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Old Jul 15, 2007 | 07:16 AM
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Thanks for sharing!

I thought golf carts on 22s where only a Miami thing.
Old Jul 28, 2007 | 09:14 AM
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Originally Posted by captain howdy
It's a kit car. A Super Stepside to be exact.
Don Fuselier's Super Stepside prototype pickup first appeared in the May 2001 issue of Kit Car. As you can see, the lines of the truck are dramatically different, capable of attracting a crowd during a routine fill up. With an aggressive Viper-like front end and a decidedly Corvette-influenced rear, the truck looks intimidating even when parked. But that's only half the story. Underneath the four-piece fiberglass body, there is a full-size four-door, Chevrolet Caprice chassis. Donor cars (Caprice, Bonneville, 0lds88 in the years
from 1980 to 1990) are readily available and inexpensive. Performance and handling upgrades are easy to accomplish and the long wheelbase gives the completed truck a ride more comfortable than you'd expect from a pickup. But there's more. Pre-installation modifications to the chassis are easy. With the help of a friend, you can prepare the donor car and mount the chassis in a single weekend. It's a simple matter of unbolting the front end
and labeling the wires. Unbolt the trunk and rear doors, then cut the rear half of the body with a Sawzall, just behind the front doors. Undo the body mounts and lift off the back half. Save the taillights and the swing down license plate holder for reuse. With the rear half of the body gone, twelve inches are cut from each rear frame rail and a brace welded between
them. The gas tank is relocated into the space between the rear axle and the new brace. The modifications are easily accomplished and although they change the looks of the donor ear drastically, because the doors, windshield, and roof are still intact, the car (soon to be a truck!) can still be licensed as an '89 Chevrolet.
Old Jul 28, 2007 | 10:29 AM
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i like this kinda kit car...supposedly between 50-60K
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