Vehicle Description
This 1970 GMC 2500 Fleetside pickup built by California Rod &
Custom has been customized from top to bottom, with the drivetrain
upgraded to a 4x4. The truck has been completely sandblasted, with
metalwork and bodywork that show the result of a high-end
restoration. After all the body spa treatment, it was
professionally sprayed in a Duxone Nimbus Gray and Abyss Gray
two-tone paint job with a Matrix clear coat. All the trim is
finished in gloss black to break up the two-tone look. It features
a set of 24-inch U.S. Mags Forged Sniper wheels custom
powder-coated in gloss black and Candy Blue, wrapped in 37-inch
Fuel MT tires, with all precision weatherstripping and new glass. A
one-piece power window kit was added to clean up the vent windows.
This short-bed pickup is sitting on a custom-extended Blazer frame
equipped with 2.0 Fox Shocks and power steering with dual steering
stabilizers. Skyjacker 8-inch lift Softride leaf springs were
installed to clear the 37-inch tires. Sky's Offroad Design
crossover steering keeps this truck driving smooth down the road.
Stopping power is provided by 4-wheel disc brakes with Wilwood
Hydro-Boost power-assist. Powering this custom pickup is an LS
5.3-liter engine with a Brian Tooley Stage 2 truck camshaft. The
engine is paired to a 4L65E 4-speed automatic transmission and
equipped with an advanced adapter to support the NP205 transfer
case. The LS block and transmission are refinished in Candy Blue,
featuring a Performance Rod & Custom aluminum radiator plumbed with
stainless-steel lines and hoses. A custom air intake forces cool
air into the engine, which features vintage Chevrolet valve covers
with Billet Specialties hidden coil pack adapter plates. The black
ceramic-coated exhaust system is a full 2.5-inch custom TIG welded
with MagnaFlow mufflers. Fuel is stored in a Boyd Welding fuel cell
plumbed with stainless-steel lines. The custom TMI interior
features bench seats, door panels and a dash pad that are black
with blue stitching. Custom additional features include a CNC
billet gauge cluster with Dakota Digital VHX black and blue gauges,
a glove box door with Chevrolet script and a 15-inch Billet
Specialties steering wheel with a new Ididit tilt steering column.
The interior is cooled by a new Vintage Air climate-control system.
The stereo is powered by a custom Autosound head unit with
Bluetooth capabilities, custom-made speaker kick panels that hold
two Hertz MPK 6.5-inch speakers, two 12-inch Illusion Audio carbon
subwoofers, and Hertz ML Power4 and ML Power1 amplifiers. To tie
this all together, the body and chassis are wired with a PW21
circuit kit and the engine is wired with a PSI Performance EFI
system. This true nut-and-bolt, body-off custom build has 600 test
miles.
