Arnie Gonzalez calls it Red-X. It fits. The truck’s red, and he autocrosses it. Plus, others look at the truck as if there’s a red X on it.
“They give me the ‘Oh really?’ look,” he says of those who first encounter his 1990 Chevrolet C1500 Sport. “They start talking crap before they even see the truck run.”
Arnie doesn’t mind …
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In reply to J.A. Ackley :
While it's true you can put anything on the track. If it's got a big enough motor it'll go acceptably fast work on the suspension enough and it will even corner.
One thing it won't do is slide by others on the straights. At least not based on aero. You're just pushing too much air.
Where's the gun rack?
frenchyd said:In reply to J.A. Ackley :
While it's true you can put anything on the track. If it's got a big enough motor it'll go acceptably fast work on the suspension enough and it will even corner.
One thing it won't do is slide by others on the straights. At least not based on aero. You're just pushing too much air.
Good thing you don't have to slide by others on the straights in auto-x.
This is cool.
I love it. I've always wanted a performance truck ever since Chevy released the 454 SS......was that back in the mid-late 90s?
I would rock this thing 8 ways from Sunday.
What a cool piece.
jerel77494 said:Where's the gun rack?
I don't even own *a* gun, let alone many guns that would necessitate an entire rack.
In reply to GIRTHQUAKE :
Hi, Girthquake! Don't need a gun. Back in the day almost every pickup had a gun rack (at least where I'm from), most of them empty.
In reply to jerel77494 :
He's quoting Wayne's World
I've got a 1966 Ford F100 that I've been thinking of taking in this direction. This may be the push to get it started.
Sweet truck. I used to really dislike lowered trucks when I was a kid, but as an adult (ugh) I've completely flipped. No idea what happened. I guess my taste improved?
In reply to jglee920 :
The twin I-beam suspension would be a disaster. The front roll center is high. Imagine the weight jacking of a old Beetle or Spitfire, only in the front.
Mr_Asa said:In reply to jerel77494 :
He's quoting Wayne's World
Maybe he should change his name to "Garthquake"
Will those suspension mods bolt up on a 2000 Tahoe limited?
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Mr_Asa said:frenchyd said:In reply to J.A. Ackley :
While it's true you can put anything on the track. If it's got a big enough motor it'll go acceptably fast work on the suspension enough and it will even corner.
One thing it won't do is slide by others on the straights. At least not based on aero. You're just pushing too much air.Good thing you don't have to slide by others on the straights in auto-x.
You see trucks like that at vintage races. That's where my mind went.
Back in the early 70's I had a 1955 Chevy 1/2 T Cameo ( short box fiberglass rear fenders). With a 350 4 speed and 15x10 chrome reverse wheels.
As track Marshall at Holtville I got permission to do a clean up lap at speed.
(SCCA was a little more relaxed back then). I would have been 5 th on the grid with C D E production. That was on Goodyear Polyglass ( we called them Polyslides).
Cactus said:Mr_Asa said:In reply to jerel77494 :
He's quoting Wayne's World
Maybe he should change his name to "Garthquake"
Party on
z31maniac said:I love it. I've always wanted a performance truck ever since Chevy released the 454 SS......was that back in the mid-late 90s?
454 SS was early 90's
This is a cool build.
Fantastic truck! Thank you for sharing it with us!
In reply to jglee920 :check out RideTech suspension. They have complete front and rear suspension kits for 65 thru 79 Ford trucks. Not cheap but high quality and well tested.
I say Rock that S**T! And laugh at the others as you go by!!!
Love it. I had a lowered Mitsu Mighty Max that was more fun in the twisties than it had any right to be.
As a guy that ran an s10 for hpde, i approve
Between 450 and 475 hp?
At the tire on a 120 degree day with bad gas maybe
Come on. Ported 243 heads on a 6.0 block with a bumpy cam? That's a stout piece.
jerel77494 said:In reply to jglee920 :
The twin I-beam suspension would be a disaster. The front roll center is high. Imagine the weight jacking of a old Beetle or Spitfire, only in the front.
It's a '66 F100. I heard they fit nice on a Crown Vic chassis.
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