Roadster Shop / Craftsman C-10 Muscle Truck Build
 

We are pleased to introduce a new Roadster Shop C-10 build coming your way!

We have teamed up with Craftsman Tools to build a '69 Chevy C-10, utilizing our FAST TRACK C-10 chassis, Forgeline wheels and a host of custom touches to make for a pretty badass truck.

The build is being documented, filmed and will be featured on the Craftsman YouTube site, Club Community, Facebook page etc. The truck will then be auctioned at Barrett Jackson with all proceeds going to Heroes at Home charity.


Check out the preview video!:
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The starting point:

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With the teardown underway, a vote was held across the Craftsman and our Facebook pages to select the main color for the truck.

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After 3470 votes, the charcoal scheme was voted as winner. We then offered two distinct options based on the charcoal scheme:

1.

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or 2.

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with over 6600 votes, we have a winner, but which one would you go for?

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I like paint scheme #1, I Look forward to watching this.

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#2 is the proper scheme for 69-70 but I prefer #1

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looking forward to seeing this one

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I like.
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I like no.2

Looking forward to following along..
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I like them both but would go #2 on the '69. It looks more performance oriented to me.

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#2 paint scheme is the only choice with the 69-70 grille.
#1 if you use a 71-72 grille.

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either one will look nice....but #2

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#2

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i'm gonna have to go with #2.

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#1. And please only use the old American made Craftsman tools on it, not the new imported &$&& :). Looks like a nice project! I will be watching :)
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:agree: 100%!!!

But then again I'm partial to that paint scheme for the 69-70 trucks.

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I prefer #2 also.... stay tuned, more updates shortly! :)

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I agree with #2. Can't wait to see this build.

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Here is the first episode of the video series!:


...and some 'behind the scenes' shots of whats been going on the last few weeks. Full filming crew and production team descended upon us. Part of the shop has been cleared and turned into the set for the build of the truck.

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On to the truck...teardown: Disassembly reveals a few areas for some rust repair.

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Here are the latest episodes on the truck just to bring everyone up to date! :

Episode 2 - Finding the Truck:


Episode 3 - Disassembly and Rust Repair:


Episode 4 - Building the chassis

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I'd say #2

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Thanks everyone!!
Either way, it should be a sharp looking truck. The charcoal will be an Aston Martin color...it looks awesome.

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Coming along nicely.

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A few more pics to add,

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Nice clean replacement for the firewall/toeboard:

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And with the assistance of Dynacorn, some fresh sheetmetal for the cab!

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This is going to be a blast to follow, I vote #2

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Given that we have somewhat of a reputation for C-10's with tidy handling, this one will be no different... ;)

As mentioned, this will be getting our FAST TRACK C-10 chassis (More info HERE) with 9" rear and Strange rear axle and gears.

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And to perfectly compliment the FAST TRACK chassis, our RS by Penske double adjustable coilovers...

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and stopping duties taken care of with 6 piston Wilwood's up front and 4's on the rear.

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