Winter Beater Build 2.0- '66 Short/Fleet BBW

[joesscamaro]

Thanks for the updates and glad the truck held up well while being used.

[theastronaut]

Originally Posted by SCOTI

Thanks for continuing to share the updates & info behind the tweaks being done. Such a cool ride.

Thanks, I've been having a blast with it.

Originally Posted by cwcarpenter98

I love seeing other trucks continue to be used as trucks even after some tasteful modifications. How many looks did you get towing the Festiva?

Quite a bit, although it attracts a lot of attention by itself. Lots of gas station stops where people couldn't believe I was towing with it, and even less when they found out it was a stock 250.

Originally Posted by 1971 GMC SHORTY

250 Are Great Running Engines I had one In my 65 An It ran so Good But only Had Original 65000 Miles Back in 1991 Had Had a Few V8s to put in But That Straight 6 was So SWEET

This one only has around 23k miles since it was rebuilt in the early 90's. It uses next to no oil and has zero blowby, the valve cover is rusting around the oil filler/breather cap hole

Originally Posted by joesscamaro

Thanks for the updates and glad the truck held up well while being used.

It keeps trucking right along, for the most part... had some issues with the ignition system lately but that's ironed out now.

[theastronaut]

After a few months of searching I finally found a vintage camper shell that fits it pretty well. Been wanting a shell so I could upgrade from camping in a tent when going to Festiva meets. I've started building a half wall to fit under the hatch with the tailgate open to mount a 5k btu window AC unit for summer trips. According to the previous owner was on a mid 60s F100 since new or nearly new and always stored in a barn/shed. It's wood framed and has zero rot. I haven't found any manufacture markings on it or old sales brochures of matching shells so I'm not sure who made it.


















Shiny new parts, found a killer deal on a new Borgeson 12:1 quick ratio power box on ebay. Can't wait to get this installed, the stock steering plus extra caster with wheel spacers that ruin the scrub radius geometry really make it hard to steer in parking lots. I've located a set of pump brackets locally but still need to go pick them up.




Took it to the local Father's Day downtown car show, and got to see Jay and his super slick truck again.






Dad and I drove the truck to lunch one day last fall and spotted the Google street view camera car so we followed it down a few roads. I finally remembered to check street view to see if it captured us following it.

[youngrodder]

That's funny about following the Google truck. That read truck from the show is awesome. Love the BBW and stance.

Marc