Originally Posted by ChiefRocka (Post 2969770)

.....first you light the torch.....

Originally Posted by txinliner (Post 2996542)

Got a question for you Ive got a65 c10 swb dopped 4 5 1/2 but its still not low enough up front. How much lower can i go on a static
drop and still be able to drive it without a lot of hassell, you know aligenment, control arm enterferance etc. thanks

Originally Posted by 1966gmc (Post 3013801)

Just the way I bought er. Stock looking except the big old mirrors
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a2...d/IMGP0412.jpg

Originally Posted by 1966gmc (Post 3013815)

No they aren't stock. They have FoMoCo on them :(

Originally Posted by factorystock (Post 3013982)

I always thought "stock" was when a vehicle has the same equipment and appearance as it had when new. It should resemble the look when the guy at the dealership handed the keys over to the original buyer.For a clue, look at my avatar.

Originally Posted by LILRED66 (Post 3013789)

Chief:

Not what I would expect as a site Moderator.

Don't get offended because I like to preserve the vintage looks/lines of the 4-5-6 Chevy trucks.

I look and admire the work done by you and many of the other customizer/fabricators, but I don't lash out at them for modifying their trucks.

Originally Posted by LILRED66 (Post 3013711)

Once again, I emphatically state that I am not a hater, I just struggle with the notion that many/most of these trucks need to be radically modified, in order to be set apart from everyone else

Originally Posted by LILRED66 (Post 3013711)

In a few years, when we are all drooling over the next trend, after the lowering trend has passed, just like the chopping era has faded, that lowered/chopped truck and many just like it will be sitting in the back lot, collecting dust/rust...because no human being will spend the money to restore the sheetmetal and frame back to it's original glory.

Many/most trucks I see posted on this site and many just like it, fall victim to slamming/chopping/"z"-ing/channeling/smoothing and every other personal touch known to man.

Just an observation...wouldn't it be a travesty if most/many Corvettes/Chevelles/Cameros/Mopars/Mustangs/etc/etc/etc were butchered up with these personal touches, only to be de-valued/depreciated long before their time. I have and will continue to scratch my head wondering why many/most '60-'66 Chevy truck owners are so compelled to go to work on these trucks, to, in their opinion, make them better.

Once again, I emphatically state that I am not a hater, I just struggle with the notion that many/most of these trucks need to be radically modified, in order to be set apart from everyone else, even though there are not that many of them on the road compared to the '50-'59's and the '67-'72's.

It would be refreshing to see a new member posting photos of his/her newly purchased '60-'66 Chevy truck and not read/see the majority of the replies suggesting that "it sure would look good with a body drop/laying frame/dragging ass/rolling on 22's/etc/etc/etc". With the number of these trucks going to the crusher/rusting to the frame rails/being chopped up, there aren't going to be many stockers left.