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N2TRUX
08-18-2004, 10:14 PM
Congratulations are in order for our resident monster motor truck owner. rage'nrat638 is the winner of the 73-87 Truck of the Month for August. Way to go man.... :metal:

Here are some pics and the details on his beast-
Manufacturer:CHEVY.....
Year:85
How long have you owned this truck?:....SINCE 85....
History behind the truck: THIS WAS MY DAD'S TRUCK HE BOUGHT IT NEW IN JACKSON TENN. FORM THE GOOD OLD BOY'S THERE AT THE CHEVY DEALER


Chassis FRONT STOCK...FEW MOD.'S
Suspension: BACK HALFED....PRO-SRTEET
Front: DROP SPINDLES....EDELBROCK SHOCK'S...BUMP STEERING ALIGNMENT....WILWOOD DISC BRAKE'S
STEERING STABLIZER...FOR 130 M.P.H. BLAST
Rear : BACK HALFED...LADDER BAR SET-UP....
QA1 ADJUSTABLE SHOCK'S...FAB.9" REAR END...
TH400 BUILT TO THE HILT...5" DRIVE SHAFT...
1350 YOKE'S ...T.H.I. TRAN'S SHIELD
ULTRA BELL HOUSING....HIPSTER 4800 STALL CONVERTER....TRAN'S BRAKE....LINE BRAKE....

TOTAL M.S.D. IGINATION....MAS 6AL BOX,, BILLET DIZZY...MULTI-FUNCTION CONTROL BOX

Brakes-
Front : WILWOOD
Rear : WILWOOD W/E BRAKE CALIPER

Tires-
Front : L.T. 6 PLY BIAS....
Rear : E.T STREET 33X18.5X15

Wheels-
Front : CENTERLINE 7.5 INCH
Rear :CENTERLINE 15 INCH

Rear end-
FAB 9" REAR END ALL STRANGE ENG. COMPONETES
5000.00 INVESTED....PLUS THE 12 BOLT I BLEW OUT....




Body-
Color Scheme:STOCK CHEVY PAINT....
Trim: SILVERADO

Interior- STOCK...BENCH...
CONVERTED TO FLOOR SHIFTER...B/M MEGA SHIFTER
SWAPPED OUT AUTOMATIC COLIUM...TO AUTO ON THE FLOOR.....

Color ARK BLUE/LIGHT BLUE
Material :ALL STOCK SO FAR....
Upholsterer : CHEVY....
Steering wheel: GRANT.WHEEL ORDERED...NOW..
Instrument Gauges:
STOCK BEZAL...AUTOMETER....GAUGE'S TO MONITOR THE BEAST...TRAN'S TEMP,,,WATER,,OIL,,,AMP'S,,FUEL PRESSURE,,,,


Engine- DART TALL BLOCK...CAST
Cubic Inch:638 C.I.
ManufacturerART...M.F.G.
Valve Covers: MOROSO
Exhaust type: HOOKER CHEVELLE COATED HEADERS..
HOOKER MUFFLER'S...CROSS OVER PIPE...CUT'OUT'S
SUPER TRAP TIP MUFFLER'S...


Transmission TH400
Automatic:BUILT TO THE HILT....YOU NAME IT...IT'S GOT IT ....THEN SOME....
ULTRA BELL HOUSING......
HIPSTER CONVERTED....
COAN BILLET 2nd GEAR DRUM....
HARDENED OUTPUT SHAFT....
HARDENED INPUT SHAFT...
HIPSTER MAX FLOW PUMP..240 P.S.I.
T.H.I. TRAN'S BRAKE....
T.H.I. LINE LOCK...


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Liz
08-18-2004, 10:20 PM
congrats again rage :D

rage'nrat638
08-18-2004, 11:14 PM
Man...alot Of Great Truck's Here On The Board.....
we Are All Winner's To Have A Chevy Truck...... if They Were All The Same Life Would Be Boring
Pictures:......

kballan
08-18-2004, 11:18 PM
Congrats man! That's a helluva unit!

KShortell
08-19-2004, 08:44 AM
Whoa! That looks wickedly fast... :burnout:

loblazer
08-19-2004, 12:30 PM
Congrats rage. That looks lke a lot of work and a lot of love. Nice ride!

86 Red_Bowtie
08-20-2004, 12:39 AM
Way to go man

AirMale
08-21-2004, 10:26 AM
GREAT JOB! My inspiration to spend more money

screwballl
08-24-2004, 07:57 AM
wow VERY NICE!