1975 Ford F-150 Super Cab - Prerunner

If you spend enough time riding in, driving, chasing, and building high-end race trucks and prerunners, eventually you want one for yourself. Before Richard Glaszczak was able to pony up the coin to open up what is now known as Richard's Performance Muffler, he was working next door to a junkyard. One day while on his lunch break, Richard saw a clean '75 Super Cab F-150 being towed into the yard that quickly grabbed his attention. The yard informed him they found the truck abandoned on the side of the road with a locked up motor. Months later, the truck was still collecting dust in the junkyard. Richard decided to make the yard an offer ($500) on the truck, and soon it found a new home in his backyard.

Over the past 10 years, Richard has been helping various desert racing teams, including Team Vortec, Mark Miller Racing, Larry Ragland Racing, and Pflueger Racing. Being fortunate to spend so much time under, around, and inside some amazing rolling works of art, Richard found ample fuel for his creative fire, eagerly waiting to tackle the fabrication on his '75 Ford. The first version of this build ended up seeing a new LS motor go in, Turbo 400 transmission, custom-bent I-beams, custom radius arms and 2.5 King shocks all around. At this stage, the truck satisfied a small amount of Richard's dirty desires and worked well as an every day shop truck. But he craved more.

One night after work, Richard's wife Michele, came into the shop and witnessed him tearing the truck apart, down to the frame. At this moment, Richard realized he wanted to rebuild the entire truck, chassis and all. Fellow Pflueger Racing teammates Brandon Wells and Trevor Harris, who were also in charge of building the team's Trophy trucks and prerunners, were enlisted to help Richard create his dream truck. The combined experience from these three amigos turned out one wicked off-road machine.

With the amount of space we are given, it's nearly impossible to talk about every piece on a truck like this. We asked Richard to remove the Trailer Products fiberglass bedsides so we could get a good look at what's giving that rear end 36 inches of whoop-eating wheel travel. The majority of this truck, including the chassis and suspension, is a product of Brandon Wells at Latest Concepts in Murrieta, California. It's the same setup you would see running around the race course in Baja. This four-link suspension uses a monster 4.3-inch Fox six-tube bypass shock and Fox 2.5 coilover to keep everything under control. Three limiting straps have also been mounted to each trailing arm for security. Working with the arms is a Trevor Harris designed sway bar. Curt at CRB Alumifab out of San Marcos, California, is responsible for the aluminum panel work and the shroud built around the coolers.

The H&M Motorsports rear housing uses Mittler Brothers components and Tube Works axles. The 5.86 ratio gears and a spool keep things turning in order. Each end is locked with stout Pro Am hubs and Wilwood six-piston brakes.
The H&M Motorsports rear housing uses Mittler Brothers components and Tube Works axles. Th
A full-size spare tire sits atop a 55-gallon fuel cell designed by Latest Concepts using a Harmon bladder system. The fuel is run through an Aeromotive dual fuel pump system and uses MoTec fuel injection.
A full-size spare tire sits atop a 55-gallon fuel cell designed by Latest Concepts using a
The front suspension was designed with 24 inches of travel in mind. It uses lower A-arm control arms and upper J-arm control arms. Just like the rear, Richard went with big Fox shocks. Up front we find 3.0 coilovers and five-tube 3.5 bypass shocks. The arms were also nickel-plated giving it that race truck look.
The front suspension was designed with 24 inches of travel in mind. It uses lower A-arm co

Located just behind the cab is the swing-out mount for the Baja Designs Soltek HID light bar. The bar is controlled from inside the cabin. Beautiful TIG welding is found all-around this truck.
Located just behind the cab is the swing-out mount for the Baja Designs Soltek HID light b
CRB Alumifab built a shroud around the rear Fluidyne fans that also contains a light bar for braking and dust alerts. Considering that Richard has been responsible for the exhaust systems on numerous race trucks, he had no trouble creating a stainless steel Tri-Y header into a dual 3-inch exhaust leading to a single Spintech muffler then out the driver's side wing.
CRB Alumifab built a shroud around the rear Fluidyne fans that also contains a light bar f

Steering this beast is a Howe 2.75 rack and pinion with hydraulic assist. Wilwood six-piston brakes are also found in front.
Steering this beast is a Howe 2.75 rack and pinion with hydraulic assist. Wilwood six-pist
You won't find cheap bushings holding this suspension together. Throwing 800 horsepower around 4-foot holes in the ground requires a "build it stronger than you think you should" logic.
You won't find cheap bushings holding this suspension together. Throwing 800 horsepower ar
There are only a few sections of this truck left unfinished as you can see on the door. It's a constant reminder that this truck is driven often and hard. Richard built this truck to be enjoyed and driven, not sit inside a garage looking pretty. The truck drives so comfortably that he finds himself fighting with his wife over who is going to get behind the steering wheel. She usually wins.
There are only a few sections of this truck left unfinished as you can see on the door. It

Specs
Vehicle: '75 Ford F150 Super Cab
Owner: Richard Glaszczak
Chassis: Latest Concepts build chassis
Engine: 442 GM LSX V-8, Daily dry-sump, Danzio cam, JE pistons, C&R radiator, MoTec systems, Optima batteries
Drivetrain: 4L80E trans, H&M rear housing, Tube Works axles, custom drive shaft, spool, 5.86 gears, Mittler Bros components
Suspension: Latest Concepts four-link rear, upper J-arm/A-arm front, Fox shocks
Steering: Howe steering with TT components
Brakes: Wilwood six-piston, Crown SS lines
Tires/wheels: 37-inch BFG Baja T/A, 17-inch Walker Evans beadlock
Interior: Lowrance HDS-10m, Kenwood RR, Racepak, PRP seats, Crow belts, Sparco steering wheel
Other Parts: Baja Designs Soltek HID lights, Optima batteries, Trailer Products fiberglass, RPM exhaust system, RPM headers, SPAL fans
Favorite Off-Road Area: Ocotillo Wells, Glamis, Baja

The factory steel cab was retained keeping the old-school cool intact. Trailer Products fiberglass covered the remaining parts of the truck with the rear bedsides notched along the top for tire clearance. The 37-inch BFG Baja T/A tires as strong enough to do the job as well as 17-inch Walker Evans bead lock wheels. Euro Pacific Auto Body in Vista, California laid down the metallic green paint.
The factory steel cab was retained keeping the old-school cool intact. Trailer Products fi
When it was time to tackle the dash, Richard dropped the truck off again with Curt at CRB Alumifab. Setup much like a race truck, both the driver and passenger have Racepak gauges in view with communications mounted center mast. The Sparco race wheel is wired with communications buttons and we even spotted the stock windshield wiper controls just behind the wheel. Keep in mind this truck is still driven on the road.
When it was time to tackle the dash, Richard dropped the truck off again with Curt at CRB
Climbing into the passenger seats gives us full control at the Lowrance HDS-10m color GPS/NAV unit. That long row of what looks like buttons under the GPS is actually the fuses for pretty much everything on the truck. A setup like this saves a lot of time when something electronic fails. Also found inside the cabin are three PRP heated race seats, Crow belts, Kenwood race radios and Ipod hookup.
Climbing into the passenger seats gives us full control at the Lowrance HDS-10m color GPS/

Behind the '65 Ford grille is a 442ci GM Performance LSX V-8 motor. Richard chose the '65 grille because it is not as tall as the '75. In order to get his motor just right, Richard visited with the guys at Danzio Performance of Lake Elsinore, California. Richard went with numerous components that Danzio puts in their Trophy Truck motors resulting in, 785 horsepower and 655 lb-ft torque at the flywheel. A few of the motor components include: Dailey Engineering dry-sump oil system, L92 ported heads, Callies crank, Danzio custom cam, JE pistons, T&D rocker arms and it all runs on pump gas. Richard took care of the exhaust system as noted earlier. A 4L80E transmission installed by Kroyer Racing out of Las Vegas, Nevada, transfers all that power to the tires and is controlled through an Art Carr gate style shifter.
Behind the '65 Ford grille is a 442ci GM Performance LSX V-8 motor. Richard chose the '65