Thread: 27 chevy p/u

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the car is in durango co. and i live in farmington n.m.
all the car needs to be legal is a windshield and front turn indicators.
the next time you see it it will be being driven.

update
i dropped off the stuff for the exhaust system.
all it needs in windshield glass to be legal.
then i can take it to the DMV.

i still have lots of cosmetic work to do on it.
grinding all those welds and bondo and paint
insulate and sound deaden the cab
put door panels in
make a wood bed for it.
side windows
lots and lots of stuff.
but being able to legally drive it into my garage so i can pretty it up.
is a HUGE ground breaking achievment to me.

Originally Posted by J. Robinson

I forsee some serious bumpsteer in your future... Has that Pittman arm been cut and rewelded near the spline?

Originally Posted by Dave Severson

Probably because bump steer isn't that big of an issue on dirt track cars, some of the older cars and builders never addressed the issue at all. Bump steer gets worse as the amount of suspension travel on the front end increases, doesn't look like your's is going to have a lot of travel on the front.....

i asked j.p.if that arm had been gusseted.
he said nope it didnt need it
he ground down almost 50% of the thickness.
then filled it up with weld.
he also pointed out that he builds all his cars like he will be the driver.
i thought that was a good point.

the builder of my car is too big to fit in it.
actually he has a bad knee and cant bend it enough to get in.
he uses his wife as a stand in for me when he does steering wheel and seat placement.
(thanks joanie!)

Another cool hot rod about to hit the road!

Originally Posted by OSK

Another cool hot rod about to hit the road!

i am just dyin to drive that thing.
it's been a long two years...

I'll bet! the term chompin at the bit comes to mind

exhaust pics.
it aint perty.
but it's out of sight.

and it sounds great.

this is the cheapest system you may ever see.
thrush glasspacks $22 each
flexi-hose about 8 bucks
handful of clamps
and some pipe we had laying around.

You might want to gusset up the control arm brackets on the frame.
You are making great progress!

my ( first build) 27 chevy is chopped 6" and channeled 4"
i am 5.9 140 lbs.
and it is TIGHT in that cab.
i am having to put the gas pedal on the firewall above the tranny hump.
14" steering wheel.
thinnest/smallest seats i could find.
i dont think my fiance is going to be able to drive it. (big boobs)
in hindsight i would have made the rear of the cab longer.
but on the good side.
at 49 years old i aint gonna grow any more.

when i started trying out seats i realized just how tiny that damn truck is.
if i was any bigger.
i'd have to sell it.
my next build will be built around a normal sized human.
live and learn.

Originally Posted by billy zz

my ( first build) 27 chevy is chopped 6" and channeled 4"
i am 5.9 140 lbs.
and it is TIGHT in that cab.
i am having to put the gas pedal on the firewall above the tranny hump.
14" steering wheel.
thinnest/smallest seats i could find.
i dont think my fiance is going to be able to drive it. (big boobs)
in hindsight i would have made the rear of the cab longer.
but on the good side.
at 49 years old i aint gonna grow any more.

when i started trying out seats i realized just how tiny that damn truck is.
if i was any bigger.
i'd have to sell it.
my next build will be built around a normal sized human.
live and learn.

When I started to mock up my 28 RPU cab I stretched it for more room. But that firewall is narrow. Even making the trans tunnel to fit tight to the trans, TH350, and no more that 3/4" clearance, I still had to do the same with the gas pedal. I could have done it more to the left, but I wanted to be able to actually brake with my right foot. Mainly so someone else could drive it without killing them selves. My 48 you have to brake with your left foot, OK for me as I drove stock cars for years, but there is no place to put your left foot away from the brake pedal unless you pull it back toward you. Someone else driving it may have a big mess in a panic stop where their instinct is to jam brakes with their right foot...............

Originally Posted by dlotraf33

there is no place to put your left foot away from the brake pedal unless you pull it back toward you. Someone else driving it may have a big mess in a panic stop where their instinct is to jam brakes with their right foot...............

oh god
you are gonna believe this
but i just realized i am going to have to drive it like a stock car.
i freakin cant believe it never even crossed my mind.

CONFESSION TIME

my buddy J.P. of the HENCHMEN C.C. has done all the work (so far) on this build.
he has been building/racing cars for almost 50 years.
i met him a few years ago and we hit it off.
one day i told him he had some of the coolest cars i had ever seen.
he says
we should build you one.
he charged me $15 an hour to handbuild me a car.

you see fellas
i am a parts replacer.
i sure as hell aint no fabricator/mechanic/hotrod genius.

the reason he did it so cheaply is simple.
he just loves to build rods.
but he couldnt afford to build another one for himself.
monday he is delivering my car to me
and has already started on a 39 chevy p/u for himself....