One off custom airbox

Patrick’s 72 C-10 LS2 Sleeper

For this project we are transforming a family heirloom 72′ C-10 Pickup, purchased new within the family, into a reliable and fun daily driver for 16 year old Patrick. Patrick has also decided to get dirty lend a hand with his pickup transformation wherever possible. KMC will be working diligently along with Patrick in an attempt to both teach and of course to give him back a very cool ride. The plans entail an 06′ GTO ls1 mated to a 4l65E auto trans up front complimented with an Eaton posi and new 3:73 gears Outback. A fully stainless exhaust with QTP electric cutouts, cross flow radiator with dual electric fans, and a Dakota Digital electric gauge cluster with analog style gauges. The Pickup will also get a trick new Pump-in-tank fuel cell transplanted below the bed freeing up cabin space and transferring weight over the rear tires; with that new positraction unit trust us he will need it! In the end this will be one cool cruiser with an even cooler story behind it.

: Done minus some firwall wiring

: One bad ass stainless exhaust please

: Loving the QTP cutouts

: One off custom airbox

: Having some fun assembling the motor

: Custom diff cover mods

: the in bed fuel fill with lots of flair

: beefing up the rear suspension to handle the new power increase and positraction

: the cutouts dump behind the rear tire

: the system from the rear with magnaflow mufflers

: nascar inspired slash cuts in front of the rear tires

: X-pipe made inhouse

: pretty stainless work

: she dumps

: ready for installation

: attitude as per the customer’s request

: very happy with this exhaust

: using iceengineworks tack clamps for perfect weld joints

: straight through

: cleanining up the factory engine bay loom

: relocating the horns out of the airbox area

: custom stainless mesh fresh air inlet

: looking at inlet from inside the airbox

: hidden but everpresent

: the airbox hides the factory overflow tank

: airbox finished up

: Cool artistic airbox lid. Cross hatching done inhouse

: Back view

: side view. Very happy with this design

: getting the logistics figured out

: roughing out the final product

: mocking up airbox

: getting the hole laid out just right

: making sure the box sides are square to the bay

: nice looking discreet killswitch

: I love mounting these in the fender area

: wiring up the kill switch

: the rear end filled with good stuff and painted up. 3:73’s and an eaton posi

: Teaching the young guns how a rear end goes together

: setting up the new ring gear and eaton posi

: All done ready for paint

: The cap needed more attitude

: Ready to weld in

: A bucket designed to conceal fuel neck

: milling parts for the fuel neck

: New tank ready for a few mods

: Installing bulkheads for the new rear mount tank

: relocating the rear end brakeline bracket for as new tank

: Headers installed

: hooking up systems

: home at last

: Heading in for the first time

: Chevy orange is timeless

: Reassembly after painting

: new windage tray and pickup for rear sump

: Very nice stock internals

: Everything checks out, time for a new f body style pan

: always check the oil filter on any used motor before swapping it in

: checking out the bottom end of this used LS2

: nice looking engine

: back view. It is all detailed to perfection

: getting accesory drive installed

: front view of new look

: the valley is looking much better

: Painting all the hardware

: Painted 4l65e trans

: factory chev orange standard in 72′

: priming the valley

: all primered up

: masking all the details

: Paint ready. The aluminum is just too stained to leave raw

: masking

: cleaning and scrubbing and cleaning some more

: naking progress

: evrything aluminum looked like this valve cover

: very dirty in the begining

: the motor came in looking pretty unfavorable

: engine bay painted

: painted back to the driveshaft hoop

: pretty nice for a daily driver

: it wants a new heart

: painted and ready for reassembly

: Cross flow aluminum rad with dual electric fans

: ready for some good old fashined chipping

: windowing the crossmember for pan clearance

: ready to modify

: After a good powerwash

: powertools

: All smiles at KMC

: getting a little dirty learning about his truck

: a blank canvas

: Patrick the owner there for the surgery

: one last look at this hunk of junk

: Almost free

: Out with the old

: not much to look at before

: The nightmare continues

: stock engine

: more grease

: the stock rear end with helper springs and a lot of corrosion

: looking up at the old stuff

: the old exhaust tips

: mufflers as it came to KMC

: old flowmaster exhaust…nice

: the stock tranny and driveshaft

: the old drivers side cowl configuration

: the written off battery tray

: the old HEI

: dirty core support

: spagetti wires everywhere

: rust and more rust

: tired old 350 small block

: engine bay before shot

: The project before undergoing the knife