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jimbob1021 · Post by **jimbob1021** » July 13, 2010, 7:03 pm

[albumimg]8248[/albumimg] here is my new ride for now fun to drive

pushing over 450 hp me and my soon to be wife and she is a ford girl put it togeter over the winter so far its been a plast we are taking it to the james dean show this fall it will be coming down on a trailer 6 miles to the galon hurts you know what it runs in the low 12s with 373 gears and a 400 transmission

Uncle Skip · Post by **Uncle Skip** » July 13, 2010, 7:22 pm

...... and your point would be???
U@ss

jimbob1021 · Post by **jimbob1021** » July 13, 2010, 7:40 pm

fast truck for 5000 pounds

jeepbut · Post by **jeepbut** » July 13, 2010, 9:45 pm

Congrats on a super nice truck! I have owned 40 or 50 67-72 Chevrolet pickups and the 68 has always been my favorite. Still one of the best looking old trucks out there-I just got bored with them after 25 years. I also owned several Slicks during those years and always enjoyed the fact that the Slicks were a lot less common.. Thanks, Lyman.

ezernut9mm · Post by **ezernut9mm** » July 13, 2010, 9:51 pm

they are alot like these trucks. in the latter years of the run, they got lots more options, but i think the 67/68 were the best looking. 67 particularly because of the lack of side markers.
i never did understand the trail arm suspension though. even the gmc brothers of the day used a rear leaf spring set up.

Johnny Canuck · Post by **Johnny Canuck** » July 13, 2010, 10:01 pm

At the hot rod weekend here in town , a beautifully done version of that truck, in the same color but WITH a blower, was SECOND in the 100 foot drags, over all. He pulled the front wheels 2 foot off the ground and it hooked up like a fat girl holding a a Dove bar. It was quite surprising to see a long box truck that high up in the standings.

Having said that, those trucks sold a lot of I beam trucks for Ford, with their coil springs and ball joints and wood box floors, and heated tailgates, they were everything that Fords weren't.

Max · Post by **Max** » July 13, 2010, 10:03 pm

My friend at the Continental Club had a nicely restored '64 Chevy short bed and always thought it was pretty nice, cept I would never want one. Kind of like the typical 55, 56, 57 Chevy cars at every car show. Nice cars to look at but absolutely no interest in them other than a glance.

(one-eyed glance)

BackyardRest · Post by **BackyardRest** » July 13, 2010, 10:19 pm

jimbob1021 wrote:[albumimg]8248[/albumimg] here is my new ride for now fun to drive pushing over 450 hp me and my soon to be wife and she is a ford girl put it togeter over the winter so far its been a plast we are taking it to the james dean show this fall it will be coming down on a trailer 6 miles to the galon hurts you know what it runs in the low 12s with 373 gears and a 400 transmission

how do you know it has 450hp?

Gary Seymour · Post by **Gary Seymour** » July 14, 2010, 11:52 am

I am thinking of this era Chebbie for a next project. I like the looks and I want to see how much different the $$$ investment might be compared to my '62.

There's one on Evansville Craigslist right now - short bed, fleetside, 6-cyl, three speed on the floor. I can see keeping the sixer and swapping a 5spd..........

Just not ready YET! The body is still off the frame on my '62 uni!

Johnny Canuck · Post by **Johnny Canuck** » July 14, 2010, 12:32 pm

Those are definitely belly button trucks, I just saw the fifth one I have seen today drive by my office window and it's 11:30 in the morning

ICEMAN6166 · Post by **ICEMAN6166** » July 14, 2010, 1:44 pm

i too have had several of that style chevy, long ago. my favorite was a 67 short stepside that i ended up trading for a 68 f250 camper special.

jimbob1021 · Post by **jimbob1021** » July 14, 2010, 9:31 pm

Johnny Canuck wrote:At the hot rod weekend here in town , a beautifully done version of that truck, in the same color but WITH a blower, was SECOND in the 100 foot drags, over all. He pulled the front wheels 2 foot off the ground and it hooked up like a fat girl holding a a Dove bar. It was quite surprising to see a long box truck that high up in the standings.

Having said that, those trucks sold a lot of I beam trucks for Ford, with their coil springs and ball joints and wood box floors, and heated tailgates, they were everything that Fords weren't.

my girl friend the loved the fat girl holding the dove bar thing lol too funny

winr · Post by **winr** » July 14, 2010, 9:55 pm

Hey jimbob1021.

Are you driving it to Slick Stock......

(In case someone missed it, that is a wink )

Ricky

jimbob1021 · Post by **jimbob1021** » July 15, 2010, 3:50 am

will thay let it in ??????????? as long as i dont open the hood

mercman64 · Post by **mercman64** » July 15, 2010, 4:23 am

Hey J.C., did they really have heated tailgates? I have seen exhaust heat the bed of large dump trucks, but never pickups....were they exhaust heated? Why would you want to heat tailgates? Inquireing minds want to know.........Dave

ABA · Post by **ABA** » July 15, 2010, 3:03 pm

mercman64 wrote:Hey J.C., did they really have heated tailgates? I have seen exhaust heat the bed of large dump trucks, but never pickups....were they exhaust heated? Why would you want to heat tailgates? Inquireing minds want to know.........Dave

Well you don't want your girls butt to get cold while your sitting on the tailgate waiting on somebody to push ya home.

Gritsngumbo · Post by **Gritsngumbo** » July 15, 2010, 4:06 pm

ABA wrote:
mercman64 wrote:Hey J.C., did they really have heated tailgates? I have seen exhaust heat the bed of large dump trucks, but never pickups....were they exhaust heated? Why would you want to heat tailgates? Inquireing minds want to know.........Dave
Well you don't want your girls butt to get cold while your sitting on the tailgate waiting on somebody to push ya home.

Good One!

jimbob1021 · Post by **jimbob1021** » July 15, 2010, 4:37 pm

never had to push mine . just wont pass a gas station i have to use the good stuff

65f100_Thug · Post by **65f100_Thug** » July 16, 2010, 5:17 pm

jimbob1021 wrote: will thay let it in ??????????? as long as i dont open the hood

might have to add the corners back to the bow tie to make it a oval! lol

Mellvis · Post by **Mellvis** » July 18, 2010, 9:45 pm

I think it's a hell of a nice truck. I hope everyone here will at least appreciate the work and effort even if they are die-hard Ford. I like the Chevy better than the Ford, but Grandad had the Ford. Well done!

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