06-09-2017, 09:03 PM
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Finishing up.
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06-09-2017, 09:07 PM
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#182 (permalink)
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Finishing up
Finished bed today.
Maiden voyage is postponed. Still working on the title. I need to hook up lights and put a fan on the HV battery. So close.
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06-09-2017, 09:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Hoopie
Finished bed today.
Maiden voyage is postponed. Still working on the title. I need to hook up lights and put a fan on the HV battery. So close.
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Lookin' Good!
Make sure you title it as the Chevy and not the Prius. You could get into a world of hurt otherwise by "disabling" the factory safety features. You have made mager enhancements to the old Chevy truck...
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06-09-2017, 09:22 PM
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This is so freaking cool. Dude, you're my hero. 
They need to come out with awesome old looking hybrids like this from the factory. I guarantee they would sell the **** out of them. Imagine a hybrid with a light weight body that looked like a 49 Mercury sled. Or a Studebaker. Oh man. |
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06-10-2017, 12:20 AM
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Are you going to oil that wood? You could scorch it with a propane torch and then scrape it and use penetrating oil. |
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06-10-2017, 12:38 AM
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For a while I thought you were going to fit it with a stake bed similar to those used in farm trucks. But anyway, that's looking great.
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They need to come out with awesome old looking hybrids like this from the factory. I guarantee they would sell the **** out of them. Imagine a hybrid with a light weight body that looked like a 49 Mercury sled. Or a Studebaker. Oh man.
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As long as it can overcome the safety regulations for newer cars, it would probably be a good idea. What about a Toyota 40-series Land Cruiser with the driveline out of that Lexus NX300h? |
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06-10-2017, 12:55 AM
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Lookin' Good!
Make sure you title it as the Chevy and not the Prius.
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Definitely going with the 46 title. I have a friend who is Ohio highway patrol, and he said a Prius title would throw a red flag. Plus there are so many cars with different drivetrains and suspensions, it a common practice to title body's. |
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06-10-2017, 01:02 AM
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For a while I thought you were going to fit it with a stake bed similar to those used in farm trucks. But anyway, that's looking great. |
The truck was a factory flatbed. Tried to get it as close as possible. Not that I'm a purist.  I will attempt to put stake sides on it some day. I need to weigh it before I add anymore weight. Any guesses before I put it on the scales?  |
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06-10-2017, 01:05 AM
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No guesses. But anyway, haven't you already figured out what to do with the stock differential housing?
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06-10-2017, 03:13 AM
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Mind blowing there is a Prius under there.
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