NicholasShetley Posted October 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2014 We finally took the truck to its first show. The truck drove great but the suspension has no give at all on it so it rode rough. It didn't have a heating issue at all. We won second place at the show but they didn't have any classes at this show so 20 got a first, second and third place trophy for a total of 60 trophies. The engine hasn't gone through a drop of oil and runs great oil pressure so the engine appears to be a good one. It will also get the truck up to speed in no time. It will also break the rear tires loose in first gear with anything more than half throttle. So far I haven't gone much beyond that since the truck doesn't have power steering or power brakes. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigmikez Posted October 19, 2014 Report Share Posted October 19, 2014 Did u take pics? And congrats on 2nd place bro!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conductor562 Posted October 19, 2014 Report Share Posted October 19, 2014 Hey Nick, can you get me a couple good quality shots of the truck? Maybe a front, side, and rear shot? One of the motor too. I'd like to run this on the main page if that's ok? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madman_us Posted October 19, 2014 Report Share Posted October 19, 2014 grats man - ya would be nice to see some pictures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frain20 Posted October 19, 2014 Report Share Posted October 19, 2014 sounds badass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicholasShetley Posted October 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2014 Thanks guys! I forgot to take any pictures. Conductor, the pictures will have to wait until next weekend, I will have to leave for college today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conductor562 Posted October 19, 2014 Report Share Posted October 19, 2014 Thanks guys! I forgot to take any pictures. Conductor, the pictures will have to wait until next weekend, I will have to leave for college today.No rush man, just whenever you get time and only if you like Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicholasShetley Posted October 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 Hey Conductor I was going to PM you a question but it said you couldn't receive any messages Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conductor562 Posted October 21, 2014 Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 I never delete PM's. I cleaned it up. Try it now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicholasShetley Posted October 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2014 We are going to the biggest and last car show of the year (around here at least) tomorrow. It is in Corning Arkansas which is 100 miles from my hometown. We will probably be with a group of around 50 or so cars from around here. The show cars here aren't trailer queens that is for sure. There were about 150 cars in total there last year and it was in the 40s last year. This year it is supposed to be around 80 so the weather should be great. I will try and take some pictures too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nordraw Posted November 21, 2014 Report Share Posted November 21, 2014 Fantastic job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicholasShetley Posted May 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2015 The truck now has a little over 700 miles on it and it has done excellent for all of those miles. The electric fan has eliminated the overheating issues and if won't run any hotter than 190. We did raise the front end up last week and it rides much smoother. The springs kept bottoming out before and now the springs have more travel. We need to raise the rear end up because those springs are bottoming out too. We also put new seals in the rear end because they started to leak quite a bit. I also repainted the headers since most of the paint flaked off when we first ran the engine. The paint stuck like glue this time. The engine starts and runs beautifully, it will usually start first or second hit, it will also smoke the tires off like nothing. Most of the car shows here are later in the year so we should have time to get most of the things fixed. I will try to keep you guys updated on the progress this summer and share pictures of the local car shows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigmikez Posted May 27, 2015 Report Share Posted May 27, 2015 Man NICHOLAS that looks awesome bro! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poisonfangs85 Posted May 27, 2015 Report Share Posted May 27, 2015 Love the flat black on candy red, the whole thing is awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyB Posted May 27, 2015 Report Share Posted May 27, 2015 Wow, now that is sharp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicholasShetley Posted July 4, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2015 We finally have the rear end raised up and it rides so much better. It was a pain to do though. The entire exhaust system had to come down because it hit the springs and we also cut one spring to make it shorter because it was really close to rubbing the wheels. I put new plug wires on it and it hasn't misfired since. I also wound up painting the alternator too. The aluminum was all dirty and looked horrible. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrsalas Posted July 4, 2015 Report Share Posted July 4, 2015 Wow. It looks bitchin! It's ready for the classic car show cruzSent from my VS980 4G using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrsalas Posted July 4, 2015 Report Share Posted July 4, 2015 Wow. It looks bitchin! It's ready for the classic car show cruzSent from my VS980 4G using TapatalkHot August night's on Reno Nv, is quite a venue of all sorts of eye candy. Sent from my VS980 4G using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisK Posted July 4, 2015 Report Share Posted July 4, 2015 Nicholas, looks awesome man. I wish I had the mechanical skills to do something like that. Awesome job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigmikez Posted July 4, 2015 Report Share Posted July 4, 2015 Nicholas it's come along way bro great job and it looks freakin awesome!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim1963 Posted July 15, 2015 Report Share Posted July 15, 2015 Looks like a sweet ride. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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