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Most of you have seen our orange Project C-10 either at events or in print.

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Pleasanton Goodguys June, 2010

We're hard at work rebuilding the truck to make it even better for the 2011 season and you can follow along on our Facebook page in the C-10 Overhaul album.

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This makes oil changes easy.

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Waiting for our new engine...

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Where's the front of the truck?

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Super strong bracing to make up for engine clearance made in the crossmember.

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The GM E-Rod LS engine will go about there.

We'd like to encourage any of you building project vehicles with Hotchkis suspension to share your build photos with us on Facebook or here in the forums.

C10 lower arms
 

Nice truck. I see your lower arms increase the wheelbase 1.8". What is the purpose of that? Any specs on the tire/wheel combo?

Ventura,

We chose to extend the wheelbase to increase stability, allow for additional positive caster, and center the wheels in the wheel wells.

We’ve been making a lot of progress on Project C-10 Overhaul!
Here’s some beauty shots of the chassis showing off some of our handiwork and our TVS kit. We’ve also stitch-welded all the chassis seams and added a lot of strengthening braces and then had it powdercoated. The rearend was swapped out for a Cup Car style full floater setup.
Now to start getting the body mounted and get the new GMPP LS3 E-Rod crate engine fired up. It’s coupled to a new GMPP 4L65E automatic overdrive transmission and controlled by a TCI control unit and paddle shifter. The engine has a new Vintage Air Frontrunner billet serpentine drive setup.

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It will be ready for some serious fun on the street, track, and autocrosses very soon!

More progress!

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We got the truck started just a couple of days ago! New video can be found on our FaceBook page.

Very cool.I love these truck's.I saw your other C-10 in Dallas.It run great and work very well.Hope to this truck at a GoodGuy's soon.:thumbsup: Scott Mock.

Thanks!

Here are the latest photos of the Project Truck known as G-10!

Here’s John Hotchkis getting his hands dirty. He loves doing all kinds of work!
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Aaron Ogawa at Hotchkis came up with these cool stainless steel exhaust outlets.

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