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Hillbilly from Eastern Kentucky
sonoma327
+1y
What's going on ya'll.
My name is Lee Caudill, and I'm from Whitesburg, Kentucky. I've been in the minitruck scene a LOOOOONG time (I actually put on and promote Kentucky's largest minitruck show, Heritage held every September since 2003). Recently, however, I sold my daily driver Tacoma and decided I needed something bigger. (and when I say sold, I mean my wife forced me to trade it in on a freakin' civic for her. To keep miles off of her Explorer. Yuck.)
Anywho, the dually sorta fell into my lap. Gal at work knew I'm the resident gearhead, and asked me to help her sell her "daddy's big old truck". Happened to be a very old school 1982 GMC (even though the grille is a chevy) 4 door 1 ton. Her dad built it out of parts (started with a cab and a frame and 2 doors) in 1989. It's delightfully tacky in that old late 80s way, and once I seen it, I figured I needed it. 1 ton, bulldog and 4-bolt 350, dana 60s front and rear, came with a garage full of random old parts including a painted to match half-bed sleeper, remember those?) Anyway, below is a couple of pix of her. One pic with the huge fiberglass shell that came with it, one picture without. Also a couple of pix of my trucks that I plan on hauling with her, and then a flyer for my show.
Glad to come across the site guys. There's some amazing stuff here.
<-- My wife's truck.
<--my show
My name is Lee Caudill, and I'm from Whitesburg, Kentucky. I've been in the minitruck scene a LOOOOONG time (I actually put on and promote Kentucky's largest minitruck show, Heritage held every September since 2003). Recently, however, I sold my daily driver Tacoma and decided I needed something bigger. (and when I say sold, I mean my wife forced me to trade it in on a freakin' civic for her. To keep miles off of her Explorer. Yuck.)
Anywho, the dually sorta fell into my lap. Gal at work knew I'm the resident gearhead, and asked me to help her sell her "daddy's big old truck". Happened to be a very old school 1982 GMC (even though the grille is a chevy) 4 door 1 ton. Her dad built it out of parts (started with a cab and a frame and 2 doors) in 1989. It's delightfully tacky in that old late 80s way, and once I seen it, I figured I needed it. 1 ton, bulldog and 4-bolt 350, dana 60s front and rear, came with a garage full of random old parts including a painted to match half-bed sleeper, remember those?) Anyway, below is a couple of pix of her. One pic with the huge fiberglass shell that came with it, one picture without. Also a couple of pix of my trucks that I plan on hauling with her, and then a flyer for my show.
Glad to come across the site guys. There's some amazing stuff here.
<-- My wife's truck.
<--my show
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huskerdually
+1y
WELCOME
Sweet rig!
Sweet rig!
sonoma327
+1y
LOL thanks man. I'll post some pix of the interior sooner or later. Straight Mark II woodgrain and all.
jcampbell1180
+1y
Cool, Man.
I dig the scallops on that S-10, too.
I dig the scallops on that S-10, too.
sonoma327
+1y
Thanks man, I appreciate it!
Not at all on topic and I apologize for that, but here's a few pictures from my other truck. This is the beginnings of a gear-actuated cantilever suspension on my 327 powered sonoma that I've worked on (and reworked and reworked) since 2001. Actually the reason I wanted to get the dually in the first place was to haul this. Ultimately, both trucks will be painted to match each other (State Police cruiser dark gray).
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Not at all on topic and I apologize for that, but here's a few pictures from my other truck. This is the beginnings of a gear-actuated cantilever suspension on my 327 powered sonoma that I've worked on (and reworked and reworked) since 2001. Actually the reason I wanted to get the dually in the first place was to haul this. Ultimately, both trucks will be painted to match each other (State Police cruiser dark gray).
PqWv_Fr.jpg
PqWw78S.jpg
aVFa0j9.jpg
huskerdually
+1y
Watch your fingers.
Never seen anyone do that before.
Never seen anyone do that before.
jcampbell1180
+1y
Damn. That's crazy.
Me likey.
Me likey.
baha
+1y
Welcome to the site! Hoping to come to your show this September, heard a lot of good things about it.
pig rig
+1y
hey welcome to the site
you must work someplace that they have them pillowblock bearing and gears avalible LOL
you must work someplace that they have them pillowblock bearing and gears avalible LOL
liljlowrider
+1y
welcome to the site... pretty cool setup on the old truck.. did it work? very different.