That sounds very nice. It sounds like your truck has the drivetrain out of a 3rd gen Z28. I also like the rat rod truck trend. It's a cheap way of getting into the hobby. I have a friend with a late 60's truck done that style. But he has money in it to make it look "ratty". He has the patina with a clear coat over it. I won't go the trailer queen route. I want a driver. Bare bones is fine with me. I wish I had that Mustang back now that I have the funds to work on it. It could have been nice. I traded it for a boat. A BOAT??!! What was I thinking? I recently sold that boat for $1K.
One of my first cars was a 66 Mustang convertible that I drove my senior year at USC back in 1971. It only had a 6 cylinder engine w/3 speed tranny, but it was nice. My dad was an auto mechanic and body repairman, so he helped me get it looking like new. Sold that baby for $200 after I got out of school. Talk about a stupid move....
I had a 68 Torino at one time. Wasn't a GT but I liked the body style. Totally underrated vehicle if you ask me. It only had a small block, but that thing still ran very well. Memory serves, it had a pretty light body...especally considering the tanks they became in the 70s. Mine was marron. Beautiful car. Good luck with that build.
Holy Cow! You've had quite the collection. I'd like to go stroll around RK Motors in North Charlotte. I'm not going to pay their prices, but they have a large inventory.
I had a beautiful black ‘64 Chevelle back in the day — loved driving it around the USC campus.
Yeah my Chevelle was my all time favorite. Body work was done, but I drove it years with a blue metallic roof and the rest of the body was 5 different tints of primer. Forgot to mention it was an SS.
Yeah, the old carb'ed motors are the easiest to figure out. There's not much other than fuel, air and spark to be concerned with.
Ain’t that the truth! I also had a ‘68 Fairlane with a straight six that had so much room under the hood I could do everything without an injury.
Sort of the '55 Chevy of the 80'-early 90'sFox owner here. I have a 92GT that I’ve owned for 22yrs. They’re a lot of fun, relatively easy to work on and parts are abundant and affordable
that's awesome. My dad wasn't much of a mechanic, but his buddies were. They would let me clean parts at that age. Let's just say it was a lesson in how to do a better job with more elbow grease. Lol
Got into because of my older brother. My son has the hands of surgeon (got those from his mother). I amazed with the precision he has in putting the springs and tiny screws back in. My younger one is the washer, tool fetcher right now. Doesn't have the attention span of his brother.
My cousin had the white one with orange graphics. They're a light body for a good motor and already set up for V8.
Yea the swap will be easy. I got a friend who just bought software for cutting down wiring harness. The work is gonna be on the body. I plan on replacing all the body mounts, all the suspension parts and install 4 wheel disc break kit. Also plan on rewiring all the electrical. I want a truck I can climb in and drive cross country with no worry but not a show truck that I cant drive on a regular basis.
In recent years, automatics have become faster than manuals, at least in a straight line.
Yep. In sport mode the Hellcat automatic shifts in about half the time a human can BUT there is something about going through the gears that is just awesome.
