Unchewable, the D170

[kingcrunch]

Hi.



Ok, i have been thinking for a while about how to start this build thread, how to start this project.
A while ago i saw Freiburgers Chevy C10 in the "muscle truck" installment of his and Finnegans show "Roadkill".

A fast, low mid 80s truck. That kind of rang a bell. A little later after that i stumbled across Rob Philips red C10. Call me hooked.
A few weeks ago - while knee deep in my other project vehicle (a '85 Dodge W250, stock restoration) - i decided i want to dig deeper into that fast truck topic that would not let me sleep.

Stumbling across Mark Boveys Targa Truck was inevitable and pushed me into the right direction: stock frame with cage and cross bracing, mostly stock suspension with tweaks, really good brakes, healthy engine, wide tires.

And i want the damn thing to run 170. Even a slighty hotter diesel euro-station-wagon runs like 150mph these days and i want to distinguish my build from that
I am actually sane and have a valid driving license for quite a while now, in case you wonder. It's a long term goal.


This project will have to take some large hurdles. Some of them are so problematic that i don't know whether the project can be completed. The largest part of that is the legislative over here.
We have a very well sanctioned type of race going on here every day called "dailly traffic". It does not command to have a cage but that's about it. I will have to adhere to the rules, maybe with a little bending but if i break them, it's not gonna work.


So bear with me when i say "no - can't do that" to a lot of things.

Alex