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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. For those who are offended by modern looking hot rods I need to mention  that the other two will either have a 50's look or perhaps a patina left  over from the 50's. 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!

Little Suede Truck OldSub Dually Primary  Driver Teri Steve Steve Basic  Concept Car  for general use locally, and occasional run to a car show.  Must  be comfortable for Teri to drive, since after all, this is her truck! Light  truck, with some capability for pulling a trailer.  Also might get  used for family trips of two hundred to six hundred miles. Heavy  truck, with capability for heavier use such as pulling a loaded trailer.  Also might get used for iron retrieval trips hundreds  of miles. Probably with some tool boxes to give a service truck  look. Basic  Look Original,  lowered with wheels, stock bumpers.  Standard door handles and such.  Suede paint. Classic  body built today.  Implies modern bumpers, smoothed doors, smoked glass, low as the driveway will allow.  Hidden gas cap.  Leave the gutters because we live in a rain forest. Original 50 years of patina, NW rusted body held together with tape and bailing wire. But its an extended cab model that few have ever seen. And won't see till I build it... Engine Spunky,  but mild mannered and very reliable.  Chevy 305*. Torque with power to pull a trailer with a truck on it.  350 Chevy. Ready to cruise 70+ all day long. 454  Chevy (from the motorhome). Transmission Automatic.   Turbo 350*.  Lokar classic type floor shift. Automatic  (Turbo 350 or 700R4). Automatic  (Turbo 475 from motorhome). Front  Suspension g-body Subframe S-10 pickup stuff. P30  IFS Rear Suspension g-body Subframe S-10 pickup stuff. P30  rear Brakes Disk/Drum Disk/Drum Disk/Drum Wheels/Tires Classic  look: beauty rings, red paint and Chevy hub caps. The  big slots I've been hanging onto for 20 years... Stock  painted P30 wheels. Probably painted black to match stock wheels  on the 2-ton truck. Steering Power  with tilt wheel.  Classic steering wheel. Power  with Tilt and modern fat wheel. Power  with Tilt and some wheel. Electrical 12v  with alternator sized for the need 12v  with Alternator sized for the need.  Multiple stereos, power seats, windows, door locks…  Needs a big alternator and battery. 12v  with Alternator sized for the need. Comforts What?  Good heater and defrost Air  conditioning, heater and defroster, power windows, door locks, power  mirrors.  Cruise control.  Rear heater/defrost. Seats, heater and defrost. Seating  and Interior Heated,  power, leather seat from a Cadillac Sedan Deville. Four leather buckets (power!).  Posh with everything upholstered and  power everything. Yes. Sound AM/FM  Stereo with CD Player At least an AM radio…  Full stereo system with Cassette/CD, and should  have separate front and rear audio. At least an AM radio…  Glass Stock  clear glass Tinted glass in front, mini-van type windows on sides and back. Yes. Dash Board As stock as possible Modern instruments in stock look dash panel. Stock. Maybe just stock look... Controls Updated  stock type Modern,  column mounted.  Heater controls with the three dial approach. Whatever Bumpers Stock Wrap around with modern look. Big. Exterior Lights Stock  look with modern turn signals and side markers Halogen  and LED. Halogen  and LED and side, top and rear marker lights. Time Frame Start  as soon as Sub is a driver again… Driver now, customization begins when ’54 is a driver. Back burner for now. Donor  Car? ’78  Chevy Monte Carlo.  Its mostly gone except for the parts I kept... I  need an S-10... '78  Chevy P30 Motorhome.

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