08-2008, 07:52 AM

My motor is done finaly. I will not go through this again. Next time ill buy one.

BIG HEAD · 10-03-2008, 07:49 PM

I finaly got my engine on wednesday. I took it to the guy in august of 2007. And got it back oct. 1 , 2008. That was to long but it has excited me to hear it run. 12:1 compression , .688 lift solid roller cam, 225cc intake runner alu. Heads, 208 ferrar valves. .40 over 400 sbc. Internaly balanced.

**FRENCHBLUE72** · 10-03-2008, 11:38 PM

Sweet did ya get any power numbers yet?

BIG HEAD · 11-03-2008, 09:42 AM

I have not done alot on my truck in the time since i last put up pictures. But it looks alot different. I got the motor and tranny in. Bed on. It is looking great.

07-01-2008, 06:49 AM	#26
tallhoedude ROCKWELL 5 TON CLUB !! Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: indiana Posts: 516	Re: 72' Stepside 2 1/2 Rockwell Pond Truck very impressive work.looks like ive got to get my sh#t in gear to get mine done as soon as you. how tall do you think the roof will be on those 47's? i think the roof of mine will be at about 10.5' on 54" vtreads. love the truck,hoping to trailer mine down for one of the big mud events down there next spring. __________________ 1970 K5 "ON THE ROCKS" PROJECT:500hp 6.0 fuel injected. 2wd sm465 trans,t136 2.5 ton transfercase,5ton rockwells with 9.34 gears,custom wheel disc brakes,full hydro steering20+" OF LIFT AND 67/35/25's..67" tall TRACTOR TIRES.."THE MUD SLUT!!" MY BUILD THREAD: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=221935 1997 TAHOE,SAS D60 14B,5:13 DISC BRAKES,CROSSOVER STEER,HYDRO ASSIST,42 IROKS HINT:NEW NAME "K5ontheROCKS!" Last edited by tallhoedude; 07-01-2008 at 06:50 AM.

07-01-2008, 08:05 PM	#27
lurch115 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: iowa Posts: 722	Re: 72' Stepside 2 1/2 Rockwell Pond Truck DROOLING that thing is gonna be awsome man! nice work! its gonna make my "Skytation" look like well.... as my brother put it "a normal citation" just incase you are wondering...thats a Chevy Citation on a '77 K5 Blazer frame.... Attached Images __________________ "Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall, torque is how far you carry the wall with you." '84 chevy half ton short box 2wd, 67,000 actual miles '03 chevy 1500 HD crew cab 4x4 standard box, 6.0L

07-02-2008, 03:13 AM	#28
original_balzer Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Location: roosevelt utah Posts: 325	Re: 72' Stepside 2 1/2 Rockwell Pond Truck TRARS (truck-cars) make my mullet grow! very cool and no im not being an ashhole

07-02-2008, 06:34 PM	#29
Dieselwrencher 6>8 Plugless........ Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Prairie City, Ia Posts: 17,135	Re: 72' Stepside 2 1/2 Rockwell Pond Truck That truck will be sweet when it is done. How hard was it to install the disc brake stuff on the rockwells? I am looking at buying a complete truck to use for a build of my own. Where can you buy aluminum 6 bolt wheels for these axles?

07-04-2008, 06:30 AM	#30
tallhoedude ROCKWELL 5 TON CLUB !! Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: indiana Posts: 516	Re: 72' Stepside 2 1/2 Rockwell Pond Truck there are several options on disc brakes for the rockwells.from buying a very simple bolt on kit to a fairly easy to make your own brackets and piece together a set. aluminium wheels are a little harder to find for rockwells.several places make steel wheels,or if youre gonna run tractor tires you can just make(or have made)your own centers. __________________ 1970 K5 "ON THE ROCKS" PROJECT:500hp 6.0 fuel injected. 2wd sm465 trans,t136 2.5 ton transfercase,5ton rockwells with 9.34 gears,custom wheel disc brakes,full hydro steering20+" OF LIFT AND 67/35/25's..67" tall TRACTOR TIRES.."THE MUD SLUT!!" MY BUILD THREAD: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=221935 1997 TAHOE,SAS D60 14B,5:13 DISC BRAKES,CROSSOVER STEER,HYDRO ASSIST,42 IROKS HINT:NEW NAME "K5ontheROCKS!"

07-06-2008, 10:18 PM	#31
BIG HEAD Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: lake city florida Posts: 327	Re: 72' Stepside 2 1/2 Rockwell Pond Truck we just got back from our family vacation. we had a great time in pigeon forge, tn. we went to dollywood. i was so impressed with the old time craftsmen there. wood, leather, glass, copper, sand casters, and even an old barn were they make old time wagons. tallhoedude the truck is 6feet tall to the floor board with the 44's. i am not sure how tall it is to the roof. i hope to get the bed done in the next week and a half. i got my 16 x 16 aluminum REAL RACING WHEELS from chuckstrucks.net . they were 300.00 each. dieselwrencher i made the rear brakes from 84 toyota 4 x 4 front rotors and 4 piston calipers.

07-08-2008, 04:23 PM	#33
Dieselwrencher 6>8 Plugless........ Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Prairie City, Ia Posts: 17,135	Re: 72' Stepside 2 1/2 Rockwell Pond Truck Thanks bighead. Did you use the factory drums on the front or did you do this on all 4 corners?

07-08-2008, 06:57 PM	#34
BIG HEAD Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: lake city florida Posts: 327	Re: 72' Stepside 2 1/2 Rockwell Pond Truck the toyota style rotors that i have on the rear will not work on the front because of clearance between the hub and steer knuckle. i am not going to run front brakes at this time.

07-11-2008, 11:41 PM	#35
BIG HEAD Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: lake city florida Posts: 327	Re: 72' Stepside 2 1/2 Rockwell Pond Truck My Motor Man Called This Afternoon . He Said He Had My .040 Over 509 Casting 400sbc Mocked Up . Everything Looked Good Except I Need 1.6 Roller Rockers Instead Of The 1.52's That I Bought. I Am Now Getting Excited.

07-16-2008, 02:00 PM	#36
Yukon Jack Post Whore Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Rose Hill, KS, USA Posts: 12,683	Re: 72' Stepside 2 1/2 Rockwell Pond Truck Gonna be one of the coolest mud truck around! __________________ 1970 Blazer with a 400 sbc and 4" lift 1980 Pontiac Trans Am, 455 Oldsmobile 2012 Kawasaki Concours 14

07-16-2008, 02:34 PM	#37
72BlckButy Tot Roddin' Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Mid-MO Posts: 24,461	Re: 72' Stepside 2 1/2 Rockwell Pond Truck This is going to be one slick truck! Nice work! __________________ -Nate 1969 CST SWB - Project Blank Slate (4.5/6" ECE Static Drop, 6-lug disc brake upgrade (manual), Billet Specialties Vintec 20x8.5 255/40 (F) 20x10 295/40 (R), 250 I-6) 1960 AMF Skylark - Tot Roddin' (Lowered with custom frame; soon to include custom push bar and interior) 2008 Silverado CrewCab 1LT (5.3L, 3:73, 4x4, LT1, Z-71, Towing Package)

07-26-2008, 09:26 AM	#38
BIG HEAD Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: lake city florida Posts: 327	Re: 72' Stepside 2 1/2 Rockwell Pond Truck I Have Been Going Round And Round With My Motor Builder. I Did Not Use My Regular Guy Because He Told Me He Was Six Months Backed Up. So I Took It To Another Man That Came Recominded By Several People I Know. He Has Now Had My Parts For Ten Months. The Motor Is Close To Being Done. But Now The Man Is Going On Vacation For Two Weeks. So Buy The Time He Buttons It Up Brakes It In And Tunes It On The Dyno, I Am At Least Three Weeks Out. Why Is It That Few People Have Honor In Doing What They Say.

07-28-2008, 07:14 AM	#39
BIG HEAD Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: lake city florida Posts: 327	Re: 72' Stepside 2 1/2 Rockwell Pond Truck yukon jack thanks i have been a long time fan of your truck. great look. i want one to pull this truck around with. i have a 71 /20 gmc i have been thinking about using. i love the bed on your truck. the lift is just right as well.

07-28-2008, 11:46 AM	#40
thirdstreettito Resident of Here Join Date: May 2008 Location: Wesley Chapel, FL, USA Posts: 7,716	Re: 72' Stepside 2 1/2 Rockwell Pond Truck BIG HEAD, what wheels did you use? And where did you get em? __________________ ~Bradley~ 2004 Black GTO LS2/T56 too much to list Miss having a truck

07-28-2008, 10:36 PM	#41
BIG HEAD Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: lake city florida Posts: 327	Re: 72' Stepside 2 1/2 Rockwell Pond Truck 16x16 REAL WHEELS FROM WWW.CHUCKSTRUCKS.NET THEY WERE $300.00 EACH THEY ARE VERY LIGHT. YOU HAVE GOT TO DRILL YOUR OWN VALVE STEM HOLES. SO YOU CAN PUT THEM WERE YOU WANT THEM.



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07-28-2008, 10:37 PM	#42
thirdstreettito Resident of Here Join Date: May 2008 Location: Wesley Chapel, FL, USA Posts: 7,716	Re: 72' Stepside 2 1/2 Rockwell Pond Truck Thanks! __________________ ~Bradley~ 2004 Black GTO LS2/T56 too much to list Miss having a truck

08-04-2008, 09:38 PM	#44
BIG HEAD Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: lake city florida Posts: 327	Re: 72' Stepside 2 1/2 Rockwell Pond Truck we should have a power plant next week. i think that the commit i made to the motor builder about promissing my wife that i would not get locked up for fighting anymore, worked. he is making progress.

08-18-2008, 09:29 PM	#45
BIG HEAD Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: lake city florida Posts: 327	Re: 72' Stepside 2 1/2 Rockwell Pond Truck i got the bed in primer today. i'll post pictures soon.

08-18-2008, 11:42 PM	#46
thelonerife Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Clarksville TN 37043 Posts: 8,702	Re: 72' Stepside 2 1/2 Rockwell Pond Truck That is awesome work. Keep it up! I wish I had a spraybooth like that. __________________ Chuck 68swb Fleetside build ''Choncho'' http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=374892 My trailer redo http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...69#post5893869 Chuy my 59 bug http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=653798 Putnam 87 GMC Shop truck http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=707687

09-08-2008, 07:52 AM	#47
BIG HEAD Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: lake city florida Posts: 327	Re: 72' Stepside 2 1/2 Rockwell Pond Truck My motor is done finaly. I will not go through this again. Next time ill buy one.

10-03-2008, 07:49 PM	#48
BIG HEAD Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: lake city florida Posts: 327	Re: 72' Stepside 2 1/2 Rockwell Pond Truck I finaly got my engine on wednesday. I took it to the guy in august of 2007. And got it back oct. 1 , 2008. That was to long but it has excited me to hear it run. 12:1 compression , .688 lift solid roller cam, 225cc intake runner alu. Heads, 208 ferrar valves. .40 over 400 sbc. Internaly balanced.

10-03-2008, 11:38 PM	#49
FRENCHBLUE72 PROJECT 7DEUCE Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: GRANTS PASS OR Posts: 21,589	Re: 72' Stepside 2 1/2 Rockwell Pond Truck Sweet did ya get any power numbers yet? __________________ GO BIG GREEN GO DUCKS MEMBER #6377 72 k-5 daily driver 6'' lift 35'' 350-350-205 slowly getting rust free. Project "7DEUCE" check out my build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=267665 Tim Powell..R.I.P EastSideLowlife..... R.I.P..

11-03-2008, 09:42 AM	#50
BIG HEAD Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: lake city florida Posts: 327	Re: 72' Stepside 2 1/2 Rockwell Pond Truck I have not done alot on my truck in the time since i last put up pictures. But it looks alot different. I got the motor and tranny in. Bed on. It is looking great.

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