Chevrolet Road Tractor

[DRIPTROIT 71]

2 hours ago, Jürgen M. said:

Nice build! Does that truck belong to the class 8 category? Just asking cause of the 40' reefer! Looks so huge compared to the tractor!

They were rated at 60,000 gvw.

[Jürgen M.]

Amazing. They don't look like it!

Really cool build idea! Keep the Progress going! I'm in the front row! 🍿🍺

[leafsprings]

Nice progress on this Heavy Chevy! Glad to see another medium-heavy being built! Maybe a Cat V8 diesel could have been retrofitted after the original 427 blew.

[RoninUtah]

What a cool build! Looks great so far, great choices for everything!

[DRIPTROIT 71]

Thanks for the comments guys! I think I’m going to call this one “Johnny Cash.” I want it to portray the lowest budget, pieced together owner operator rig possible. Maybe a produce hauler. 

Edited December 5, 2024 by DRIPTROIT 71

[Old Buckaroo]

I really like the name - perfect! 😄👍

 

Nice looking fuel tanks..

Edited December 5, 2024 by Old Buckaroo

[Jürgen M.]

Hope you don't have to walk the line with it! 😄 

Looks really good! 👍

[Biggu]

Gotta LOVE the old gas pots …. A very rare thing to see these days. This is a sweet build. Looking forward to more ….

[Rockford]

Nice looking combination, well done. Is the sleeper going to be "shiny" or painted? 

[37 caddy]

I remember seeing a lot of these on the road back in the day.They were quite popular with the small operators,today no one runs a gas tractor,everyting is now diesel around here.

[DRIPTROIT 71]

11 hours ago, Rockford said:

Nice looking combination, well done. Is the sleeper going to be "shiny" or painted? 

Thanks! The sleeper is going to be dull aluminum. 

[DRIPTROIT 71]

Getting a little farther along.

[BK9300]

Great job on the weathering of your cab!  I have to learn how to do this. . .

[Scott Eriksen]

On 11/22/2024 at 12:41 PM, DRIPTROIT 71 said:

This is the cab from Too Many Projects, the 427 engine is from the Baldwin Motion Camaro. It isn’t a tall deck, but it wouldn’t be noticeable in scale. I don’t think that I am going to open the hood anyway. The Road Boss will be donating the chassis.

Here is the inspiration picture. It was on Facebook.

 

Great build Brian! I remember working on some 366 powered C50 -60 trucks,,,with propane conversions!  

[Scott Eriksen]

..............and a couple of 4-53T 's ! I think those were C70's

[Scott Eriksen]

................hmmmm ,,,lol ! 

[Old Buckaroo]

Funny, when I saw the prototype truck pic I was thinking of the song "Wolf Creek pass" although they were hauling chickens instead of produce. 

Brian if you need a dual snorkel air cleaner for this let me know - Ive got some , or you gonna give it one of those nasty oil bath filter systems??

[DRIPTROIT 71]

12 hours ago, Old Buckaroo said:

Funny, when I saw the prototype truck pic I was thinking of the song "Wolf Creek pass" although they were hauling chickens instead of produce. 

Brian if you need a dual snorkel air cleaner for this let me know - Ive got some , or you gonna give it one of those nasty oil bath filter systems??

This one is going to be curbside. This is 3d printed, but under the nose of the hood the resin is still soft. The outside seems solid, so I’m going to leave well enough alone. The 427s had intakes on each side of the hood at the front, but if the hood had been changed, a hood without them may have been used.

[Rockford]

On 12/7/2024 at 3:26 AM, Old Buckaroo said:

Brian if you need a dual snorkel air cleaner for this let me know - Ive got some , or you gonna give it one of those nasty oil bath filter systems

I remember when I was serving my time I had to clean out an oil bath air cleaner and I was moaning about how antiquated it was over a cartridge filter. The mechanic I was apprenticed to gave me a lecture about how good they were. They filter out so much airborne grot without restricting the efficiency of the intake system when they get dirty, unlike the modern cartridge filters. He taught me to respect 'old', newer is not always better in every way. 

Sorry to digress. I'll be quiet now. Except to say, that's one cool looking beast of a truck. 

Edited December 8, 2024 by Rockford
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[53gmc]

On 12/6/2024 at 5:54 PM, DRIPTROIT 71 said:

Getting a little farther along.

Looks good!