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Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: New Haven, Kentucky
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New Member and Truck
Hello, Im a new member here and I love the site. I have already found some good information on here. Well, I want to start by showing you my truck. Its a 76 Chevy stepper with a fairly stout 350 backed by a muncie M21 close ratio 4speed (originally a 3 on the tree). Manual steering and brakes, no AC, pretty much your bare bones beater. But it does have gauges now. I do have big plans for the truck though. Just need a little funding first.
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Robert Olson Transport
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Re: New Member and Truck
That is a hot looking truck ! welcome aboard and what are the rest of the plans for it?
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Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: New Haven, Kentucky
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Re: New Member and Truck
Thank you. Well, I have a 383 rotating assembly in my shop and a new set of World motown cylinder heads, so Im going to get a 4bolt main block and build the 383 for it. Will probable run a tunnel ram with dual quads. It has drop coils on the front and I will most likely put drop spindles and shackles for a nicer stance. Some fatty tires for the rear, and of course paint(color undecided). And will definitely keep my 4speed, best thing I ever did to that truck. I want it to smoke a ford lightning in the 1/4. Its gotta be fast and look good, but I also want to still use it as a truck. I dont want to have to worry about getting a scratch on it or something.
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Re: New Member and Truck
Welcome to the boards from Canada.
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Tulsa OK
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Re: New Member and Truck
Welcome from Oklahoma.
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Happy Camper
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Northern California
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Welcome from Northern California
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Join Date: May 2007
Location: Moore, Oklahoma
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Re: New Member and Truck
making that thing shiny again looks like an aggressive undertaking --- love the high hp engine idea though -- you could put it in the weeds and run it with the dog dish hubcaps and everything -- it would be like a modern "2-lane Blacktop" stealth mobile (an old hot rod movie)
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Re: New Member and Truck
welcome, from montgomery, al
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Join Date: Oct 2005
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welcome from the carolinas
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Robert Olson Transport
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Re: New Member and Truck
well while you have some excellent plans there, you gotta keep us updated with lots and lots of pics!
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Re: New Member and Truck
Welcome to the hood...
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Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Austin, TX
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Re: New Member and Truck
Welcome, and nice truck. Def. keep us posted on the progress and the pix.
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Dark Heart Motorsports
Join Date: Apr 2007
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Re: New Member and Truck
welcome to the boards...
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THE VILLIAGE IDIOT
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Tooele, Utah
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Re: New Member and Truck
howdy, welcome from utah..cool truck, i like the plans you have for your truck...
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Addicted to Chevy
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Tyler, Tx
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Re: New Member and Truck
If you still want to use it as a truck, you better get that bed cover off of there!! and dropping it sure eliminates how much you can pull with it
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Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: New Haven, Kentucky
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Re: New Member and Truck
Thanks for the welcome everyone. The bed cover is off of it now. Those pictures aren't very recent. And im not going to be using it for towing, thats what my diesel is for. Its going to be my shop truck for parts running. Will post new pics soon
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Addicted to Chevy
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Tyler, Tx
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Re: New Member and Truck
you plannig on redoing the wood bed? nice oak wood with stainless strips?
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Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: New Haven, Kentucky
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Re: New Member and Truck
For sure. The previous owner attempted it but failed miserably. New oak wood with polyurethane on all but 2 slats. Why he left 2 bare wood I dont know. But he did put in new polished stripes and polished side stripes over the rusted out original ones. My uncle is a extremely talented carpenter so I will get him to rip some new planks and finish them for me. I dont know If I want to go dark or light though
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Location: Tyler, Tx
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Re: New Member and Truck
depends on the color of the truck!!
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Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: New Haven, Kentucky
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Re: New Member and Truck
your exactly right, and im unsure of the color also. Might even keep it satin black like streetstar said (it would be like a modern "2-lane Blacktop" stealth mobile (an old hot rod movie))
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Addicted to Chevy
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Location: Tyler, Tx
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Re: New Member and Truck
black stepsides sure do look nice (cough cough); i may be a little bias though
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My truck is an alcoholic
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Marquette Mi
Posts: 303
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Re: New Member and Truck
All righty then! Another 76 in flat black with some rusty doors.. Feels very familiar. Welcome, its a nice place to be new.
More power is always a good thing. Consider Sunset Orange Metallic, mine needs buffed for it to really work, but it looks good when it shines. Basic flat black works good too, and doesnt show the scratches as bad. Strange that dropping a truck would make it unable to tow as well or as much weight. Had a C30 dually on my trailer behind mine and it pulled fine. It pulls my 4200lb GTO effortlessly, and you barely notice the street/strip Formula back there. Of course my trailer isnt poorly designed and doesnt need a vast amount of tongue weight to pull straight. Sure I throw a couple engines in the back and its on the axle, but it wasnt lowered right in the first place.. ![]() The problem with dropping it if you want it to move quickly is getting the weight to transfer rearward, and keeping the pinion angle usable. Too much power means too easy to spin, especially in a truck. When you lower it, the front end wont come up as easy, and the pinion angle does fun things that dont make for a quick launch. Not that it cant be done, it just needs to be addressed. Cool idea and direction. Waiting with great anticipation of more pics.. |
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Plays with trucks
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Asheville, NC
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Re: New Member and Truck
Welcome from Asheville, NC!
Nice looking truck. Sounds like you've got plans and are headed in the right direction. Stroker motors are SO nice. Lots of good info and advice on this board, I always look here first for good ideas to steal....
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