Crushing Gumby 71 Shortbed Patina build

[jasonvw]

I have been around these forums for a while, cruising around and checking out the many killer builds on here but this will be the first full build that I will be posting for everyone to check out. I have had a bunch of C10s in the last few years, both stock and modified. A few of my favorites were this 72 C10 in original paint that had a full CPP suspension,

and my last build was this 74 C10 that got a nice drop and some Coys wheels.

After those builds I finally found a rock solid 71 and decided I would go all out on it. I love the color, Gumby green.


My truck is all original paint which was a must on my wish list. Also its a 3 on the tree V8 truck with a fresh 350 in it. It was all stock, another on my wish list and it was almost totally rust free. The truck came out of AZ and aside from the rocker rust, there is no other rust anywhere on the truck, and that sold me on it! The interior has been redone in 80's tweed at some point in the past but thats getting changed. Here are some photos of it as it sat when I got it.



The plan as of now is to get the suspension and wheels/tire situation sorted out and then redo the inside, and then buff the original paint back to a great shine, in time to make the Goodguys show at Del Mar in April. Follow along, this should be a cool build!