Finally the truck is driveable!!!!! - Northern California Ford Owners

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Posted by [SHO]TIME (Member # 8962) on :

So my dad last drove this truck in 1978. Now that i have it a driver i'm debating leaving the body as you see it. What you guys think?

Posted by wilit (Member # 3367) on :

Primer the hood, then distress it. Leave the rest of the body as is. Looks cool. I'd also do a small round side mirror just above the wing window.

[ 2015-05-21, 08:16 PM: Message edited by: wilit ]

Posted by *BlownMach1*- TRMYN8R (Member # 5400) on :

Rich baller with a cobra R and this is what you got? Lol

Posted by PonyBoy415 (Member # 13662) on :

quote:
Originally posted by [SHO]TIME:
So my dad last drove this truck in 1978. Now that i have it a driver i'm debating leaving the body as you see it. What you guys think?

I think it has a lot of potential

Posted by sic70stang (Member # 4347) on :

Hell yea ! I dig it

Posted by [SHO]TIME (Member # 8962) on :

okay blown mach1 you really shouldnt judge a book by it's cover!!!!

Posted by [SHO]TIME (Member # 8962) on :

Posted by [SHO]TIME (Member # 8962) on :

Well i guess i forgot to mention that the entire drive train is 04 Zo6 vette since we had bought an entire driving car for this swap we decided to use the gauge cluster in the swap so we didnt have to convert digital to analog and it surprisingly looks pretty good. I think that being the truck has been in the family for so many years we should leave it to show it's age. waiting on some hub spacers to be able to mount the front speedline wheels

Posted by Frank.JD.Perez (Member # 12650) on :

Sneaky, I like it. I thought those were corvette rims in the first picture. I think it deserves a good paint job.

Posted by RRRCobraSC281 (Member # 7086) on :

Well you still could have gone electric autometer gauges.
But I like it. Maybe someday I'll do an LS7 swap in a nova or Chevelle.

Posted by cpthowdy (Member # 10055) on :

Very nice

Posted by SIC9250 (Member # 8216) on :

OWNED [Big Grin]

Sick truck Shotime..

Posted by NEIGHT (Member # 8741) on :

I knew something was up in the first picture because the glimpse of the undercarriage didn't match the condition of the body. Sick truck just wish you would've gone with a better gauge setup.

Posted by [SHO]TIME (Member # 8962) on :

yeah we went back and forth with the gauges we wound up using the factory z06 cluster mainly because of easy plug-n-play and almost every 57 chevy truck you see has the same gauge cluster when after market. the next step is fabbing a air intake i'm wanting to run a y and a 4' tube on both sides of the engine exiting out the inner fenders up front but i'm thinking i would have to run a second massair sensor any thoughts?

Posted by CoyoteMike (Member # 13748) on :

Man that is gonna hurt some peoples feelings for sure. Nice work!

Posted by SLOWBACK 67 (Member # 6348) on :

quote:
Originally posted by *BlownMach1*- TRMYN8R:
Rich baller with a cobra R and this is what you got? Lol

Someone spoke too soon LMFAO.

Posted by macthizzle (Member # 3492) on :

nice truck man.

Posted by 5.t0es (Member # 5864) on :

badass, I love the gauge cluster, nice ride [Smile]

Posted by Secnd2nun64 (Member # 1431) on :

You going to put in the heads up display?

Posted by 92_5.0 (Member # 7624) on :

That's badass. Its kinda hard to tell from the pic, but it doesn't look like you have many options as far as the intake elbow goes. It would look sick to have dual tubes coming out. Maybe mount the MAF directly to the tb and change the position of the fans to give more room for a Y splitter.

Posted by JZTRK (Member # 7641) on :

quote:
Originally posted by *BlownMach1*- TRMYN8R:
Rich baller with a cobra R and this is what you got? Lol

That 70's show KELSO BURN

Posted by 5.t0es (Member # 5864) on :

I really like this, what are you thinking a far as interior?

Posted by SLOWBACK 67 (Member # 6348) on :

Id keek the paint and everything the same on the outside the way it is. Then I would put some undercover steel wheels to cover up the brakes so it's as low key as possible........ Then put a ford motor in it. [Razz]

Posted by hurting your feelings (Member # 13641) on :

quote:
Originally posted by *BlownMach1*- TRMYN8R:
Rich baller with a cobra R and this is what you got? Lol

open mouth an stupid shit comes out.

Posted by Vndcatr (Member # 2343) on :

Sick..Is the longblock stock ?. or maybe some headwork and a cam ?.. Bet that will be fun with the IRS..nice job !

Posted by Robb (Member # 9444) on :

I would leave it just as it is. Even with the bed like that. It would be a showstopper at a show compared to your typical restomod. I love the subtle hint with the z06 wheels in the back.

Posted by Robb (Member # 9444) on :

quote:
Originally posted by *BlownMach1*- TRMYN8R:
Rich baller with a cobra R and this is what you got? Lol

Nice backfire LOL! You got served.

Posted by [SHO]TIME (Member # 8962) on :

I was gonna put a top level paint job on it two tone viper red and color match the speedline magnesium wheels but then the truck becomes to nice to take out and beat on!!! the motor is just stock ls6 with headers different oil pan and no cats on the borla exhaust this truck sounds way too nasty to pull off the sleeper look LOL! I was tempted to show it tommorow at the car show in sebastopol ca but the chevelles goin out there maybe find a buyer

Posted by 5.t0es (Member # 5864) on :

how much are you trying to get for the chevelle?

Posted by Anderthizzle (Member # 7910) on :

quote:
Originally posted by *BlownMach1*- TRMYN8R:
Rich baller with a cobra R and this is what you got? Lol

FAIL.

Posted by 1NastyBullitt (Member # 12588) on :

quote:
Originally posted by *BlownMach1*- TRMYN8R:
Rich baller with a cobra R and this is what you got? Lol

Got em!

Posted by 98 ROUSH (Member # 10309) on :

Nice truck shotime!

Posted by KARATExxCHUCK (Member # 12851) on :

This is for you to use SHOTIME!

Charles

Posted by ed650 (Member # 9897) on :

You should make a movie called "showtimes revenge"

[ 2015-05-25, 11:44 AM: Message edited by: ed650 ]

Posted by [SHO]TIME (Member # 8962) on :

I got to wake up early this morning and put in some hours on the truck, was able to cut up a couple radiator hoses and some stainless tube and create a nice fitting radiator hose, then i moved on to the air intake i used some mandrel bent 4' and made it as good and tight of a fit i could get, not sure yet but i'm problly gonna powder coat it

Posted by [SHO]TIME (Member # 8962) on :

Posted by 19mystic96 (Member # 7553) on :

badass truck! Great work! I'm looking forward to seeing more updates on it

Posted by 75 chevy (Member # 6717) on :

I like it!

Posted by AP16 (Member # 12890) on :

BADASS

Posted by Infamous5.0 (Member # 1745) on :

Go home Roger.

Posted by 135.0 (Member # 4992) on :

Nice truck Rogelio, but I still can't get over how they should have handed the ball to beast mode!!!

Posted by fredfifty (Member # 10320) on :

bad ass ness

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