LIKE A ROLLING STONE

 What would a Pro Street truck be without the motor to back up the claims? Dillon thought that bigger is better when it came to the tires, and he had the same outlook for the engine. Residing in his truck is a 460 Ford that has been bored .020-inch over and  equipped with all of the parts that speed enthusiasts look for. It takes a lot of fuel to keep a 460 happy, so Dillon chose a Barry Grant Speed Demon 750cfm carb that is sitting astride a Weiand Stealth intake manifold. Once the fuel gets past the intake, it runs headlong into the Keith Black pistons and rings. The name Keith Black is legendary in drag racing, and the slugs that are housed in the Ford give it a healthy 10:1 compression ratio. 

Other items that scream “high performance” are the Competition Cams camshaft (with lift and duration of 484/260, respectively) and the MSD ignition system. Dillon used a set of Sanderson block-hugger headers, which are followed by a set of Flowmaster mufflers. Adding looks as well as performance are the Billet Specialties air cleaner, the Street & Performance serpentine pulley system and the Ford Racing chromed valve covers. With the engine producing an estimated 415 horses, Dillon can be rightly proud of himself, as it was he who did the work to the big block. 

Getting that power to the narrowed rearend could be a problem, so Dillon used a Ford C6 transmission (equipped with a Specialty Auto-Tech trans cooler) and an aluminum driveshaft that was spun up by Salem Spring Works in Salem, Virginia. 

As handy as Dillon is with a wrench, he did have a little help when it came to the major cutting and grinding. The Dillons described the condition of the F-100 when they got it as a “rust bucket” but acknowledged that the purchase price was only $400. Apparently they had to completely repair the floor and cab corners, and they decided to toss the stock fenders and the bed because they were too far gone. Bob also wanted to give his truck a little off the top, so he had Cars of Belews Creek, North Carolina, take 4 inches off the front and 3.5 inches off the rear. As if that weren’t enough, he then chose to suicide the doors to really give the Ford a full custom look. Another touch that sets this truck apart from the rest is that the bumper horns were shortened so the stainless bumpers could be mounted closer, removing the gap which appears in stock trucks. Also, Dillon made the wheel tubs that now adorn the bed. The wood used is called purple heart. A set of mid-’50s front fenders replaced the worn stock units, while the inner fender panels are polished stainless steel numbers. 

When all was ready, the crew at Cars applied the killer paint job. It was done using DuPont silver blue for the basecoat and purple for the vintage-style flames. 

Although this truck is indeed a Pro Street-styled hot rod, that didn’t mean the interior had to be uncomfortable. The inside is as nice and comfy as anyone could ask for while driving down the road, even if that road is only a 1/4-mile long. The first thing to be tossed was the stock bench seat, and in its place is a pair of bucket seats from Rod Doors. These share the upholstery theme of silver and blue leather with the door panels and the headliner. A very nice center console separates the seats and is covered in silver leather. The door panels have been enhanced with a set of flames of their own; in fact, the flames that are in the door panels are of the same design as those on the body. A Ford V-8 has been embossed into the headliner, just in case you had forgotten about the big engine under the tilting hood.