The Project Havoc....

[nuke1]

Well where to start. I guess i will give a little story to go with this truck. My dad bought her new and then she did everything from logging to deliveries and finally retireing as the farm truck. She was the first truck i ever drove and when i turned 15 my mom gave me the keys to her. Well that is when i started to work on her, i built my first engine for her a 355, and did the interior of her. Well i drove her for about a year and then got bored on day and me and a friend decided to tear her apart, This was the beginning of a very beautiful love/hate realtionship. for the next year and a half i restored her, and then drove the bag off her....... time for pics.

[nuke1]

Well after finishing her, the engine blew up on me, waterpump went and the gauge did not work, what are the chances! So she sat for 2 years until i moved and decided to build another engine, this time it was a 355 with about 350 horse. well that lasted about 6 months, no 1 intake valve decided to stay open and whack, whack it goes thru the single plane intake and finishes off with pieces btn the block and crank. (thanx to the machinist that screwed my guide up in my head) so she now sits for another 4 or so years..

[Kerry P]

I can't believe it. Just went through this entire thread. I did not expect it to go the way of "DIRTY MARY CRAZY LARRY". Just when it looks like you've won, a train wreck. I hope you can work out the inspection issues. Havoc is too special to get sidelines by a bunch of Barney Fifes.

Kerry P

[nuke1]

Now it is time to get serious and get her done and running, so we haul her back home to my garage and time for the tear down, so on to a ton of pics and desciptions. That is the amount of miles i got on her before the second tear down since i was 15. not too many eh.

[nuke1]

Well first order of buisiness was the engine, i went with a 358 (350 punched ot .040) scat and eagle bottom, crane xe274, world products sportsman heads, speedpro hyper pistons, edelbrock waterpump and intake, scorpion roller rockers, mallory distributer, holley street avenger, arp studs throughout....... and much more

[nuke1]

Now tear down time!!!!!!

[nuke1]

And more....

[nuke1]

more yet...

[nuke1]

WOW more yet

[nuke1]

Some parts i have ordered!!!

[nuke1]

And what i got done today, ground her down some for some epoxy.

[OARNGESI]

Nice truck hope it lasts longer this time

[Spray-Bomb]

Freak'n cool

[abadsvt]

looks good!

[Richard8971]

Nice build so far... can't wait to see more pics.

Don

[lytemup454]

That's a lot of money you've spent there on that table! I'm jealous cool project

[71cadc10]

nice project! Looks like the body work is mostly good, just the fun stuff (for me anyway) doing the mechanical rebuild?

[nuke1]

Thanks for the replies guys, as for the bodywork she is in really good, shape, all original metal and everything, however, i will be deviating alittle bit from the original,, she is becoming a shortbox, (always was my dream), shaving a few things here and there, modifing a few things, and of course replacing the rockers, cabcorners, and front pillars, normal stuff, i will let you all in on a few things as we go, but she (Havoc) will no longer be the same truck, she is gonna have an alter ego real soon i hope, »Thanks

James

[my67chevytruck]

looking good. I wish i had the parts stash you do! keep up the work bro!!

[nuke1]

Well had a little spare time last night, took 2.5 hours and went out to the garage and got this done, hope to have time tomorrow night to weld it up

[hotrod 80]

Nice parts stash and lookin good on the frame . Cool that it's still in the family .

[FRENCHBLUE72]

Very cool looks like you have most of your work planned out ...

[nuke1]

Well had about 1.5 hours tonite to kill so finished taking apart my frame and welding it up, Hope you do not mind Kevin (Rokcrln) but i am gonna tally my hours up for my build like you did (great idea), the first time i did it i was 16 and had about 800 hours so curious this time what i have into it, at the end i will post how much $$$$$ I have into her, thanks.

James
Total Hours: 16hrs

[nuke1]

well, have got nothing done latlely, did have a little precious one show up on sunday, my daughter Harleigh Dawn, great present for me, the proud papa, and got home today from running errands and this showed up for me, some more for the project and going to pick up my tubing and sheet metal tomorrow so i can start my frame now, yah!!!!

[hgs_notes]

Originally Posted by nuke1

well, have got nothing done latlely, did have a little precious one show up on sunday, my daughter Harleigh Dawn, great present for me, the proud papa, and got home today from running errands and this showed up for me, some more for the project and going to pick up my tubing and sheet metal tomorrow so i can start my frame now, yah!!!!

Congratulations. There's a little budget buster. I think your available hobby hours just took a nose dive, but that's not a bad thing. Good luck with both these projects.