Truckin’ – November 2019

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Huntington Beach Blues

Inside the Build

Year/Make/Model: 1964 Chevy C10

Owner and City/State: DWS Classics; Huntington Beach, CA

CHASSIS

Stock, media-blasted and painted with POR-1 5

Front Suspension: CPP tubular control arms, steering box, spindles,

and all front-end components

Rear Suspension: Custom-built trailing arms by DWS

Shocks: Viking Performance

Brakes: CPP

DRIVETRAIN

Engine: JEGS ATK 383 stroker, 4 2 5 hp, 475 lb-ft, Hilborn electronic fuel

injection unit

Transmission: B&M TH4 00 with 2 , 300 -stall converter

Rearend: Dutchman axles, Eaton posi unit with 3 :7 3 gears by J&S Gear in

Huntington Beach

BODY/ PAI NT

New doors, fenders, core support, front bed panel, and tailgate from Truck

Shop of Orange, California; radiator and core support cover made out of

carbon fiber by Nevill Ooms of Smooth Livin’ in Huntington Beach; velocity

stack “bells” incorporated into design; Curly Maple bed wood and unique

color created by Girelli Designs of Huntington Beach; two rows of polished

velocity stack “bells” over a B&M transmission cooler underneath the

bedwood with pull fan mounted to the transmission cooler

PPG Bitch-Eyes Blue, top is GM Work Truck White, interior is custom gold

metallic mix, first coat of clear contains House of Kolor’s Ice Pearl Gold

Pearl Flake

INTERIOR

Custom gold metallic paint, stock bench covered in Impala fabric and

stitching, console with polished brass inserts, polished brass knobs,

custom gold carpet with silver strands, Dakota Digital gauges, B&M

shifter, by Bill Dunn Upholstery in Huntington Beach

Stereo: Kenwood head unit, Kenwood amp, B&W speakers, compact

subwoofer by PowerBass, by Tom of Beach Audio in Huntington Beach

WHEELS & TIRES

Wheels: 1 9x8, 20 x 10 ; Budnik Muroc IV

Tires: 2 45/ 35 R19, 2 75/45R20; Falken Azenis FK5 10

With a nearly completed truck, it came down to a few last
details. A radiator and core support cover were made out of
carbon fiber by Nevill Ooms of Smooth Livin’ in Huntington
Beach. Velocity stack tops, or “bells,” were incorporated in
the design of the radiator/core support cover. The custom
Curly Maple bed wood and unique color were created by
Girelli Designs of Huntington Beach. DWS Classics also added
polished velocity stack tops (in two rows of four) over a B&M
transmission cooler underneath the bed wood. A pull fan
mounted to the transmission cooler pulls air through the holes
in the bed.
Every show vehicle needs a show-worthy interior, so
the DWS Classics crew went with their friends at Bill Dunn
Upholstery in Huntington Beach, which designed an Impala-
themed gold interior with a custom console and a stock bench
seat. The console uses polished Velocity stack bells with
polished brass inserts, neatly tying in the velocity stack theme

from front to back. All dash knobs, window crank knobs, and

even the B&M shifter handle side plates were made of polished

brass, thanks to John at Banzai Machine. Gauges are the new

RTX gauges from Dakota Digital for an old-school yet modern

look, which matches the interior’s theme. The interior really

pops with a one-off custom gold carpet with silver strands that

was hand-tufted by Start Carpet by Rodeo of Fountain Valley,

California. Tom of Beach Audio in Huntington Beach added

a Kenwood head unit, big amp, B&W speakers, and compact

subwoofer by PowerBassUSA.

Gino Capps and his family proudly showed their revised old

“shop truck” at SEMA 20 18, where it was nominated for a Good

Guys Gold Award Participant. After hitting the show circuit for

a year, Gino and family say they intend to drive the Chevy to

local shows, cruise nights, and various functions. Gino adds,

“You can’t trailer something like this around—it’s meant to be

driven!” We couldn’t agree more.