CUSTOM C-40 PICKUP, A TRULY UNIQUE CUSTOMIZED CHEVROLET DIESEL PICKUP

The Custom Shop at DRIFTERS GARAGE in Escondido CA has over 800 Man Hours Invested in this Build

The chassis is from a 1987 bounder motor home

The GM 454 motor, GM TH400 transmission and rear differential were discarded

The chassis was shortened 12 feet to accommodate the wheelbase for a pickup

Chassis was then upgraded for rigidity and strength by welding additional steel supports at various stress points

Then the NEWLY created chassis was the totally immersed in an acid solution to remove all corrosion, dirt, grease, paint Etc.

Chassis was then powder coated black for preservation of the NEWLY made frame

Then all NEW independent front suspension was installed with coil springs and air bag assist inside the coil springsThe rear springs are heavy duty GM factory leaf springs

A GM 6.6 Duramax LBZ Diesel motor was installed with a matching GM six speed Allison overdrive transmission

A GM 14 bolt rear differential installed, all three pieces from a 2007 Chevrolet 3500HD Silverado pickup

All NEW Hydro boost disc brakes, front and rear were installed

Next the Cab and front sheet metal from a 1970 Chevrolet C-40 truck were mounted on the NEW frame

Then a pickup bed and fenders from a 1967 Chevrolet C 10 pick up modified to fit the frame was installed. Extensive modification and body work were required to make the bed and rear fenders fit properly.

A NEW spray in bed liner to match the color of the body was installed

The truck has a NEW column shift with a tilt steering wheel, NEW Power steering, NEW cruise control,

NEW vintage air conditioning, NEW Dakota digital gauges, all HDX,

NEW GPS satellite radio, NEW back up camera, NEW glide seats covered in distressed leather

Headlights and tail lights are all NEW LED

Truck is surrounded underneath with NEW red and amber LED marking lights

NEW ATS exhaust manifolds, up pipes and down pipe for the turbo

Maximum horsepower of 410 hp and 925 ft pounds of torque available in performance tune

Wheels, front & rear, are NEW 22-inch aluminum Alcoa’s, with 6 NEW TOYO Proxies tires

Crimson Paint is a CUSTOM COLOR MIX of urethane PPG Deltron,

and a two stage base coat, with many coats of clear on top of the color

A “State of the art” Software package has been installed with FIVE (5) different tune levels,

economy / towing / performance. The performance mode offers 410 hp & 925 ft pounds of torque

OVER 800 MAN HOURS INVESTED IN THIS TRUCK

An article and photos about this custom built pickup are to be featured in two custom truck magazines due out in January 2020

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