Tootsie build for my mother with cancer - Page 153 - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

JHT67 · 11-18-2013, 06:18 PM

Loved this build from the beginning, especially the reason you built it, so I'm not asking this to be smart, but because I'd want to be seen everywhere in that ride, so the question is do you drive it and if so how does it drive?

**superflysteiny** · 11-18-2013, 07:42 PM

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Originally Posted by JHT67

Loved this build from the beginning, especially the reason you built it, so I'm not asking this to be smart, but because I'd want to be seen everywhere in that ride, so the question is do you drive it and if so how does it drive?

I have about two miles on the truck. It is not tuned yet and I have to fix the bugs. Then my plan is to show the truck see how it does at the indoor shows. Then I will drive it alot

jlsanborn · 11-18-2013, 08:37 PM

I can only imagine how hard it would be to haul this truck around and set it up at shows in fear of dinging it up (Do I recall a load shift in an enclosed trailer several pages back?) let alone driving it! That said, hurry your azz up and get this baby on the road! Kidding of course

Need more photos man!

**superflysteiny** · 11-18-2013, 09:05 PM

Lol you can say that again, this truck hates the trailer. I tacoed the passage side bumper pulling it off the trailer at Sema. I caught the bumper on the cable on the door and ruined the bumper. It is very nerve racking. I had to go to Henderson Nevada to get a new bumper. But the little I drove it I had a blast. I need to get it tuned before I drive it because right now it loads up because it's so fat

Blazn C5 · 11-20-2013, 09:17 PM

Eric, I know it's been said before but those Delmo wheels really look right at home on Tootsie. Gives her that old school look. Whichever set of wheels you run, you cant go wrong. Tootsie is just plain bada$$ !!!

duallyjams · 11-20-2013, 09:39 PM

So what's wrong with the bumper beside it being perfect for a super perfect build.

knomadd · 11-20-2013, 09:56 PM

My background at work today.....

nasqar · 11-20-2013, 10:07 PM

This is funny Duane, I have Tootsie on my cell phone and the guys at work look at it and ask, "Is that your truck?"....I tell them I can only dream!!!!

**superflysteiny** · 11-20-2013, 10:35 PM

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Originally Posted by knomadd

My background at work today.....

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Originally Posted by nasqar

This is funny Duane, I have Tootsie on my cell phone and the guys at work look at it and ask, "Is that your truck?"....I tell them I can only dream!!!!

You both rock. That is awesome

**superflysteiny** · 11-20-2013, 10:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Blazn C5

Eric, I know it's been said before but those Delmo wheels really look right at home on Tootsie. Gives her that old school look. Whichever set of wheels you run, you cant go wrong. Tootsie is just plain bada$$ !!!

Thanks Anthony. You were a huge help to getting this truck done. thank you

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Originally Posted by duallyjams

So what's wrong with the bumper beside it being perfect for a super perfect build.

oh it looks good now because the front bumper is new. But the first day we got to Vegas I caught the bumper on the cable that holds the door on the trailer. The cable bent the hell out of the front I mean it made a taco out of it lol

knomadd · 11-21-2013, 09:59 AM

Sounds like she's letting you know "nobody puts Tootsie in a trailer"

big_al_71 · 11-21-2013, 10:54 AM

I am ready to ship mine to you

mr incredible · 11-21-2013, 11:00 AM

Everyone of your builds are magnetic . Whats next. LOL

**superflysteiny** · 11-21-2013, 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by knomadd

Sounds like she's letting you know "nobody puts Tootsie in a trailer"

LOL I know right. I would drive it right now if it were not for the fact that I would be cleaning the truck for weeks to get it ready for the grandnational

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I am ready to ship mine to you

Me to lets do it

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Originally Posted by mr incredible

Everyone of your builds are magnetic . Whats next. LOL

I am going to be taking a break for a while. My wife wants me to focus on the backyard and my kids want a pool. So that is were my money will be going. I am building the air ride trailer and a bike with Brendon Thompson from OCC and elite metal design. The bike will match the truck and we are working with Accuair on the trailer and the bike. Both will have air ride

c10Dream'n · 11-21-2013, 12:23 PM

a trailer with airride, now that's taking it to a whole new level. truck looks stellar!!!

**superflysteiny** · 11-21-2013, 05:50 PM

Thank you here are some more pics

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**superflysteiny** · 11-21-2013, 05:52 PM

69CST-V · 11-21-2013, 06:34 PM

Wow

**superflysteiny** · 11-21-2013, 06:38 PM

Slosh tubz are going in in the next few day under my painted ones. Should clean up the front

knomadd · 11-21-2013, 06:49 PM

Looks like you rubbed a bit. Is a shorter tire in order? I don't see you driving higher...

What are the two trap doors for? I can tell it's a filler location, but for what? Nice tough by the way.

duallyjams · 11-21-2013, 07:40 PM

Thanks for letting us tag a long and posting lots of pics on your one of a kind build.
Are you going to take to Detroit also.

**superflysteiny** · 11-22-2013, 02:00 AM

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Originally Posted by knomadd

Looks like you rubbed a bit. Is a shorter tire in order? I don't see you driving higher...
Oh ya I will always drive low. I wont change the tires. I will put bump stops in the front to protect the tubz
What are the two trap doors for? I can tell it's a filler location, but for what? Nice tough by the way.

One is for the inner cooler and heat exchanger filler. The other one is for the over flow tank.

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Originally Posted by duallyjams

Thanks for letting us tag a long and posting lots of pics on your one of a kind build.
Are you going to take to Detroit also.

Thank you guys. I would not have it any other way. I wont be going to Detroit. Just to far away. One thing I learned at Sema that was very humbling is that there will always be someone with more resources then you . The cars that compete at the riddler are unreal I am sure you have seen these cars first hand. They are works of art and can take 2 or 3 guys 5 solid years to build one of these cars. Most are over 1 million in labor to build. I don't know about you but I can't compete with that. So for me I am happy with Tootsie and I am proud of what I built, but she cant compare to one of those cars and I am ok with that. I built 90% of it and that's what matters to me. I am happy that the board members appreciate my builds.

**Tom Vogel** · 11-22-2013, 11:07 AM

When you are done showing your truck, you will be able to drive it and feel comfortable about it. The Riddler cars will sit in someones museum and slowly decay,
I love the fact that you personally have done most of the work. Thats true skill and artwork. You 'Da Man' Eric.

Low Elco · 11-22-2013, 11:35 AM

That's just epic tight. Great stuff Eric. The detail shots are revealing. That's the small stuff you miss seeing.

aggie91 · 11-22-2013, 12:26 PM

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Originally Posted by superflysteiny

... The cars that compete at the riddler are unreal I am sure you have seen these cars first hand. They are works of art and can take 2 or 3 guys 5 solid years to build one of these cars. Most are over 1 million in labor to build. I don't know about you but I can't compete with that. So for me I am happy with Tootsie and I am proud of what I built, but she cant compare to one of those cars and I am ok with that. I built 90% of it and that's what matters to me. I am happy that the board members appreciate my builds.

I fully agree with you on this. I think the cars for Riddler are cool and have a place in our great hobby, but for me your last statement is what I think its all about!

Eric, you did a outstanding job on Tootsie and now its time to show it off and enjoy it!

11-18-2013, 06:18 PM	#3801
JHT67 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: columbus, ohio Posts: 972	Re: Tootsie build for my mother with cancer Loved this build from the beginning, especially the reason you built it, so I'm not asking this to be smart, but because I'd want to be seen everywhere in that ride, so the question is do you drive it and if so how does it drive? __________________ Going through life's daily grind, I can feel the effects of this physical body's fleeting days, But with a young spirit I look toward a brighter day, knowing that in the eyes of eternity, I am but a babe in the arms of my Lord.........

11-18-2013, 08:37 PM	#3803
jlsanborn Registered User Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Spokane, WA Posts: 2,367	Re: Tootsie build for my mother with cancer I can only imagine how hard it would be to haul this truck around and set it up at shows in fear of dinging it up (Do I recall a load shift in an enclosed trailer several pages back?) let alone driving it! That said, hurry your azz up and get this baby on the road! Kidding of course Need more photos man! __________________ '77 K30 3+3 - "The Crummy" http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=640134 '67 C10 L/SWB - Soon to be daily driver! http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=471776

11-18-2013, 09:05 PM	#3804
superflysteiny Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: orangevale ca Posts: 4,630	Re: Tootsie build for my mother with cancer Lol you can say that again, this truck hates the trailer. I tacoed the passage side bumper pulling it off the trailer at Sema. I caught the bumper on the cable on the door and ruined the bumper. It is very nerve racking. I had to go to Henderson Nevada to get a new bumper. But the little I drove it I had a blast. I need to get it tuned before I drive it because right now it loads up because it's so fat __________________ Tootsie build T Shirts (Supporting Colon Cancer research) Tootsie- a truck for my mother Pops 72 Cheyenne Dropmember build 67 Second Chance project from hell Last edited by superflysteiny; 11-18-2013 at 09:16 PM.

11-20-2013, 09:17 PM	#3805
Blazn C5 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Orangevale, Ca Posts: 347	Re: Tootsie build for my mother with cancer Eric, I know it's been said before but those Delmo wheels really look right at home on Tootsie. Gives her that old school look. Whichever set of wheels you run, you cant go wrong. Tootsie is just plain bada$$ !!!

11-20-2013, 09:39 PM	#3806
duallyjams Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: Deale Md Posts: 4,663	Re: Tootsie build for my mother with cancer So what's wrong with the bumper beside it being perfect for a super perfect build. __________________ James 63 GMC V6 4speed carryall 65 chevy swb bbw V8 auto 68 K20 327/4 speed, buddy buckets 2002 GMC CC Dually Duramax 64 GMC lwb 3/4 V6 4speed SOLD 66 GMC swb bbw buddy buckets SOLD IG duallyjams The only thing that stays the same is constant change!

11-20-2013, 09:56 PM	#3807
knomadd Registered User Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Rosenberg, Texas Posts: 3,506	Re: Tootsie build for my mother with cancer My background at work today..... Attached Images __________________ -Duane C/10 Club Texas member 1971 Chevy C10 "Brutus" SWB Fleetside 2016 6.0L (L96) 6L90E (driver/project) 1965 Pontiac GTO "Royal Goat" 400/TH400 w/AC (my baby)

11-20-2013, 10:07 PM	#3808
nasqar Here kitty kitty kitty Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Perrysville, IN Posts: 548	Re: Tootsie build for my mother with cancer This is funny Duane, I have Tootsie on my cell phone and the guys at work look at it and ask, "Is that your truck?"....I tell them I can only dream!!!!

11-21-2013, 09:59 AM	#3811
knomadd Registered User Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Rosenberg, Texas Posts: 3,506	Re: Tootsie build for my mother with cancer Sounds like she's letting you know "nobody puts Tootsie in a trailer" __________________ -Duane C/10 Club Texas member 1971 Chevy C10 "Brutus" SWB Fleetside 2016 6.0L (L96) 6L90E (driver/project) 1965 Pontiac GTO "Royal Goat" 400/TH400 w/AC (my baby)

11-21-2013, 10:54 AM	#3812
big_al_71 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: South Florida Posts: 11,375	Re: Tootsie build for my mother with cancer I am ready to ship mine to you __________________ Get your facts first, and then you can distort them as much as you please!!!!!. Sylvester's build thread >>>http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...ht=big+rebuild

11-21-2013, 11:00 AM	#3813
mr incredible Registered User Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: mchenry ill Posts: 55	Re: Tootsie build for my mother with cancer Everyone of your builds are magnetic . Whats next. LOL __________________ USN RETIRED there are two things you don't need in the navy. that's a wife and a pick up truck. cause when your out to sea someone else is using them

11-21-2013, 12:23 PM	#3815
c10Dream'n Registered User Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: San Diego Posts: 519	Re: Tootsie build for my mother with cancer a trailer with airride, now that's taking it to a whole new level. truck looks stellar!!!

11-21-2013, 05:50 PM	#3816
superflysteiny Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: orangevale ca Posts: 4,630	Re: Tootsie build for my mother with cancer Thank you here are some more pics [IMG]http://i1005.photobucket.com/albums/af180/superflysteiny/509C5FB6-A223-433B- [IMG]http://i1005.photobucket.com/albums/af180/superflysteiny/D9826A40-735F-462E- AB2C-3127839CB5A3-8375-00000DB873FF3108_zps7d9df6e9.jpg[/IMG]9324-B65E14BC2110-8375-00000DB887A75AB7_zps1f41c7a5.jpg[/IMG] __________________ Tootsie build T Shirts (Supporting Colon Cancer research) Tootsie- a truck for my mother Pops 72 Cheyenne Dropmember build 67 Second Chance project from hell

11-21-2013, 05:52 PM	#3817
superflysteiny Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: orangevale ca Posts: 4,630	Re: Tootsie build for my mother with cancer __________________ Tootsie build T Shirts (Supporting Colon Cancer research) Tootsie- a truck for my mother Pops 72 Cheyenne Dropmember build 67 Second Chance project from hell

11-21-2013, 06:34 PM	#3818
69CST-V Registered User Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Piper, KS Posts: 683	Re: Tootsie build for my mother with cancer Wow __________________ Bryce '69 SWB Fleet Still Under Construction Company Trucks

11-21-2013, 06:38 PM	#3819
superflysteiny Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: orangevale ca Posts: 4,630	Re: Tootsie build for my mother with cancer Slosh tubz are going in in the next few day under my painted ones. Should clean up the front __________________ Tootsie build T Shirts (Supporting Colon Cancer research) Tootsie- a truck for my mother Pops 72 Cheyenne Dropmember build 67 Second Chance project from hell



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11-21-2013, 06:49 PM	#3820
knomadd Registered User Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Rosenberg, Texas Posts: 3,506	Re: Tootsie build for my mother with cancer Looks like you rubbed a bit. Is a shorter tire in order? I don't see you driving higher... What are the two trap doors for? I can tell it's a filler location, but for what? Nice tough by the way. __________________ -Duane C/10 Club Texas member 1971 Chevy C10 "Brutus" SWB Fleetside 2016 6.0L (L96) 6L90E (driver/project) 1965 Pontiac GTO "Royal Goat" 400/TH400 w/AC (my baby)

11-21-2013, 07:40 PM	#3821
duallyjams Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: Deale Md Posts: 4,663	Re: Tootsie build for my mother with cancer Thanks for letting us tag a long and posting lots of pics on your one of a kind build. Are you going to take to Detroit also. __________________ James 63 GMC V6 4speed carryall 65 chevy swb bbw V8 auto 68 K20 327/4 speed, buddy buckets 2002 GMC CC Dually Duramax 64 GMC lwb 3/4 V6 4speed SOLD 66 GMC swb bbw buddy buckets SOLD IG duallyjams The only thing that stays the same is constant change!

11-22-2013, 11:07 AM	#3823
Tom Vogel 2WD Jimmy Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Davis County, Utah Posts: 2,565	Re: Tootsie build for my mother with cancer When you are done showing your truck, you will be able to drive it and feel comfortable about it. The Riddler cars will sit in someones museum and slowly decay, I love the fact that you personally have done most of the work. Thats true skill and artwork. You 'Da Man' Eric.

11-22-2013, 11:35 AM	#3824
Low Elco Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Indep, MO Posts: 5,893	Re: Tootsie build for my mother with cancer That's just epic tight. Great stuff Eric. The detail shots are revealing. That's the small stuff you miss seeing. __________________ Boppa's Old Yeller Truck Build, Old Yeller's New Heart! Project Buzz Bomb Flyin' Low!

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