Mornin' Oppo!

"Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast." (twostrokesmoke) 09/19/2013 at 10:24 • Filed to: Lil' Black truck

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What'cha think of this?

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. 09/19/2013 at 10:32

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You don't want that, it's totally hideous. In fact, I'll take it off your hands, because I'm generous like that. I'll make a bitchin' restomod totally get rid of it somehow, I swear.

CalzoneGolem > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 09/19/2013 at 10:42

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Hmm it might be a SBC in there already, right?

CalzoneGolem > Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. 09/19/2013 at 10:44

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Swap it onto an s-10 chassis of your choice and enjoy a sweet looking old truck with all the modern amenities you could need.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > CalzoneGolem 09/19/2013 at 10:45

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Quick, do an emergency 340 Hemi swap! For the children!

/Actually,whenyouhaveanSBCstock...

/Bestthingtodoistobuilddualintakeswithoilbathfilters

/orITBs

CalzoneGolem > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 09/19/2013 at 10:47

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Whoa, whoa, whoa! Clearly this needs a fat diesel lump with stacks.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > CalzoneGolem 09/19/2013 at 10:53

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an s-10 chassis of your choice

Ain't nothing wrong with the existing rails, broheim, except possibly that they're not channeled into the body. Jury's still out on that one.

If you really need modern front-end, Mustang II it on the existing frame and don't half-ass. That, or use an Eagle 4wd setup. Straight frame rails are the easiest thing in the world to mod off of.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > CalzoneGolem 09/19/2013 at 10:54

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Well, Deutz swaps are one of my favoritest things ever...

CalzoneGolem > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 09/19/2013 at 10:56

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The truck has been sitting in those weeds for who knows how long. You can't tell me those frame rails are any good with any type of certainty.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > CalzoneGolem 09/19/2013 at 11:00

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Well, on the general "body rusts through before frame unless it's a Landy" rule, and no indicators of salt rule, I'd say better than even odds the frame's okay. Probably needs suspension rebuild and other work, but why fix it if it ain't broke?

Todd > CalzoneGolem 09/19/2013 at 11:03

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Sitting in the weeds doesn't rust out frame rails. Driving on salted highways in the winter does.

CalzoneGolem > Todd 09/19/2013 at 11:11

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The weeds will hold in the moisture and promote rust.

Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. > CalzoneGolem 09/19/2013 at 11:39

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I can say this with 100% certainty. It's not in an area that uses salt on the roads, and never has been.

CalzoneGolem > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 09/19/2013 at 11:48

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http://www.e-zchassisswaps.com/kit.php?catego…

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > CalzoneGolem 09/19/2013 at 11:50

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I fart in the general direction of your vaunted "modernity".

CalzoneGolem > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 09/19/2013 at 11:52

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You're the one that brought up restomod.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > CalzoneGolem 09/19/2013 at 12:00

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Restomod herein meaning fixing to modernish standards, but with exotic performance parts from the 60s and 70s instead of modern car bits.