kscarbel2 Posted December 25, 2019 Share Posted December 25, 2019 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/60289-jay-leno%E2%80%99s-garage-rtech-retro-truck-restomods/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted December 25, 2019 Share Posted December 25, 2019 Oh my god what a beautiful truck I almost bought a 66 Chevy in 1975 The guy wanted $800 back in 75 was a lot of money back then while I was only making about 125 a week truck is gorgeous thanks for sharing...bob 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/60289-jay-leno%E2%80%99s-garage-rtech-retro-truck-restomods/#findComment-438800 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsmackpaul Posted December 25, 2019 Share Posted December 25, 2019 This a pretty cool jigger, a bit hard to park in Australian car parks Paul Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/60289-jay-leno%E2%80%99s-garage-rtech-retro-truck-restomods/#findComment-438804 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainCrutch Posted December 25, 2019 Share Posted December 25, 2019 I’ve always wanted a classic crew cab dually pickup... Quote Who needs a back yard when you could have a Yard?! Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/60289-jay-leno%E2%80%99s-garage-rtech-retro-truck-restomods/#findComment-438814 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullheaded Posted December 25, 2019 Share Posted December 25, 2019 These trucks are sweet, but when I saw the episode with the company making the new Power Wagons I looked them up. Since I wasn't born rich I really ain't gunna spend $200,000 on these pickups, LOL. 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/60289-jay-leno%E2%80%99s-garage-rtech-retro-truck-restomods/#findComment-438821 Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeavyGunner Posted December 25, 2019 Share Posted December 25, 2019 They do excellent work but I don’t see $200k of vehicle there. There is a guy in Baker, MT who build vehicles like that and they are speedy but seem to be closer in price to what they should be. Last vehicle I saw he had listed was a 1971 Chevy pickup that he made a dually box for and set it on a duramax frame with a straight axle conversion. It was beautifully done and at the time was asking $75k. Quote The problems we face today exist because the people who work for a living are outnumbered by the people who vote for a living.The government can only "give" someone what they first take from another. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/60289-jay-leno%E2%80%99s-garage-rtech-retro-truck-restomods/#findComment-438829 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainCrutch Posted December 25, 2019 Share Posted December 25, 2019 (edited) These guys basically strip all the truck down to the frame and do a ton of fabrication work. I’d say the price is fair for the work that goes in, it’s just certainly not for everyone. I’m sure many could do something similar for cheaper but it wouldn’t involve everything these guys do. Now that doesn’t mean I’m gonna spend that much on it but for someone who has the kind of money to have such a truck I’m sure it’d be more than worth it to them. Certainly more worth it than so many “supercars” that people aspire to have for some reason that cost many times what this does, especially when I recently saw a $50,000 car beat them in a race... On the other side of the coin, it sounds like they tend to bandaid problems with their vehicles and charge extra, not to mention their projects run behind schedule, as well as the owner harassing anyone of his customers who dare say anything remotely negative about their work. To me sounds like they should stick to building one off, award winning show trucks like these instead of trying to reproduce them. Still I’d love a classic crew cab diesel C10 in the far future, I just love the look of the thing, if just probably have it built by someone else... Edited December 25, 2019 by CaptainCrutch 1 Quote Who needs a back yard when you could have a Yard?! Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/60289-jay-leno%E2%80%99s-garage-rtech-retro-truck-restomods/#findComment-438838 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullheaded Posted December 26, 2019 Share Posted December 26, 2019 I think all these new restoration and custom car shows on TV have screwed up any chance of us normal working people from ever affording another classic to build at home. Everyone thinks the old junk sitting in their field is worth $100,000 now because of these shows. 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/60289-jay-leno%E2%80%99s-garage-rtech-retro-truck-restomods/#findComment-438891 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quickfarms Posted December 26, 2019 Share Posted December 26, 2019 Not a $100,000 but they have created a group of dreamers and flippers this is combined with the decreasing number of available vehicles is causing a problem but this has been an issue for as long as I can remember just the TV shows have made it worse Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/60289-jay-leno%E2%80%99s-garage-rtech-retro-truck-restomods/#findComment-438897 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timmyb Posted December 26, 2019 Share Posted December 26, 2019 It’s not a bad rig. Sounds beautiful! Its a bit too high for my liking though. Lots of comments about whether he has gone broke or not and whether he paid people for work they did. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/60289-jay-leno%E2%80%99s-garage-rtech-retro-truck-restomods/#findComment-438905 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kscarbel2 Posted December 27, 2019 Author Share Posted December 27, 2019 2 hours ago, Timmyb said: It’s not a bad rig. Sounds beautiful! Its a bit too high for my liking though. Lots of comments about whether he has gone broke or not and whether he paid people for work they did. I agree Timmy, a bit too high. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/60289-jay-leno%E2%80%99s-garage-rtech-retro-truck-restomods/#findComment-438915 Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 On 12/24/2019 at 11:51 PM, mowerman said: Oh my god what a beautiful truck I almost bought a 66 Chevy in 1975 The guy wanted $800 back in 75 was a lot of money back then while I was only making about 125 a week truck is gorgeous thanks for sharing...bob My daddy had a 66 Chevy, 1/2 ton, long bed, 3 speed on the column. Had a 292 6 cyl. in it and it had the heavy coil springs in the rear instead of leaf springs. That's what I learned to drive on. Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/60289-jay-leno%E2%80%99s-garage-rtech-retro-truck-restomods/#findComment-439533 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 Right on man from what I remember the one I almost bought fits that exact description truck came from South Carolina it was really clean...bob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/60289-jay-leno%E2%80%99s-garage-rtech-retro-truck-restomods/#findComment-439553 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kscarbel2 Posted April 10, 2020 Author Share Posted April 10, 2020 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/60289-jay-leno%E2%80%99s-garage-rtech-retro-truck-restomods/#findComment-448329 Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 On 12/26/2019 at 1:32 PM, Bullheaded said: I think all these new restoration and custom car shows on TV have screwed up any chance of us normal working people from ever affording another classic to build at home. Everyone thinks the old junk sitting in their field is worth $100,000 now because of these shows. I think you're right, Richard Rawlings would roll up and pay somebody 50 hundred dollar bills for the old POS rustbucket that's been sitting in the woods for 25 years, so now every POS rust bucket that's been sitting in the woods for 25 years must be worth 50 hundred dollar bills🤣 Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/60289-jay-leno%E2%80%99s-garage-rtech-retro-truck-restomods/#findComment-448402 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 I tried to buy my x wife a 55 Tbird 40 years ago Pomona swap meet looked like someone pulled it outa a swamp 5 Gs not running...... like whaaaaaaaaaaat????? Lol. Bob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/60289-jay-leno%E2%80%99s-garage-rtech-retro-truck-restomods/#findComment-448463 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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