This week’s Burnout video features a 1979 Chevrolet pickup that is powered by a LS3 engine. There is no indication as to what all is done to this truck or this LS3 engine, but this is clearly not an old ’79 Chevy farm truck with a worn out LS3 out of a wrecked Camaro.
The details do include a link to images of this truck while being built and the LS3 engine looks to be relatively stock shy of the headers, but based on the incredible roar of this engine while in action, I have to wonder if there hasn’t been some work done to parts of the engine that we cannot see.
In any case, this classic Chevy truck has clearly been lowered and fitted with some unique wheels and tires – tires which are severely abused in this video. The video calls it a burnout, I would call it drifting, but whatever you call it, this LS3-powered 1979 Chevy truck puts on one heck of a smoke show.
"Before I was old enough to walk, my dad was taking me to various types of racing events, from local drag racing to the Daytona 500," says Patrick Rall, a lifetime automotive expert, diehard Dodge fan, and respected auto journalist for over 10 years. "He owned a repair shop and had a variety of performance cars when I was young, but by the time I was 16, he was ready to build me my first drag car – a 1983 Dodge Mirada that ran low 12s. I spent 10 years traveling around the country, racing with my dad by my side. While we live in different areas of the country, my dad still drag races at 80 years old in the car that he built when I was 16 while I race other vehicles, including my 2017 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat and my 1972 Dodge Demon 340.
"Although I went to college for accounting, my time in my dad’s shop growing up allowed me the knowledge to spend time working as a mechanic before getting my accounting degree, at which point I worked in the office of a dealership group. While I was working in the accounting world, I continued racing and taking pictures of cars at the track. Over time, I began showing off those pictures online and that led to my writing.
"Ten years ago, I left the accounting world to become a full-time automotive writer and I am living proof that if you love what you do, you will never “work” a day in your life," adds Rall, who has clocked in time as an auto mechanic, longtime drag racer and now automotive journalist who contributes to nearly a dozen popular auto websites dedicated to fellow enthusiasts.
"I love covering the automotive industry and everything involved with the job. I was fortunate to turn my love of the automotive world into a hobby that led to an exciting career, with my past of working as a mechanic and as an accountant in the automotive world provides me with a unique perspective of the industry.
"My experience drag racing for more than 20 years coupled with a newfound interest in road racing over the past decade allows me to push performance cars to their limit, while my role as a horse stable manager gives me vast experience towing and hauling with all of the newest trucks on the market today.
