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Beausoleil Racing · 11-07-2004, 10:33 AM

I was given a totally rust free 1984 Chevy 1/2 ton long bed and here are my plans...

- Sonny Leonard big block.
- THM 400 stengthened to withstand the SL
- dually bed to cover huge tires
- L 88 hood
- Baldwin Motion paint scheme in red with black stripes
- Full custom interior
- posi rear from a mid 70s Cadillac ambulance (basically a 3/4 ton axle retaining a 5 lug bolt pattern and it's a bolt in.)

B/M paint scheme:

cliffsta · 11-07-2004, 12:36 PM

That sounds pretty sweet. Also sounds expensive

Loan me 2 grand so i can finish red

Beausoleil Racing · 11-09-2004, 06:13 PM

LOL... Yeah, it's going to be expensive, but will be a LOT of fun.

hotrodhomi · 11-09-2004, 08:18 PM

I would start with a short bed but thats just me.

oldraven · 11-09-2004, 08:25 PM

No, no, no. LWB is the way to go.

DennyB · 11-09-2004, 08:38 PM

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Originally Posted by oldraven

No, no, no. LWB is the way to go.

Better weight transfer?

383drvr · 11-09-2004, 09:03 PM

Buy an extra Sonny L. engine for me too while you're at it!

SanitysBane · 11-09-2004, 09:54 PM

long bed is better! no one builds them

C&C Chevy · 11-09-2004, 11:12 PM

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Originally Posted by SanitysBane

no one builds them

There's a reason for that.. :p

SanitysBane · 11-09-2004, 11:15 PM

because they aren't pampered as much? hehe

smoky02 · 11-09-2004, 11:22 PM

what is the best suspension setup for these trucks?? I'm thinking of using a 4 link system for mine...

DennyB · 11-09-2004, 11:51 PM

From what I remember (yep, I'm old) The original funny cars came about by shorting the wheelbase.
The were wierd or "funny" looking which is how they got the name "funny car".

I will see if I can find a picture of one.

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No, no, no. LWB is the way to go.

If it's a matter of personal preference well then, thats cool too

SanitysBane · 11-10-2004, 12:00 AM

i know im a youn one, but i remeber a story in hotrod and looking at old photos, the funny cars shifted there wheel base, like the moves the rear end up 4 inches and the front end up 4 inches too, this was to try to get the engine sitting closer to the middle, without hacking into the firewall and such. and im 6'2 so i need the 8 foot bed

DennyB · 11-10-2004, 12:04 AM

Link to site

DennyB · 11-10-2004, 12:09 AM

You nailed Bo Jangles

Jay, Cant wait to see that truck!

SanitysBane · 11-10-2004, 12:18 AM

it was both of our ideas combined

*1FaastC10* · 11-10-2004, 03:03 AM

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Originally Posted by SanitysBane

and im 6'2 so i need the 8 foot bed

i have a friend who is 6'7" and he has a shortbed. what does the height have to do with the length of the bed on your truck?

short wheelbases hook up better, because of the shorter leverage arm that is the entire truck. it allows more weight to be lifted and then transferred to the rear tires (front will actually get lighter, perhaps show some daylight under the tires in extreme cases) with a lwb it takes more power to transfer the same weight, and is more difficult to channel to the rear tires, due to less of the entire weight of the truck over them.

i like the overall idea, as it sounds cool. however i have seen a couple duallies with a single wide tire, and it just doesnt look right. if it were me building the truck, stick with the Baldwin Motion theme, and build a short wheelbase standard fleetside truck with a Dana 60 or something, 4 linked out back. much cleaner looking, much more functional, and quite possibly cheaper.

bigblock73 · 11-10-2004, 07:53 AM

Don't forget, a long bed will weigh more than a short bed...providing both trucks are set up similar. The lighter you are, the faster you are.

SanitysBane · 11-10-2004, 06:56 PM

a 6'2 person can't sleep in an 8 footbed, twas mearly a joke that i have with my friends at school, in an all our racing truck, you would want a short box, but in a daily driver you would want a long wheel base, the longer the wheel base the more stable it will be, just my 2 cents

Beausoleil Racing · 11-10-2004, 07:07 PM

The truck, BBC, tires and rear end I already have... It was either go with the BBC or build a 455 Pontiac and go with a 1969 Trans Am paint scheme and i didn't want to do that... The Caddy rear will handle anything I throw at it, as it has already been in use in, 1: an ambulance, then a 409 shortbed stepside (broke many a tranny, but the rear end held up VERY well.)

i want to come up with a good handling suspension for it... And yes, I wanna take on that new 500 hp Dodge... hehehe

87 STEPPER · 11-10-2004, 08:29 PM

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Originally Posted by SanitysBane

the longer the wheel base the more stable it will be, just my 2 cents

Since when did short wheel base trucks become unstable and were talking trucks not SUV'S

cliffsta · 11-10-2004, 11:27 PM

When im rich (bah ha ha) I'm gonna have about 4 or 5 C/K trucks. I already got my short steppie. I want a long fleet 2WD, a short fleet 4x4, and a short fleet 2WD, and a short fleet 4x4.

Who needs one of those new plastic trucks?

11-07-2004, 10:33 AM	#1
Beausoleil Racing Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Austin, Tx Posts: 31	New project - tell me what you think... I was given a totally rust free 1984 Chevy 1/2 ton long bed and here are my plans... - Sonny Leonard big block. - THM 400 stengthened to withstand the SL - dually bed to cover huge tires - L 88 hood - Baldwin Motion paint scheme in red with black stripes - Full custom interior - posi rear from a mid 70s Cadillac ambulance (basically a 3/4 ton axle retaining a 5 lug bolt pattern and it's a bolt in.) B/M paint scheme: __________________ Jay Beausoleil Beausoleil Racing Austin, Tx. Brisbane, Au.

11-07-2004, 12:36 PM	#2
cliffsta Stepsides RULE Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Pineville, LA Posts: 1,921	That sounds pretty sweet. Also sounds expensive Loan me 2 grand so i can finish red __________________ 1981 Chevy C10 Custom Deluxe Stepside 350 V8, headers, side exhausts, 3-speed auto SOLD 1980 Chevy C10 Custum Deluxe Stepside 305 V8, Edelbrock Performer Intake, Edelbrock 1406 600CFM 4-barrel, TH350C. Bent rod. SOLD 1984 GMC Sierra Classic Longbed 6.2L Diesel SOLD 2009 Kawasaki KLX-250S too many mods for this signature 1999 Honda Accord EX 4-cylinder, 17" Motegi Wheels 215/45/17 Sumitomo tires, Tein S-Tech lowering springs, KYB GR2 shocks, Acura TL 20mm rear swaybar, debadged, blackhoused headlights, Short-Ram Intake Cardomain of the Accord

11-09-2004, 06:13 PM	#3
Beausoleil Racing Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Austin, Tx Posts: 31	LOL... Yeah, it's going to be expensive, but will be a LOT of fun. __________________ Jay Beausoleil Beausoleil Racing Austin, Tx. Brisbane, Au.

11-09-2004, 08:25 PM	#5
oldraven Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Antigonish, Nova Scotia Posts: 869	No, no, no. LWB is the way to go. __________________ '86 C10 regular cab, 383 on propane www.cardomain.com/id/doasa '87 TurboCoupe 2.3Turbo intercooled 5-spd www.cardomain.com/id/oldraven '93 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4.0L

11-09-2004, 09:54 PM	#8
SanitysBane Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Lubbock, Texas Posts: 2,121	long bed is better! no one builds them __________________ '96 Nissan Pathfinder '02 Firebird Trans Am. '88 K5 Blazer

11-09-2004, 08:18 PM	#4
hotrodhomi Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Sacramento Posts: 3,737	I would start with a short bed but thats just me.

11-09-2004, 09:03 PM	#7
383drvr Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Dallas, Tx. Posts: 308	Buy an extra Sonny L. engine for me too while you're at it!

11-09-2004, 11:15 PM	#10
SanitysBane Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Lubbock, Texas Posts: 2,121	because they aren't pampered as much? hehe __________________ '96 Nissan Pathfinder '02 Firebird Trans Am. '88 K5 Blazer

11-09-2004, 11:22 PM	#11
smoky02 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Sunny, Florida, some might call it South Alabama Posts: 834	what is the best suspension setup for these trucks?? I'm thinking of using a 4 link system for mine... __________________ Just sold my C10...sad day... Looking for a 1972 Blazer to hopefully fill the hole in my heart.

11-10-2004, 12:00 AM	#13
SanitysBane Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Lubbock, Texas Posts: 2,121	i know im a youn one, but i remeber a story in hotrod and looking at old photos, the funny cars shifted there wheel base, like the moves the rear end up 4 inches and the front end up 4 inches too, this was to try to get the engine sitting closer to the middle, without hacking into the firewall and such. and im 6'2 so i need the 8 foot bed __________________ '96 Nissan Pathfinder '02 Firebird Trans Am. '88 K5 Blazer

11-10-2004, 12:04 AM	#14
DennyB Led Sled! Discs R 4 ME! Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Toms River, NJ, USA (Transplanted Hoosier) Posts: 7,327	This is known as the first funny car... Link to site __________________ "Never ride faster than your Angel can fly" I.M.O.M,W,J&C Patriot Guard Rider

11-10-2004, 12:09 AM	#15
DennyB Led Sled! Discs R 4 ME! Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Toms River, NJ, USA (Transplanted Hoosier) Posts: 7,327	You nailed Bo Jangles Jay, Cant wait to see that truck! __________________ "Never ride faster than your Angel can fly" I.M.O.M,W,J&C Patriot Guard Rider

11-10-2004, 12:18 AM	#16
SanitysBane Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Lubbock, Texas Posts: 2,121	it was both of our ideas combined __________________ '96 Nissan Pathfinder '02 Firebird Trans Am. '88 K5 Blazer

11-10-2004, 07:53 AM	#18
bigblock73 yeller Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Twin Cities Posts: 13,824	Don't forget, a long bed will weigh more than a short bed...providing both trucks are set up similar. The lighter you are, the faster you are. __________________ Jeff 73-87.com 73-87.com Facebook page 73-87 cab corner 6x9 speaker brackets for sale 67-72 cab corner speaker brackets for sale 47-54 cab corner speaker brackets for sale

11-10-2004, 06:56 PM	#19
SanitysBane Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Lubbock, Texas Posts: 2,121	a 6'2 person can't sleep in an 8 footbed, twas mearly a joke that i have with my friends at school, in an all our racing truck, you would want a short box, but in a daily driver you would want a long wheel base, the longer the wheel base the more stable it will be, just my 2 cents __________________ '96 Nissan Pathfinder '02 Firebird Trans Am. '88 K5 Blazer



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11-10-2004, 07:07 PM	#20
Beausoleil Racing Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Austin, Tx Posts: 31	The truck, BBC, tires and rear end I already have... It was either go with the BBC or build a 455 Pontiac and go with a 1969 Trans Am paint scheme and i didn't want to do that... The Caddy rear will handle anything I throw at it, as it has already been in use in, 1: an ambulance, then a 409 shortbed stepside (broke many a tranny, but the rear end held up VERY well.) i want to come up with a good handling suspension for it... And yes, I wanna take on that new 500 hp Dodge... hehehe __________________ Jay Beausoleil Beausoleil Racing Austin, Tx. Brisbane, Au. Last edited by Beausoleil Racing; 11-10-2004 at 07:10 PM.

11-10-2004, 11:27 PM	#22
cliffsta Stepsides RULE Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Pineville, LA Posts: 1,921	When im rich (bah ha ha) I'm gonna have about 4 or 5 C/K trucks. I already got my short steppie. I want a long fleet 2WD, a short fleet 4x4, and a short fleet 2WD, and a short fleet 4x4. Who needs one of those new plastic trucks? __________________ 1981 Chevy C10 Custom Deluxe Stepside 350 V8, headers, side exhausts, 3-speed auto SOLD 1980 Chevy C10 Custum Deluxe Stepside 305 V8, Edelbrock Performer Intake, Edelbrock 1406 600CFM 4-barrel, TH350C. Bent rod. SOLD 1984 GMC Sierra Classic Longbed 6.2L Diesel SOLD 2009 Kawasaki KLX-250S too many mods for this signature 1999 Honda Accord EX 4-cylinder, 17" Motegi Wheels 215/45/17 Sumitomo tires, Tein S-Tech lowering springs, KYB GR2 shocks, Acura TL 20mm rear swaybar, debadged, blackhoused headlights, Short-Ram Intake Cardomain of the Accord

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