Last winter, while I was first building my shop, I had a neighbor stop by to say hello and see how things where going. After a few minutes of chit chat, he asked what I was going to be using the building for. I informed him that we were a performance / restoration shop and that I had a passion for motorcycles and older vehicles. He looked at me and said, "Uh oh, I better stay away from here, I'll end up spending too much money." Fast forward a few months and he has come to be a good customer and a great neighbor. After a lot of discussion and planning we have finally started building his 1970 C10 short bed pickup. Plans are to build a modern truck with a classic street truck appearance. The motor will be a GM based LS 5.3L with a 4L60E. Suspension will be all new from hotchkis. All new interior with A/C from Vintage Air. For safety we will be changing the fuel tank to a rail mounted cell, and installing disc brakes all around. For now we have stripped the truck down, blasted the frame, and powder coated it and the rear end housing. In the next few weeks we will be setting the motor in and getting some of the drivetrain lined out. In the next entry I will explain the motor mounts and headers.
