Thread: 27 chevy p/u

i am having a hard time with this website.

signing up was a pita
security question was what is the daughter of nemisis?
wth is that?

anyway
editing posts seems to be problematic as well.
so if some movies dont work (like the one above)\
thats why.
i will keep posting build pics and if you can see them great.

click on this to hear it run..

Nice

Trucks looking good Billy.
I have a question, in a few of the pics it looks like your roof cap is removable. If it is and if you ever make it to Denver. I have a real nice late 20s to early 30s chevy truck original roof cap
I'd let ya have for let me think. HMMM .......FREE SOUNDS ABOUT RIGHT.
Let me know.....John

Originally Posted by ghost28

Trucks looking good Billy.
I have a question, in a few of the pics it looks like your roof cap is removable. If it is and if you ever make it to Denver. I have a real nice late 20s to early 30s chevy truck original roof cap
I'd let ya have for let me think. HMMM .......FREE SOUNDS ABOUT RIGHT.
Let me know.....John

really?

wow
can we see a photo?

drool....

Originally Posted by billy

really?

wow
can we see a photo?

drool....

I have to go over to my storage trailor friday to pick up the vette hard top. When there I will get a pic of the chevy roof top for ya...John

Originally Posted by billy

i am having a hard time with this website.

signing up was a pita
security question was what is the daughter of nemisis?
wth is that?

anyway
editing posts seems to be problematic as well.
so if some movies dont work (like the one above)\
thats why.
i will keep posting build pics and if you can see them great.

I had to change the registration process to keep the spammers and bots out...We were getting flooded with those chinese and bogus registrations.. I'll change the questions.. lol

your build is very nice... Welcome to Rat Rod City

lookin' good! I cant wait to get my project underway when I get home, Definately going with a suicide front end also!!!!!

I was able to get a few pictures of the chevy roof cap for you. Let me know if I should save it for ya.

Originally Posted by ghost28

I was able to get a few pictures of the chevy roof cap for you. Let me know if I should save it for ya.

YES!
please save it.
i have buddies in denver am i am getting married soon.
maybe when they come for the wedding i can get them to bring it?

Originally Posted by billy

YES!
please save it.
i have buddies in denver am i am getting married soon.
maybe when they come for the wedding i can get them to bring it?

Your names on it. I will PM you with my address and cell number. I will need an advance notice of when they might be able to pick it up cuz it's still in my storage trailor and they aren't open on the weekends to get anything out...John

Originally Posted by ghost28

Your names on it. I will PM you with my address and cell number. I will need an advance notice of when they might be able to pick it up cuz it's still in my storage trailor and they aren't open on the weekends to get anything out...John

Next time your over there would you mind getting the deminsions on that for me?

Originally Posted by RVReddog

Next time your over there would you mind getting the deminsions on that for me?

I can do that for ya.

my ( first build) 27 chevy is chopped 6" and channeled 4"
i am 5.9 140 lbs.
and it is TIGHT in that cab.
i am having to put the gas pedal on the firewall above the tranny hump.
14" steering wheel.
thinnest/smallest seats i could find.
i dont think my fiance is going to be able to drive it. (big boobs)
in hindsight i would have made the rear of the cab longer.
but on the good side.
at 49 years old i aint gonna grow any more.

when i started trying out seats i realized just how tiny that damn truck is.
if i was any bigger.
i'd have to sell it.
my next build will be built around a normal sized human.
live and learn.

Originally Posted by billy

i dont think my fiance is going to be able to drive it. ((((((((big boobs))))))))))
live and learn.

I really don/t feel to sorry for ya. Gotta take the good with the bad I guess. LOL.
Most of the cars I have built have been chopped mostly coupes or sedans but I soon realized why John Milner had to lean forward to look out of his coupe. Cuz I had to move the seat way back, and down, to get the room. It left me lookin at the b piller most of the time. You just get used to it. Try to make it as comfortable as you can it will work out.
John

oh god
you are not gonna believe this
but i just realized i am going to have to drive it like a stock car.
i freakin cant believe it never even crossed my mind.
the cowl is so narrow that the brake is on the left side of the steering column and the gas is on the tranny hump.
left foot brake
right gas.
this is gonna take some getting used to.

Originally Posted by billy

oh god
left foot brake
right gas.
this is gonna take some getting used to.

That's funny. Most of my friends comment on my pedal use cuz that is the way I have driven my cars from the get go. It seems like the only time I do it in the normal way is with a standard trans. When I used to drag race I would toe heel the gas and brake pedal right foot, and use my left for the clutch to warm up the tires. Kinda like a poormans power brake, didn't have a line lock, but it worked.

my buddy J.P. of the HENCHMEN C.C. has done all the work (so far) on this build.
he has been building/racing cars for almost 50 years.
i met him a few years ago and we hit it off.
one day i told him he had some of the coolest cars i had ever seen.
he says
we should build you one.
he charged me $15 an hour to handbuild me a car.

you see fellas
i am a parts replacer.
i sure as hell aint no fabricator/mechanic/hotrod genius.

the reason he did it so cheaply is simple.
he just loves to build rods.
but he couldnt afford to build another one for himself.
monday he is delivering my car to me
and has already started on a 39 chevy p/u for himself....

Originally Posted by billy

monday he is delivering my car to me
and has already started on a 39 chevy p/u for himself....

There is no shame in getting a car built for ya. That's how the hobby stays afloat for everyone, and once you get the truck in your hands you will learn more than you will ever need about rods.
When it gets delivered go for a ride and take lots of pic's for us....John

there were only a couple things that kept me from building a car from scratch myself.
1 i dont know the 1st thing about building cars
2 i have zero experience welding/cutting/forming/shaping metal
3 i have no tools besides basic hand tools and a grinder

other than that
it woulda been a breeze

the 27 is home finally.
WOOT!

It looks good Billy, and reads like a book. I bet it feels great to finally have it home. I picked up the chevy roof today for ya, so it's ready for Jenny.
Hey Reddog the measurements on the top are roughly 39 1/2 front to back 48 1/2 side to side at the front narrowest and 54 inches at the rear side to side widest point. Hope this helps.
John