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**scotts62** · 11-26-2008, 08:37 AM

Good looking truck man

98L150 · 11-26-2008, 10:47 AM

truck is looking good, i am liking it

YOLO · 11-26-2008, 11:10 AM

another nice AZ truck. Bring it to our show in January at the Peoria Sports Complex 1/24/09. You can see the flyer in the Southwest section.

hardwaa · 12-16-2008, 10:11 PM

A little update.Thanksgiving weekend pulled motor and crossmember

northern 85 · 12-16-2008, 10:20 PM

Nice! More pics please.

hardwaa · 12-16-2008, 10:27 PM

installed the DROPMEMBER

NATE you rock!!

What a great product

also appreciate the great customer service

I love it and I haven'tevan driven the truck yet

Fresh RATTLE-COAT and put suspension back together. Still have some loose ends to finish up!

**lolife99** · 12-16-2008, 10:42 PM

Is the 6-banger going back in?
Also,... what are you doing for the rear suspension?

hardwaa · 12-16-2008, 10:47 PM

Sneak peak more pics to come SATURDAY if the sun is out

bags deflated top of tire against fenderwell

will inflate bags to give me clearence between fenderwell and top of tire no more than 2inches no plans on cutting fenderwells.Hope this post makes sense

I DO NOT WANT TO LAY FRAME! I WANT MY TRUCK LOW ALL THE TIME WITH A KILLER STANCE

hardwaa · 12-16-2008, 10:50 PM

YES 292 going back inwith turbo 350. Rear of truck will be coming down !

murdoc · 12-17-2008, 12:19 AM

glad to hear it brother!! i got a 65 like yours with a 292 and power steering. it doesn't get better than that in my opinion!!

**lolife99** · 12-17-2008, 12:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hardwaa

YES 292 going back inwith turbo 350. Rear of truck will be coming down !

Did Nate make the Dropmember any different so that you could use the 6 cylinder? (Is it a one-off design?)

Between Dinos63, c10addict, and NOW your truck,... I'm really beginning to love this '64-'66 body style!

Dinos63 · 12-17-2008, 01:43 AM

looks great dude, nice work

Hickup pickup · 12-17-2008, 04:47 AM

Cruzin in style to Goodguys Scottsdale 08 Hardwaa's truck and my wagon

Hickup pickup · 12-17-2008, 04:48 AM

At the show!

1Bad62Pro/Street · 12-17-2008, 09:56 AM

Like the Gasser Idea!
Old School/Nostalgia!
Roadsters, Gassers, Altereds, Top Fuel, Funny Cars, Pro/Stocks, and even the modern age of nostalgia drag racing.
One of drag racings very popular classes formed was the Gassers. During the `50s, Model A and 1932-`34 Fords were considered the hot set-up for these gas classes. Using Ford V-8 "flatheads" and later overhead valve engines, Gas Coupe and Sedan classes had to maintain stock wheelbases and the engine relocation was limited. By the mid-60s, it was rare to find an upper classed gasser with any other body make than Willys, Studebaker, Austin or Anglia. They were the stoutest full-bodied cars on strips nationwide. Touring teams ran four to six times every week, often traveling several hundred miles day and night to make their next dates. This was old school racing! They were Bad to the Bone, before the fliptop funny cars took over in popularity. The battles in A/GS (later AA/GS) ranks created many heroes and villains who etched their marks into drag racing history. Gassers shared with fans of the quarter mile one the most thrilling overall racecar types, and for an era that was all too short, they were literally the Kings of the Sport.

Gasser Madness
http://www.gassermadness.com/
Gasser Magazine
http://www.gassermagazine.com/
Gasser Wars Magazine
http://www.gasserwarsgassermagazine.com/

killthewabbit · 12-19-2008, 12:31 AM

Whatever it's called, it looks badass. Loving the buildup on this.

Dude, that Falcon wagon looks great and I'm neither a Ford nor a wagon guy.

Hickup pickup · 12-19-2008, 12:53 AM

Thanks ! I'm not a Ford guy either but ya gotta love a 2 door slammed wagon, I think it's the law.

SCOTI · 12-19-2008, 01:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lolife99

Between Dinos63, c10addict, and NOW your truck,... I'm really beginning to love this '64-'66 body style!

**lolife99** · 12-19-2008, 08:24 AM

And now SCOTI,...

Oregoon · 12-19-2008, 07:16 PM

I'm neither a Ford or Chevy guy, or Dodge, for that matter. I just dig cars and trucks.

That said, I'm partial to wagons, panels, sedan deliveries, big trucks, COEs, LWBs--anything funky and off the beaten track, or generally neglected by the rodding public. Probably the last truck I'd look for in a build-up would be a SWB, but I'm really starting to come around.

Great rides! I love the stance.

1LoC10 · 12-19-2008, 08:21 PM

looks great

LuckyHenriksen · 12-21-2008, 05:33 PM

That is looking awesome, I like the theme

hardwaa · 12-22-2008, 12:14 AM

Rolled it out of the garage for some pics.

Front at ride height rear will come down soon

SIDE NOTE:YOU GUYS ROCK

THANK YOU ALL for the positive comments

LuckyHenriksen · 12-22-2008, 12:18 AM

I like the stance now, but with the back lower it will be even better! Good job, it would look great cruising down the road with no hood and the springs sticking up

SCOTI · 12-22-2008, 12:37 AM

What size front wheels/tires (just want to verfiy the sizes haven't changed since earlier in the thread)?
How much clearance between the top of the tire & the inner fenderwell @ ride height?

11-26-2008, 08:37 AM	#26
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11-26-2008, 10:47 AM	#27
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11-26-2008, 11:10 AM	#28
YOLO Custom Truck Lover! Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 440	Re: 1966 Chevy SWB Gasser influenced truck another nice AZ truck. Bring it to our show in January at the Peoria Sports Complex 1/24/09. You can see the flyer in the Southwest section. __________________ Squarebody guy

12-16-2008, 10:11 PM	#29
hardwaa Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: gilbert, az Posts: 827	Re: 1966 Chevy SWB Gasser influenced truck A little update.Thanksgiving weekend pulled motor and crossmember Attached Images

12-16-2008, 10:20 PM	#30
northern 85 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Fairfield Maine Posts: 1,759	Re: 1966 Chevy SWB Gasser influenced truck Nice! More pics please.

12-16-2008, 10:27 PM	#31
hardwaa Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: gilbert, az Posts: 827	Re: 1966 Chevy SWB Gasser influenced truck installed the DROPMEMBERNATE you rock!! What a great product also appreciate the great customer serviceI love it and I haven'tevan driven the truck yetFresh RATTLE-COAT and put suspension back together. Still have some loose ends to finish up! Attached Images

12-16-2008, 10:42 PM	#32
lolife99 67-72 parts collector,… Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Mid-MO Posts: 22,700	Re: 1966 Chevy SWB Gasser influenced truck Is the 6-banger going back in? Also,... what are you doing for the rear suspension? __________________ Keith Convert to disc brakes. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=444823

12-16-2008, 10:47 PM	#33
hardwaa Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: gilbert, az Posts: 827	Re: 1966 Chevy SWB Gasser influenced truck Sneak peak more pics to come SATURDAY if the sun is outbags deflated top of tire against fenderwell will inflate bags to give me clearence between fenderwell and top of tire no more than 2inches no plans on cutting fenderwells.Hope this post makes sense I DO NOT WANT TO LAY FRAME! I WANT MY TRUCK LOW ALL THE TIME WITH A KILLER STANCE Attached Images

12-16-2008, 10:50 PM	#34
hardwaa Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: gilbert, az Posts: 827	Re: 1966 Chevy SWB Gasser influenced truck YES 292 going back inwith turbo 350. Rear of truck will be coming down !

12-17-2008, 12:19 AM	#35
murdoc Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: nampa, idaho Posts: 332	Re: 1966 Chevy SWB Gasser influenced truck glad to hear it brother!! i got a 65 like yours with a 292 and power steering. it doesn't get better than that in my opinion!!

12-17-2008, 01:43 AM	#37
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12-17-2008, 04:47 AM	#38
Hickup pickup Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Gilbert , Az Posts: 369	Re: 1966 Chevy SWB Gasser influenced truck Cruzin in style to Goodguys Scottsdale 08 Hardwaa's truck and my wagon Attached Images Last edited by Hickup pickup; 12-18-2008 at 12:08 AM.

12-17-2008, 04:48 AM	#39
Hickup pickup Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Gilbert , Az Posts: 369	Re: 1966 Chevy SWB Gasser influenced truck At the show! Attached Images

12-17-2008, 09:56 AM	#40
1Bad62Pro/Street "Where were you in '62?" Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Cleveland County, North Cackalacky Posts: 5,013	Re: 1966 Chevy SWB Gasser influenced truck Like the Gasser Idea! Old School/Nostalgia! Roadsters, Gassers, Altereds, Top Fuel, Funny Cars, Pro/Stocks, and even the modern age of nostalgia drag racing. One of drag racings very popular classes formed was the Gassers. During the `50s, Model A and 1932-`34 Fords were considered the hot set-up for these gas classes. Using Ford V-8 "flatheads" and later overhead valve engines, Gas Coupe and Sedan classes had to maintain stock wheelbases and the engine relocation was limited. By the mid-60s, it was rare to find an upper classed gasser with any other body make than Willys, Studebaker, Austin or Anglia. They were the stoutest full-bodied cars on strips nationwide. Touring teams ran four to six times every week, often traveling several hundred miles day and night to make their next dates. This was old school racing! They were Bad to the Bone, before the fliptop funny cars took over in popularity. The battles in A/GS (later AA/GS) ranks created many heroes and villains who etched their marks into drag racing history. Gassers shared with fans of the quarter mile one the most thrilling overall racecar types, and for an era that was all too short, they were literally the Kings of the Sport. Gasser Madness http://www.gassermadness.com/ Gasser Magazine http://www.gassermagazine.com/ Gasser Wars Magazine http://www.gasserwarsgassermagazine.com/ __________________ PROJECT: "FULL METAL YELLOW JACKET" 1962 Chevy C-10 Stepside Shortbed Nostalgia Pro/Street Pickup Truck PROJECT: "FULL METAL YELLOW JACKET Build Thread What Are You Workin' On? - 1Bad62ChevyPickup PROJECT: "TYRANNORAMBLER REX" 1969 AMC Rambler American Nostalgia Pro/Street Youtube Channel: Father Son Projects Youtube Channel: 2TIMOTHY2FITHTEEN "North and South Carolina Folks Click Here!" (((( ~ I have Parts For Sale & Miscellaneous Stuff ~ )))) "Well being as there's no other place around the place, I reckon this must be the place, I reckon...Nyuk Nyuk Nyuk" -Curly Howard Ph.D. Last edited by 1Bad62Pro/Street; 12-17-2008 at 11:51 AM.

12-19-2008, 12:31 AM	#41
killthewabbit Spear and magic helmet! Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 1,226	Re: 1966 Chevy SWB Gasser influenced truck Whatever it's called, it looks badass. Loving the buildup on this. Dude, that Falcon wagon looks great and I'm neither a Ford nor a wagon guy. __________________ -- Will



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12-19-2008, 12:53 AM	#42
Hickup pickup Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Gilbert , Az Posts: 369	Re: 1966 Chevy SWB Gasser influenced truck Thanks ! I'm not a Ford guy either but ya gotta love a 2 door slammed wagon, I think it's the law. __________________ 2-20, 2-21 whatever it takes!

12-19-2008, 08:24 AM	#44
lolife99 67-72 parts collector,… Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Mid-MO Posts: 22,700	Re: 1966 Chevy SWB Gasser influenced truck And now SCOTI,... __________________ Keith Convert to disc brakes. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=444823

12-19-2008, 07:16 PM	#45
Oregoon Roadside Rebuilder Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Southeast Portland, OR Posts: 421	Re: 1966 Chevy SWB Gasser influenced truck I'm neither a Ford or Chevy guy, or Dodge, for that matter. I just dig cars and trucks. That said, I'm partial to wagons, panels, sedan deliveries, big trucks, COEs, LWBs--anything funky and off the beaten track, or generally neglected by the rodding public. Probably the last truck I'd look for in a build-up would be a SWB, but I'm really starting to come around. Great rides! I love the stance.

12-19-2008, 08:21 PM	#46
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12-21-2008, 05:33 PM	#47
LuckyHenriksen Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Sherwood Oregon Posts: 1,908	Re: 1966 Chevy SWB Gasser influenced truck That is looking awesome, I like the theme __________________ 1968 Yenko Chevy LWB 6.0L/TH400 3/4 Drop Senior Project Build Thread Here

12-22-2008, 12:14 AM	#48
hardwaa Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: gilbert, az Posts: 827	Re: 1966 Chevy SWB Gasser influenced truck Rolled it out of the garage for some pics.Front at ride height rear will come down soon SIDE NOTE:YOU GUYS ROCKTHANK YOU ALL for the positive comments Attached Images

12-22-2008, 12:18 AM	#49
LuckyHenriksen Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Sherwood Oregon Posts: 1,908	Re: 1966 Chevy SWB Gasser influenced truck I like the stance now, but with the back lower it will be even better! Good job, it would look great cruising down the road with no hood and the springs sticking up __________________ 1968 Yenko Chevy LWB 6.0L/TH400 3/4 Drop Senior Project Build Thread Here

12-22-2008, 12:37 AM	#50
SCOTI Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: DALLAS,TX Posts: 22,066	Re: 1966 Chevy SWB Gasser influenced truck What size front wheels/tires (just want to verfiy the sizes haven't changed since earlier in the thread)? How much clearance between the top of the tire & the inner fenderwell @ ride height? __________________ 67SWB-B.B.RetroRod 64SWB-Recycle 89CCDually-Driver/Tow Truck 99CCSWB Driver All Fleetsides @rattlecankustoms in IG Building a small, high rpm engine with the perfect bore, stroke and rod ratio is very impressive. It's like a highly skilled Morrocan sword fighter with a Damascus Steel Scimitar..... *Cubic inches is like Indiana Jones with a cheap pistol.* Last edited by SCOTI; 12-22-2008 at 12:41 AM.

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