Vehicle Description
This truck goes as good, if not better than it looks. Mike Dillon, General Manager of Richard Childress Racing, doesn't believe in "show, but no go," and for this reason, he dropped off a rusted, old '65 Chevy C10 to Jim Smith, of Street Customs and Restorations, in Mooresville, NC. Jim was recruited to make the Chevy streetable, with a stance that looked good supporting 20/22" wheels, add a little more power and it could only be one color: black. Arriving in one piece, the '65 Chevy was stripped down, chassis pulled from the cab and the body set aside. A test fitment was done with the Jim Myer's Racing chassis. In between the frame rails lies a GM Performance Parts Ram Jet 502ci engine with 502hp and 565 ft/lbs of torque, mated to a Tremec 5-speed manual transmission. Dressing up the Ram Jet are Billet Specialties pulleys, Street and Performance chromed intake and one-off air intake with dual filters. Street and Performance block-hugger headers and an MSD ignition give the big-block even more power. Huge Brembo brakes with 6-piston calipers were bolted onto each corner to slow the truck from speed, and look impressive behind each custom Foose Nitrous Legend wheel. Rimz One, also in Mooresville, supplied the 20" and 22" wheels and wrapped them in BFGoodrich G-Force T/A KDW tires. Even in primer, the C10 was looking the part of a track-day warrior, but a little show never hurt anyone, and Jim and the Street Customs' team switched their focus to the body.
