It was about 2 years ago that Ralph Kumbier from Motown Autoparts thought about building a shop truck but he did not really put a lot of effort into finding a suitable vehicle.
Ralph has always been a Chevy guy at heart so a Chevy would be the obvious choice. The goal was to build something that stands out and shows off the parts that Motown showcases.
One day, a friend of his came into the shop and said that he had seen an old C10 standing in a yard in Brackenfell, Cape Town. He was not sure the year or model, but Ralph jumped into his car and drove there to meet the owner (who ended up being a mutual friend of a friend). It was a 1964 Chevy C10 and it was perfect. Ralph knew he wanted to bag the truck. The 1964 Chevy was produced after Chevrolet had done away with the older torsion bar-type front suspension and was perfectly suited to what he wanted to build.
At first the owner was a bit hesitant to sell, but Ralph’s determination paid off and eventually a deal was struck. With a copy of the NATIS documents in hand, a copy of guys ID, and an old license disc, an old milk jug in the back and a water cooler, he was on his way back to the shop.
Once the truck was at the shop, he took a step back to see what he just got himself into. It was a one owner truck that was originally from a farm in Noupoort and it still had the original black and white CEL number plates on it.
It was a mostly original but had a bit of rust in all the usual places, but despite this it still oozed character as all “farm trucks” seem to do. The previous owner had cut the coil springs, repaired the exhaust and rebuilt the carb on the original Chevy 3.8l L6.
Ralph got hold of Elroy from ES Tech.
The goal was to get the truck as low as possible. To achieve this the rear chassis had to be step notched. To make space for the rear the load bin floor had to be removed and moved up. Shorter shocks had to be installed and the coil over springs were replaced with bags.
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