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Concept render of the satin charcoal widebody C10, front three-quarter
Concept render

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A satin widebody C10, built in the open. Every part, every revision, every thing we got wrong the first time.

Platform1967–72 C10
BodyWidebody tubs
PowerHolley EFI
FinishSatin charcoal
StatusIn the shop
How this works

The plan and
the metal

We render the truck before we cut it, then put the shop photo next to the render. Sometimes they match. Sometimes the render was wrong and we say so. That is the whole point of the site.

Concept render Concept render of the C10 in side profile

What we are building toward

Satin charcoal over full rear tubs. Halo headlights, blacked grille, deep dish sitting inside the fender line.

Shop photo Shop photo of the real C10 mid-build

Where the truck actually is

Chassis together, drivetrain mocked up, sheet metal off. Glass, handles and mirrors are still out.

Shop floor

The work

Real photographs, no renders in this row.

Shop photoShop photo of the C10 build in progress
Shop photoShop photo of the C10 build in progress
Shop photoShop photo of the C10 build in progress
Shop photoShop photo of the C10 build in progress
Shop photoShop photo of the C10 build in progress
Shop photoShop photo of the C10 build in progress

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Shop photo Holley EFI intake, fabricated polished valve covers and orange block on the chassis
Engine

As it
sits

Holley EFI on a fabricated polished cover setup, orange block, everything hung on the tube chassis before the sheet metal went back on. This one is not a render.

The full parts list

Three things here

What this site is

The journal

Every chapter of the build, in order, with the parts used and the decisions behind them. Free to read.

The parts list

Exactly what went on this truck. No mystery SKUs, no "similar to". Grouped by system.

The advisor desk

Stuck on your own truck? Send photos and get a written answer instead of a forum thread.

The C10 on a night street
Advisor desk

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your build

Send photos. Ask the question you would ask standing in the shop. You get a written answer from someone who has made the mistake already.

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Parts list

Get the parts list when we publish it

Every part number off this truck. One email when it goes up.