Ironworks C6-57 to be displayed in the Meguairs booth @ SEMA.

[ironworks]

Well the farm truck is getting cleaned up with the finest cleaning products for the big Show in Vegas. We have been cleaning and cleaning and prepping for the show. It should be a great time, stop by and say Hi. You can't miss me.

They announce the Truck of the Year winner on Thursday during SEMA. So we will see how that goes.

It is kinda crazy to think 15 years ago I bought this Truck for 1500 bucks and drove the wheels off of it. And many years later and 3 chassis's later she is going to be in the Meguairs booth under the fancy lights and has her own dedicated make up Artist ( Or Detailer ) for the whole week.

Kinda crazy

http://i616.photobucket.com/albums/tt248/ironworksspeed/57truck-C6-03.jpg

http://i616.photobucket.com/albums/tt248/ironworksspeed/57truck-C6-02.jpg

http://i616.photobucket.com/albums/tt248/ironworksspeed/shoppics6-1--2009034.jpg

[Garage Dog 65]

They announce the Truck of the Year winner on Thursday during SEMA. So we will see how that goes.

http://i616.photobucket.com/albums/tt248/ironworksspeed/57truck-C6-03.jpg



Looking forward to Thursday ! Best of luck for the award :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Enjoy the show !! (Send me some pics of the really cool stuff !!! :yes: )



PS, someone needs to step up and buy this wicked truck before he gets so attached to it he can't sell it !!!

[Autokraft]

That truck looks badass:hail:

[Modmach1]

Thats just awesome! :thumbsup:
Have some friends over from Norway to this years SEMA and i just told them to take a lot of pictures of it!

Killer truck! :hail:

[ironworks]

Thanks. I think it went down hill after these pics.

http://i616.photobucket.com/albums/tt248/ironworksspeed/1500Studiopics002.jpg

http://i616.photobucket.com/albums/tt248/ironworksspeed/1500Studio20pics200091.jpg

http://i616.photobucket.com/albums/tt248/ironworksspeed/1500Studiopics007.jpg

We did alot of things in black after this photo shoot, and I wish it would have been like that then, but the worst thing we did to this project was put the body on it in my opinion.

[Flash68]

that is sick Rodger. Just gorgeous.

[americansupercarinc]

The truck looks awsome and Meguairs loves black vehicles
realy nice people too I have been in the Meguairs booth twice 06 and 07 say hello to Mike P for me and enjoy your self you should have a great time
Phil

[MaxHarvard]

Killer truck!

I think I'm in trouble now! :willy:

[HWY Nova]

See you there!!!!!!!!!!!


--Eric

[GregWeld]

Words don't do that truck and your quality of build any justice!!

Killer is so 'underwhelming' for this work of art.

That's what it is - a work of art!

I'll kiss your ass in person this week.... LOL

So ... I head south and go left at Ironworks... says so right here on the iPhone.


:lateral: :cheers: :woot:

[ccracin]

I want our truck to grow up and be just as nice as yours! Congrats. Good luck with TOY!

[ironworks]

Words don't do that truck and your quality of build any justice!!

Killer is so 'underwhelming' for this work of art.

That's what it is - a work of art!

I'll kiss your ass in person this week.... LOL

So ... I head south and go left at Ironworks... says so right here on the iPhone.


:lateral: :cheers: :woot:

If you ask nice I might let you swing by on your way home for a shop tour.

And just to be clear no matter how much work you put into anything, if your OCD is bad enough it will always be junk. Or could be done better a 2nd time. But Thanks so much for the praise. Even though I'm pretty much over it already and excited to build something else. I'm just not sure I can afford the new drug whatever it might be. This one was hard enough and long enough and the next one will be crazy.

Did you see that full Sequential T56 replacement trans LG Motorsports is pimping????? GEEZ

[Vegas69]

Look forward to seeing it next week Rodger. Absolutely insane truck.

[GregWeld]

Did you see that full Sequential T56 replacement trans LG Motorsports is pimping????? GEEZ


ROGER --- I sold a perfectly good M5 because it had an SMG tranny. HATED IT. HATED IT. HATED IT.

Herky jerky around town... terrible... Friends would say to me -- you spent how much on this POS!?!?

:mad:

The fix.... send her down the road!

[Ricochet]

Truck will look absolutely stellar under the lights! Look forward to seeing it! Congrats on a job well done and good luck on the Truck of the Year award! You have my vote! :thumbsup:

[ironworks]

I just hope I did not race Big Ed to hard in all the go kart events and not get his vote.

[slownova]

i dont care what anyone says, thats by far one of the baddest trucks ever, if not the baddest. cant wait to check it out at sema.

[ironworks]

Well Truckin Magazine put it in the group of 6 trucks they select every 10 years for the award called "Top Trucks of the Planet". I was selected in that group as the only classic truck. It will be on the cover of Truckin in early 2010 and the cover of Classic Trucks sometime in the spring.

When the editor told me Truck of the planet I thought that was funny. Is that like the Miss America pageant, and the Miss Universe pageant. Seriously Truck of the Planet? How about truck of the Universe? Just seemed funny

[70rs]

Best of luck with it Rodger. I'd vote for your truck!:cheers:

[awr68]

Rodger, best of luck and I can't wait to see it...finally!! :thumbsup:

[groovyjay]

Better have that detailer guy ready when I come by your booth. I'll be drooling all over the truck, just like I have been on my laptop. Super cool build. :thumbsup:

[nvr2fst]

I know youve been bustin !#* prepping the truck. Looking real good.
So is that my rental truck I get to use for the weekend when I come down there LOL

[Steve1968LS2]

Can't wait to see the truck again.. being asked to be in the Meguires booth is quite an honor.

"truck of the planet".. lol.. so does that mean you're against some truck in Poland or Romania?

[FreddieCougar]

Rodger...
Cant wait to see the truck again, last time I saw it I was a little stressed and distracted! Maybe this time I can spend a little more time looking and appreciating it!
Tim

[nvr2fst]

Waiting, Waiting, Waiting, on the official photo in the wax booth.
Dam I should of took up your offer, dropped everything and went.

[HWY Nova]

Waiting, Waiting, Waiting, on the official photo in the wax booth.
Dam I should of took up your offer, dropped everything and went.

Silly you!

Rodger, Shannon, and I just went to the GM unveiling of their new LS3 E-motor, at the SEMA Show...... Great stuff!

Ran into "the" Sean Smith too.


--Eric

[nvr2fst]

Silly you!

Rodger, Shannon, and I just went to the GM unveiling of their new LS3 E-motor, at the SEMA Show...... Great stuff!

Ran into "the" Sean Smith too.


--Eric

Good to hear Shannon didnt stay home, Rodger's got a great wife. She can hold a better conversation than Rodger LOL
So whats this new LS3 E?
As far as Sean......

[tones2SS]

that is sick Rodger. Just gorgeous.

I agree Dave. That is killer Rodger!:wow: :thumbsup:

[street3285]

That is the baddest truck I have seen!

Nice job!!!!

[Stuart Adams]

Looking forward to seeing it.

[crazycarl]

Is this what the truck of the year trophy looks like?

Crossing my fingers for you.

http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs087.snc3/15438_189447416004_587111004_4351087_2838590_n.jpg

[groovyjay]

I have drooled over the photos and I have drooled over the real thing. That truck is unbelievable!!!

[Vegas69]

Yep....that truck is sick. I shot the **** with Rodger for a little while. One of the nicest in the show without a doubt.

[HWY Nova]

Rodger was asked to attend the GM Design Award breakfast this past Thursday morning. He was presented the "BEST TRUCK" GM Design Award!!!!

I was honored to be asked by Rodger to attend the award presention (and GM did not say ahead of time what the award was), along with his wife Shannon, and Jason (from Ironworks).

Congrats to Rodger!!!!!

I'll post a pick of the award later today!


--Eric

[radrambler]

Rodger

Thats Great News !!! Another Feather In The Cap For Ironworks ..

Tom

[nvr2fst]

Congrats Rodger, Shannon and the Ironworks crew!
Well deserved

[70rs]

Congrats Rodger, Shannon and the Ironworks crew!
Well deserved

X2^^^ Well done guys!:thumbsup:

You deserve it!!:cheers:

[RECOVERY ROOM]

Not bad for JUNK....(inside joke between me an Rog)..

[novanutcase]

I'm surprised he even got an award..............
































There's nowhere to haul hay.....:lol:

Congrats Bro your truck deserved that AND MORE!!!!

John

[ironworks]

Thanks guys it has been a very busy week to say the least. I was actually looking forward to driving home just to sit down for 5 hours. Displaying my truck in their booth and getting the GM award was pretty cool stuff. The lighting in the booth and the work the detail crew did to my truck on Monday made it look so perfect. I had a lot of great opportunities put before me this week. I even got interviewed by Barry Meguiar for the car crazy show, and I think I actually got the words out of my mouth in complete sentences. The interview I did for K&N on Wednesday was a disaster to say the least.

Since I did not sell the truck at the show, I'm going to work on the plan as to what the last shows I will keep it nice for, maybe a few indoor shows over the winter, then if someone does not pry it way from me begin to drive the wheels off of it.

Thanks for all the praise and support guys and it was great meeting more and more of you guys in person this past week.

[nvr2fst]

I see your back home to reality, ROCK STAR. Where's the vid for K&N, I need a good laugh tonight.
BTW- Haven't seen any posts of the truck in the booth anywhere. Got one?

[ironworks]

I will post some tomorrow, if they came out well. I saw some on Socalcustoms.com and semacentral.com should have some next week.

hopefully the K&N deal is not usable. UM YEAH,,,,, UM:D

[Kendall Burleson]

The truck look great under the light good job well done Rodger.This was the first time I have seen it in person. Or as they say it in real Time:bow: :bow:

[wiedemab]

Congrats on the GM Design Award!

[HWY Nova]

Sorry for the delay on posting a pic of the award. I took pics at SEMA but they were too blurry.

So here you go................ (do you like the industrial background?):
http://i338.photobucket.com/albums/n408/hwynova/P1010196-1.jpg


--Eric

[WILWAXU]

Nice hardware! :thumbsup:

[ironworks]

Thanks guys, It was incredibly difficult to take pics in the Meguiars booth, but here are some of the pics that came out pretty well and some I found on line.

http://i616.photobucket.com/albums/tt248/ironworksspeed/IMG_2323.jpg

Set up day, before she got pampered by the Meguairs crew.
http://i616.photobucket.com/albums/tt248/ironworksspeed/IMG_2324.jpg

http://i616.photobucket.com/albums/tt248/ironworksspeed/ShopPicsOctober2009063.jpg

http://i616.photobucket.com/albums/tt248/ironworksspeed/ShopPicsOctober2009065.jpg

It looks so good closed up, but then you miss all the details.
http://i616.photobucket.com/albums/tt248/ironworksspeed/ShopPicsOctober2009058.jpg

I had great time new faces from Lat-G and catching up with old friends.

[70rs]

Rodger,
First off congrats on the award. You and your crew deserve it! Second, I know you have heard it all before but I have to say it again that the truck is a total work of art. Just amazing. I wish I had just a fraction of the talent that you and your guys have. :cheers:

[GregWeld]

Hey Eric --

I've seen your work -- and you do only have a fraction of his talent!


:rofl:

[tones2SS]

VERY AWESOME!!! Congrats on the award. That truck looks killer.:thumbsup: :cheers: :cheers:

[GMracer]

Well deserved, awesome work guys!

[Darrell]

hey Rodger,nice work,congrads:cheers:

[70rs]

Hey Eric --

I've seen your work -- and you do only have a fraction of his talent!


:rofl:

Somehow I knew you would be the one Greg.......:rofl:

But you are right.:D

[E.rodz]

congrats on your award. well deserved for a beautiful truck love to see the details.now don't be shy to drive the truck don't let it be a trailer queen.again congrats.

[Muscle Car PWR]

Congrats Rodger. Truly gorgeous truck. I have a cover for you. I'll buy those Rick A photos. How's the Camaro? I'll give you a call tomorrow.

Travis

[nvr2fst]

I've said it before and I'll say it again. Best truck ever, hands down.
Now that I've raised the ego level in that head of yours Im expecting the full ride treatment when we go for breakfast this weekend. Or back to my original question some time ago.... Is this my rental for the weekend LOL

[ironworks]

Sure everything is for sale or rental, no problem

[Stuart Adams]

Cool truck. Congrats on the award. Nice spot at SEMA.

[XcYZ]

That's awesome. Congrats!!


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[ironworks]

Thanks Guys. I would have had no idea 14 yrs ago that truck would be sitting where it was at SEMA. I used to drive that truck to as my daily driver when I worked at Caterpillar right out of High school.

Rodger

[ironworks]

Some Pretty Cool pics from the Gm Design Award

http://www.semacentral.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.ShowItem&g2_itemId=830466

Plus some other winners

http://www.semacentral.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.ShowItem&g2_itemId=830333

3 Lateral G members taking home some prizes from the show. Not too bad I must say.

[COYBILT]

that is one beautiful truck Rodger and I'm glad you got the award.
I just couldn't believe my eyes when I saw the truck in person, the truck really is a work of art.

[ironworks]

that is one beautiful truck Rodger and I'm glad you got the award.
I just couldn't believe my eyes when I saw the truck in person, the truck really is a work of art.

Thanks it was really cool to catch up with you again and see your bad ass goat at the show. 3 of the 4 non 2010 camaros GM design awards went to Lat G members.

Congrats again

I was just reading your build thread through from day one, GOOD STUFF :thumbsup:

[COYBILT]

Thanks it was really cool to catch up with you again and see your bad ass goat at the show. 3 of the 4 non 2010 camaros GM design awards went to Lat G members.

Congrats again

I was just reading your build thread through from day one, GOOD STUFF :thumbsup:

Thanks, I never would have imagined it would have turned into this.
BTW I likeed the coating color on your exhaust so much, I tried my best to copy it.

Now that you mention 3 out of 4 members got the award, that is pretty impressive.