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60-66 Nut
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Location: Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
Posts: 23,247
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Re: Project Tornado: A Natural Disaster
It's been 3 years since the OP posted....I hope all is well with him.
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Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Rochester, KENT
Posts: 10,528
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Re: Project Tornado: A Natural Disaster
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Or does he have local friends to ask? His last posting was on the 20th of June last year if you look in his statistics.
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The 60-66 GMC/Pontiac guy....
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Apache Junction, Arizona
Posts: 1,306
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Re: Project Tornado: A Natural Disaster
I sent him a PM...
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Saskatchewan, Canada
Posts: 1,371
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Re: Project Tornado: A Natural Disaster
Hey everyone! Sorry for the concern. I've been lurking here ever since this truck went on the road, but never logged in on my new laptop (that's now three years old). Guess I should have checked up on this thread.
I don't take many pictures of my stuff once it's out of the shop, but here's some. First things first, a mechanic once told me this truck would never drive straight and would destroy tires due to it's design. This tire wore through on the bedside, but it still has probably 20,000 miles on it. Looks like my tape measure/surveying tool alignment did alright. I have a stepside bed for it now, so I'll make sure nothing rubs, and can dzus a fender off to change a tire vs. having to lift the whole fleet bed. The used wide white that I replaced it with threw it's tread, so the fleetside bed is in pretty bad shape now, anyways. ![]() It's also shiny now! I hated trying to scrub bugs of the PPG Flex and Flat clear, so I sprayed cheap Omni right over the old clear. It was fast, cheap, and wasn't supposed to last, but it's holding up well, and the truck needs paint anyways once the stepper bed is modified and installed. ![]() My car club plaque pretty much states without saying that the truck is static dropped. ![]() I've had more exhaust systems than I can count. Olds big blocks sound kind of funny, but I've finally settled on this setup. It's loud, but it tames down nicely at a flat RPM. ![]() ![]() Last but not least, a great watermarked picture that turned up on the web from a random photographer that I never knew he took. This is on a highway somewhere around Fargo, ND, over 500 miles from home. It really is a nice highway driver. ![]() It won't be out this year, but this winter I might drive it into the shop and re-vamp the bed. First, I have to get this ex-rust-bucket out of there. ![]()
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Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: San Jose Ca
Posts: 2,871
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Re: Project Tornado: A Natural Disaster
I always wondered what happened to this truck. Glad to see it is still out there and looking great.
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Rollin' Old Skool
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Hattiesburg, MS
Posts: 5,371
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Re: Project Tornado: A Natural Disaster
Glad to see you're still lurking & have the truck!
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State of Confusion!
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Location: Gulfport, MS USA
Posts: 46,844
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Re: Project Tornado: A Natural Disaster
I cannot believe all these years of admiring your truck's outer look and missed what was lurking inside. Very cool ride for sure. Glad you are still at it.
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Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Cambridge, Ontario
Posts: 507
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Re: Project Tornado: A Natural Disaster
Cool build! I love anything with zoomie pipes.
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1961 crewcab
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: missoula, mt
Posts: 6,164
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Re: Project Tornado: A Natural Disaster
thanks for the update! great to see it is being used, 55 Pontiac gasser looks fun!
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Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Los Angeles California
Posts: 2
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Re: Project Tornado: A Natural Disaster
I love the transformation this truck has had.
Im doing the same but with a old Toyota. I just got my basic chassis done a couple weeks ago, Just have to figure out the rear springs/suspension. |
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Saskatchewan, Canada
Posts: 1,371
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Re: Project Tornado: A Natural Disaster
Oh crazy! That Toyota will be wild! What engine and transaxle is that? It's hard to tell from the pictures.
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Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Los Angeles California
Posts: 2
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Re: Project Tornado: A Natural Disaster
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Mine is using a Eldo drivetrain. Its been a slow go at it. I have been in and out of the hospital, Wildfires, Working in the driveway still. I have managed a little forward movement, Hoping for more this spring. If anyone is interested in pictures I can start a thread o not to sully yours. One question though, Your shifter, do you like it? I still have yet to choose one. I have been looking at the sidewinder since I can make the gate either way. |
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Location: China Spring, TX
Posts: 7,280
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Re: Project Tornado: A Natural Disaster
Well ya!
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Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Midway, NC
Posts: 3,275
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Re: Project Tornado: A Natural Disaster
Awesome truck. Really radical.
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Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Midway, NC
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Re: Project Tornado: A Natural Disaster
Agree^^^^
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