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Recently updated on February 3, 2021 at 07:14 am
Yesterday there was the mighty 1966 Panderosa Chevrolet Crew Cab Restomod from the American tuner Rtech Fabrications and we have the next completed copy at the start. Again it is a Chevrolet and again a huge vehicle was put on its feet. The basis this time was a C50 pickup year 1972 and the vehicle has already been completed 2017. The C50 belonged to the Chevrolet C series (or GMC C series) that General Motors offered from 1960 to 1998 and even then it was a real XXL pickup. But after the extensive restoration including tuning, the dimensions have become even bigger. The truck was created under the project name “The Duke” and at that time was supposed to be “the refinement” of all vehicles built by Rtech Fabrications to date. This series is definitely one of the absolute favorites among fans of classic pickups because the available spare parts in particular are still wide-ranging.
1972 Chevy K50 crew cab
And the Duke is something very special with its double cabin. That's how the C50 was never made. Rtech extended the cab and donated a tiltable hydraulic bed to the Duke. In the design but you always made sure to keep everything as classic as possible and that is in any case succeeded. Anything but classic is under the hood. Here, they installed a powerful 5,9-l Cummins 12 valve diesel engine with 450 PS (fastened by means of hydraulic motor bearings from Mercedes-Benz), which has been coupled to a NV4500 five-speed manual transmission and leaves a considerable amount of acoustics due to a handcrafted 4-inch sports exhaust system. There was also a NP205 transfer case and with respect to the axles, they decided in front for a GM Dana 60 and the rear axle is a GM corporate. It is especially designed for heavy loads and large tires. And the tires installed here are really big.
huge Nitto Trail Grapplers slippers
It is about 40 inch Nitto Trail Grapplers (40 × 15.50R20) that are drawn on KMC XD829 Hoss 2 rims and ensure tireless propulsion off paved slopes. Behind it there is a high-performance sports brake system with perforated and slotted brake discs that ensure deceleration in line with class. And then there is the chassis. High-quality "black painted" Bilstein shock absorbers are installed in combination with an air suspension that raises or lowers the body depending on the purpose. Countless other details such as the beautiful bi-color paintwork of the body, the individual aprons at the front and back (with a cable winch at the front), the side running boards made of cold-rolled ¼-inch steel tubing or the heating, air conditioning and battery components hidden under the tilting hydraulic loading area the successful appearance from the outside. And also in the cabin of the single piece is all new.
Leather, lots of paint and high-end technology
Here Rtech built a completely redesigned dashboard with beautiful round instruments and quite coherent integrated is the Double-Din radio that probably 1972 would have looked like the technology had been so far. Concerning the seats, the tuner decided on a GMC Sierra stalls which, without headrests and completely redesigned, conjure up a certain amount of luxury in the cabin. The fabric design is based on the look of that time and is reflected in the doors again. Again, there are the many small details such as the power windows whose switches have been camouflaged with a hand crank, the electric sunroof from an 1997er Volvo 850 and of course the individual 3-spoke steering wheel with leather ring which make the Duke so unique. And Rtech is particularly proud of the successful technical implementation and harmonizing of the new components with the old base.
Lifting -> air suspension u. Bilstein damper
The aforementioned hydraulic engine mounts from Mercedes-Benz and the noise insulation with state-of-the-art materials have ensured that the diesel engine is so quiet that a rev counter had to be installed afterwards in order to even be able to estimate at what speed the engine is currently running. "The Duke" is again an absolutely spectacular vehicle that impressively shows the capabilities of Rtech Fabrications. We are looking forward to the next project. If we receive information on further details in a timely manner, there is of course an update for this report. You will be informed about this if you simply use ours Feed subscribe to. Have fun watching the pictures and stay true to us!
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1972 Chevy K50 crew cab from Rtech Fabrications
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