Innehållsförteckning för Fall 2020 från C10 Builder's Guide

DOWNTIME IS A word we have all been hearing a lot of over the past couple of months. The worldwide pandemic put the country on hold, leaving most men and women at home with nothing but time on their hands. You can only watch so many movies and play so many board games before anyone would go crazy. Luckily the internet is still plugged in and content can still be delivered directly to your phone on a daily basis. Or you can finally clear out the garage and start assembling your project truck. Even if you don’t have everything to finish it, get reacquainted with—and re-excited about—that truck of your dreams. Take some updated photos of its current look and write down a new list of every part you still…

ORIGINALLY PASSED DOWN from his father, this ’63 Chevy C10 was parked while Joe Slade and his wife, Misty, saved their money for years hoping to bring the truck back to life one day. Eventually, the savings account was ready to be drained and Joe was ready to drive. The first thing he did was drop the truck off to be chemically dipped and re-coated to remove any hidden rust. With an empty canvas ready for styling, Joe delivered his C10 to a hot rod shop with dreams and aspirations the like of most truck owners in our industry. And, like many others, Joe and Misty threw thousands of dollars at the shop in hopes of having their dream become a reality, only to be disappointed. After seeing the truck…

Dealing with designing so many parts and pieces for direct replacement, I have come to rely on test fitting all pieces many times before final installation. Patience, patience and more patience are also key during these types of builds. All good things come with time. BUILDERS OF HOT RODS, muscle cars and sport trucks looking to incorporate billet accessories into their projects must already be familiar with the Eddie Motorsports brand. When it comes to great-fitting and better-looking exterior, interior and engine dress-up parts, Eddie has been a reliable source since 2009. Ed Borges started Eddie Motorsports at the tail end of the 2000s, but it certainly wasn’t his first rodeo in the world of design and manufacturing of high-quality, kick-ass hardware and accessories. Ed first started in the performance…

After a long search, Tye found an amazing, fully restored truck to start with, and it was even an ’85 like his old truck. It was perfect! A LOT OF projects have hurdles to overcome, and in our case, it’s pretty much the norm. Adding enough framerail clearance for headers, tweaking cheap aftermarket body panels to fit just right and massaging bedsides ever so slightly because we should have narrowed the rearend that extra half-inch are just a few challenges in the life of custom truck building. But while these things are to be expected, other complications can really throw you for a curve. Take Tye Farmer’s experience in finding the perfect truck to build. His first truck ever was an ’85 shortbed C10, but he eventually got bored with…

REMEMBER WHEN YOU WERE a kid, and when you didn’t like the way your round of Contra, Super Mario Bros or maybe even Excitebike was going on your NES (or whatever gaming console you had) you would just hit the reset button? C’mon—I know you did it, too. Well, so far, the year 2020 hasn’t gone the way we expected. Unfortunately, unlike when we were kids, we can’t hit that reset button to start things over. Perhaps it’s about perspective. Rather than hitting reset, we get the opportunity to reflect and take a look at the world around us. I assume if you are reading this your classic truck was a big part of your routine. So, remember that just a few months ago, we were driving to Texas for…

We made sure to put patience first and try to come to an understanding that we were going to have to spend more money than we first anticipated, but it was all worth every extra month and extra dollar we spent. FOR SOME BUILDERS, CRAZY AND over the top just isn’t their style. Some choose smooth and simple styling due to a preference in overall clean aesthetics, while other truck fans lean toward the ease of function when it comes down to the reliability of their ride. The exact reasons vary case by case, but the general consensus in creating a highly streamlined pickup comes right down to getting everything that’s needed, and bypassing much of what isn’t. Doug and Jessica Waldrup of Bartlett, Tennessee, found themselves in the market…

YOU MAY HAVE SEEN THAT “NO Step” warning sign posted on vintage street rods where the owner is discouraging you from standing on his carefully painted running boards. Boots on pristine paint never result in a good outcome. Carl Stuart, owner of this ’68 Chevrolet C10, took an entirely different approach to the “No Step” issue, and we’ll tell you more about that in a moment. Carl is in the business of selling paint and body shop supplies in Summerfield, Florida, and has literally restored hundreds of vehicles during his 54 years of involvement in the sport. It’s a great combination since he works with car guys during the day and works on his custom truck after hours, making it the best of both worlds. He purchased this truck in…

PERFORMANCE Online, or POL for short, has been in the business of building and restoring custom and classic cars for over 30 years, and selling high quality performance products. Renowned for their love old GM vehicles, along with Fords, Mercurys and Mopars, the POL crew specializes in helping customers restore their classic cars and trucks. Located in Corona, California, POL is no stranger to building vehicles that showcase their products, including a ’66 Nova, ’68 Chevelle and a ’63 Impala, just to name a few. The company’s Western Chassis subsidiary has expertise developing suspension and brake parts through years of drag racing, manufacturing and working with CAD software. POL designs products for maximum strength and durability while keeping them affordable. What makes Performance Online different is their experience and reputation…

THIS YEAR’S Eastbound and Down marked the fourth year in a row that a group of diehard truck enthusiasts converged on the outskirts of Phoenix for a two-day, 2,500-mile journey. People from Nevada, California, Arizona and New Mexico all headed together to the 9th annual Lone Star Throwdown in Conroe, Texas. The journey to LST is an oldschool road trip that included a few breakdowns, some unpredictable weather, some amazing scenery and plenty of laughs along the way. Little did we know that just a few weeks after this year’s journey, we’d be asked to “socially distance” ourselves! Eastbound and Down, like LST, is the exact opposite of social distancing. We travel, we gather, we make memories and we socialize! As I type this, as I have in the past,…

Swap in a Box BACK IN THE OLDEN DAYS, DOING MOST ENGINE SWAPS REQUIRED A LOT OF WORK BEFORE YOU EVEN TURNED A WRENCH. It’s a different world today. Swap kits are readily available for putting all sorts of engines into all sorts of vehicles. Take Trans-Dapt’s Swap-in-a-Box Complete Engine Swap Kits. Trans-Dapt got together with Hedman Headers and Hamburger’s Performance Products to engineer kits that make engine swaps easy-peasy. Many kits also include a transmission crossmember and mount pad for an automatic or manual transmission. But the biggest choice you’ll have to make is which headers you want—shorty, mid-length or full length; steel, stainless steel, silver or black ceramic-coated; primary diameter. Summit Racing Equipment www.summitracing.com 800-230-3030 10,000 RPM! THE NEW AUTO GAGE 3¾-INCH PEDESTAL 0-10,000 RPM TACHOMETER WITH SHIFT…

FEW INDOOR SHOWS BOAST THE storied history of the Grand National Roadster Show, and in its 71st annual iteration, held Jan. 24-26 in Pomona, California, once again it did not disappoint. Contenders for the America’s Most Beautiful Roadster award may have been the center of attention, but our focus was on the trucks that were entered. What the GNRS might have lacked in quantity, it certainly made up for in quality. The array of trucks present this year were among the finest in the Western U.S., with a few brought from even further, such is the attraction of this particular event. At the L.A. County Fairgrounds’ Fairplex, where the show takes place, each building had a prevailing theme. Building 4, where the AMBR contenders were located, had the most foot traffic…

ANOTHER February snuck up on us, which meant it was one of our favorite times of the year as far as truck shows are concerned—Lone Star Throwdown time. No matter how you get there, or if you bring a show vehicle, LST is a show that enthusiasts of all forms should not miss. Based in Conroe, Texas, this show just completed its 9th year of excellence and growth. A show that started with humble beginnings, LST now sets attendance records—including car and spectator count—as well as pulling in vehicles and attendees from all corners of the nation and even other countries. Year after year, the show organizers have been selling out pre-registrations long before the show date, and they actually chose to put a limit on how many vehicles they…

THE PAGES OF C10 Builder’s Guide are generally filled with slammed out, bagged rides or Pro Touring style corner carvers. The trucks are built to drive and enjoy, and the personal touch that owners add makes each and every one special. But what about the daily drivers that don’t want to worry about the road? Missing potholes and slowing down at railroad tracks can get old real fast when you want a custom daily driver. So, we recommend you park the custom and buy a daily. You can easily find 4x4 C10 trucks for an affordable price, and the aftermarket is adding new parts for old trucks each and every day. We all know how easy it is to search Facebook marketplace for pretty much anything you could want to…