anyone got a STRAIGHT AXLE GASSER STYLE TRUCK

[c10addict]

I know board member Paindianrider is going after this look... He lives close to me an d we talk often about his ideas and how to pull off the look... He's got a great start on the gasser look... I will let him know of this post...

[PA-IndianRider]

Originally Posted by c10addict

I know board member Paindianrider is going after this look... He lives close to me an d we talk often about his ideas and how to pull off the look... He's got a great start on the gasser look... I will let him know of this post...

THANKS C10 ADDICT.... I NEVER would have found this thread bing I spent most of my on this board on the DRAG RACING page.

Yes we are planning to build a "gasser" C10 short wheel base stepside. Although the "gasser classes" stayed until the early 70's making a '67 C10 a legit gasser canidate for being used "back then" I have never seen or heard of one so I doubt there ever was one....

With the styling of the 67-72 C10's I think everyone would admit that a C10 could do quite easily (and nicely) with the right mods.

We are currently actively in the "parts collecting" stage of the build having only removing (and selling) the engine & tranny and dismantling the front clip. Hope to start doing some serious work on it in the next month or so.

Having just been to the "GASSER REUNION" at Thompson Raceway (OHIO) I am fueled with all kinds of motivation for the project.

So far we have collected a '67 one piece fiberglass tilt frontend - headers from a stock car that we modified into fenderwell exit headers - a 9" F**d rearend - 400 turbo trans setup for street/strip - a 350CI with 4 bolt mains which will be built and stroked (383) ..... going to use LARGER tires than the "early gassers" because we do plan to race this thing .... and LAST but NOT LEAST.... after months of "should I" or "shouldn't I" we are going to install a vintage look "straight front axle".

Other plans include ..... radical CHOPPED roof (5" or more) which we will do by chopping a little by little until we get the look we are looking for - moon tank - aluminum floor - '59 Caddy taillights frenched into the rear fenders.....

Here's a few pictures of a mock-up we did to get an idea of the stance we are looking for.....