Ken Block's 1977 F-150 Hoonitruck

1977 Hoonitruck



Love this build.

 

I put a hitch on it.. I think I would have put sidepipes too, rather than just exiting the fenders behind the front wheels. Probably would have cost a few HP, but would have looked cooler. I probably would have gone with a stepside style bed too

It actually does have a hitch on it. 

I am pleased. However, it is not helping my want for a slammed old truck. 

Is this a brand new build or a replacement of the mustang body?

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Is this a brand new build or a replacement of the mustang body?

All new. Hoonicorn has a V8, the truck has a twin-turbo 3.5L EcoBoost V6 from a Daytona prototype. Both cars will be at SEMA.

Cool. I’d watch the vid but I’m at work and I like to save those things for down time at home. 

I've recently had the "What would you do with your MegaMillions Lotto winnings" discussion amongst friends. This here is the kind of E36 M3 I would do with a small fraction of that $600000000. Several times with several different platforms.

Sort of a variation of the "How to make a small fortune racing [insert type]"...

I still lust for another 73-79 f150. This thing is glorious

Perfection?

the market price for '70s F150's just went up, I think

Whoo, that's a spicy meatball. I did not expect the noises that come out of that thing.

I like it. 

The want is strong.  I'm about to have a spare LS6 from my V that is begging to be dropped into something truckish.

i didnt watch the whole video but is this thing AWD or RWD? either way it's amazing

In reply to edizzle89 :

AWD, "based on what [they've] learned from the rally car"  (and I assume the Hoonicorn)

Are their build and detail photo's so I don't have to go to the tubeofyou?

If it's like his Mustang I assume there's just about zero actual F-150 parts on it other than the silhouette.

In reply to stuart in mn :

The tube frame and IRS is fully exposed in the bed. My guess is the cab is mostly original steel and that's it.

In reply to Daylan C :

The quick clip they show of it in testing shows steel bedsides, so maybe those too. 

stuart in mn said:

If it's like his Mustang I assume there's just about zero actual F-150 parts on it other than the silhouette.

Great!

Start with steel body Ford product and remove all of the things that aren't 900hp over the top rally car.  Seems like a simple enough formula, I like it.

Ram50Ron said:

Start with steel body Ford product and remove all of the things that aren't 900hp over the top rally car.  Seems like a simple enough formula, I like it.

I hope you aren't being facetious. After all, you took a Ram 50 and removed everything that wasn't a Corvette.

just watched the video.  this is so full of win.  

In reply to NickD :

Nope not at all. That's my kind of build. I love the technology and unadulterated crazy ideas that have been woven into that truck.

I wish I could do half of the stuff they did to that truck.  The 3D printed aluminum intake manifold probably cost more than my salary.