Hello all. Finally decided to sign up here. I find links to the place often while surfing the web, so what the hell. I'm 17, but I don't like dubs on my ride, Escalades, rap, or sound systems that outcl*** a rock concert. I'm happier with 15 inch Chevy rally wheels and the 350 rumbling. I grew up loving hot rods and muscle cars. Basically, I was born into it. Came home in a clean and custom '78 El Camino, and died laughing in his '74 Camaro (396, bored over, TH400, low 12 second 1/4 on street tires and pump gas, last time he ever drove it, ran a high 9 on a set of slicks and race gas). And, admiring the big ol' tank that has sat since before I was born, his grandmother's 1950 Styleline Delux. My self, I own a 1969 Chevy CST/10, bought it January '07. Been paying for it on my own, and working on it with my dad the past year. Is an original CST package (top trim level, fairly rare by now). When I got it, it was caked in mold and pollen (love houston humidity), the bed a foot deep in tree bits, minus an engine and trans, and redneck wiring from hell. A shocker when I looked under, and cleaned off the grease from the rear end, to reveal it's a factory Dana 60 axle. Very few of the 2wd 67-72 small-block trucks had the 6-lug Dana 60 stock. Since then, dropped in a SB350 and TH 350 combo (like original), got it finally running on it's own, minus chugging gas from a 1 gallon can until I finish up redoing fuel lines, and checking this tank out. How it was when I 1st got it: Now Aluminnumnumnum Radiator Escalade clock, fits nicely, looks clean. Still working on it slowly. Pretty damn close to a test drive. It's sweet now to start it up, and listen to that ol' 350 rumble. http://youtube.com/watch?v=rRq3yFa_5Zg Up next is front disk brakes (my dad won't let me loose with it until it's got'em) and shoulder belts. Some other odds and ends to make it road happy. Then she'll be on the road. Going for a 4/6 drop, and a set of 15x8 chevy rally wheels up front, and 15x10s in back. But stuck with those farm-truck white wheels for now. May paint them black, and toss a set of trim rings on to loose the farm-truck looks. And fix all the rust, and finish up the interior. And here's the 1950 Styleline Deluxe of my dads. Straight 6 and a 3-on-the-tree trans. The motor siezed up long ago, shortly after he left highschool. But the car is in TOP shape, no rust and all OG. Sits in storage right now, my dad's retirement project I guess, haha. Still have the original engine and trans. It's future is still undecided. More then likely will be restored into a nice little driver. But we have a full drivetrain from an '89 IROC (was going into the El Camino til a hit-n-run drive totalled while parked one winter). Built TPI V8, built 700R4 and a 3:82 posi rear end. And, while in storage it's housing the TPI V8, and looks lovely in between the voluptuous fenders of that '50. edit: posted before done, still gotta '50 Chevy Styleline to post
Welcome! Cool truck. I love that body style. I have an O/T 87 pickup myself. There is a ton to learn here and a lot of the general principle of it will apply to your build. I would say most people here wont hate you over the truck but it is a pre 63ish forum. You will get beat down if you post too much off topic stuff in the main forum. Good luck with the build and PM me if you ever need any newer truck info. I will be moving to the houston area in the next few months. JPC
Welcome, It's good to see you young guys getting real envolved! Now get Pops started on his HAMB-frendly kemp, man!
Thanks guys I know you guys's general car ages. Came to sit and learn more stuff about old school cars. The old art form of pinstriping, leadwork, and the many other old-style body mods have always had my interest. I'd love to get that '50 on the road. But my parents are split, and child support costs him ya know. Plus he's helped with the huge bits of cash (like the engine and trans, $750, 500 from me, 250 from him, and I've worked off the debt, ha). But, this truck has got him back into the garage (since the Camaro was sold off in 01, he hasn't done anything car-related outside of his job as a Technition at a Caddy dealership). I grew up with him in the garage, so it's awesome to learn from him again. Plus, it's giving him good excuses to pull the old tools from storage and from the depths of the garage. lol I used to think of that car like the Bat Mobile as a kid, siting in the driver seat looking out over the hugely rounded hood. Big, black, and beastly. Quite a bit into photography too: http://texanidiot25.deviantart.com/
Welcome from West Georgia. It's hard not to like '72 and older cars & trucks. I really like the '50. Cooter
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