1963 Chevrolet C10 Pickup Truck

Built on the idea that less is more, Brian Ellison's '63 C10 didn't leave any stone unturned when it came time to showcase his take on a classic truck build. Stepping outside the norm with mutli-piece Asanti wheels and ultra-low-profile Nitto rubber, the stance of Brian's Chevy is hot-rod on steroids. To call the truck black is an understatement as the Sikkens paint is darker than a solar eclipse. Popping the hood has every onlooker salivating as a polished Magnacharger is bolted to an LS1 with 4L60E tranny. A black leather '59 Cadillac bench seat looks at a beautiful black dash with custom gauges. Without question, Brian's C10 does more with less.

Quick inspection `63 Chevy C10

Engine & Transmission
We mentioned the LS1 earlier, but a 350hp stock engine wasn't in the cards for Brian's C10. We're familiar with Magnuson superchargers and their reputation for immense amounts of bolt-on power, and so is the crew at A&A Corvette in Oxnard, California. Kevin and his crew bolted on 7 pounds worth of boost, and they didn't stop there. Granatelli Motorsports valve covers and Street and Performance pulleys added looks, and Brian pulled out all of the stops on power too: ceramic-coated headers, a polished Borla exhaust, MSD coils, and a Comp cam. Mark at Coast Driveline Service built a new aluminum one-piece driveshaft to link the 12-bolt rear end with the reinforced 4L60E.

Wheels & Tires
Brian had a "less is more" concept with the final appearance of the truck, but he wanted something to stand out. Flames were just too predictable. In Brian's own words, "I needed something like a loud tattoo on a pencil-necked geek that kinda makes you wonder if he can kick some butt." Asanti luxury wheels were the answer. A set of AF-145 22x10--inch steamrollers on the rear, and a set of 20x8--inch on the front made all the difference in the world. Rolland at RBP made the call for Brian and the wheels were custom-cut for the truck with the proper backspacing. With little room left for rubber, low-profile 295/25R22 Nitto Tire NT555s were mounted in back, with 245/30R20s in front.

Inside
The interior was handled by Manny's Upholstery in Oxnard. A `59 Cadillac power front and rear seat was found on eBay. Both the front and rear seats were combined, using the center section from the rear seat and the front bench. It was skinned with Range Rover gray leather and black piping, after heaters were installed. A Porsche suede headliner was installed, along with Bentley carpet lined in black leather trim. The door panels and Bentley window switches by Geo of Becker Automotive Design were matched to his signature leather and suede kick panels. The dash cluster is a custom piece, made by North Hollywood Speedo. A little extra flash was brought into the interior with a CJ's tilt column, Big Al's armrests, a Budnik Apex 13--inch billet steering wheel, and Lokar eliminator pedals.

Audio
SSV Audio Works in Agoura Hills, California, had the honor of building the sound and video. Keeping it low-key meant not cutting the perfect metal dash for a head unit and hiding all of the components. They chose a Pioneer head unit with two video iPods to store MP3 audio and MPEG video. Realm LS6C 6--inch components in the kick panels are powered by a Realm A300-2 two-channel amp and a Realm D500.1 mono class D amp powers the two 10-inch Realm shallow-mount subs behind the seat. Two flipdown Clarion visor monitors and a Valor rear view mirror/monitor take care of video chores and Auto Image mounted four EFX 680-amp mini batteries under the bed. Two are dedicated to the audio/video and two are for cranking power.

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[zottesmet]

Nice truck man, awesome !!!  What music is playing ?

[knifipu]

@zottesmet Celldweller - one good reason

[gerby1818]

@temper616 66 through 68 were not the same 67 was a new body style with small rear cab window and no fender marker lights and its a completely different body style that a 66

[jaspercroy]

Nice truck, but that's not a 63, nipple-nutts. 60-63 had wraparound front windshield. This is a 64-66 cab.

[cholodesanfe87]

Low rider pump out truck and had to fuk video up with tht gays ass music

[lewisfam23]

Simply sick ass truck damn

[makemebad700]

that cant be a 1963 because the 60-63 body style had a wrap around windshield. So it must be a 64-66

[inthepurelight]

@zottesmet obviously there was no "music" playing

[inthepurelight]

bad ass truck with a totally gay steering wheel

[6T3Boss]

Wrong again Temper. If you knee your trucks you would know that a 66 has the same basic body style as the 64-65. The body style changed completely in 67. You guys should know what your talking about before you post it.

[temper616]

1965 i bet not a 63 and 66 through 68 were the same so ither a 64 or 65 and im leaning on 65

[kc0kfg]

Sexy truck but it is not a 63 its a 64-66 cab