58 Fleetside

[Tchia65]

Originally Posted by oldfarmboy64

I just brought home a 1958 feeltside short box today and hope to start working on it later on this fall. I will be reading every word of this thread before I start. Your truck turned out fantastic.
Steve

Thanks, I appreciate the kind words. I've been off this site since I left California for school in April. I drove her cross country, up into Canada to see a friend and down too Rhode Island with no problems. In fact the twisties were fun as hell from Utah through Colorado with the no limit kit, truck handles like a slot car. After about two weeks in Rhode Island the air tank blew but I found a welder right outside the base gate. Had to get a few guys to left the bed off in a parking lot, and towing isn't easy when your siting on the ground. Now were in Virginia and still going strong, although I wish I had put A/C in her. It was also a cold ride in April so a heater would help too. I rolled about 90 mph most the time and got about 15 mpg with the stellar aerodynamics of the 58. Truck got lots of attention, especially from German tourists in Utah, and in the Bronx when my gps thought I should take surface streets through New York.
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