Crazy Diesel GMC Pickup Burns Rubber on Instagram
Environmentalists may want to skip this one – it’s time for a smoke show.
We’re a big fan of hot rods and custom builds here at Chevrolet Forum. Hot rodding’s history is filled with innovation, creativity, and ingenuity that pushed the limits of what cars were capable of – and influenced production cars in the process.
However, we’re almost certain that even the most prescient pioneers of hot rodding back in the ’40s, ’50s, and ’60s had no idea that one day we’d be using our phones to browse Instagram to look at custom cars and trucks. In fact, that’s exactly where we found the subject of today’s post.
With no details or explanation, the carrohub account shared this short video of a heavily customized, first-generation GMC K series truck. Powered by a massive, smoke-belching diesel engine, this old pickup truck appears to have learned some wild new tricks along the way.
One of the major tenets of hot rodding is removing everything unnecessary in the pursuit of weight loss. We all know that less weight equals more performance – and it’s easier to lose weight than add horsepower. Combine both, however, and you’ve got one impressive machine on your hands.
This truck’s rusty seafoam green cab has been channeled over the frame, losing its hood and inner fenders in the process. That’s okay – it’s easy to see that the big diesel engine up front needs about as much clearance as it can get!
In addition, the bed has been ditched entirely, exposing a heavy-duty frame. In its place are giant dual rear wheels that appear to be from an eighteen wheeler (the fronts look to come from the same place). You’ll also see that the stock fuel tank has been replaced with a beer keg, held in place by discarded motorcycle chains.
Despite the fact that the rear contact patch has more than doubled, this truck has no problem spinning the rear wheels. As we hear the turbodiesel whine and the tires squeal, we’re treated to an unusual sight – smoke pouring from both ends of the truck, black up front and white out back.
Our favorite “custom” touch, though, might be the inside the cab. Pay attention to the truck’s spooky passenger — a skeleton, just in time for Halloween!
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