Gentry Restorations &kustoms

07/10/2025

How cool is this addition. This is THE! original license plate Kriss was issued in 1971.

07/10/2025

Time to do a few shakedown miles.
It’s an essentially new 1971 Heavy Chevy.
Quick rundown on what we did.

Every panel,minus the roof skin 3/4 of the firewall, and the hood was replaced. This car spent most of its life as a high school kids car. It was also treated as such.

The suspension was upgraded to tubular A arms , tubular rear control arms, lowering springs and a quick ratio steering box. Frame was cleaned up, and painted. Power C5 corvette brakes and rotors up front.

Drive train is the numbers correct engine and transmission, both beefed up when rebuilt. It was at best a 145hp car. Now it’s closer to 300-325. It is also now a fuel injection car.

Interior is completely new, WITH correct rubber floor. Rebuilt dash and original gauges. It’s a bench seat, column shift car originally. Kris also spent MANY hours locating the correct, AM radio that fits perfectly in the dash.

Really, there isn’t much I didn’t take apart, clean up, replace, or rebuild during this project!

07/01/2025

06/20/2025

Thanks again to Todd’s Exhaust pros! It’s exactly the exhaust note we were looking for!

06/19/2025

Huge step forward on the Heavy Chevy today. It’s getting its full exhaust! Thanks Todd’s exhaust in Carroll,IA for taking on our project!

06/01/2025

From a pile of parts to rolling art.
Pretty cool to see it as a complete truck.

04/06/2025

Getting closer. 1971 Heavy Chevy. Before and closer to the finish.

10/11/2024

Another smaller project left today.
New bushings, rack, ball joints and now coil overs.
Air filter intake and repaired a fuel leak.
Nicely built truck, ready to enjoy for many more years.

08/08/2024

One of my “good memories “ from when I was a little kid was helping Dad “clean up the coupe” before we went to a show. Some place there is a picture of myself about Wyatt’s age doing the same thing.

Pretty cool that we still have Dales (now my) 33 Dodge. It was Dads 1st car he built by himself. It’s the car that started my hotrod obsession. Been in our family for over 50 years. Hopefully this is the spark that starts his passion for building cool stuff.

04/02/2024

Victory. Now it’s time to make it look like a car again.

01/10/2024

Getting to play with something a little out of my norm. Another cool family story car. Should be fun. #