lines to hit the style I envisioned. I wanted "slammed farm truck meets salt flat sprinter" and while it meets the mark in my eyes, I'll let you decide.

I moved the cab back about six inches in order to bring the rear wheel close to the cab's back panel. It was a subtle hint of style that I felt increased the aggressive nature I was after. I raised the bed to align with the doors' belt line, and re-attached the bed risers as pseudo bed sideskirts. The Fast and the Furious, 1928 style. For the front. I wanted the engine and hood paneling, but my choice of overhead cam engine made running a hood impossible. However, it was a blessing in disguise, giving me the chance to showoff the M60 while still running the rest of the paneling to achieve the classic race look I felt it had.

The easy way to achieve the slammed ride height would have been to run a suicide axle setup - where the front axle sits out in front of the nose of the truck, but it's a style I'm not about. It butchers the face of the Model A and screams "rat rod" (which I insist this truck is not.) Instead, I opted to find a way to keep the axle under the front of the frame. It was important to me to keep the wheelbase close to its original dimension, despite the lack of cabin room it was bound to leave - the stretched look, while great for