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| While the truck was still in pieces, John thought it would be the perfect time to freshen up the motor as well. So he cleaned up the 427 cubic inch engine and filled it with a set of Weisco high compression pistons and rings. He also added an Eldelbrock high-rise intake manifold, large duration Competition cam, Holley Carburetor, MSD Ignition System, and capped it off with a set of Sanderson headers. John wanted to make sure his baby was all show with plenty of GO! |
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The trickiest part of the build-up was getting it all back together without scratching any of the fresh paint. Once that feat was accomplished, John had to start thinking about the interior. He called on Howard Owen to stitch up the truck's interior using sandstone color tweed. |
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The factory door panels were swapped out for a custom set featuring custom-molded graphics and power window controls. The bench seat was removed and wrapped in tweed to match the door panels. Custom kick panels received a pair of Boston's Pro's Series speakers and wrapped in tweed cloth to match. The dashboard also received a similar treatment. |
| Speaking of the
dash, take a look at these billet masterpieces made by Harold,
John's
brother. Harold used a solid piece of aluminum to
machine out this instrument panel. A set
of white-face Auto Meter gauges were flush mounted from the
rear of the panel with custom billet clamps.
Not to be outdone by his first masterpiece, Harold got even more creative and made a suspension control panel out of billet aluminum. A white-face APC gauge displays the air pressure. Even the control buttons are billet! Final touches to the interior include a billet shift knob and steering column accessories. And if you didn't already realize it by now, they were also made by Harold. |
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