Vehicle Description
What a nice old pickup... oh, wait a minute, check out the slammed
stance. The sinister paint job. The sound of the 7.3L Godzilla V8
roaring from under the hood. No, this isn't just some old pickup,
this is a nasty, one-in-a-million custom 1967 Ford F-100 Restomod
with equal parts performance, luxury, and MONSTROUS good-looks.
King Kong ain't got nothin' on this Ford.
Before we start salivating over the insane fuel-injected
horsepower, let's take a minute to admire just how good this truck
looks. Unlike most modern 'super-builds' that call for high-impact
glossy paints with loud, vibrant colors, this Ford F-100 takes a
different approach. The pros at Wild Side Kustoms went against
conventional restomod standards and built what looks more like the
world's coolest shop truck. They didn't worry about getting the
bodywork to 100% perfect concourse levels, or selecting the world's
most exclusive paint materials, or transforming the bed into an
unusable dance floor - opting instead to cover this killer specimen
in a sinister shade of Matte Satin Green and finishing the bed off
with black spray-in bedliner. With that being said, please don't
think this is some slapped together work truck, either. It's still
incredibly nice, in fact much nicer than most of the Bumpsides out
on the market today - with straight body panels, great gaps, and an
overall strong driver-quality finish that was obviously laid down
by professionals atop an extremely solid truck. If you're looking
for a 'Best in Show' blue-ribbon winner that will impress all the
judges, this isn't it. They'll find minor bumps, bruises, and
imperfections to complain about for sure, but even though it may
not go with the biggest trophy, we can all but guarantee that it
will draw the biggest crowds. That's because this bespoke creature
has out-of-this world curb appeal with its low-slung stance,
sinister paint, and Slate Gray bumpers and trim that complement the
body. Panel fit is great, the doors open and close with a nice hard
thud, and that big hood snugs down neatly against the fenders. All
of the truck's original curves are still there, and the builders
were right not to alter the original style, but rather enhance it
with this rough-and-tumble look. The horizontal grille up front is
stock spec, all the lighting was upgraded, and the original hood
badges at the flanks match the chrome side mirrors and door
hardware. And since everyone in the world will be wondering what
that insanely fast truck has under the hood, custom '7.3L Godzilla'
badges were installed on the fenders.
Inside, the full TMI interior is very comfortable and beautifully
put together. The sculpted, split-back bench seat sets the tone
inside - wrapped in gorgeous black hides held tight with
contrasting white stitch-work that match the custom door panels at
the flanks and the big dash pad up ahead. A Forever Sharp
carbon-fiber steering wheel was mounted atop a tilt column to give
the driver a little added room in the cockpit, and the original
bezel just beyond it was filled modern digital/analog gauges that
keep a close eye on the upgraded motor under the hood. No restomod
is complete without A/C and tunes, and this beauty includes an
under-dash unit and retro-style AM/FM/AUX stereo in the stock slot.
The star of the cabin is the Hurst SST shifter, as it controls the
wildly fun 5-speed gearbox and is an easy reach for the driver
mounted atop the transmission hump. Plush carpets and a suede
headliner insulate the truck from the outside world, and three
seatbelts were fitted to the bench - so grab your girl and your dog
and go drop some jaws around town.
The reason this slick Ford truck is so good at going fast is the
crate 7.3L Godzilla V8 under the hood. It's okay if you've never
heard of the Godzilla V8, that's because it's a newer engine from
Ford and to our knowledge has never been used in a vintage restomod
build until now. It's a naturally aspirated motor used to power
Super Duty trucks and is in fact the largest displacement gasoline
engine Ford offers. The giant OHV pushrod V8 was built by Mass
Motorsports out of Texas to the tune of $35K, and it's been
dyno-tested with a whopping 614HP and 595 lb-ft of torque that's
quickly accessed via a modern ECU, proper tuning, and lots of
bolt-on goodies. In fact, the Holley Terminator fuel-injection
set-up that's on top - complete with an LS throttle-body and LS
coils - has yet to be offered to the public and was used in this
exact truck as an R&D experiment. Because of it you get instant
pop when you need, along with supreme reliability, which means this
is the ultimate restomod - a classic truck with modern performance.
A giant aluminum radiator keeps it cool, a cold-air intake system
and coned filter spacer help it breathe, and all the accessories
are new and courtesy of Mass Motorsports out of Texas. A TKX
5-speed manual gearbox built with a Ram hydraulic clutch spins a
balanced driveshaft into the heavy-duty Detroit 9-inch locker rear
end out back, and it's been filled with 31-spline axles and 3.73
gears that handle the strip or street alike. If you've noticed that
killer stance you've probably guessed it's all new too, with a
custom Crown Victoria set-up in the front, QA1 coilovers at each
corner, and an SS ChassisWorx 4-link with a panhard bar out back to
put it all down. Modern power steering and power 4-wheel discs keep
it glued to the road, the soundtrack is downright epic thanks to
dual Flowmasters, and it sits atop rotary-forged staggered TWS
wheels wrapped in 245/45/19 front and 305/35/20 rear Coopers that
fill the fenders perfectly.
With only 131 miles on the build, Greenie hasn't even been broken
in. Are you the man for the job? Call today!
