Heres my .07 cents To me a stock restored truck at a show is nice,i appreciate all the hard work done,but ill walk right past it if theres one next to it on 18's slammed to the ground,shaved,digital gauges,Injected 502,etc.but a stock restored Cheyenne Super Shorty Big Block truck loaded with the am/fm,cruise,buckets,tilt,harnesses.Is cool to,and id never turn a gem like that into a toy,hot rod.but a regular old truck im not gonna do a stocker,but you can easily turn any truck into a loaded with optioned heart stopper.but to me driving a stocker would be less thrilling,it would be more a conversation piece.something thats deserves to remain stock(with exception of rims)to me is a Hemi Cuda,375hp/396 SS Nova,or 65 409 Biscayne,but something regular i wouldnt hesitate to cut,chop weld,modify,to suit my taste. i think theres different meanings i go by restore,refurbish,rebuild,re-do,fix it up,restore to me is to turn back as it woulda came from the dealership.refurbish fix what it needs make it nice,re-do is restore but add what you think it should be like(like hot rodded,tubbed,bigger motored,fix it up,is to make it worthy,like the 67 im gonna do,its gonna look all stock 100% except it will have widened Ralleys in the back,everything plane jane,heater,radio,lighter,visor,arm rest deleted,no PS,or PS,it has the rmovable hump so i put in a bb hump,and im putting in a BB(gonna make it look like that factory bb truck that dont exist,kinda a factory hot rod with factory tach,buckets,posi,but with painted bumpers,grille,rubber floormat.but ill most definetly add a tilt i just pulled from a 71 Blazer(tilts are a necessity for comfort-especially when you are married,or have a lady in your life!!!!)
RAT