Slow-Touring - Kelle's 1954 Chevy Shop Truck - Lateral-g Forums

**V8TV** · #1 03-24-2008, 06:10 AM

This is kind of the polar opposite of Eckerts '52 Chevy Truck!

Kelle's been building a '54 Chevy shop truck... just a low-buck farm truck to haul parts around and food for her animals. The mission was to tune up the 235 inline 6, upgrade the safety items - brakes, wiring, bumpers, etc., and to do a couple cool mods like painted steelies and a Mexican blanket interior. It came out pretty slick, and now we can't get her out of it! Call it "Slow-Touring!"

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The videos:

http://v8tvshow.com/content/blogcategory/75/167/

brownz · #2 03-24-2008, 04:06 PM

that truck is sweet love the truck that look old no need to mess with perfection.

**camcojb** · #3 03-24-2008, 04:55 PM

yeah, that's a cool truck. I wish my wife was into stuff like that............

Jody

Garage Dog 65 · #4 03-25-2008, 09:01 AM

What a cool ride ! All it needs is a V8TV logo airbrushed into the doors with a patenia (sp ?) treatment to match the exterior. Way cool !

Nate_ERC · #5 03-25-2008, 09:45 AM

Gunna have to spend more money on it... It's got a V8TV logo on the grille but a 6 under the hood.

Seriously those trucks are are growing on me.

**V8TV** · #6 03-25-2008, 10:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Nate_ERC

Gunna have to spend more money on it... It's got a V8TV logo on the grille but a 6 under the hood.

Seriously those trucks are are growing on me.

Yeah, that's a topic over here. To tell you the truth, the little 235 6 with the 3-speed and a 3:90 gear gets this truck up to about 50 mph before it sounds like the valves are all going to come through the hood, and you're white-knuckling the wheel through turns at speeds over 40. I'm not sure it needs any more power!

**V8TV** · #7 03-25-2008, 10:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Garage Dog 65

What a cool ride ! All it needs is a V8TV logo airbrushed into the doors with a patenia (sp ?) treatment to match the exterior. Way cool !

We've got a few ideas for some vintage door art...

**Spiffav8** · #8 03-25-2008, 10:33 AM

That thing is awesome! I used to have a 1961 International a few years back. It was about the same color as that 52, rust and all. Thanks for sharing that!

OLDFLM · #9 04-01-2008, 07:25 AM

JMHO but the running boards should be white as well...