1978 Chevrolet K10 Cheyenne Shortbox Stepside P/u on 2040-cars

Beautiful Fresh Frame off Restoration. Rust Free West Coast GM Body and Chassis. Epoxy Coated Frame and finished in Chassis black. Body stripped entirely and 2 coats of HOK epoxy laid down. Then each piece was Base Clear coated with House of Kolor Black Cherry Pearl and reassembled and aligned. Truck received all New Rubber Seals. Door Mechanisms where cleaned, inspected, replaced where needed and refinished and lubricated and installed. Heating and AC system was disassembled, cleaned, each piece inspected, replaced where needed, and reassembled with new seals. Firewall received new mass heat and noise insulation. Interior Wire harness and Fuse block was inspected, cleaned, rewrapped and reinstalled. Some portions where replaced where needed. Switches where inspected and replaced where needed. New wiper, Heater, Headlamp, Ignition and Dual tank Switch. Now days its hard to live without delay wipers and so we added wiper delay. Gauge cluster was cleaned and redone in white to give a more modern cleaner look. Cluster surround was done in gun barrel silver as well as the steering column and transfer case shifter. Speakers behind seat where also finished this way. A modern Chevrolet Steering wheel was fitted to the interior and looks beautiful. Sound and heat shield was added to the whole cab floor. Mass backed Carpet was then fitted to interior running all the way to the back of the cab. Seat was reupholstered with the proper design. Door panels, pockets and arm rests where cleaned and reinstalled. New Door handles where added. Dash pad was replaced with a new NOS. A new headliner was also added. Door sill plates where cleaned and polished. Ignition tumbler was replaced as well as glove box lock. Windshield was replaced along with a new gasket.

The engine compartment received the same attention to detail the rest of the truck received. The firewall and Inner fenders where refinished in HOK Black Cherry Pearl Base clear. The Inner fender wells, Core Support where refinished in gun barrel silver. And all the bits and pieces where cleaned and refinished or replaced in stainless steel versions. The Steering Gear, Steering shaft, Vacumn brake booster and brackets all where cleaned, inspected, repaired and refinished. The decision was made to upgrade the low technology 180 hp sb chevy with a more modern replacement. We decided it needed to have more torque and hp while increasing fuel economy while still using pump gasoline. It also needed to be able to be driven like it was your everyday car. We started with a SB chevy so it appears stock. Increased Bore and stroke to 383 cubic inches. The engine has been professionally machined, balanced, assembled and includes the following components. GM block that has been thermo cleaned, magnafluxed, clearanced for stroke, torque plate honed, align honed, and has new cam bearings and frost plugs, new cast 3.750" stroker crank, reconditioned GM 5.7"  rods, Speed Pro coated 8.6:1 compression hypereutectic dished pistons, new rings, rod and main bearings, oil pump, and timing chain. The camshaft is a mild performance hydraulic grind made to produce low end torque. This camshaft makes excellent low end and mid range power and has a slightly loped idle that sounds great. The basic power range is 1500-5500RPM. The heads are  GM  76cc castings that have been completely freshened with new valve job, Z-28 valve springs, valve seals, and seven degree locks. The engine comes complete with a dual plane aluminum manifold, chrome pan, timing cover, and valve covers. We ended up with a engine producing 325 plus horses, 400 Ft pounds of torque. And as long as you use gently, produces 20% plus in improved fuel economy The engine is topped of with the famous 650 cfm holley and a Spectre filtration system to keep things clean.  

The brake system has been totally inspected, and cleaned, lubricated and refinished. All New brakes front and rear as well as the master cylinder where installed. Front suspension got a Four inch height adjustment by adding 4" leaf springs and bushings. A pitman arm was added to bring steering geometry back to stock so vehicle drive like new from factory. The exhaust is handled via steel headers and hooked to a turbo exhaust system exiting out the back and sounds mean when you want it or just wonderful while cruising. To put all the power to the ground we added Factory GM rally wheels from a corvette and added 33x12.50x15 inch Wild Country Radials.

On the Back end we went backwards and decided on lighting fixtures from the early 70's as they are rare and look so nice with the individual backup lights below the tail/brake light assembly. A new triple chromed rear bumper was added with all new brackets so its straight and aligned. A new license plate lamp was installed. To keep the all original Chevrolet tail gate up we added stainless steel chains and hooks covered with new clear vinyl to protect the finish. The bed itself is a piece of artwork. We Stripped all of the metal parts and refinished in HOK Black Cherry. The Fir was stripped, stained and polyurethane in satin for protection from the elements. All was assembled using polished Stainless components.

The Front of the truck Received a NOS replacement Grill, All stainless strips for grill where polished and a new NOS emblem added. All Plastic mounting tabs where replaced and new stainless attaching screws where added. The LF Headlight bezel was replaced with a new NOS one and we couldn't find a right side NOS so it was replaced using after market piece but it looks beautiful and no one can walk up and say there's any pitting on your chrome parts. Factory marker and blinker assemblies where cleaned repainted and installed. Headlamps where upgraded to modern Lighting while retaining original look.

We have on order a new retro am/fm stereo which will come with the truck.

What more can be said. We build about 4 cars a year and have been building locally for 20 years. You wont be disappointed