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A few 72's · 07-12-2004, 10:18 AM

Will try to get a few more show pics up later, but these are of one of the trucks that was at the Athens Al show 7/10/04. This truck has been around a while and you may have seen it or pictures of it before. Will also be on a upcoming "Big boyz toyz" show, out of Oxford AL but is on in Al and parts of GA.
1969 Chevy that he started showing in late 80's as original restore, but had a little chrome on the engine and they stuck him in the modified classes, so he just started modifying. $32K in the motor and rear end, (not sure if the 2 speed power glide was included in the 32K). 4.4 sec in the 1/4 mile.

A few 72's · 07-12-2004, 10:27 AM

Here the last 5 pic's I have of this truck.
Air induction custom made. Graphics all painted, 4 month job.

cdowns · 07-12-2004, 10:46 AM

alot of time and money to make something that's just "BUTT UGLY" IMO

silvertonguedevil · 07-12-2004, 10:52 AM

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Originally Posted by cdowns

alot of time and money to make something that's just "BUTT UGLY" IMO

I second that

Dick Dale · 07-12-2004, 11:18 AM

Instead of "Poison Ivy", it should be called, "When too much money and Bad taste meet" My .02.

sactoC10 · 07-12-2004, 11:26 AM

When I was a graphic design major in college, one of my teachers told me not to get "too designy" with my work. He was preaching the "less is more" concept and he was right. I had some tendencies to get over detailed and not look at the big picture.

When I see this truck, I think that someone had that same ailment. I see some neat things here, but they are lost in the abundance of "stuff" going on all over the place. Not a bad truck, but definitely not something I'd want to be seen in either.

Too each his (or to be politically correct "her") own.

**StingRay** · 07-12-2004, 11:59 AM

To each their own but it's not my taste either. It saddens me to think of the truck that could have been built with the same amount of time and money that was invested into that one.

Luv68's · 07-12-2004, 12:20 PM

4.4 1/4 mile!? Those are top fuel times. I think he was mistaken.

**Stocker** · 07-12-2004, 12:25 PM

My thoughts exactly. Maybe 4.4 sec in 1/8 mile?

barn9 · 07-12-2004, 12:33 PM

"BUTT UGLY" sums up my thoughts also.

A few 72's · 07-12-2004, 01:25 PM

There are a few things on the truck that I like, but as a over all package I too think the truck has been over done. I know he has won several awards including some from the world of wheels shows, so there are some people that must like it.
I've seen this truck for several years at shows, but have never seen it on the track so can not validate the 1/4 mile time. I know the owner said that he is running a special gas mixture that is around 200 octane and also has NOS system along with the parachutes.

406_SBC · 07-12-2004, 01:40 PM

Some people just have bad taste I guess!! Defintly know way its 4.4 in the 1/4 mile highly highly doubt he would even come close to that in the 1/8 mile.

**StingRay** · 07-12-2004, 01:55 PM

4.4 in the quarter. Nope. Nothing with that much underhood sheetmetal and that much upholstery could go that fast unless it had an F-14 strapped to it's A$$ and the after burners were lit. That thing only has a BB Chevy and a 671 or 871 blower. Even with nitrous it's not gonna make more than about 2500 HP and that's probably not even 8 second material on something that is obviously a heavy vehicle. Not enough aerodynamic aids to keep it planted to the track either. Running a 4.4 it would mean it was doing it at a few hundred feet above the track. I don't see a cage either. If it's ever seen a track it probably never even saw a 10 without being told never come back with no safety gear.

Oh ya with even 2500 Hp the frame on that thing would be a pretzel with no cage to hold it all together.

cdowns · 07-12-2004, 02:08 PM

i think with the 1/4mile and octane claims it's pretty much a "fantasy island" ride

what he really needs on that truck is a couple of pink flamed toilet seats for skylights "acme truckin" on the doors and Willie Coyote behind the wheel
BEEP---BEEP

sactoC10 · 07-12-2004, 02:12 PM

I just remembered an old school mustang I saw once a few years ago, think it was a 67, that had a similar name, poison ivy. Yet this car was black and it had a vine of small and intricate ivy leaves that had been airbrushed around the inside of the engine compartment and a few other places...very subtle, very cool.

Slammed67 · 07-12-2004, 02:20 PM

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To each their own but it's not my taste.....

I agree.

71Dragtruck · 07-12-2004, 02:25 PM

Don't mean to beat the 1/4 mile thing to death, but even to run a 7.69@176 it would have to look more like this. And if he spent $32k on that motor and rear end he got raped bad, even if that included a 2-speed. I would gladly take over as his engine builder

gr8scott51 · 07-12-2004, 02:32 PM

Not a pretty sight. Let this be a lesson to us all - know when to stop.

**raggedjim** · 07-12-2004, 02:33 PM

I can appreciate the effort, but lately I've noticed the cars and trucks I really look at at car shows are the ones that are stock or subtle. The outrageous ones don't interest me...

Rg

**smitty62** · 07-12-2004, 03:40 PM

makes me wish I had not eaten just before looking at this monstrosity.

silvertonguedevil · 07-12-2004, 03:50 PM

It looks like something I flushed down the toilet this morning.

LUV2XCLR8 · 07-12-2004, 03:57 PM

DEFINETLY MORE MONEY THAN SENSE

**COBALT** · 07-12-2004, 04:09 PM

That's what we call "polishing a turd".

smokekiki · 07-12-2004, 05:21 PM

I don't understand the intake set-up.He has a supercharger sticking thru the hood,in the fresh cool air,then runs long intake pipes back under the hood to suck on the hot air coming from the radiator?

silvertonguedevil · 07-12-2004, 06:16 PM

Ya know, I just thought of something....I sure hope that this guy isn't a member of this board......

07-12-2004, 10:18 AM	#1
A few 72's Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Alabama Posts: 703	Poison Ivy Will try to get a few more show pics up later, but these are of one of the trucks that was at the Athens Al show 7/10/04. This truck has been around a while and you may have seen it or pictures of it before. Will also be on a upcoming "Big boyz toyz" show, out of Oxford AL but is on in Al and parts of GA. 1969 Chevy that he started showing in late 80's as original restore, but had a little chrome on the engine and they stuck him in the modified classes, so he just started modifying. $32K in the motor and rear end, (not sure if the 2 speed power glide was included in the 32K). 4.4 sec in the 1/4 mile. Attached Images __________________ 1972 C10 SWB 350 / T400 1972 SWB GMC 350/T350 1972 Cheyenne 20 super "long horn". 402BB / T400 1972 Suburban C10 Deluxe 350 / T350 and a few more.. http://www.myspace.com/afew72s

07-12-2004, 10:27 AM	#2
A few 72's Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Alabama Posts: 703	Here the last 5 pic's I have of this truck. Air induction custom made. Graphics all painted, 4 month job. Attached Images __________________ 1972 C10 SWB 350 / T400 1972 SWB GMC 350/T350 1972 Cheyenne 20 super "long horn". 402BB / T400 1972 Suburban C10 Deluxe 350 / T350 and a few more.. http://www.myspace.com/afew72s

07-12-2004, 10:46 AM	#3
cdowns Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: daytonabeach Posts: 22,956	alot of time and money to make something that's just "BUTT UGLY" IMO __________________ 71c-10 350/2004r/4:11 lowered3/4 longbed/dead by hurricane MEANING OF DEATH::::: SOMEBODY ELSE GETS YOUR STUFF DONT BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU THINK TAKE MY ADVISE;I DON'T USE IT ANYWAY

07-12-2004, 11:18 AM	#5
Dick Dale Excelsior, You Fathead. Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Valparaiso, In Posts: 937	Instead of "Poison Ivy", it should be called, "When too much money and Bad taste meet" My .02. __________________ Go Navy. The Sea Is Ours. Budget 350 Build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...38#post2264638

07-12-2004, 11:26 AM	#6
sactoC10 71 DELUX Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Northern CA / Sac Posts: 1,055	When I was a graphic design major in college, one of my teachers told me not to get "too designy" with my work. He was preaching the "less is more" concept and he was right. I had some tendencies to get over detailed and not look at the big picture. When I see this truck, I think that someone had that same ailment. I see some neat things here, but they are lost in the abundance of "stuff" going on all over the place. Not a bad truck, but definitely not something I'd want to be seen in either. Too each his (or to be politically correct "her") own. __________________ 5/4 drop LWB wood bed - 15x8 front 235/60 - 15x10 rear 295/50 2003 FORD Escape 1998 Honda VTR1000

07-12-2004, 11:59 AM	#7
StingRay Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Saskatoon,SK,Canada Posts: 2,476	To each their own but it's not my taste either. It saddens me to think of the truck that could have been built with the same amount of time and money that was invested into that one. __________________ Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Canada

07-12-2004, 12:20 PM	#8
Luv68's Registered User Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Russellville, Tn and DeLand Fl. Posts: 533	4.4 1/4 mile!? Those are top fuel times. I think he was mistaken.

07-12-2004, 12:25 PM	#9
Stocker 20' Daredevil (Ret) Join Date: May 2003 Location: Jefferson State Posts: 13,727	My thoughts exactly. Maybe 4.4 sec in 1/8 mile? __________________ - Mike - 1972 K20 LWB 350/350/205 RIP El Jay

07-12-2004, 12:33 PM	#10
barn9 Half a bubble off! Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Winfield, Ks, USA Posts: 5,588	"BUTT UGLY" sums up my thoughts also. __________________ Just call me LB. '71 Cheyenne, 402BB, hauls blondes, brunettes, or redheads.

07-12-2004, 01:25 PM	#11
A few 72's Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Alabama Posts: 703	There are a few things on the truck that I like, but as a over all package I too think the truck has been over done. I know he has won several awards including some from the world of wheels shows, so there are some people that must like it. I've seen this truck for several years at shows, but have never seen it on the track so can not validate the 1/4 mile time. I know the owner said that he is running a special gas mixture that is around 200 octane and also has NOS system along with the parachutes. __________________ 1972 C10 SWB 350 / T400 1972 SWB GMC 350/T350 1972 Cheyenne 20 super "long horn". 402BB / T400 1972 Suburban C10 Deluxe 350 / T350 and a few more.. http://www.myspace.com/afew72s

07-12-2004, 01:40 PM	#12
406_SBC Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Kelowna,B.C,Canada Posts: 150	Some people just have bad taste I guess!! Defintly know way its 4.4 in the 1/4 mile highly highly doubt he would even come close to that in the 1/8 mile.

07-12-2004, 01:55 PM	#13
StingRay Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Saskatoon,SK,Canada Posts: 2,476	4.4 in the quarter. Nope. Nothing with that much underhood sheetmetal and that much upholstery could go that fast unless it had an F-14 strapped to it's A$$ and the after burners were lit. That thing only has a BB Chevy and a 671 or 871 blower. Even with nitrous it's not gonna make more than about 2500 HP and that's probably not even 8 second material on something that is obviously a heavy vehicle. Not enough aerodynamic aids to keep it planted to the track either. Running a 4.4 it would mean it was doing it at a few hundred feet above the track. I don't see a cage either. If it's ever seen a track it probably never even saw a 10 without being told never come back with no safety gear. Oh ya with even 2500 Hp the frame on that thing would be a pretzel with no cage to hold it all together. __________________ Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Canada Last edited by StingRay; 07-12-2004 at 02:14 PM.

07-12-2004, 02:08 PM	#14
cdowns Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: daytonabeach Posts: 22,956	i think with the 1/4mile and octane claims it's pretty much a "fantasy island" ride what he really needs on that truck is a couple of pink flamed toilet seats for skylights "acme truckin" on the doors and Willie Coyote behind the wheel BEEP---BEEP __________________ 71c-10 350/2004r/4:11 lowered3/4 longbed/dead by hurricane MEANING OF DEATH::::: SOMEBODY ELSE GETS YOUR STUFF DONT BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU THINK TAKE MY ADVISE;I DON'T USE IT ANYWAY

07-12-2004, 02:12 PM	#15
sactoC10 71 DELUX Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Northern CA / Sac Posts: 1,055	name of truck I just remembered an old school mustang I saw once a few years ago, think it was a 67, that had a similar name, poison ivy. Yet this car was black and it had a vine of small and intricate ivy leaves that had been airbrushed around the inside of the engine compartment and a few other places...very subtle, very cool. __________________ 5/4 drop LWB wood bed - 15x8 front 235/60 - 15x10 rear 295/50 2003 FORD Escape 1998 Honda VTR1000

07-12-2004, 02:25 PM	#17
71Dragtruck Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Saskatchewan, Canada Posts: 1,368	Don't mean to beat the 1/4 mile thing to death, but even to run a 7.69@176 it would have to look more like this. And if he spent $32k on that motor and rear end he got raped bad, even if that included a 2-speed. I would gladly take over as his engine builder Attached Images



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07-12-2004, 02:32 PM	#18
gr8scott51 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Bremerton, WA Posts: 1,839	Not a pretty sight. Let this be a lesson to us all - know when to stop. __________________ Silence is golden, duct tape is silver. - Scott

07-12-2004, 02:33 PM	#19
raggedjim Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Murray, Kentucky Posts: 3,510	I can appreciate the effort, but lately I've noticed the cars and trucks I really look at at car shows are the ones that are stock or subtle. The outrageous ones don't interest me... Rg __________________ Roger '68 Short step - https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...d.php?t=849675 '69 ('70?) 2wd Blazer '70 GMC Jimmy 2wd '73 Firebird - https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...d.php?t=853203 Ideas - https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...d.php?t=851743

07-12-2004, 03:40 PM	#20
smitty62 Registered User Join Date: May 2002 Location: North Carolina Posts: 1,234	makes me wish I had not eaten just before looking at this monstrosity. __________________ Stepsides look like real trucks! Smitty

07-12-2004, 03:50 PM	#21
silvertonguedevil Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Seaside, Oregon Posts: 1,789	It looks like something I flushed down the toilet this morning. __________________ -Greg My Chevy trucks, past and present: 1962 C10 SB Fleetside 1964 C10 LB Fleetside BBW 1966 C10 SB Fleetside 1966 C10 SB Fleetside BBW 1968 C10 SB Fleetside 1971 C10 LB Fleetside 1971 C10 SB Fleetside 1972 C10 SB Fleetside Cheyenne 1972 C10 SB Fleetside Cheyenne Super 1972 C10 LB Fleetside Cheyenne Super 1974 C20 Cheyenne 1979 K5 Blazer Cheyenne 1982 K10 SB Fleetside Custom Deluxe 1982 K10 SB Fleetside Scottsdale 1986 C10 SB Fleetside Silverado 2008 Silverado 1500 4x4

07-12-2004, 03:57 PM	#22
LUV2XCLR8 The LuvShack Garage Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Maple Grove, TN (West Side) Posts: 30,468	DEFINETLY MORE MONEY THAN SENSE __________________ Owner/Op: "TN Classic Transport Carriers" The Toy: "Square Vette" 72 Hybrid Blazer Toy Barn: "LuvShack" 40 x 60 x 20 Shop Tow Piggy:"Maddy" 88 Silverado 3500 Hauler: "Feathers" 14 Aluma 8218T

07-12-2004, 04:09 PM	#23
COBALT Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Seattle, WA, USA Posts: 5,817	That's what we call "polishing a turd". __________________ '69 3/4 ton C20 2wd-350ci/TH400 '69 3/4 ton Custom 20 2wd-350ci/4sp Manual '99 2wd 5.7 Chevy Tahoe Seattle, WA.

07-12-2004, 05:21 PM	#24
smokekiki Mike Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: west chester pa Posts: 2,473	I don't understand the intake set-up.He has a supercharger sticking thru the hood,in the fresh cool air,then runs long intake pipes back under the hood to suck on the hot air coming from the radiator? __________________ 70'c/10, 71 suburban4x4 402bb, 72suburban 4/6 drop, 72k/5 4x4 blazer 4" lift 35 tires

07-12-2004, 06:16 PM	#25
silvertonguedevil Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Seaside, Oregon Posts: 1,789	Ya know, I just thought of something....I sure hope that this guy isn't a member of this board...... __________________ -Greg My Chevy trucks, past and present: 1962 C10 SB Fleetside 1964 C10 LB Fleetside BBW 1966 C10 SB Fleetside 1966 C10 SB Fleetside BBW 1968 C10 SB Fleetside 1971 C10 LB Fleetside 1971 C10 SB Fleetside 1972 C10 SB Fleetside Cheyenne 1972 C10 SB Fleetside Cheyenne Super 1972 C10 LB Fleetside Cheyenne Super 1974 C20 Cheyenne 1979 K5 Blazer Cheyenne 1982 K10 SB Fleetside Custom Deluxe 1982 K10 SB Fleetside Scottsdale 1986 C10 SB Fleetside Silverado 2008 Silverado 1500 4x4

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