My New Project

[WisconsinHick1]

Well this last weekend I picked up a 1957 Chevy truck. I am planning on transplanting this onto my RCLB LB7 truck frame. I know it's a crazy thought but I will be pulling back some power out of the motor so it's a little better street manors. It'll most likely be getting 4 linked and of course making it as light as possible. Still should make a good clip down the track and be fun to drive. It'll be a lot of work but it should be a very fun project.

 

[zf>allison]

Awesome

 

[minerigger]

Love the old chevy trucks

 

[OregonDMAX]

Love the 57's I have one myself but it's a deluxe, big back window

 

[NC-smokinlmm]

That will be bad ass...

 

[Blackmax123]

I'd leave the body alone and it could be an older version of farm truck. Just better because it'll have a duramax.

 

[WisconsinHick1]

Love the 57's I have one myself but it's a deluxe, big back window

I wanted a big back window fleetside box but I'll take what I can get! :thumb:

 

[OneSlickGlide]

That's awesome. Definitely post a build thread.

 

[SmokeShow]

This is gonna be awesome!

 

[Dan@PPE]

:thumbO IT!

 

[WisconsinHick1]

Oh it'll be done! Just not quick lol.

 

[Burn Down]

I know it's a crazy thought but I will be pulling back some power out of the motor so it's a little better street manors.

That is the worst idea I have ever heard:buttkick:

The rest of it sounds like a brilliant idea

 

[TheBac]

You did say a couple years ago that this was your goal, so congrats on being able to do it! It looks like it'll be a fun project.

 

[WisconsinHick1]

Alright the body is off of the 2500HD. Now time to start dismantling the 57'.

 

[SmokeShow]

Nice!!

 

[Budneeds2beers]

Sweet. My favorite truck body. What are your plans for the motor? Stock? What about exhaust? Dump it out the side, mini stack out the hood, or down pipe to the ground? Any way its friggin sweet.

 

[CarolinaHD]

That's a nice looking arrival blue single Cab in the back, the 57 is nice too

 

[duramaxzak]

I maybe know what happened to the 2500hd body.....

 

[blue09dmaxx]

In process of resto-ing my 51 gm 5 window

 

[WisconsinHick1]

Sweet. My favorite truck body. What are your plans for the motor? Stock? What about exhaust? Dump it out the side, mini stack out the hood, or down pipe to the ground? Any way its friggin sweet.

It is a build motor in a 2wd RCLB chassis that I was planning on drag racing with. Now this will just be a street toy/drag truck. Exhaust will probably have the normal route nothing crazy as I still want to hear someone talking to me, but maybe a cut out for drag racing.

That's a nice looking arrival blue single Cab in the back, the 57 is nice too

That old POS don't get me started on that gasser.

I maybe know what happened to the 2500hd body.....

Looks familiar!

In process of resto-ing my 51 gm 5 window

Very cool! :thumb: