Classic Trucks – November 2019

SPLIT PERSONALITY

1967 CHEVROLET C10

Gus Orendain

CHASSIS

Frame: Original ’67 Chevrolet

Rearend / Ratio: 12-bolt Positraction
Chevy / 3.55:1

Rear Suspension: Tubular trailing
arms, RideTech ShockWave bags

Rear Brakes: CPP 14-inch disc

Front Suspension: CPP tubular control
arms, RideTech ShockWave bags

Front Brakes: CPP 14-inch disc

Steering Box: Quick ratio

Front Wheels: MOB Steel & Budnik
20x9

Rear Wheels: MOB Steel & Budnik

20x11

Front Tires: Toyo Proxes 245/40ZR20

Rear Tires: Toyo Proxes 255/35ZR20

Gas Tank: Aluminum, 20 gallon

DRIVETRAIN

Engine: Chevrolet SP350/385

Heads: GM

Valve Covers: Factory stamped steel

Induction: Holley 650 with modified

2-bbl air cleaner

Ignition: GM

Headers: Sanderson 1.75 to 2.50 inch

Exhaust / Mufflers: 2.5-inch /

MagnaFlow

Transmission: 4L-65E

Shifter: Column

BODY

Style: Shortbed

Hood: Repop Truck Stop

Bodywork and Paint by: Victor Ceron

at RMD Garage, Long Beach, CA

Paint Type / Color: Valspar / Cream

and sand

Headlights / Taillights: Stock

Bumpers: Stock

INTERIOR

Dashboard: Ashtray removed

Gauges: Classic Instruments

Air Conditioning: Vintage Air

Stereo: Dash-mount screen

Steering Wheel: ’67 Truck Shop

Steering Column: Factory

Seats: Bench with custom foam by

Deluxe Interiors

Upholstery by: Joe Sanchez at Deluxe

Interiors, El Monte, CA

Material / Color: Leather / Light brown

Carpet: Square-weave

24 classictrucks.com

Auto Glass in La Habra,

California, is responsible for

the truck’s glass.

Part of figuring out the

personality of any truck

is to decide what kind of

wheels it should have.

Dogdish hubcaps on steel

wheels says one thing,

while big-inch billet alloy

wheels says something else.

Gus couldn’t really decide

on just one look, so he had

two sets of wheels made

for his ride: one from Mob

Steel that look like factory

steelies but are 20x9s and

11s topped with ’64 C10

hubcaps, while the second

set (same size) are one-off

Budnik wheels. They’re

wrapped in T1 Sports Toyo

Proxes 245/40ZR20 and

255/35ZR20 rubber. For the

Classic Trucks photo shoot,

the passenger side is shown

with the Mob Steel rims and

the driver side is outfitted

with the Budnik wheels.

In reality, it shows the C10

having something of a split

personality: a little bit of

factory nostalgia mixed in

with a little bit of hot rod.