Stewart's 1954 Chevy Shop Truck

jbs10 wrote:http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1955-Chevy-Truck-S10-Rat-Rod-/180869064832?pt=US_Cars_Trucks&hash=item2a1ca2e880

He didn't keep it too long did he.

see how much

jbs10 wrote:see how much

Yeah. He may get it with the circle he runs with. He has enough money in that beater he could have bought a 100 point show truck and had money left over. Must be nice to have deep pockets. Bunch of yuppies!

You know this guy?

21,000 ! For that?

Arieldouglas wrote:You know this guy?

No just the truck. Johnny and I watch the build as he did it.

He spent over $8000.00 just in the motor. Not the truck the engine! I could have built a nice hot rod for less than $8K. Most of the truck is new parts from LMC. Their is nothing wrong with the truck. It's cool. I just don't see spending that kind on money to build a beater. Even if I was filthy rich I wouldn't. He more than likely has close to $20K in the build. He rented a garage to build the truck in. It looked like a mini warehouse. Like I said the truck is cool but he's not a hot rodder in my eyes. Let him hit all the junk yards searching, take his money tree away and then let him build something with his own two hand instead of buying every single little piece and then lets see what it looks like. It's on the chopping block already to be sold. He just got it finished. It seems more like a rich kid engulfing his ego than a guy being a hot rodder.

If I were going to spend that much money I would buy a restored original and do some changes.

He's one of those new age rat rodders

I cleaned up the garage and moved the 27 to the smaller bay. I'm hoping to get Johnny to tow the 54 down here when the mud dries up at the property. It's a mud pit and muddy wheels coming off that steep hill with a truck and trailer pushing you is not a fun thing.
It won't be a mad rush to get it built but at least it will be here and I can work on it when I have some extra time.

Reb Stew wrote:extra time.

I will be heading to Starks saturday and the 54 was still there the last time I looked.

I would meet up and go Jeff but I have the Rabbit Hash run.

I might wait until after the Springfield swapmeet before heading to Starks just in case there is a step bumper,I might go on a motorcycle ride saturday.

The truck is back in my garage here at the house. Not in a hurry to knock it out. Just needed it moved off the property now that the land is going up for sale. At least I can piddle around with it if I'm bored. Thanks Johnny for the tow.

Thanks Johnny for picking up the chic for Steve.. lol

Lady rebel wrote:Thanks Johnny for picking up the chic for Steve.. lol

jbs10 wrote:

Amy called me on her lunch break and ask where we went. I told her me and you were out looking for chics.

Reb Stew wrote: now that the land is going up for sale.

???

Arieldouglas wrote:

Reb Stew wrote: now that the land is going up for sale.

???

The property is where Amy and I use to live. My parents live there now.

this thread will hit 8 pages before we see any recent pictures . its in the back yard i know you stewart you been monkeying around with it.

WHERES THE PICS.

lol . I have been swamped. I haven't even walked in the garage. They swore in Tom Collins in as Chief of Police tonight so I went there to support him on that. It's a good thing. Any time we can have a police chief that is a gearhead is a good thing. He has some nice hot rods and if he has time you can find him at Thornhill Drag Strip on Saturday nights. I'll post pics if I do anything to the truck. Maybe get an hour or two in tomorrow.

JRiggs wrote:this thread will hit 8 pages before we see any recent pictures . its in the back yard i know you stewart you been monkeying around with it.

WHERES THE PICS.

Played around a little today.

All I can say is wow. The truck had a Mopar engine in it. You know better than me using NOpar so the crazy looking frame mounts had to go.

The guy I got it from tried hard to have something but it wasn't in the cards for him. I'll give him an A for effort but if the Mopar motor was anything hot it would have ripped these mounts out the first time he hit the go pedal.