We weren't necessarily looking for a unique support vehicle, but we found one anyway when we came across this 1973 Ford F-350 ramp truck.
We tame our hot-blooded Ramp truck with a radiator from Griffin.
Ever seen a cooler mismatch?
The look of our truck gets transformed by a fresh set of white wheels..
With our truck nearly done, we decided we wanted to get some cool, vintage looking graphics for the doors.
Our race car hauler gets a bigger, better engine.
We decided we wanted to swap a tilting steering column.
We're based in Florida, so air conditioning is a necessity in a tow vehicle.
Time to cut down on heat and road noise making its way into the cab.
We battle to lower revs at highway speeds.
We solve some clutch slipping problems with a Centerforce clutch and flywheel.
Our project car hauler had some rot at the bottom of the doors. Here's how you fix it.
With our engine out, we figured it best to rebuild the transmission at the same time.
Time to dive into the engine rebuild in more depth.
As soon as we take two steps forward, we take three back.
No more fumbling to get a tool box out of our truck's lower cabinets.
Towing with a manual transmission and no tach is a pain.
Our project ramp truck makes its first haul... Over 600 miles.
Every good track support vehicle needs a place to keep refreshments cool.
Our ramp truck gets its own generator and air compressor.
Our classic ramp truck needed a good way to carry tires and gas cans. Cue the welders.
Our ramp truck came to us with a noticeable lack of tie down points.
Storage is very important for a track support vehicle.
To be a real bona fide support vehicle, we need to add some fancy features.
Our ramp truck receives a new fuel tank after the old one took a bashing.
It's no wonder the drive shaft disintegrated.
We went to a for show with two of our Fords. Watch the video here.
After a catastrophic failure, our ramp truck gets towed home and we take stock of the damage.
Our ramp truck falls apart within 100 miles from home.
We decide to finish of the whole ramp truck journey in one day. Good move, Tim.
We make it to the Hershey swap meet and pick up even more items to burden our old ramp truck.
We make it past New York City in our old ramp truck, but not without challenges.
We fly to Connecticut to fix our ramp truck more and drive it back to Florida.
Our to-do list grows and we make a second trip north to work on the ramp truck.
Our new ramp truck needs to make it from Connecticut to Daytona Beach, Florida.
Our newly-purchased ramp truck turns into quite the project.
Our dream of a fully equipped track support vehicle takes shape.
