1971 Chevrolet C/K 10 Series

1971 Chevrolet C10 Stepside Shortbed Pickup Until the late 1950's, the image of a pickup truck was synonymous with a perfectly rectangular cargo bed flanked by a bulbous set of fenders to cover the rear wheels and accented with some weatherproof surface mounted tail lights. This configuration also incorporated a running board in front of the rear wheel wells from which you can stand to reach items inside the cargo bed, hence the name stepside. Manufacturers developed trade names for the old timey stepside bed to differentiate between the two bed styles. Chevrolet went with, well, stepside, (later sportside), while Ford's was called flareside, and Dodge had the Utiline. Nowadays, enthusiasts usually refer to this style as stepside, regardless of whether it's a Chevy.  Slashgear.com  For consignment, a 1971 Chevrolet C10 stepside shortbed pickup truck showing 4,814 miles, but the true miles are unknown. This truck has a newer 383ci stroker V8 and not long after it was painted in 1998, it won its class at the Super Chevy show. Exterior Purple flames are almost ghost-like as they streak down the sides of this black C10 which hunkers down on 15-inch chrome steel wheels and all of these things, along with the lack of center caps. gives the ride a bad boy persona. Up front, black accentuates the grille and headlight bezels while around back, extended round tail lights have been replaced with flush rectangles in the roll pan, and with the smoothed tailgate, the back is a wash of inky black paint, smooth as ice. A tan topped hard tonneau cover hovers over a clean bed with honey colored wood planks and stainless bed rails along with an access port to the fuel pump and gas shocks holding up the cover. Imperfections include areas of rough surfaces, a touched up chips, and some bubbling down low and areas of smaller bubbling.  Interior Veering sharply from the typical plastic formed door card are the button tufted, diamond stitched mocha brown door panels with saddle brown carpeted lowers and they look great, finished with billet hand controls. Button tufted bucket seats in the same mocha occupy the cabin and the material is used to line the back wall as well, all in nice condition. Silky flowing wood is the construction of the Grant steering wheel which goes nicely with urethane coated wood faceplate that houses gold rimmed VDO classic gauges in the dash, and that wood has rich dark grains that pick up on the surrounding black dash pad and painted surfaces. The center where an AM/FM/Cassette player and fan panel reside, just over added ProComp gauges. More glossy wood on the glove box door and on the center console where a Winters racing shifter perches aggressively between the seats behind the EFI screen and in front of the NOS bottle. Brown carpet floods the floor nicely while tufted material lines the footwells, the headliner, and even the visors.   Drivetrain It might feel like a vintage van conversion on the inside, but all bets are off when you raise the hood. Here, you'll find a 383ci stroker V8 with a dyno proven 372 horsepower. It has an Eagle crank, H-beam rods, a 150hp nitrous system, Edelbrock heads and a FAST controlled EFI system. Behind it, a 4L80E 4-speed automatic with a 2600 rpm stall converter routing power to the 10 bolt rear with 3.42 gears. The bay presents cleanly and headers begin the exhaust process.  Undercarriage Clean and dry conditions prevail underneath with just a light film of oil on the transmission pan. Dual exhaust flows through Dynomax mufflers and ends at polished tips under the rear valance. Power brakes are onboard as front discs and rear drums and suspension consists of coil springs front and back with semi-trailing arms in back and QA1 adjustable shocks are also supplied.  Drive-Ability The interior is plush and welcoming and almost makes you forget about the beast under the hood. When you spark it to life however, the exhaust note lets you know, this is not your g