JUNKYARD FIGHTER

Nick Taylor's 1979 C10 Sleeper Build

- Corwin Decker

SOME BUILDS ARE FLASHY. Some are perfect. And then there's 'Rufus'—Nick Taylor's rough-and-ready 1979 Chevy C10 Big 10 that started in a junkyard and ended up a turbocharged pavement-pounder. Built in Davie, Florida, this squarebody isn't polished for the show field. It's built to run. And it does—with boost, bite, and no apologies. Being a full-time firefighter, Nick isn't the type to stand back while someone else turns wrenches.

He handled this build himself over two years, sinking $50K into what's now one of Florida's meanest black-patina bruisers. His goal? Simple: "Build it, enjoy it, cruise the country."

OLD SCHOOL LOOK, NEW SCHOOL POWER