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CLASSIC TRUCK PERFORMANCE VOLUME 2 • ISSUE 11 • 2021
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On The Cover: This month’s cover featuring Danny Carrasco’s Task Force Chevy, “Sonic ‘56,” recently debuted by Premier Street Rods. Photo by Fuelish Media
Classic Truck Performance ISSN 2692-2347 (print) ISSN 2692-2355 (online) Issue 11 is published monthly by In the Garage Media, 370 E. Orangethorpe Avenue, Placentia, CA 92870-6502. Postage paid at Placentia, CA. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: Classic Truck Performance c/o In the Garage Media, 1350 E. Chapman Ave #6550, Fullerton, CA 92834-6550 or email ITGM at subscription@inthegaragemedia.com. Copyright (c) 2021 IN THE GARAGE MEDIA. Printed in the USA. The Classic Truck Performance trademark is a registered trademark of In The Garage Media.
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Classic Truck Performance has changed our “issue number” system to be a consecutive numbering system. We started with the May 2021 issue. You will see a growing issue number that will carryover into each new year (in this issue #11, as this is the eleventh issue of Classic Truck Performance) rather than the previous format (#7 to match the seventh month of July).

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What’s the P in CTP?!
BY ROB FORTIER
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wentysome years ago, give or take, I was heading up this little old magazine by the name of Custom Rodder (maybe some of you have heard of it?!). One of the most common questions—and subsequent debates—I fielded during my time on CRM was, what’s a “custom rod”? It was really a great question; unfortunately, my simple answer was not always taken, well, so simply. See, the problem was, a good number of readers just wanted to see the first portion of the title (customs: true, period customs), which we/I did feature. However, we also devoted as much if not more page space to “custom rods,” which by today’s standards were really just fullsize, post-1948 vehicles with a heavy performance twist, not so much a heavily modified “custom.” Well, the division between readers remained a constant, and suffice it to say, CRM is no longer.

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The Granatelli Motor Sports 12V Electric Vacuum Pump Kit is an all-new design using forward-thinking technology not seen before in this segment. What does this mean? The Granatelli design utilizes a rotary vein–style pump with an enlarged diaphragm to ensure maximum suction while remaining nearly dead quiet and vibration free. Utilizing an MAVP (Manifold Absolute Vacuum/Pressure Sensor), it eliminates the need for old-school vacuum switches and relays. This configuration also guarantees an incredibly quick vacuum recovery time ensuring 17- to 23-inch Hg vacuum all the time. It comes in four standard configurations: bare (no outer shell), black, chrome, or gunmetal gray ABS plastic outer shell. They even offer custom color options for a nominal fee. These kits comes complete with 5 feet of ⅜-inch supporting vacuum hose, proper wiring harnesses for an easy install, and vibration dampeners, all while maintaining a common mounting hole configuration.
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anny Carrasco, of Chino Hills, California, is a certified Tri-Five Chevy truck purist. From the time he was a teenager up until now (42 years old), there has always been something about 1955-1957 3100s that has lured him into starting one fresh build scenario after another. Over the years he’s owned other types of classic cars, but when it comes to pickups, he always comes right back to this specific model.

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anny Carrasco, of Chino Hills, California, is a certified Tri-Five Chevy truck purist. From the time he was a teenager up until now (42 years old), there has always been something about 1955-1957 3100s that has lured him into starting one fresh build scenario after another. Over the years he’s owned other types of classic cars, but when it comes to pickups, he always comes right back to this specific model.

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BY John GilbertPhotography BY The Author
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Better OBS Stopping and Ride
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he passage of time has a funny way of changing things. Take for example back in late 1987 when Chevrolet and GMC, after 15 years of producing essentially the same body style for its C10 series pickups, introduced the C/K 1500, which C10 fans then referred to as the “new body style.”

In the 21st century the name has changed but the game is still the same: guys remain infatuated with the clean lines of the C/K 1500 series but the slang name is now OBS (meaning old body style). The C/K series wasn’t the first truck to be offered as a customized special right off the showroom floor … as history reveals, that was the 1956 F-100 right off Ford dealership floors.

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BY Rob Fortier PHOTOGRAPHY BY John Jackson
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ven though they no longer officially wear the Dodge badge, the words Power Wagon and Dodge have gone hand-in-hand with the ultimate in heavy-duty trucks since they were first brought to the consumer market at the end of World War II. Regardless of how many Power Wagons you may have seen in your lifetime, we’re pretty sure you’ve yet to see one quite like this!

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House of Hotrods’ Non-Stock Dodge Sweptline Dualie

Dubbed the “Lunch Wagon” for the plain and simple reason that’s exactly what it was built for—to haul all the shop employees to lunch, or wherever else they may need to go—the 1964 Dodge you see here is anything but what it once resembled prior to House of Hotrods & Classics (HoH), in Mansfield, Texas, getting their hands on it.

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Guaranteed Bolt-On Horsepower Boost With Granatelli Motor Sports Coils & Wires
BY Rob FortierPhotography BY CTP STAFF
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hen it comes to affordable, “bolt-on” horsepower improvements for your LS engine, the $64,000 question has always been: What’s real and what’s nothing more than snake oil? Well, believe it or not, we actually have the answer to that—and it’s rather shocking … no pun intended!

When it comes to the LS family of powerplants most don’t complain when it comes to factory performance. But we’re not most people, and any opportunity we get to bolster what’s under the hood, we take advantage! That said, when it came to the 5.3L powering Jason Scudellari’s Bumpside (yes, you read that correctly!) it already had an ample amount of boost in the form of ProCharger’s D-1X supercharger—putting out 18 pounds of boost at 7,500 rpm, it was already producing a not-so-modest 1,000-plus horsepower. Word on the street had it that by simply swapping the LS coil packs and wires could garner an additional 15-30 more horsepower … at least.

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BY Rob Fortier PHOTOGRAPHY BY Johnny O’Neil/OC Product Photos
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ack in the early ’00s, when the venerable 1956 Ford F-100 was still the crux of the classic truck world, I happened upon a 1975 Chevy Cheyenne posted up for sale at a local automotive repair joint. At the time, I was the editor of the now-defunct Classic Trucks magazine, and despite some initial resistance from certain powers that be (as far as potential content material was concerned with a “newer” truck), I went ahead and purchased the POS in wolf’s clothing, even without a testdrive (which I’d discover was not allowed due to the fact the engine had a flat cam, among other things, as I attempted to drive the mile and a half home!).

Tsukasa Takikawa’s 1978 Chevy C10
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Bring the Noise … Down!
Brothers Trucks’ Window Channel Replacement for 1967-1972 C10s
Bring the Noise … Down!: Brothers  Trucks’ Window Channel Replacement for 1967-1972 C10s
BY Rob Fortier Photography By THE AUTHOR
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f you look closely at trucks produced from the ’80s on you’ll notice that a substantial effort was put into “quieting” the ride within the cab, unlike most produced prior to then—and by that, we’re referring to the quality and effectiveness of the sound deadening and weatherstripping used by the manufacturers (or lack thereof with the older trucks, to be more specific). There’s nothing worse than driving an old truck—that’s inherently loud to begin with—that has rattling door glass and excessive wind noise. When that rattle bucket happens to be a 1967-1972 Chevy/GMC, however, it’s a relatively simple fix.

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The Man in Black Would be Proud of this Sweet 1966 C10
BY Scotty Lachenauer PHOTOGRAPHY BY THE AUTHOR
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here are many ways to go about owning your dream classic ride. Some people seek out and purchase a finished vehicle that closely resembles the hot rod of their dreams. Others hunt down a needy ride and do a total restoration to achieve the results they desire. However, there are a select group of aficionados who pursue that project that they have yearned for, and then slowly rebuild the car or truck into the ride of their dreams, all while enjoying it along the way.

Jeff Wadsworth of Ringoes, New Jersey, is one of those latter guys; someone who figured he’d find a decent running and driving truck and then gradually take it to the next level. Though he thought it was a great idea at first, Jeff soon realized that doing the rebuild in spread-out trips to the resto shop might not have been the best way of attacking the project.

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The Man in Black Would be Proud of this Sweet 1966 C10
BY Scotty Lachenauer PHOTOGRAPHY BY THE AUTHOR
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here are many ways to go about owning your dream classic ride. Some people seek out and purchase a finished vehicle that closely resembles the hot rod of their dreams. Others hunt down a needy ride and do a total restoration to achieve the results they desire. However, there are a select group of aficionados who pursue that project that they have yearned for, and then slowly rebuild the car or truck into the ride of their dreams, all while enjoying it along the way.

Jeff Wadsworth of Ringoes, New Jersey, is one of those latter guys; someone who figured he’d find a decent running and driving truck and then gradually take it to the next level. Though he thought it was a great idea at first, Jeff soon realized that doing the rebuild in spread-out trips to the resto shop might not have been the best way of attacking the project.

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The author (left) and Paul Willis (right) put the finishing touches on the G-Comp front suspension installation on a 1955 Ford F-100 frame.
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Fixing a Fouled Up Frame and Installing Speedway Motors’ G-Comp Front Suspension
BY Ron CeridonoPhotography BY The Author
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his saga started not long after our good friend, Paul Willis, announced he had unequivocally finished his last project truck. Shortly thereafter Willis brought home a 1954 Ford F-100 that he claimed would really be his last project.

Like many trucks its age, this latest acquisition had undergone several modifications—the most notable being the once-popular installation of a Volare transverse torsion bar front suspension. This swap included a failed attempt at adding a rack-and-pinion steering gear of unknown origin and a pair of crudely fashioned motor mounts. It all had to go.

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After completing installation of Old Air Products’ Hurricane A/C system in the 1967 Ford F-100, Jason Scudellari hooked up Pittsburgh Automotive’s A/C R-134a manifold gauge set and 3 CFM Two Stage Vacuum Pump.
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After completing installation of Old Air Products’ Hurricane A/C system in the 1967 Ford F-100, Jason Scudellari hooked up Pittsburgh Automotive’s A/C R-134a manifold gauge set and 3 CFM Two Stage Vacuum Pump.
After completing installation of Old Air Products’ Hurricane A/C system in the 1967 Ford F-100, Jason Scudellari hooked up Pittsburgh Automotive’s A/C R-134a manifold gauge set and 3 CFM Two Stage Vacuum Pump.
Hurricane in a Bumpside
Ice-Cold Air Done DIY Style
BY John GilbertPhotography BY The Author
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he great state of Texas is known for having a lot of good things, and that includes plenty of classic trucks. In this article our focus is trained on informing the DIY guy how he can handle every phase of installing an aftermarket A/C system in his truck, including how to charge the system with R-134a for as little money as possible.

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Pro-Touring Truck Shootout West
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Bringing Full Throttle Mayhem to Arizona
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othing gets us more pumped up than seeing trucks that can roar and lay down some serious power. One recent event that brought out a plethora of truck racing action was the Pro-Touring Truck Shootout. Held at the Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park in Chandler, Arizona, April 10-11, 2021, this event had some of the nation’s best trucks and racers in attendance.

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