Story behind this truck...
I am an 18 year old college student and I am attempting to modify my 1978 Chevy C-10 in order to Convert this daily driver into a show truck as well. The reason that I chose this make and model is because when I was growing up my father had owned a brown 1980 chevy C-10 that he later sold to my grandfather whom recently pasted away. After my grandfather past away my uncle gave the C-10 to me. The truck did not run and was in such bad condition that my father and I decided that it was more econmical if I got rid of the truck and bought a more gas friendly car untill I got a better job. So I sold it and got a 1998 for explorer instead. About a year after getting the explorer I was back in a position were I could get another C-10 with the intentions of restoring it to show quality in memory of my grandfather. So my father and I got online in search of another C-10 and came across one on ebay for $2000 in kansas and although we could not just fly up there and check the truck out first and decide if it was in good enough shape to purchase we purchased it anyways and proceded to drive it all the way back to houston texas. About a year after having the truck the engine gave out and had to be replaced so we scraped the previous engine and droped a rebuilt performance engine with a cam and performance carborator in the C-10. About 8 mths after doing this the engine began to have problems again. which brings us to present day engine staus. The current engine is a salvaged 350 4bolt that was purchased and replace for $1500. It runs well but is in the need of an oil leak and a new power steering pump.
Present Modifications
Cherry Bomb Glass packs
Bagged and body dropped
With slams re-8s bags
480c Viair compressor
Universal bag brackets
Universal 4 link
7 Gal aluminum tank
4 Black jack valves
Tubular control arms
Lit Analog gage
Chrome Fittings
Hard Chrome pluming
Brakes
Power Brake Service Inc. Hydroboost
New brake calibers
Rotors
Rims
22 inch Billet specialties Del Rays
or
24 inch Boss 304s
Body modifications
Roll pan
New halo headlights
shaved tailgate
modified door handles
led strip in tailgate
custom dash
custom floor board
remove chrome
raise the bed to hide the notch in the frame
z the frame
custom engine bay
shave the fire wall
custom fuel cell
custom door hinges and hood hinges
chop the top
convert to short bed
Billet Grill
custom door jams and tailgate as well
New Engine
350 Late style roller cam block with full round seal
GM 350 crankshaft
Performance connecting rods
9:73Hypereutectic pistons
Speed pro molly rings
Lunati roller cam
Heavy duty roller timing set
Heavy duty trimetal engine bearings
High pressure oil pump
Edelbrock aluminum heads with 64cc combustion chambers
Hard seats and guides for unleaded fuel
Hardened pushrods, roller lifters, and roller rocker arms
Eldlebrock High Performance Polished Intake Manifold
4 Barrel Carburetor, 650 CFM Thunder Series
HEI Distributor with 53,000 Volt Coil
Champion Spark Plugs, Ignition Wires, Electric Choke ASSY
Thermostat Chrome Housing
High Volume Fuel Pump, And New Water Pump
Air Cleaner, Complete P.C.V. Ventilation System
Transmission
TCI Automatic Transmission
Audio
Two JL 13W7 with two 1200 watt G-Max Monoblock Amps with two TR570-CXi Coaxials for mids and highs.
I would have already began to do some of these modification but I currently can not do to lack of funds because I have recently quit my job teaching children of the community tae kwon do in order to make the national team in tae kwon do and to complete school (college). I also can not began any of the body modifications because I do not have a welder or a plasma cutter. At one point I was working in a custom car shop and had purchased the parts to bag and body drop my truck for $1500 but the shop owner that I had purchased them from took my money and didnt give me the parts nor the money after he changed locations due to a shop fire. I am currently filing a lawsuit against the shop in order to receive my parts and or money. I hope that I was able to convay my passion for this truck well enough to receive sponsor ships for the parts and equipment (welder, plasma cutter, grinder, airsaw, sawz all, body saw, new jacks and jack stands ect...) that I need to make this rebuild a reality.
Couldnt figure out how to post pics so just email and ask for them
tae-kwon-do@sbcglobal.net
Thanks for everything,
Josh P.
