Just started building a new kustom after years of building cars for others and not having one myself for far too long. Had a 55 chevy delray i lost in a divorce that i built when i was 16, 4 1/2 inch chop, steel tilt front, bbc, camaro clip ect... real sinister looking. I do restorations of rare classic cars for a living which i ended up doing because i spent so much time working on cars my hobbie took over my life and i had to quit my "real job". My company is called Fox Kustoms Inc and i'm in Victoria BC. I've been familliar with your forum for a while as it popps up a ton in related google searches and have gaind alot of info from it. It seems as though this place best fits my new build. The new kustom is aimed at pushing my skills to the limmit and really challanging myself. I have had a vision for a few years now of hitting something with the maximum chop, chanel, section, i possibly can and still make it fully functional and drivable and fit inside. The idea came to me 10 years or so back when i was making a good living at building lowrider trucks as thats what the people with money wanted me to do. Origional plan was to do a newer 80's full size but thank god i gave my head a shake on that one. Decided last year to revitalize the old plan, that already had so much design time laying in bed not being able to sleep and building trucks in my head invested in it and start a brand new party. The new plan called for a 67-72 gmc pickup. I chose this style because i like the lines of them and it will lend itself to the most sectioning,(more than the prievious style) and i wanted a fleetside to pull off some other touches i have planned. The nascar heritage of the chevy truckarm rear suspension also played a big roll as i want this unit to function alot. The plan calls for frame laying air ride suspension to get it down all the way but still have good ride, handleing, and speed bump negotiation. next the rockers will get shaved along with any thing else in the way through the length of the vehical to facilitate chaneling it down till the bottoms of the doors hit the ground next to the frame. if my calculations are correct i should be able to section 6 inches out through the length of the body. And lastly i'm gonna chop 10 inches out of the roof. When aired out this should place the top of the roof 37 inches off the dirt. Here are a couple of pics i tried out my planned measurments on, not exact in places as i used microsoft paint and learned to use it as i did it but it gives the basic idea. I'm much better with steel than computers.
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