hello all my name is mike i have a 1959 gmc longbed stepside with a v8 and right now a 4 speed truck tranny that has pretty much 2 granny gears, i just got the truck for $1100 and drove it home witch was about 350 miles away and it did fine. I am going to make it a good daily driver i can take to swap meets. I want to lower it as much as i can with no frame mods using a straight axle.I would also like to be able to pull at least a fully loaded 1 car trailer i also have a 61 buick, witch thanks to a brake problem no e brake and a brick wall at about a whopping 10 miles an hour is know a parts car with a 401 nailhead in it witch i was thinking of using in the 59 gmc truck and maybe even put the buick port holes on the side of the gmc hood.
A little about me: I'm 23 work at a hotrod shop in spring texas where i mostly do paint and body, but also chassi fabrication and the best part puting it all together, I went to school at wyotech thanks to my good old pops. He got me into cars at a young age. He has 2 56 chevy cars and an original 54 corvette with a straight six, with brings us to my main passion straight sixs.
I am building a 1940 chevy truck hotrod. just the cab pretty much. I am making the frame with 2x4 tubing, using a 37 caddy grill and a custom made bed and of course a hiperformance inline 6 with a t5 and quick change 1940 forg rearend.
Well i guess thats about it. any questions
