{"id":6185,"date":"2009-11-11T22:04:33","date_gmt":"2009-11-12T05:04:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/?p=6185"},"modified":"2010-08-07T12:16:10","modified_gmt":"2010-08-07T19:16:10","slug":"1-painless-way-to-a-roadster-pickup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/1-painless-way-to-a-roadster-pickup\/","title":{"rendered":"1 Painless Way to a Roadster Pickup"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mr_social_sharing_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Social Sharing Toolkit v2.2 --><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.myrideisme.com%2FBlog%2F1-painless-way-to-a-roadster-pickup%2F&amp;media=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.myrideisme.com%2FBlog%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2009%2F11%2FHot-rod-roadster-pickup_painless2.jpg&amp;description=1+Painless+Way+to+a+Roadster+Pickup\" class=\"pin-it-button\" count-layout=\"none\" rel=\"lightbox[6185]\"><img border=\"0\" src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/images\/PinExt.png\" title=\"Pin It\" \/><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><fb:share-button type=\"button_count\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/1-painless-way-to-a-roadster-pickup\/\"><\/fb:share-button><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-count=\"horizontal\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/1-painless-way-to-a-roadster-pickup\/\" data-via=\"myrideisme\" data-text=\"1 Painless Way to a Roadster Pickup\"><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><div class=\"g-plusone\" data-size=\"medium\" data-annotation=\"none\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/1-painless-way-to-a-roadster-pickup\/\"><\/div><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a class=\"mr_social_share_email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=1 Painless Way to a Roadster Pickup&amp;body=https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/1-painless-way-to-a-roadster-pickup\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-sharing-toolkit\/images\/icons_small\/email.png\" class=\"nopin\" alt=\"Email\" title=\"Email\"\/><span class=\"mr_small_icon\">Email<\/span><\/a><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"linksalpha_button linksalpha_link\" href=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/social\/mobile\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/1-painless-way-to-a-roadster-pickup\/\" data-text=\"1 Painless Way to a Roadster Pickup\" data-desc=\"At SEMA, it's easy to find a great car, they're in almost every booth!\u00a0 But like the 70 Chevelle with a Duramax diesel motor, it's a the different and sometimes unique builds that really get my attention.\u00a0 That's what I found in this \"Painless\" Roadster Pickup. This style of roadster pickup, also\" data-image=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/Hot-rod-roadster-pickup_painless2.jpg\" data-button=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/images\/social_share_button.png\" alt=\"Share\" class=\"linksalpha_image\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/scripts\/loader_iconbox.js?v=2.4\"><\/script><\/span><\/div><p>At SEMA, it&#8217;s easy to find a great car, they&#8217;re in almost every booth!\u00a0 But like the 70 Chevelle with a Duramax diesel motor, it&#8217;s a the different and sometimes unique builds that really get my attention.\u00a0 That&#8217;s what I found in this &#8220;Painless&#8221; Roadster Pickup.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/Hot-rod-roadster-pickup_painless2.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[6185]\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6187\" style=\"border: 2px solid black; margin: 4px;\" title=\"Hot rod roadster pickup at SEMA 2009\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/Hot-rod-roadster-pickup_painless2.jpg\" alt=\"Hot rod roadster pickup at SEMA 2009 with flathead\" width=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/Hot-rod-roadster-pickup_painless2.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/Hot-rod-roadster-pickup_painless2-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/Hot-rod-roadster-pickup_painless2-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/Hot-rod-roadster-pickup_painless2-400x266.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This style of roadster pickup, also called a &#8220;Truckster&#8221; was penned by well known hot rod artist Thom Taylor back in August of 2007 for Rod and Custom Magazine. The concept\u00a0 is simple, but you&#8217;re gonna get to know a sawzall and grinder real, REAL well to get it done. You take 50-70&#8217;s pickup, then chop up the cab and the bed until proportions of a hot rod. Easy for Thom to say!<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/Hot-rod-roadster-pickup_painless5.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[6185]\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6190\" style=\"border: 2px solid black; margin: 4px;\" title=\"Hot rod roadster pickup at SEMA 2009 - rear view\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/Hot-rod-roadster-pickup_painless5.jpg\" alt=\"Custom Hot rod roadster pickup SEMA 2009\" width=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/Hot-rod-roadster-pickup_painless5.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/Hot-rod-roadster-pickup_painless5-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/Hot-rod-roadster-pickup_painless5-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/Hot-rod-roadster-pickup_painless5-400x266.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I saw a Thom Taylor sketch in the pickup bed of this truck, so I&#8217;m sure he had a hand in the proportions, color and stance that make this truck one of my favorites from SEMA.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/Hot-rod-roadster-pickup_painless4.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[6185]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-6189\" style=\"border: 2px solid black; margin: 4px;\" title=\"1938 Dodge Grille with low slung headlights\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/Hot-rod-roadster-pickup_painless4-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Hot Rod Roadster Pickup with 1938 Dodge Grille\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/Hot-rod-roadster-pickup_painless4-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/Hot-rod-roadster-pickup_painless4-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/Hot-rod-roadster-pickup_painless4-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/Hot-rod-roadster-pickup_painless4.jpg 1021w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>So what is it? It started as a 1978 Ford Pickup. Recognize it?\u00a0 From there, the cab was narrowed 16 inches, then the top and A-pillars were chopped off and the remaining cab shortened 8 inches. The reassembled jigsaw puzzle and newly created &#8220;roadster&#8221; body was then channeled over the frame. The rest of the body includes a 1938 Dodge grille and believe it or not an MGB windshield with 4 inches cut off each side.<\/p>\n<p>Up front you&#8217;ll find a mix of wholly (or is it Holy?) traditional 1952 Merc flathead topped by a pair of <a title=\"Hot rod carbs for your flathead\" href=\"http:\/\/www.stromberg-97.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Stromberg 97 Carb<\/a>-like fuel injection bodies complete with, of course, Painless Performance Products wiring. Clean, simple and brand new! The owner and Executive VP of Painless, Dennis Overholser, told me they barely had time to tune it before SEMA.<\/p>\n<p>The tough stance is courtesy of 18 and 20 inch Dayton wire wheels. Straying from the traditional on the wheels like they did is a nice compliment to the fuel injection and adds to the, &#8220;What is that?&#8221; stares at the show. I guess those folks don&#8217;t read Rod and Custom?<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/Hot-rod-roadster-pickup_painless1.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[6185]\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6186\" style=\"border: 2px solid black; margin: 4px;\" title=\"&quot;King Ranch&quot; leather inside the Truckster Cab\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/Hot-rod-roadster-pickup_painless1.jpg\" alt=\"Hot rod roadster pickup custom leather interior\" width=\"275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/Hot-rod-roadster-pickup_painless1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/Hot-rod-roadster-pickup_painless1-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/Hot-rod-roadster-pickup_painless1-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/Hot-rod-roadster-pickup_painless1-400x266.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/Hot-rod-roadster-pickup_painless3.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[6185]\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6188\" style=\"border: 2px solid black; margin: 4px 8px;\" title=\"Alfred E. Bush custom shift knob \" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/Hot-rod-roadster-pickup_painless3.jpg\" alt=\"Hot rod roadster pickup custom shift knob \" height=\"183\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/Hot-rod-roadster-pickup_painless3.jpg 1019w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/Hot-rod-roadster-pickup_painless3-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/Hot-rod-roadster-pickup_painless3-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/Hot-rod-roadster-pickup_painless3-400x301.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1019px) 100vw, 1019px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On the inside, you immediately notice the perfectly weathered dark brown leather that&#8217;s straight from the actual &#8220;King Ranch&#8221; in Texas. Everyone&#8217;s heard of King Ranch from the Ford pickup option package, but this is more than just a name.\u00a0 So now will rodders be on the look out for patina&#8217;d paint and leather? Interior is custom work by Eddie&#8217;s Rod Shop. The gauge is a one-off from Classic Instruments that features the name from 2007: &#8220;Truckster&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Finally, the shift knob is an old friend from Mad Magazine, Alfred E. Newman. Hand made by Bob Boudreaux, I believe it&#8217;s one of a kind.\u00a0 Bob also gets credit for the PPG &#8220;Hot Wheels Orange&#8221; paint. (<em>Click on any picture to see it full size<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p>SEMA brings out just about everyone in the car world, and if you&#8217;re Chairman of SEMA&#8217;s Hot Rod Industry Alliance (HRIA) then you probably know most people, like Dennis Overholser of Painless. Follow closely because another Dennis,\u00a0 Dennis Gage from the show &#8220;My Classic Car&#8221; dropped by and I snapped a picture of the Dennis pair test fitting the Truckster.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/hot-rod-roadster-pickup_painless6.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[6185]\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6191\" style=\"border: 2px solid black; margin: 4px;\" title=\"Dennis and Dennis\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/hot-rod-roadster-pickup_painless6.jpg\" alt=\"Dennis Overhosler and Dennis Gage of My Classic Car\" width=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/hot-rod-roadster-pickup_painless6.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/hot-rod-roadster-pickup_painless6-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/hot-rod-roadster-pickup_painless6-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/hot-rod-roadster-pickup_painless6-400x266.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>So there you have it, 1 Painless way to make your own roadster pickup. Will we see more?<\/p>\n<p>Special thanks to<a title=\"The Ultimate Power Source\" href=\"http:\/\/www.optimabatteries.com\/home.php\" target=\"_blank\"> Optima Batteries<\/a> for the trip to SEMA.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mr_social_sharing_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Social Sharing Toolkit v2.2 --><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.myrideisme.com%2FBlog%2F1-painless-way-to-a-roadster-pickup%2F&amp;media=&amp;description=1+Painless+Way+to+a+Roadster+Pickup\" class=\"pin-it-button\" count-layout=\"none\"><img border=\"0\" src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/images\/PinExt.png\" title=\"Pin It\" \/><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><fb:share-button type=\"button_count\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/1-painless-way-to-a-roadster-pickup\/\"><\/fb:share-button><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-count=\"horizontal\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/1-painless-way-to-a-roadster-pickup\/\" data-via=\"myrideisme\" data-text=\"1 Painless Way to a Roadster Pickup\"><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><div class=\"g-plusone\" data-size=\"medium\" data-annotation=\"none\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/1-painless-way-to-a-roadster-pickup\/\"><\/div><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a class=\"mr_social_share_email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=1 Painless Way to a Roadster Pickup&amp;body=https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/1-painless-way-to-a-roadster-pickup\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-sharing-toolkit\/images\/icons_small\/email.png\" class=\"nopin\" alt=\"Email\" title=\"Email\"\/><span class=\"mr_small_icon\">Email<\/span><\/a><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"linksalpha_button linksalpha_link\" href=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/social\/mobile\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/1-painless-way-to-a-roadster-pickup\/\" data-text=\"1 Painless Way to a Roadster Pickup\" data-desc=\"At SEMA, it's easy to find a great car, they're in almost every booth!\u00a0 But like the 70 Chevelle with a Duramax diesel motor, it's a the different and sometimes unique builds that really get my attention.\u00a0 That's what I found in this \"Painless\" Roadster Pickup. 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