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Re: My Pro Street '56 GMC Pick'em Up
Update pics of the rear cab corners ( replacment of right ride side cab corner) & a pic of the brand new door relays and inside door handles my sometimes... haha, good buddy KABWE gave me, and later some kool trucks I came across when I went to South Carolina recently.
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Tony's been talking about building a 383 so I told him to come get this engine block thats just sitting in the yard and guess what. He immediately said thank you. He did not wait 2 months.lol Yeah I said it. Last edited by Kabwe; 11-27-2011 at 01:44 AM. |
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OHHH Tony, tony this and tony that, if you like Tony so much why don't you marry him. ![]() ![]() ![]() Hey don't tell Tony what I said, he's kool people ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
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Some kool trucks I came across when I went to South Carolina recently. When I arived at the Charleston Airport I spotted this '55 Chevy 4sale. Then 3 days later I'm on the freeway in Charleston and I run across that same '55 Chevy being towed. Wonder if it's being delivered to it's new home. Wish she was coming back to my house LOL. I'll post updates on my cab work later.
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One day at a time hey, the quality of your truck will be top shelf when your done, keep making it better. You do great work I'm envious. I try not to look at the acne in my '65, I'll deal with it another time...good to see you making progress.
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BC,
Next time you're in Charleston I'll take you for a ride in my 57!
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I would like that a lot. Hope the wife and I get the chance to go back we had a great time. Something told me before I left to check on here to see if any of my contacts live in the areas I was going to be. I got tied up and forgot. Saw a few really nice rides at the Low Country Car Club show. I will post a few pics of the trucks I saw. You probably know the guys. One guy is a member on here, but I lost the card I wrote his name on. I'm hoping some one can ID the truck when I post the pics.
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HAHA, that's what I was thinking too when I saw it, I won't be surprised if I see it out here going to the local cruise spots ![]()
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Some kool trucks I came across when I went to South Carolina recently. When I arived at the Charleston Airport I spotted this '55 Chevy 4sale. Then 3 days later I'm on the freeway in Charleston and I run across that same '55 Chevy being towed. Wonder if it's being delivered to it's new home. Wish she was coming back to my house LOL. I'll post updates on my cab work later.
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Nice job on the corners BC.
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Thanks Kim. Your truck aint even done yet and it's off the chain. I saw a truck recently at the Long Beach Motorama attempting to do some of the work you are doing but it was no where nearly nice as yours anybody can throw parts at vehicle but you engineer everything you do, gr8 job.
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Dang if that tow truck doesn't look like a repo truck.
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Some kool trucks I came across when I went to South Carolina in Sept '11
When I made it to my first stop WhitePoint Gardens at the Battery in Charleston I spotted a local in his '72 Chevy C10 pick up. Had a nice rumble as it passed.
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Some kool trucks I came across when I went to South Carolina in Sept '11
Car show hosted by the LOW COUNTRY TRAVELERS CAR CLUB. The rain put a damper on things didnt stick around long enough to see the rest of the cars make it to the show. The owner of this red '72 is a member on here I lost the info he gave me anybody know where he is on here? It was also in Classic Truck magazine.
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Some kool trucks I came across when I went to South Carolina in Sept '11
Car show hosted by the LOW COUNTRY TRAVELERS CAR CLUB. And interesting GMC fire truck at the North Charleston and American LaFrance Fire Museum.
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North Charleston and American LaFrance Fire Museum Sept. 2011
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A wild '55 Chevy Kustom at the Long Beach Motorama 2011
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I love your truck and everything about it! How do you like the ride with all that fat meat out back? I am thinking of going pro-street with my new truck and would love to here more about yours.
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Thanks for the compliment, believe it or not there are a couple of trucks on here I like way better then mine. Like Chevyrestoguy's '55 build that thing is off the chain Bad Azz. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=247512 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/a...p?albumid=1183 The rear tires are fine but for me the biggest difference was the steering and handling of the truck with the Mustang II type suspension and that’s what I notice more then the type of rear tires I have. I didn’t like the ride with the straight axle and the wandering steering gear box. So driving it with the IFS made a world of difference. Now on the freeway I got a bit of a rear hop sensation from the tires out back when I had to slow down in a hurry. They are Mickey Thompson Sportsman 31X18.50-15 (bias –ply ,none radial) I have nothing in the bed, but the fuel cell and the wood so it’s lite out back. Those fatties are like ballons I guess. Now I don’t drive my truck in wet weather (no wiper blades either) and living here in SoCal don’t see much wet weather. I would not recommend those tires they have a poor tread design. I know a couple of people that got caught out in the rain in those tires and they said they spun out under minor evasive/ panic maneuvers situations. Also they don’t require a lot of air, the max. recommended PSI is 20psi and I have nothing in the bed so to get even wear across the wideth of the tread I keep the air pressure at about 12 to15psi. The M/ T Sportsman Pro has the same tread design (bias –ply) but has a drag tire compound for serious street/strip action. .My next tires will probably be Mickey Thompson Pro-Street Radial tires or the Hoosier Pro-Street Radial. When I’m done with the truck and take it to the track I’ll just use a friends pair of used slicks but they aren’t as wide and don’t need to be for my particular set up. But for the street those fat pro street tires just have such a kool look, with the right stance and I’m going to bring the truck down a little lower front and back. Here is all the info you need to help you decide what to go with. http://www.hoosiertire.com/strttire.htm http://www.mickeythompsontires.com/s...em=SportsmanSR http://www.jegs.com/i/Coker-Tire/257...oductId=935487
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Wow thanks for all that info, that is going to help me big time. I have a ton of work but i am looking forward to it. This truck is a driver and there is nothing i am going to do that is going to make it a show truck. I want it to be fun to drive and easy to drive, so i can take it any where and not worrie about it. I love all the show trucks out here, and all the hard work people have put into them but i am done with the show stuff. that is one of the reasons i love your truck, it looks cool just sitting there in that hot rod red paint and big fat tires with all the chrome. priceless!
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THE PICTURES BELOW ARE EXAMPLES OF WHAT GOT STOLEN. THE 1ST PICTURES OF A 1934 Ford 3-Window coupe that was recovered. That is a picture of it I took at the 2009 18th California Hot Rod Reunion @ Famoso Raceway. The second car a ’32 Ford Roadster did not have a happy ending as far as I know. It was at the hotel parking lot next door to the Los Angeles County Fairplex (Pomona) Grand national Roadster Show. Here are their stories: 1934 Ford 3-Window coupe BREAKING: $250,000 stolen hot-rod has been found, arrest made http://auto.ocregister.com/2011/01/0...st-made/49038/ ’32 Ford Roadster http://www.streetlegaltv.com/news/32...roadster-show/ Whatever happened to the male credo, “Never $%#@ with a man’s car?” It’s a horrible trend, but it would seem that hot rods are no longer safe in Southern California. The continuing rash of car thefts of really nice, really *****in’ hot rods has flared up again, but in the worst of spots, the 2011 Grand National Roadster Show. Stolen from the hotel owner Chick Koszis was staying at, a lead-footed, sticky-fingered thief ran off with this pristine ’32 roadster. Also, you can follow the Stolen Hot Rod Alert page on Facebook.
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