The finished product:
Box is 6" wider than stock, plus fenders are another 2" wider each side, overall 10" wider than stock.
Rear Bumper is a front bumper that was widened and modified with a step. The paint on both bumpers and the grill bar is a BMW silver wheel paint from PPG.
My wife Dorothy picked out the powder blue color
When I found it in '99 this is what it looked like....
Here's some construction pics.......
'70 Olds 455 out of a Toronado
Tranny is a 4L80E with transfer case out of late model GMC diesel truck.
The truck has Ford axles, with a 9" rear, an early Ford 3/4 ton front axle, and a home-made 30 gal gas tank
A TCI controller and my laptop and the tranny works great!
A buddy of mine does great custom body work. Recently he did a custom hood for his '55 Chevy truck, by inserting the center section from a '58 Chevy truck hood into the '55 hood, it came out great! Follow this link to a couple of photos:
Link To Custom '55 Truck Hood Photos
Update: Recently the engine develop a knock, it was a used engine anyway, so tore it down for a complete rebuild. TRW pistons, Crane H-272-2 cam, Edelbrock heads, Comp Cams pro magnum roller rockers, Performer intake, and a 625 Road Demon. I'm keeping the HEI ignition, it has never given me problems. It should make a good torque motor for this 4x4 application. There already is a set of Hooker Super Comps and a 2-1/2" exhaust system (with glass paks!) in the truck.
Also, there is a "bump steer" problem I am working on. Turns out the left side steering setup produces a fair amount of self steer to the left when the front end hits a bump! Not good! I can control it by steering right and then back left to correct it when I hit a bump, but it is not a safe setup! So I have fabbed a steering arm to mount on the right side axle knuckle, and convert the steering to a cross-steer setup:
Link To More Photos On Cross-Steer Conversion
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