My 1st C10 build with a 454TBI resto-mod

[steel horse]

Well lets see where to start. Im a mechanic, have done alot of "wierd" mechanic jobs (worked in Iraq, work currently on handicapped vans with all kinds of crazy mods, owned a hotrod shop etc.). I say all that to say this....IM NO EXPERT so if you got input or advice, by all means please post it cause anybody who thinks they know it all (in my experience) really knows nothing.

That said, this is my 1st c10 or truck build & i just found this site after already completing quite a bit of work but ill try to make my posts in order that i did the work. The truck came to me as a running and sorta moving c10 shortbed with a strait 6 and a 400 tranny (that was beyond smoked). The body was pretty good at 1st look but after having it soda blasted to bare metal, it was a different story.

Also I got a 95 suburban with a TBI 454 and 4l80 in it in perfect working order (complete truck but wrecked with no title). Sooo I figured well theres my drivetrain and thats how this got started. And i also got a 95 chevy stepside bed for it (would rather have an original fleetside but it had no bed and this was cheap...er uh free actually).

My vision for the truck is to go flatblack, make it loud, go with 20in hotrod style rims and do sort of a tribute tothe 454SS 90's ck trucks, in fact i actually have some 454ss bed stickers and valve cover logos for it.

So heres the pics of the truck when i got it...