Thread: 27 chevy p/u

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my ( first build) 27 chevy is chopped 6" and channeled 4"
i am 5.9 140 lbs.
and it is TIGHT in that cab.
i am having to put the gas pedal on the firewall above the tranny hump.
14" steering wheel.
thinnest/smallest seats i could find.
i dont think my fiance is going to be able to drive it. (big boobs)
in hindsight i would have made the rear of the cab longer.
but on the good side.
at 49 years old i aint gonna grow any more.

when i started trying out seats i realized just how tiny that damn truck is.
if i was any bigger.
i'd have to sell it.
my next build will be built around a normal sized human.
live and learn.

Originally Posted by billy zz

my ( first build) 27 chevy is chopped 6" and channeled 4"
i am 5.9 140 lbs.
and it is TIGHT in that cab.
i am having to put the gas pedal on the firewall above the tranny hump.
14" steering wheel.
thinnest/smallest seats i could find.
i dont think my fiance is going to be able to drive it. (big boobs)
in hindsight i would have made the rear of the cab longer.
but on the good side.
at 49 years old i aint gonna grow any more.

when i started trying out seats i realized just how tiny that damn truck is.
if i was any bigger.
i'd have to sell it.
my next build will be built around a normal sized human.
live and learn.

When I started to mock up my 28 RPU cab I stretched it for more room. But that firewall is narrow. Even making the trans tunnel to fit tight to the trans, TH350, and no more that 3/4" clearance, I still had to do the same with the gas pedal. I could have done it more to the left, but I wanted to be able to actually brake with my right foot. Mainly so someone else could drive it without killing them selves. My 48 you have to brake with your left foot, OK for me as I drove stock cars for years, but there is no place to put your left foot away from the brake pedal unless you pull it back toward you. Someone else driving it may have a big mess in a panic stop where their instinct is to jam brakes with their right foot...............

Originally Posted by dlotraf33

there is no place to put your left foot away from the brake pedal unless you pull it back toward you. Someone else driving it may have a big mess in a panic stop where their instinct is to jam brakes with their right foot...............

oh god
you are gonna believe this
but i just realized i am going to have to drive it like a stock car.
i freakin cant believe it never even crossed my mind.

CONFESSION TIME

my buddy J.P. of the HENCHMEN C.C. has done all the work (so far) on this build.
he has been building/racing cars for almost 50 years.
i met him a few years ago and we hit it off.
one day i told him he had some of the coolest cars i had ever seen.
he says
we should build you one.
he charged me $15 an hour to handbuild me a car.

you see fellas
i am a parts replacer.
i sure as hell aint no fabricator/mechanic/hotrod genius.

the reason he did it so cheaply is simple.
he just loves to build rods.
but he couldnt afford to build another one for himself.
monday he is delivering my car to me
and has already started on a 39 chevy p/u for himself....