Up next SPEEDTECH’S EXTREME 1954 FORD F-100 Published on March 25, 2020 Author Mike Alexander Tags 4BT diesel, Blood Sweat and Gears, Delmo Specials, f100, Industrial chassis, Michigan Metal Works, Thorbros, Share article Facebook 0 Twitter 0 Mail 0 Blood Sweat and Gears | 1964 F-100 Works in Progress Getting Some Love With this being our Homebuilt Heroes special issue, we wanted to kick off a new feature series called “Hot WIPs” that showcases badass Works in Progress (WIP) with more “under construction” or current in-process builds. For our first installment, this is a true “garage-build” built by the owner Travis Norvell out of his home garage in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The truck originally came out of Trinidad, Colorado. Travis had transferred down there for work and saw it as he was driving around town. He ended up tracking down the owner and asked if it was for sale. The owner just wouldn’t come off it at the time. Fast forward about five years, and Travis was headed to a friend’s house when he happened to stumble across the exact same truck sitting there on the side of the road with a for sale sign. Travis immediately got a hold of the guy and told him, “Don’t sell it! I’m on my way to the bank and will be back.” Travis did just that. He nabbed the 1964 F-100 from the side of the road the next day, brought it home and immediately began cutting. Travis shared some of the truck’s history with us and why he didn’t touch the patina paint. “There is an American quarter-horse and ghosted horse vinyl stickers on the side of the truck,” he says. “The old man who I got the truck from said the original owner used to live in Oklahoma and would fly into Trinidad where he had a horse ranch. He had several trucks there and would hook a trailer onto the back of the truck and haul horses over Raton Pass and race his horses at the racetrack every few weeks.” So, Travis wanted to keep some of that nostalgic presence with his F-100 even though he knew he was totally going to cut her up and get her flat to the ground. Besides creating a pavement-pounding stance, Travis also wanted to go a little different with the drivetrain selection. He ended up scoring a bone stock 4BT diesel on the cheap and stuffed it in without much thought. Realizing a ton of work was ahead, he got down to business with the chassis and drivetrain. With a lot of patience, he worked his way through figuring out what he could on his own and referring to the ever-powerful internet when he was stuck. What Travis learned through it all is there are a ton of awesome truck enthusiasts out there, and he is now on a mission to cruise his truck all over the country and meet them all! What Travis learned through it all is there are a ton of awesome truck enthusiasts out there, and he is now on a mission to cruise his truck all over the country and meet them all! TECH SPECS Travis Norvell 1964 Ford F-100 Colorado Springs, CO Chassis/Suspension Front: Industrial chassis Dodge Dakota-based IFS Control Arms: Michigan Metal Works super pivot Rear: Custom back half with Thorbros universal wishbone three-link Shocks: Ford F-150 shocks Air Management: Air Lift 3h, two billet FLO Airride tanks, Viair comps Brakes: Dodge Dakota front disc, Ford Explorer rear disc, Ford Superduty master cylinder and hydroboost Wheels/Tires Wheels Front: Delmo Specials Intro billets 22×9-inch Wheels Rear: Delmo Specials rear 22×12-inch Tires Front: Pirelli PZERO NERO 255/30ZR22 Tires Rear: Pirelli PZERO NERO 315/25ZR22 Engine/Performance Engine: Stock 4BT Intake: Custom air-to-water intercooler intake and charge pipes all pie cut Header/exhaust: Cut down 6BT turbo manifold Transmission: Ford M5OD late model Ford F-150 trans Rear end: 8.8-inch Ford explorer with lsd with narrowed Moser Engineering axles Misc.: High flow delivery valves, 3k governor springs, Holset HE341 turbo, advanced pump timing Paint/Body Body Mods: 5/8-inch body drop to lay flat Off road ledbars, split 7-inch LED headlights, white rock/wheel lights Paint: Ford factory paint, Red & White 55 years old Interior/Stereo Seats: Factory bench seat covered in Mexican blanket Special Thanks from Owner: “Huge thanks to my wife Kaalyn Norvell for always putting up with my crazy hobbies, Angel Dooly and Mike Alexander for putting together a cool little piece on my truck. Really looking forward to meeting many more of you!”
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