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If you have ever attempted to remove paint by sanding it down with either the assistance of a power tool or by hand, you know the daunting task that it can be. In some cases, compete removal of the paint on a truck isn’t required, and stripping a panel, or an area is just enough to get the job done.
From Race to Show and Back Again
Owner
Rob Phillips
1969 Chevrolet C-10
Long Beach, CA
Phillips & Co. Hot Rods
After spending years making other’s automotive dreams come true as the project manager for the television show Overhaulin’ Rob Phillips looked to make his own dream come true and opened up his own shop in Long Beach, California, Phillips & Co. Hot Rods. He knew he would need a flagship vehicle to showcase his shop’s services and his talents. Thankfully, he didn’t have to look very far; he had been working on redoing his 1969 Chevrolet C-10 on the side throughout the Overhaulin’ builds. The truck formerly found its home on the race track and at burnout exhibitions. It was fun, but needless to say it was all go and not a lot of show. The time for an update was now and the changes came quickly with the total rebuild taking less than a year to accomplish. That year was plenty of time for Rob’s shop to work its magic, after all he was used to putting out custom vehicles in 7 days!
The Lowdown on GM Performance Part’s E-ROD LS3 – Finding a Solution to SMOG Problems
For those of us that are looking to accomplish a complete motor swap in our trucks or a brand new build with the goal of more power and reliability, modern LS-based motors are currently the best ticket. They offer great control over power and reliability and are considered to be our generations SBC. The Small Block Chevrolet (SBC) engine has long been a staple of the customizing community. The engine has remained relatively unchanged for decades and thousands of parts are available for the SBC in case you want some added power. If you are looking to get past the 300 or 400 horsepower range however you would have to build up the engine greatly. This usually consists of a new performance parts including a hot camshaft, forged pistons, ported heads, etc.. The list goes on and the dent in the wallet deepens. But no matter how you cut it, once a emissions control referee pops the hood and sees a different motor that has been built up, red flags go off at the inspection and your truck will most likely only see the streets while sitting atop a trailer. A solution is needed that offers the best of both worlds, power and emissions compliance.
The guys over at Status in Rockwall, Texas did the unthinkable, they took a beat up but laid out Chevy C/K and bodyworked it, painted it, created a custom interior and finished it all off in just a single weekend! Here is a preview of the build thanks to Crime Pays Video/Weekend Celebrity Productions. Catch more on this build soon in Street Trucks Magazine!
If you are like me the only room in the house your wife will let you touch is the garage. I spend most of my time at home out there anyway so being a full throttle gear head when we moved into the house 3.5 years ago I began putting stuff up on the walls of the garage. Tin speed shop signs, pictures of trucks I have owned and built, drag racing swag etc. Well after all this time of putting stuff up I am almost out of space. A good friend of mine has commented that my garage is starting to look like a TGI Friday’s restaurant and that the garage definitely has an excess of FLAIR.
I don’t plan on stopping but the space is getting tight. Should I start tackling the drywall ceiling? Tack more stuff onto the wood beams above? Undoubtedly there will be more photos and art to come. The only other thing to do is move and get a bigger garage. If the wife has anything to say about it that bigger garage better come with a bigger house too.
When you are a kid pushing the limits of your parents boundaries is only natural. When you are a gearhead kid it’s worse as tickets and frequent rear tire purchases come with the territory. When I was a youngster terrorizing the streets of Southern California in my black Chevy shortbed I recall it was very difficult to break what my parents thought was a fair curfew. Why? Ihad dual two chamber Flowmaster mufflers echoing the power from my trucks mild 350 and Mom and Dad had pretty much memorized the sound my truck emitted from idle to wide open throttle. If I came home late there was no sneaking in undetected.
When my daughter starts driving maybe I should install some Flowmasters on whatever I build her?
If you have been thumbing through the magazine over the last 2 years, chances are you have seen Project Greystone. The truck is a 2007 Chevrolet Silverado Classic 1500 crew cab that has been slammed, supercharged and more in the pursuit of a luxury performance driver with plenty of show style. Recently, the truck went under the spray gun at L&G Enterprises where it emerged with some fresh new graphics thanks to BASF R-M paints. Be on the lookout for a series of tech articles on how it was all done and the parts and paints used to make the truck shine.
If you have been building custom trucks for any length of time chances are you have had a “Worst Breakdown”. Mine was in about 2002 on the way back from a truck show on the Colorado River. I blew a water pump on my 1990 GMC and was stranded off the I-40 in the middle of knowhere. Thankfully my buddy Chris from PowerSource rolled by with a 3 car hauler and said if you drive this Civic on hydros home I will haul your truck home. Jeremy Cook and I jumped in the Civic and attempted to work the unmarked switch box for the hydraulics all the way home. We laid the car out a few times at 70 miles per hour. Don’t care to relive it but never will forget it.
It was about 1993 and a few high school buddies and I drove to Terminal Island Dragstrip when it was still going strong. I had an ‘83 GMC shortbed and my friend Jeff had a ‘68 Camaro. We pulled into the burnout box and proceeded to burn the rear tires for about a minute and a half so much that the announcer told us to stop. Our rides were not the fastest at the strip but I’ll never forget that burnout-it was pure insanity.
Tell us your best burnout story!!!
