Full Custom C-10 With Modern Features

Robin Greenhagen has been into cars and trucks since he was just 10 years old. He received this love of custom sheet metal and powerful engines from his father Robin Sr. Before he could even drive, the pair started a full frame-off build of a ’56 pickup. Since then, Robin has had many muscle cars under his belt, but his first love has always been pickup trucks, especially the timeless 1967-72 Chevrolet C-10s. When he picked up his ’72 Chevy, he took the truck over to The RestoMod Store in Independence, Missouri, to begin its full transformation into a stunning modern street rod truck. Like Robin’s first truck, the ’72 would receive the full frame-off treatment, but it would also be fitted with modern custom features, including Porterbuilt suspension, an LS engine and a custom one-off interior.

ON THE INSIDE, THE STYLING TAKES CLASSIC CUES AND BLENDS THEM WITH MODERN POWER AND AESTHETICS.”

After stripping the C-10 down to bare bones, the frame was boxed in, and then outfitted with a Porterbuilt Dropmember up front and a rear Porterbuilt 4-link setup. In order to tuck the race-inspired 22 x 10-inch Boze Alloy wheels out back, the rearend was narrowed 1 ½ inches on each side and outfitted with a 3.73 limited slip differential and Moser axles. Large disc brakes were installed all around with stainless steel brake lines. The chassis was completely smoothed and painted before the LS engine was dropped onto the Porterbuilt motor mounts. A 6.0L LS2 truck engine was used as a base for the modern power upgrades the C-10 would see. For clearance, a Camaro oil pan was used and the motor was outfitted with a FAST LSX-R intake manifold as well as a Concept One pulley system and Vintage Air A/C kit. Headers and a custom Magnaflow exhaust finish things off in front of the smoothed firewall and wheel tubs.

The bed floor lifts at the touch of a button to reveal not only the rear suspension, but a custom-built fuel cell, the air ride system and  Optima  batteries,  too. Custom roll pans were produced for the front and rear of the truck. The snub-nose ’72 front end was tossed aside for the sleeker ’67 nose that was molded into the fenders. To provide an even smoother look, all of the handles and trim were shaved, including the drip rails. Tint Zone installed smoked glass and Michael McLin of The RestoMod Store set about spraying the freshly smoothed truck in DuPont Lamborghini Orange. The custom two-tone is a tinted Lamborghini Orange to tie into the main color.

On the inside, the styling takes classic cues and blends them with modern power and aesthetics. To recess the Tea’s bucket seats wrapped in Ultra leather, a custom back wall was made that flows into a center console mated to the ’56 Chevy truck dash that was created in sheet metal. The console houses the shifter, A/C controls  and  power  window buttons. Dakota Digital gauges were used in the ’56 truck cluster and a Billet Specialties steering wheel tops a Flaming River steering column. ISIS wiring helps power the full Memphis Audio sound system featuring a pair of 10-inch subwoofers located behind the seats.

The C-10 from The RestoMod Store hit the show circuit with a bang bringing in several ISCA World of Wheels awards. It was also selected as a finalist for the Goodguys Late Truck of the Year award and it hit the streets of Las Vegas at SEMA. For Robin, things have come full circle with his full-blown custom C-10, and now the guys at The RestoMod Store can say that they’ve lent their creative touch to not only muscle cars and classics but trucks as well. ST

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TRUCK SPECS

OWNER

Robin Greenhagen
1972 Chevrolet C-10
Watford City, ND

ENGINE

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• LS2 6.0L V-8
• Camaro oil pan
• Optima batteries
• FAST LSX-R
• Magnaflow exhaust
• Concept One pulleys

SUSPENSION

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• Porterbuilt Dropmember
• 3-inch narrowed rearend with Moser axles
• 3.73 limited slip
• Porterbuilt rear 4-link
• Stainless steel brake lines

WHEELS & TIRES

• 20 x 8- and 22 x 10-inch Boze wheels
• 245/35 and 285/35 BF Goodrich GForce T/A tires
• Big brakes

BODY & PAINT

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• 1967 C-10 grille
• Custom roll pans
• Shaved handles, drip rails, tailgate and taillights
• Window tint
• Raised bed floor
• DuPont Lamborghini Orange

INTERIOR

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• Custom sheet metal 1956 Chevy truck dash
• Tea’s bucket seats
• Ultra leather tan and brown
• Flaming River steering column
• Dakota Digital gauges
• Custom center console
• ISIS wiring
• Power windows
• Billet Specialties steering wheel
• Billet Specialties handles
• Memphis Audio sound system
• Vintage Air A/C

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