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ClassicAutoResto · 10-13-2007, 03:49 PM

This has to be one of the more intersting custom trucks???? i've seen in our body style. Jerry

satin64 · 10-13-2007, 08:34 PM

this is getting out of hand........

David Flores · 10-13-2007, 08:42 PM

Only chop of the 60-66 that I've seen that doesn't look stupid. Would be better without the bed and the same width rear tires as the front. Still baddass though.

hewlett2002000 · 10-14-2007, 12:59 AM

ok yall might beat my a$$ for this but uhhhh.... well i know where a mint condition cab is with absolutely NO RUST WHATSOEVER that i think i can get cheap and im gonna build one of those. im not gonna put a bed but instead a mini flatbed. i dont like most chops cause it looks a little too ghetto for me (no racial offence intended) but that looks more like the old school hot rod/rat rods and i love the look. mine will have a mild 327 and eaither a th350 or 400, or a 4 speed. i just wish i would have kept the 4-spd i had instead of trading it for the th350 going in my truck and just bought the auto outright. it will have the mini flatbed, but i want a rake to it. maybe some wide whites in the back in some smaller whites in the front. i dont want anything REAL fast but i want to be able to get down the road pretty good. im gonna do the same thing as they did with the one in the pic and build a custom frame from the firewall back and use the front frame section from ???? with drop spindles. lemme know what you think and any ideas that would be cool to seperate mine from this one are welcome. mine will be just a weekend cruiser for fun.

thanks,
John

65stepside · 10-14-2007, 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by hewlett2002000

ok yall might beat my a$$ for this but uhhhh.... well i know where a mint condition cab is with absolutely NO RUST WHATSOEVER that i think i can get cheap and im gonna build one of those. im not gonna put a bed but instead a mini flatbed. i dont like most chops cause it looks a little too ghetto for me (no racial offence intended) but that looks more like the old school hot rod/rat rods and i love the look. mine will have a mild 327 and eaither a th350 or 400, or a 4 speed. i just wish i would have kept the 4-spd i had instead of trading it for the th350 going in my truck and just bought the auto outright. it will have the mini flatbed, but i want a rake to it. maybe some wide whites in the back in some smaller whites in the front. i dont want anything REAL fast but i want to be able to get down the road pretty good. im gonna do the same thing as they did with the one in the pic and build a custom frame from the firewall back and use the front frame section from ???? with drop spindles. lemme know what you think and any ideas that would be cool to seperate mine from this one are welcome. mine will be just a weekend cruiser for fun.

thanks,
John

Why not use the mint cab for your other build??? Less work. The rat roddish build might be the easier one to build with a less than mint cab.
Just a thought....

04Xrider · 10-14-2007, 03:28 PM

Well it is different! That is one tiny rear window, it actually looks like a rear view mirror. I would really like to see the finished product.

63 & 64 Bowties · 10-14-2007, 07:20 PM

wow, even the small rear window has been made, I dunno...smaller?

Bishops Trucks · 10-14-2007, 01:02 AM

A '60s style T-Bucket? I kinda like it.

hewlett2002000 · 10-14-2007, 01:03 AM

o, and one more thing...... mine will be a convertable!!!!! lol

jchav62 · 10-15-2007, 06:57 PM

I dig it! Now that's an original idea... Bet it's a blast to drive...

1966gmc · 10-15-2007, 07:17 PM

I really like that. I would def drive that thing around

rickf · 10-15-2007, 09:15 PM

Yeah, wow... me too. First chopped "one of our" trucks that looks wicked. As for finished product, if it is, then it must be show (or race?) only, I am not seeing head lights or tail lights.

I have to wonder about actually driving it, though. There isn't much cab space in a "full size" 64, so with the top chopped down and the bottom chopped up (?) a lot of vertical sitting space is gone, and the cab isn't long enough to do a laydown indy style seating arrangement. Maybe you just sit with yer head sticking out the top? (Finally a use for those ol' WWII goggles.)

Is the radiator in the rear?

How about posting those pics in LARGE format over in that new picture place here? I'd love to add those to my screen saver/slide show.

63sbssbbw · 10-15-2007, 09:33 PM

Yeah,that's sick!!!
I think it's what you get if you cut out all the typical rust areas on our trucks,Run out of money for replacement panels,but have plenty of gas and wire and spare sheet metal,weld 'er all back together VOILA! one wicked ratrod oops I mean alterative transportation.LOL
I mean really though that's one very,very imaginative builder there.
It's currently on Ebay at the moment
Definitely an eyecatcher.
T

Demmit_Hemmit's 65 · 10-16-2007, 04:12 PM

The rat rod in the picture was put together in a little town in Indiana (Urbana) by a custom shop called iron customs (Owner Jim Hall)....................The cab was a small window cab and was not in real good shape..............obviously most of the rust on the bottom was cut away and it's a true RAT..................the motor is a 454 built by a fellow board member.....................It is on e-bay right now but i don't know the sale number..................They displayed it at the ducktail rum in gas city, Indiana and had a crowd around it most of the time there.................Just thought you guys would like to know a little more about it...........Hemmit

is2blu · 10-16-2007, 06:22 PM

item # 220159064876 on e-bay current bid ..7,240.00 reserve not met. 14 hrs to go.

love the look of it for sure

Iron-Butt · 10-17-2007, 07:52 PM

thanks for the info. it is different.

Sillyoldman · 10-17-2007, 08:16 PM

Looks cool, but dont he look stupid driving it while he's sticking out of the roof shoulder up?

Demmit_Hemmit's 65 · 10-17-2007, 11:36 PM

No .................you actually sit down in and not have any part of you out of the roof...................................I'm 5' 10" and sit in it confortably...................................Hemmit

**Chevy Fleetside** · 10-18-2007, 03:24 PM

It went for $11,000 .. Here are more pics if you want to see more.. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Chevr...spagenameZWDVW

hewlett2002000 · 10-18-2007, 11:11 PM

heres what i wanna build.

satin64 · 10-19-2007, 12:24 AM

you need a spun aluminum gas tank in back.

Demmit_Hemmit's 65 · 03-01-2010, 04:45 PM

ttt

Demmit_Hemmit's 65 · 03-02-2010, 10:40 AM

ttt

jonzcustomshop · 03-02-2010, 11:46 AM

what ever happened to this one? I know it sold on the auction, haven't heard of it since...

61TWUK · 03-02-2010, 12:48 PM

I like it.. if I had too much time and a extra cab sitting around I'd build one... there are just a couple of hard things to figure out... "where to hide things"

10-13-2007, 03:49 PM	#1
ClassicAutoResto Rust Buster Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Lebanon, Ky Posts: 558	An interesting twist This has to be one of the more intersting custom trucks???? i've seen in our body style. Jerry Attached Images

10-13-2007, 08:34 PM	#2
satin64 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: st.helens oregon Posts: 312	Re: An interesting twist this is getting out of hand........

10-13-2007, 08:42 PM	#3
David Flores Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: Temple Texas Posts: 399	Re: An interesting twist Only chop of the 60-66 that I've seen that doesn't look stupid. Would be better without the bed and the same width rear tires as the front. Still baddass though. __________________ 66 c10 swbfs My Build.

10-14-2007, 12:59 AM	#4
hewlett2002000 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Cleveland, Tx Posts: 1,619	Re: An interesting twist ok yall might beat my a$$ for this but uhhhh.... well i know where a mint condition cab is with absolutely NO RUST WHATSOEVER that i think i can get cheap and im gonna build one of those. im not gonna put a bed but instead a mini flatbed. i dont like most chops cause it looks a little too ghetto for me (no racial offence intended) but that looks more like the old school hot rod/rat rods and i love the look. mine will have a mild 327 and eaither a th350 or 400, or a 4 speed. i just wish i would have kept the 4-spd i had instead of trading it for the th350 going in my truck and just bought the auto outright. it will have the mini flatbed, but i want a rake to it. maybe some wide whites in the back in some smaller whites in the front. i dont want anything REAL fast but i want to be able to get down the road pretty good. im gonna do the same thing as they did with the one in the pic and build a custom frame from the firewall back and use the front frame section from ???? with drop spindles. lemme know what you think and any ideas that would be cool to seperate mine from this one are welcome. mine will be just a weekend cruiser for fun. thanks, John __________________ Respect: 1. A feeling of appreciative, often deferential regard; esteem. 2. The state of being regarded with honor or esteem. 3. Willingness to show consideration or appreciation. When you fail to show consideration to others values you are showing disrespect.

10-14-2007, 03:28 PM	#6
04Xrider Registered thread killer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Cookson, OK. Posts: 349	Re: An interesting twist Well it is different! That is one tiny rear window, it actually looks like a rear view mirror. I would really like to see the finished product. __________________ !966 stepside, 350 SB, ZZ-4 roller, Crane roller rockers, 0.030 flat tops, airgap intake, 750 Holley, stainless steel headers, edelbrock SDT mufflers, Mark 8 elec fan, 700R-4, column shift

10-14-2007, 07:20 PM	#7
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10-14-2007, 01:02 AM	#8
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10-14-2007, 01:03 AM	#9
hewlett2002000 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Cleveland, Tx Posts: 1,619	Re: An interesting twist o, and one more thing...... mine will be a convertable!!!!! lol __________________ Respect: 1. A feeling of appreciative, often deferential regard; esteem. 2. The state of being regarded with honor or esteem. 3. Willingness to show consideration or appreciation. When you fail to show consideration to others values you are showing disrespect.

10-15-2007, 06:57 PM	#10
jchav62 1962 C-10 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Las Vegas, New Mexico Posts: 4,978	Re: An interesting twist I dig it! Now that's an original idea... Bet it's a blast to drive... __________________ Joseph Chavez "See the USA in a Chevrolet!!" ......................_____ .........________//__{\_____ ,,,,,,,/__(O)___//___/__(O)_/ 1962 C10 Shortbed Fleetside 327/th350 GV overdrive 1974 C10 Longbed Fleetside 350/th350 "The Trash Truck" 1999 Chevy 2500 OBS, Longbed 5.7/4L80E 4x4 2015 GMC Sierra SLE 1500 4x4

10-15-2007, 07:17 PM	#11
1966gmc Why does it taste purple? Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Cambridge Md Posts: 621	Re: An interesting twist I really like that. I would def drive that thing around

10-15-2007, 09:15 PM	#12
rickf Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Lake Oswego, OR Posts: 318	Re: An interesting twist Yeah, wow... me too. First chopped "one of our" trucks that looks wicked. As for finished product, if it is, then it must be show (or race?) only, I am not seeing head lights or tail lights. I have to wonder about actually driving it, though. There isn't much cab space in a "full size" 64, so with the top chopped down and the bottom chopped up (?) a lot of vertical sitting space is gone, and the cab isn't long enough to do a laydown indy style seating arrangement. Maybe you just sit with yer head sticking out the top? (Finally a use for those ol' WWII goggles.) Is the radiator in the rear? How about posting those pics in LARGE format over in that new picture place here? I'd love to add those to my screen saver/slide show.

10-15-2007, 09:33 PM	#13
63sbssbbw UCA63 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Lloydminster AB Can. Posts: 1,637	Re: An interesting twist Yeah,that's sick!!! I think it's what you get if you cut out all the typical rust areas on our trucks,Run out of money for replacement panels,but have plenty of gas and wire and spare sheet metal,weld 'er all back together VOILA! one wicked ratrod oops I mean alterative transportation.LOL I mean really though that's one very,very imaginative builder there. It's currently on Ebay at the moment Definitely an eyecatcher. T __________________ member#7816 "63 sb ss bbw 350\350 12 bolt rear Pwr Fr Disc PS tilt '61 GMC in progress '63 GMC to use for parts '90 Chevy Ext cab sbfs 5.7l (current d d)

10-16-2007, 04:12 PM	#14
Demmit_Hemmit's 65 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Peru, Indiana Posts: 741	Re: An interesting twist The rat rod in the picture was put together in a little town in Indiana (Urbana) by a custom shop called iron customs (Owner Jim Hall)....................The cab was a small window cab and was not in real good shape..............obviously most of the rust on the bottom was cut away and it's a true RAT..................the motor is a 454 built by a fellow board member.....................It is on e-bay right now but i don't know the sale number..................They displayed it at the ducktail rum in gas city, Indiana and had a crowd around it most of the time there.................Just thought you guys would like to know a little more about it...........Hemmit

10-16-2007, 06:22 PM	#15
is2blu Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 106	Re: An interesting twist item # 220159064876 on e-bay current bid ..7,240.00 reserve not met. 14 hrs to go. love the look of it for sure __________________ keep on truckin', gaileen Last edited by is2blu; 10-16-2007 at 06:25 PM.

10-17-2007, 07:52 PM	#16
Iron-Butt 454 club Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 1,348	Re: An interesting twist thanks for the info. it is different. __________________ David 1965 Chevrolet c-10 454 automatic Custom bbw swb. 1965 Chevrolet C-10 swb (Sold) 1963 Chevrolet C-10 6 Cyl automatic with dual exhaust, pb, ps and 17's. R.I.P "I will miss you. 1967 Chevrolet C-10 6 Cyl Custom lwb 1939 Chevrolet Coupe, 350 v8 automatic. 1935 Chevrolet 2 Dr Standard in the works. 2015 Harley Davidson Street Glide. 2023 Chevrolet Stingray Z51 Convertible. I never want to grow up.



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10-17-2007, 08:16 PM	#17
Sillyoldman #16876 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Auburn WA Posts: 12,266	Re: An interesting twist Looks cool, but dont he look stupid driving it while he's sticking out of the roof shoulder up? __________________ Posted via Stationary Device '71 Custom Deluxe C-20 402. '67 Buick Special 455. '49 Plymouth Special Deluxe. *"I love that old car smell"* *Some people are like Slinkies... not really good for anything, but they still bring a smile to your face when you push them down a flight of stairs.*

10-17-2007, 11:36 PM	#18
Demmit_Hemmit's 65 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Peru, Indiana Posts: 741	Re: An interesting twist No .................you actually sit down in and not have any part of you out of the roof...................................I'm 5' 10" and sit in it confortably...................................Hemmit

10-18-2007, 03:24 PM	#19
Chevy Fleetside Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: San Francisco Posts: 4,782	Re: An interesting twist It went for $11,000 .. Here are more pics if you want to see more.. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Chevr...spagenameZWDVW __________________ "A man and his truck, what a beautiful thing" 65 Short Fleetside BBC 65 Long Fleetside 283 3 on the tree for now. my build thread http://www.67-72chevytrucks.com/vboa...d.php?t=259536

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hewlett2002000 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Cleveland, Tx Posts: 1,619	Re: An interesting twist heres what i wanna build. Attached Images __________________ Respect: 1. A feeling of appreciative, often deferential regard; esteem. 2. The state of being regarded with honor or esteem. 3. Willingness to show consideration or appreciation. When you fail to show consideration to others values you are showing disrespect.

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satin64 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: st.helens oregon Posts: 312	Re: An interesting twist you need a spun aluminum gas tank in back.

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61TWUK Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Location: Charleston SC Posts: 290	Re: An interesting twist I like it.. if I had too much time and a extra cab sitting around I'd build one... there are just a couple of hard things to figure out... "where to hide things" __________________ 1961 Apache SWB/SBW for now... Built 327 You need two tools in life: duct tape and WD-40. If it moves and it shouldn't, you use duct tape. If it doesn't move and it should, you use WD-40.

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