Hotrod: 1968 Chevrolet C10 Step Side Short Bed

1968 Chevrolet C-10 Description

1968 Chevy C10 Short BedStepside Sleeper Hotrod!!!

No expenses spared mechanically. Some paint and body work if desired and this truck is in the20s. Atlanta, GA built truck! Additional pictures and videos upon request.

ENGINE
Current setup ~ 550+ hp
412ci = 400 small block bored 60 over
blake built holly 650 dirt/track carb mech secondaries
Engine tested before the mating at ~ 900 HP with rpm limiter set to 8.5k and 1000cfm demon carb.
hi-rise intake
bowtie heads 2k in head and block machining
ISKY custom grind cam .610 lift in/ex
solid lifters
titanium valve spring retainers on hd duel valve springs
11:1 compression runs great on 93oct
forged everything built top and bottom nothing untouched
ALL arp hardware
internally and externally balanced
1 3/4 headmen hustlers race headers
MSD EVERYTHING
electronic adjustable rev limiter
locked out timing
LESS THAN 1500 miles on engine

TRANSMISSION
Built TH350
3400 stall converter

SUSPENSION
CPP everything
dropped 3.5 front 5 rear

POWER STEERING and BRAKES
Front disk brakes, rear drums
New master cylinder
Electronic Vacuum pump
stainless braided lines front to back no hard lines anywhere

INTERIOR
Clean stock tan bench
new black carpet
tach/water temp/volts/oil press

EXTERIOR
driver door has a dent, passenger door only opens from inside
bottom cab corners are rusted through, as are the very front corners of the hood and areas behind the rear wheels
cab, bed sides and tailgate are in great shape
frame is solid and uncut or touched in any way
It's a sleeper Hotrod, I like it how it is, wasn't planning on fixing too much... Has patina!
New stained MAR-K white oak bed
cragar soft 8s on new 255s all 4 corners - 6lug

25k invested

Additional infos:
Never had a problem to get her started. Crank up, give her a little gas for a couple seconds and she just keeps running. Great suspension, brand new, so are the tires (about 1000miles + a couple of smoky burnouts), about 60-90% thread. The huge cam does not create alot of vacuum, so the power brakes run off a $500 electronic vacuum pump that turns on and off automatically when needed. It brakes good. Power steering is really light and smooth. Heater works, you'll be cosy warm in the winter. Has a huge aluminum radiator with 2 electronic adsustable, automatically controlled, fans. No overheating issues! It rides smooth andstraight. I think even with its current setup (600cfm carb) it can definitely hang with a Corvette 0-60 and does burnouts in 2nd gear at 40mph. Definitely a sleeper!!! The only thing negative worth mentioning on the mechanical side is some drive shaft vibration if you do a 1/4 type run. The vibrations stop after a couple of seconds and all is fine again. Its a hotrod and has some leaks when warm and smoke vapors from the draft pipe. Once parked it stops. The carburetor is a dirt/track carb with no vaccum ports which means no pcv system. Its very responsive and immediately responds to throttle input, but smoke and gases from the valve covers are not re-circulated which can get a little annoying in stop and go traffic as its very noticeable.

Interior is cozy, new carpet, good bench, aftermarket radio lighted in the same color as the truck, 3 digital aftermarket instruments, factory gauge panel with blue LED lights (gas gauge is not functional, but you get used filling up once you hit another 100miles on the odometer). Wipers and lights work, it has new headlights with HID kit. Rear lights are LED, tag LED lights are integrated into license plate bolts. The new treated wooden bed looks just awesome and turns out very robust and functional, I hauled a small ATV, wheels, etc.
While I'm writing this I realize I will really miss her a lot!!! Good times!

She is definitely a driver if you don't mind the 5mpg!!! Every gallon of gas guzzled driving this truck is worth it though, trust me!
Other than gas you save $ everywhere else: Get it registered in GA for less than $50 including sales tax! Insurance is cheap too, I have it insured for 15k with full coverage and it is around $40 a month. Value on the truck itself increases every year, its a rare 1968 C10 stepside shortbed:
http://www.nadaguides.com/Classic-Cars/1968/Chevrolet/C10/Pickup-1-2-Ton-Stepside-Shortbed/Values