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December 13 , 2004 This is an update. Its two years to THE DAY since my last update. I find that mildly embarrassing, but oh well... Things have changed a little over the past two years, but almost nothing has been put together. I've added a third truck to the planned hot rods. This third truck will be a dually intended to drag things around. The proposed running gear donor is a '78 Chevrolet P30 chassis and associated stuff, all pulled out from under a motorhome. I think a 454/475 Turbo and a 12,300 LB GVW should be adequate. I expect to combine the body and bed from a '52 Chevy 2-ton truck combined with parts from my '52 Suburban parts truck to create an extended cab dually. Now since
I'm building this dually I feel I can make make some changes in the OldSub
plan. It no longer needs a big block or the suspension to support towing
heavy loads. Its load capacity needs to be adequate to support four adults
with luggage and a smaller trailer. I had begun to see a 50's look for
the OldSub, but have returned to thinking it should have a modern look.
The Little Red Truck has not changed much, and by that I mean I've not done much work on it, nor have I changed the plan much. The final color has changed, forcing a name change. Details are below. This web site is about my truck toys, not the life occurrences that might distract me from these projects. However one summer '04 event which consumed a lot of time was also a truck project. My friend Gene moved his family (wife, two kids, mother and mother-in-law) about 1,500 miles to resettle in Colorado. My '72 Chevy pickup made the 3,000+ mile round trip as part of a '55-'57 Chevy convoy. I towed a '57 two-door. Also made numerous trips to both the dump and the local junk yard to help dispose of stuff that wasn't worth moving. The whole thing was a lot of fun, but it also delayed the projects you come here to read about. Please accept my humble apologies. Okay, here is the current plan! |
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