Project Red Rider

[D.Rex]

Hey everybody, I'm relatively new to the forum here but I thought this would be the best place to share a project we are building at my shop. We started with what we thought was a pretty clean '69 C10 short bed stepside but what we got after media blasting was a nightmare. The previous owner sure liked bondo! A couple trips through the LMC catalog later we have all the parts we need to put her back together.

The plan is more resto-rod than show truck. We want this thing to be a daily driver. The plans include:

Appearance:
a 2-4 drop with new spindles up front, disc brake conversion, composite headlight conversion, custom paint job inside and out, hidden MP3 capable stereo, new oak bed, Autometer Ultralight gauges, custom tail lights, and the whole thing will sit on 20" wheels and BFG G-Force drag radials.

Drivetrain:
383 stroker SBC spec'd for 460hp/480lb.ft. naturally aspirated, beefed up B&M TH400 transmission, B&M holeshot 2400rpm converter, beefed up 12 bolt rear with Moser axles and Eaton Posi

Here's what we started with. Don't let its looks deceive you, this thing was a mess under all that pretty red paint.

Red Rider Before by dieseljunkie, on Flickr