what are your thoughts on this truck?

[revn67]

This is pretty much what i am in the middle of doing to my truck, except it won't be with those wheels and i'm definitely not gonna paint it a two-tone.....but a bbc,20/22 combo wheels, and laying rockers.....my build thread will be appearing shortly.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1967-...QQcmdZViewItem

[jimmydean]

Looks great!

For some reason I can never see myself buying a finished truck. Call it pride, or call it cheap. Either way, I just can't see myself doing it.

Guess if I had stupid money, I would just send a box 'o parts to Porterbuilt Streetrods with a build list and pick it up in a year. But at least then it would still be "my" style rather than someone elses.

[68 P.O.S.]

I think it looks pretty sharp. But it's already finished and look at that price tag

[cruisinlow67]

thats a nice truck. i would rather build one though.

[71chevylowrider]

I think it's a pretty bad a$$ truck, I'd love to own it, alot of these types of trucks, (highly customized) are selling for less then what it would cost to build one exactly like it. I unfortunately am a computer guy, & have been for about 15 years, I don't have a shop, I don't have all the necessary tools to build a truck, but I would love to, I just don't have the space/tools/years of knowledge to do it, I bought mine totally done, I love it! I looked around for one that was built the way i would have wanted to do it, & I bought it for less then half of what all the receipts that came with it add up to. There's nothing wrong with buying a truck or car that somebody else built, if that was a sin, people like Boyd Cottington would be broke & wouldn't be world renowned for building beautiful Hot Rods.

[72BLUZ]

I Think It Looks Great! I Just Dont Like The Fact That The Inner Fenders Have Been Removed. But Thats My Opionion!!!! But Everthing Else Looks Great!

[dubs68SWB]

It's a nice truck....just not $39,000 nice. You are getting into serious Camaro money with that price tag. I'm rather invest in one of those, knowing that the investment has a better chance of holding it's value. Sometimes when people have $39,000 into a vehicle, they think that's what they can get out. Us that have built from the ground up know you'll get 60% - 70% at best of what you have into it.

[Raguemoe]

Sometimes I wish I would have bought a turn-key truck. I've had mine apart for 2 1/2 years now and not sure when I'll get it done. I purchased my 55, put wheels, PS, PB and billet steering wheel and have had a blast driving it!! Just Picked up a 71 GMC as a daily driver! I say just do what makes you happy, but make sure you take care of the family first!

[GREASEMONKEY72]

thats a sweet truck but id rather build my own, but if yours is going to be somewhat like that then i think its gona look just as good if not better


Raguemoe - some nice rides you got there

[retselgerg]

I like the truck but to me "It’s not the journey not the destination" these things build memories Busted Knuckles, Girlfriend Yappy Coz i work on it so much, My First beer with the old man while changing motors, but thats kinda off topic the most important about old trucks and cars is no matter who builds em if you own em drive and have fun with em

[Rokcrln]

That truck looks great and if I had the money sitting around I would buy it. I build vehicals non stop but I never get my own done so this might be an option for me to have a finished vehical

But your question is what do we think about the truck and I like it and say sculpt your after this one and you should be very happy when it is done.

Kevin
LFD Inc.

[streetstar]

thats a lot of female deer for a truck --- One of the other members said it best --- for 40g you could get a first generation z28 or rs/ss Camaro (but if you already have one or two of those ----- never mind, the truck will make an awesome tow vehicle)

[jimmydean]

I guess $40k aint bad compared to the one that was posted a few months back for $225k or whatever the hell that was.

[trkklr77]

how many people ever get there full $$$ back when done building a truck as well?

im with the crew that id rather build than buy, but i cant do body/paint so its going to feel the same way IF!!! i turn mine over to get painted.

[special-K]

Most of you missed the point here.He was showing the Ebay truck as a model to represent how "he" wants to build "his" truck.Besides,if you spend $38,000 on a Camaro it`s money well spent?But,if it`s a truck it`s not?If you have that kind of play money,it only matters if it`s what you want.

[EAST SIDE LOW LIFE]

All good points and the truck looks great! Now $39.000 is not bad if you like what you see and you don't have to pick up a wrench.

There is a big investment needed to be made (shop ,tools, experience etc.) in order to build a truck/car. That's why unfinished projects are all over and are good buy's most of the time. In order to build a truck and finish it you will be $35.000 into it and you will be doing allot of the work yourself. Inflation has hit our hobby as well. If you build a truck you have to be sure of what it is going to be like when finished and no straying from the original concept half way. This is often the case with projects that take to long to complete. Things change and the builder starts changing the truck to make it current with the latest trend. For me I build my stuff to relax and tinker away at something as most of the fun for me is building not driving it so much. My 70' is extreme low budget as it is my driver and yet it surprised me what the end cost was. I went $500.00 over budget. To keep a budget this close to your original estimate is often hard to do but if I built this truck 10 years ago it would have cost 50% less then the cost today.

Most people buy a house finished .... the ones that have big ideas about turning a house into a castle learn the hard way that living in a project is no fun.

esll.

[ccd3]

You made some really good points- good post

[QKENUF4U]

after going thru my 68 camaro and then my 71 c10 i will NEVER NEVER NEVER do another project vehicle. i could buy that truck and change a few small items and have a truck that i can drive/enjoy right away. plus you would prob. be WAY ahead on money by buying that already done truck. just my opinion.

[RetroSBK]

39k is a smokin deal....

99% of the "home built" customs out there are rattle traps done with an arc welder and a grinder, and that backyard engineering, is what makes em so dangerous.

to have a real pro build your stuff it costs money, plain and simple.

39k wouldnt even get you NEAR a real ss or rs Camaro.. think of it this way, the real deal copo cars never get to barrett jackson, becuase the circles they trade in are just that, circles... it might get you a ss, but it will be a midwest rust bucket, bondo patch job... nothing near collectable.

I had one client that had 14 Hemi cars, all original, all unrestored (restoring it cuts value about 50%) and when he sold them, the cheapest one was 800k. exclusivity costs big money these days.

that truck has a great look, and if you wanted to head that way, Id say go for it!!

[dubs68SWB]

I'm in the "turn key" club now.....I didn't realize what my project would do to my marriage of 9 months!!!! It survived, but I didn't realize I would become so caught up in it. Mine was a very mild build, consisting of just a running gear swap and a drop. It still seems like it took forever and I'm still not done. I think my problem was that I didn't have another hotrod to drive on those sunny days. I think another project wouldn't be quite so bad because I could more easily walk away and go paint some black marks if I wanted. Thanks to all you guys telling me not to paint it, that saved me a lot of extra time and money. If I was still single though, I'd build one right after the other......

[EAST SIDE LOW LIFE]

Ok, here is something I'm going to do that I would not normally do.

I would like you all to be serious and tell me what you think that it cost me to build this truck including the purchase price.

The truck was one step away from being a doner truck for some one elses project. There was rust in the usual places as well as dents and creases galore all pulled and filled with metal .... this is not a bondo wagon. It has been lowered, shaved, new chrome, interior, converted to pwb, pwrs, edelbrock intake, 650 Holley, comp cam, new exhaust, new rad, battery, wiring, wood bed, tail light lenses etc. .... used to be a gold/fawn color so the black is a complete color change.

I hope the response is good and not just goofy posts as the point that will be made will be of interest to all that are contimplating building their own truck!

esll.

[EAST SIDE LOW LIFE]

These are some engine shots as well.

esll.

[dubs68SWB]

I'm not gonna guess, but I am going to say I love that satin black!!!! SAWEEEEEET!

[RetroSBK]

Looks great!! Id venture to guess 8-12k, not including labor.. Unless you are a flea bay hound, or had a bunch of bits laying around! Love the truck tho... mines satin too..

Thats one thing that kills me about working on my own stuff, be it bikes or cars.. It costs me $200 an hour to do so! Every hour I spend is one hour I cant bill, so its double time! Yikes...

[fourty1]

guessing...only..
purchase price- $ 500.oo -/+
interior - $ 500.oo -/+
engine - $ 1000.oo -/+
suspension - $ 1200.oo -/+
Time/ labor - $ 5500.oo -/+
body mods/ trim/ misc $ 3000.oo -/+
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total guess - $ 8700.oo - $ 15,000.oo

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