rebuilding 400, need some ideas

[78F150XLT]

Originally Posted by doug1222556

...so you have a truck that moves instead of making a flame-throwing, wheel spinning smoke show in one spot.

hah it would look so cool though... but yeah, looks should be one of the last things you should worry about, thats what i believe... the truck would seem alot like a "sleeper"

[lilmanMS]

Yea forgot to say that gonna have traction bars under it also.The cedar will most likely be around a good inch thick so there will be some weight there. Also a possible 4 link suspension job. Yea, the guy working with said that we might make a magazine cover with it, who knows. The stacks cause I like a big rig, specially the stacks.Plus, who has ever seen big rig stacks on a 78 f100 custom. Gonna have to pipe tune em though cause shooting for 600+ horses out of the motor and those 10 inch stacks might be a lil on the loud side. Were going for the show truck look but if want to, be able to pull up side someone and just eat the paint off of em.

[chrono4]

well be sure to get lots of pics......

[doug1222556]

Originally Posted by lilmanMS

. Plus, who has ever seen big rig stacks on a 78 f100 custom. .

I probably have, I know I've seen them on just about every kind of pick-up here in Texas. We called 'em Mexican Diesels. I don't see as many nowadays as I did 15 or 20 years ago. In fact, I don't remember seeing ANY in the last few years, but they used to be common as dirt.

[lilmanMS]

Ah, Texas, yall are a special breed. Got kin out there and they are crazy. We have trucks over here with the big rig stacks, mainly diesels but never a 78 f100 custom so want somethin lil unique for over here.Ive got some pics already of some of the work done to the truck just havent had chance to post em yet. Havent worked on it lately cause of my mom but after my trip, going to one way or the other so itll get in full swing at the end of May.