Lime Mist 1970 C10 From Catalyst Customs Makes Others Green With Envy At SEMA Show
- Nov 29, 2016
The C/K was Chevrolet and GMC's full-size pickup truck line from 1960 until 1998 in the United States, replaced by the Silverado and Sierra names at Chevrolet and GMC, respectively. The 1960 model year introduced a new body style of light pickup truck with a number of innovations. One was the drop-center ladder frame, allowing the cab to fitted lower, and independent front suspension. Also new for 1960 was a new designation system for trucks made by GM. A new scheme assigned a 10, 20, or 30 for 1/2, 3/4, and 1-ton models, preceded by a C (conventional) in front of the series number which indicates a two-wheel rear drive model while a K denotes one equipped with four-wheel drive.
Over the past few years, interest in older trucks as hot rod conversions has grown. The outlandish prices of most muscle cars has something to do with it, but also trucks are exceedingly easy to work on and modify. Further many of the components you find in a truck of this era are either the same or swap right out for parts from their muscle car brethren. As an example on the extreme end, let’s check out the 1970 C-10 built by Chad Anderson for this year’s SEMA Show. Chad owns Catalyst Customs, a shop in Phoenix, Arizona, that specializes in custom bike, car, and truck modifications and stellar paint work. As it was pushed into the shop for the work to begin, the C-10 appreared to only have rust holding it together.
The bed itself was replaced by a custom-built unit, made to tilt to the rear. The floor was bead-rolled and massive tubs were fabricated for the giant-sized rear wheels. Under the bed is a narrowed 9” Ford rear axle. Suspension is by air spring all around. Front suspension is a complete independent set-up from Choppin’ Block and all four corners are mounted to Air Ride suspension units. The suspension is controlled via an AccuAir Suspension management system. Out on each corner is a 24" American Racing billet wheel wrapped in Toyo tires.
When you look across the interior, you get a sense of attention to detail that’s such an enormous part of this build. For example, check out the flush mounted glass, the flush mounted custom sun roof, the one off taillights created just for this build, or the effort put into enlarging the grille area to fit the grille from another model year. On the inside, there are Fesler door panels and TMI seats upholstered in black vinyl and suede with green stitching. And speaking of green, check out that exterior color. It’s an amazing new offering from the House of Kolor called Lime Mist Green with some contrasting Galaxy Gray finished off nicely with a Rylan Red pinstripe. This was definitely a show stopper at the 2016 SEMA show. Keep an eye out for more SEMA vehicle stories from the largest automotive aftermarket expo. | |||||
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