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1966 Chevy SWB Gasser influenced truck
Hi my name is Jeff and this is my truck. Bought 12-24-07 got it home, washed it up and got it running.
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Re: 1966 Chevy SWB Gasser influenced truck
Put a tailgait on it some new chrome bumpers. Basically wanted to get it driver friendly before I started to really work on it. One thing I have learned if you can drive it and work on it you enjoy it and if I cant drive it I always sell it
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Re: 1966 Chevy SWB Gasser influenced truck
Nice truck!
Saw this Gasser/racer @ the Cow Palace a few years back. ![]() ![]() Last edited by Cyclone; 11-23-2008 at 04:23 PM. |
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Re: 1966 Chevy SWB Gasser influenced truck
Ok time to make it MINE.
![]() 5 lug conversion FRONT: 73-87 A arms, 2.5 dropped spindles, 4" dropped springs, new rotors, bearings, calipers, hosses, and lines. REAR stock axles and drums machined for 5 lug. 5"dropped springs. POWER BRAKES 1972 chevy truck booster master and firewall bracket. ![]() ![]() Wheels Front old Sears mags 15x6-5.60 coker classics biasply. Rear Cragar 15x8-10x30 Hurst recapped cheater slicks. Side note 4 85lb bags of concrete and 2 50lb bags of sand in front of tailgait to help lower rear first time out 4-13-08 |
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Re: 1966 Chevy SWB Gasser influenced truck
Nice. Now it's time to get that straight axle in the front to finish off the stance....
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Re: 1966 Chevy SWB Gasser influenced truck
Big thrash before Goodguys 08. found a set of 15x6 Cragars for front. removed concrete and sand bags from bed and replaced with 2" blocks and C notched rear frame. New winshield and rear window rubbers. tinted rear window YELLOW
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Re: 1966 Chevy SWB Gasser influenced truck
Cool man, started a thread!!!!! Looks like you started with a fairly nice truck, too. All that concrete and sand really helps with the traction in the winter months
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Re: 1966 Chevy SWB Gasser influenced truck
Future plans Next weekend put my dropmeber in followed by a Turbo 350 trans, shifter on the column.The 292 6 is stayin it runs great and does not leak or use oil.
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Re: 1966 Chevy SWB Gasser influenced truck
What is March Meet? The only thing I see wrong is that Ford sign in your picture
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Re: 1966 Chevy SWB Gasser influenced truck
Your going the wrong way for Gasser influence.
![]() Lift the front 6 inches with a solid axle and parallel leafs. ![]()
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Re: 1966 Chevy SWB Gasser influenced truck
I saw your truck at goodguys, very cool nice job .you will love the dropmember
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Re: 1966 Chevy SWB Gasser influenced truck
HOLY CRAP!!! that GMC is so perfect....my chevy is almost its twin
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Re: 1966 Chevy SWB Gasser influenced truck
Nice truck, dude. I like the look
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Re: 1966 Chevy SWB Gasser influenced truck
so you have 6.5" of static drop in the front? Wow. How close to the ground are the a arms. Nice truck!
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Re: 1966 Chevy SWB Gasser influenced truck
I like your truck a lot. Looks a whole lot better
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Re: 1966 Chevy SWB Gasser influenced truck
Awesome truck! I love everything about it. Those cragars are killer!
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Re: 1966 Chevy SWB Gasser influenced truck
cool truck, but thats not at all what Id call a gasser style. That pic Rogus posted was a gasser style. That look is hard to pull off & look right with trucks in my opinion...just my 2cents
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Re: 1966 Chevy SWB Gasser influenced truck
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Re: 1966 Chevy SWB Gasser influenced truck
Nice looking truck!
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Re: 1966 Chevy SWB Gasser influenced truck
Very nice looking truck...Looks like you went for the commit scrub in the clean up stage...
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Re: 1966 Chevy SWB Gasser influenced truck
What a great looking project, can't wait to see it with the dropmember installed.
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Re: 1966 Chevy SWB Gasser influenced truck
I like the direction this thing is going.
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Re: 1966 Chevy SWB Gasser influenced truck
VERY nice! I didn't look at this thread because I was expecting to see a straight axle. I'm glad you are going in the "Dropmember" direction. Looks more like a 60's tow vehicle. Keep us posted.
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Re: 1966 Chevy SWB Gasser influenced truck
whats wrong with a straight axle? best invention since sliced bread!
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Re: 1966 Chevy SWB Gasser influenced truck
They are COOL on 60's Gasser cars,... just not my thing.
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