Project: 78' Chevy K20 Long Bed "Ole' Heavy"

[Rickleo]

Re: Project: 78' Chevy K20 Long Bed "Ole' Heavy"

Even tho the front bumper looks good. I know I can make it better. Bigger and better. I stated with a 1" seek square tube that I cut and bent to make the main part of the bumper. Then added a lip at the bottom to give it some shape. Cap the ends off with steel plates. Them came the task of adding that push bars. I cut slots in the bumper, which was scary because they had to be straight... no exceptions. Cut some thick steel to make the push bar side plates then used square brass tube as the bars. Think it came out looking better than I expected. You can tell the size difference between the bumpers. You can also tell how my metal skills have gotten better lol.

 

[Brake Weight]

Re: Project: 78' Chevy K20 Long Bed "Ole' Heavy"

I like the old bumper better but the new one looks more period correct. Looks good.

 

[Rickleo]

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I like the old bumper better but the new one looks more period correct. Looks good.

Thanks. The old one was nice but this bumper is what I wanted from that beginning. I just didn't have the skills and patience to make it til now.

 

[Rickleo]

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Update on Ole' Heavy. It's not a dually anymore. Is a crew cab trail truck and its been painted in black primer

 

[Mike Flea]

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That looks like a truck I drove in the Army at the proving grounds

 

[hillbillyrc]

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Murdered out trail yatch. Lol looks great man.

 

[Rickleo]

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That looks like a truck I drove in the Army at the proving grounds

I want to give it a military feel

 

[Rickleo]

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Murdered out trail yatch. Lol looks great man.

Thanks man

 

[Rickleo]

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Finally got to take Ole' Heavy outside to play.

 

[Mike Flea]

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When I saw the first pic, it looked like you blew the front axle or dropped the pan, it looked like oil splatter all over the front bumper :lmao:,... then I remembered it was a scale truck

 

[Rickleo]

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Lol it does look like oil but it's just water. Trained yesterday so it was really wet out

When I saw the first pic, it looked like you blew the front axle or dropped the pan, it looked like oil splatter all over the front bumper :lmao:,... then I remembered it was a scale truck

Lol it does look like oil but it's just water. Rained yesterday so it was really wet out. Glad you mistaken it for a 1:1. That means I'm building it right

 

[Shinchu]

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YUS!
gotta admit i was not a fan of the dually. love this new look and the flat black screams AINT CARE. love it! new bumper is awesome too man great work.

also just got my son a blazer body so i get to try some of this stuff

 

[Rickleo]

Re: Project: 78' Chevy K20 Long Bed "Ole' Heavy"

YUS!
gotta admit i was not a fan of the dually. love this new look and the flat black screams AINT CARE. love it! new bumper is awesome too man great work.

also just got my son a blazer body so i get to try some of this stuff

Thanks bro. Glad you like Ole Heavy. If you got Facebook message me. Let me know it's you

 

[Rickleo]

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Added a scratch built roof rack roll bar and toolbox to Ole Heavy

 

[LSXGMC]

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Wow, incredible!

Please tell me this thing dogtracks!

 

[Rickleo]

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Wow, incredible!

Please tell me this thing dogtracks!

Dogtracks? Lol. What does that mean?

 

[LSXGMC]

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Dogtracks? Lol. What does that mean?

Maybe that’s an Alberta thing? LOL. You know when you follow a truck on a road and the front & rear axles aren’t aligned because the frame is twisted? Like they are offset - like how a dogs legs are when they run?

Just is typical of an old truck that’s been run hard.

 

[Rickleo]

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Maybe that’s an Alberta thing? LOL. You know when you follow a truck on a road and the front & rear axles aren’t aligned because the frame is twisted? Like they are offset - like how a dogs legs are when they run?

Just is typical of an old truck that’s been run hard.

Lol!!! It actually does that a little lol

 

[Shinchu]

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whenever i see that i just think its a bad alignment.
i mean it kinda is, never thought it could be a twisted frame but it makes sense.

this truck is looking BEAST! glad you stuck with the 1.55's. the 1.9 looked ok but 1.55 almost always look better on these, imo.

 

[TheLetterJ]

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Old SFA GM's always looked more dog-legged than they really were because the rear axles (on a SRW) were ~3" narrower than the front.