YAK - Yet another Kraut

[kingcrunch]

Hi there,

my name's Alex.
I am located in the Ruhr-Area in Germany and i adore first gen Dodge RAM trucks.

When i learned about Rob Philips red C10 i was hooked.
The thought of building (and ultimately driving) a fast, dead nuts reliable "race"-truck to bite into a Porsche's Ueberholprestige (german for a vehicles looks in the rear view mirror, that makes people take the right lane instead of crowding the leftmost lane to let them pass) ;)
Actually my ego is way more stable than that.

I like driving fast (and beeing safe while doing so), i like trucks, i like building stuff (more than anything).
These three features fall together almost naturally and i want to apply them to an unsuspecting late 80s Dodge D150 shortbed truck.

Unfortunately Germany has a very strict and tight catalog of technical regulations and laws that will make designing and building this vehicle a complex task.

Which is why i am here. A few days ago i stumbled across Mark Boveys 71 GMC and this vehicle is very close to what i want to build (a little better creature comforts and higher top speed).
To me it seems a sensible decision to join this board and discuss and share my ideas.
I am very well aware that i am on uncharted territory with that particular truck and it will take a while to get it done right.

I also like to bite off very big pieces but on the other hand i grow with every project i start.




Thanks for your time.
Alex