No Limit's "K-10"

[808_67C10]

We have time attack here in Hawaii... Hopefully I can tighten up my suspension a little ant take it out to run through some cones! I have the power and gearing just have to make the truck handle on a budget....
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[Greywolf200]

Saw the article in Street Trucks on the manifold/cam swap on Hellboy. Was it a typo that dropped 50HP on the swap? The final numbers looked good.

[robnolimit]

The grill openings are for other cooling. brake ducts, oil cooler, and cold air inlet (engine)

[Dieselwrencher]

Rob, are you guys doing the Good Guys auto cross circuit again this year?

[Extended72]

Rob, how much for a set of flared fenders?
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[68 SWB]

Hellboy is getting some love on the Auto Meter Facebook page today!

[hotrod1]

Hey Rob:

Can you tell us what you have learned about mounting the radiator in the back? How come you went to an electric pump; volume? What size tubes did u use? Is it able to cool well or is it a tough one? Does the scoop really make a difference? If you went half way back in the bed, would everything been easier? Would you do it again? Any thing else - suggestions? Thanks!

[robnolimit]

First off, that's pretty bad ass! OK, I looked back in the thread, and I never posted the 'how' trick. 1) I made a small 'angle gauge' out of sheet metal, 1/2" wide 4" long 19 ga., then bent it about 1 1/2" in to the angle of the OE lip. (from the flat surface around the opening) 2) with the new opening defined and pulled out, I used the angle gauge to project the slope back onto the bedside. I made marks about every inch all the way around. 3) then I free hand connected the dots to make the new slope connection arc on the bedside. 4) make a masking tape template. This works out so cool you'll laugh. One piece at a time, your going to lay out masking tape from the new outer face, sloped back (in the air) and connect to the bed side nice and tight at the new connection point arc line. Lay the tape out in a radial direction, like bicycle spokes, all the way around. Use cheap 1 1/2" wide tape. Overlap a good 1/2" on every piece, until you have a solid flare built out of tape. Use a sharpie and draw out the seam line from the tape to the outer lip, and from the tape to the bedside. - I spray the backside of the tape with WD-40 to kill the rest of the sticky. 5) use a razor to cut out the tape template. When you have it cut off and lay it flat, it will be the perfect template to cut out the sheetmal to make the arc slope.
All that being said, you may want to look at 'bubbling out the fenders, more like a late dirt stadium truck. - but thats a lot more work.


Please share more picts, very cool project

[-Greg72]

Originally Posted by robnolimit

First off, that's pretty bad ass! OK, I looked back in the thread, and I never posted the 'how' trick. 1) I made a small 'angle gauge' out of sheet metal, 1/2" wide 4" long 19 ga., then bent it about 1 1/2" in to the angle of the OE lip. (from the flat surface around the opening) 2) with the new opening defined and pulled out, I used the angle gauge to project the slope back onto the bedside. I made marks about every inch all the way around. 3) then I free hand connected the dots to make the new slope connection arc on the bedside. 4) make a masking tape template. This works out so cool you'll laugh. One piece at a time, your going to lay out masking tape from the new outer face, sloped back (in the air) and connect to the bed side nice and tight at the new connection point arc line. Lay the tape out in a radial direction, like bicycle spokes, all the way around. Use cheap 1 1/2" wide tape. Overlap a good 1/2" on every piece, until you have a solid flare built out of tape. Use a sharpie and draw out the seam line from the tape to the outer lip, and from the tape to the bedside. - I spray the backside of the tape with WD-40 to kill the rest of the sticky. 5) use a razor to cut out the tape template. When you have it cut off and lay it flat, it will be the perfect template to cut out the sheetmal to make the arc slope.
All that being said, you may want to look at 'bubbling out the fenders, more like a late dirt stadium truck. - but thats a lot more work.


Please share more picts, very cool project

AWESOME!!!!

Rob, thank you so much for responding.... I'm going to print out your comments and look them over tonight when I can stand in front of the truck and look at everything.

I'm happy to post more pics but I don't want to mess up this thread with my own project and struggles.... I've got a build thread going on CK5.com and Pirate4x4 currently. It's a '72 K5 with a 4-Link rear, 3-Link front and a hybrid Ford Axle (2.47 gears) with Unimog 404 portal box outers.

I just finished building a set of 304 Stainless "outboard" headers for my engine... since the front suspension ate up all the room where headers would normally go.... BOY, did I learn a lot from that project. Never worked with TIG before...or stainless.... or scratch-building headers for that matter. So I'm having a great time experimenting and teaching myself as I go....

Anyway. Here's a link to my build thread and about 2000 more photos (I'd start front from the very end and read it backwards to see the newest fun stuff first)....

http://ck5.com/forums/threads/72-k5-...24462/page-307


If you're willing, I'd love to post up some progress pics of my attempt on these fender flares and get your feedback.



-G

[robnolimit]

I was looking for some info over the weekend, and found it on this thread. As I was looking around, I had a chance to think back about this project. The Truck has been campaigned now for five years, and we just finished the fifth season with Good-Guys, SCCA, and the USCA. So, here are some thoughts and info.

When the truck came out, it was a game changer. Unfortunately, it was never covered by the larger 'truck' magazines. Years ago I had called them out for "selling" tech space on a pay for play bases, only to favored advertisers, and none of the editors had the stones to cover it anyway, against the Add sales wishes. Again, I think they did the "Truckin" community a dis-service. Thank god for the interweb and sites like this to
get the news out.

I wish we were better at video, and editing and loading. We do have a ton of video, just never got it loaded, but I think I'm going to make that a winter project. Some of the testing video and stuff we learned is pretty cool.

The HellBoy has been more successful than I ever dreamed. I'd like to say that it's never been beat, but that's not 100% true. It has been beat by a few very fast cars, and on one occasion, a truck ended up finishing better than us. That was in Columbus at the Good-Guys sponsor shootout. We were the fastest qualifier but got bumped in the second round by Brian Finch (Camaro), and Brad Coomer driving Trent Summer's "#9" C10 (with No Limit suspenion) got around Kyle Tucker for the win. So, this was not a heads up, or fastest lap type of race, but the Black C10 did finish better than the HellBoy that day. That is the only time a truck of any kind has bested the HellBoy.

In five years we have racked up the following:
2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 Good-Guys Pro Class Truck National Champion
2013 Good-Guys Pro Class National Champion
2012, 2013, 2014 OUSCI competitor, top finish of 15th, the highest placement of any truck ever.
Four USCA class wins
Three "Truckin Throwdown wins (then we were outlawed) HAHAHA
Fourteen SCCA Cam-T wins
and many many more.

This last year was the toughest yet. The cars are getting faster, and we may have to step things up a bit. More competitive trucks are being built, and as of yet, no one is close, but they are coming, and we want to stay ahead. I'll try to keep you all posted as to what's going on, and thanks for all the interest and support.

[FRENCHBLUE72]

Good to see you on here rob

[gringoloco]

Astounding. I've seen gobs of print on this one, but never realized it didn't get a full feature. Damned shame...

[oldman3]

Rob, you've been good to this site, with all your knowledge and willing to share. Best to you in the future and keep 'em guessing...Jim

[mcbassin]

Thanks for bringing this thread to the top. I had the pleasure of checking out this truck at Fort Worth Goodguys show. This thing is a beast! Love to watch it run.
Rob was super cool and nice to visit with. Thanks for taking the time to share info about the truck.

[Greywolf200]

Both your projects have been inspiring.