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1968 Chevy C10

November 30, 2021 By Gauge Magazine

1968 Chevy C10 owned by Josh and Alexis Spicer

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Issue
December 2021
Owner
Josh Spicer and Alexis Spicer (Daughter)
Ride
C/Tanium
(1968 Chevy C10)
Meaning Behind the Name
its a C10 Titanium Color
Photographer
Chris Gozda

Ride Details

Original Cost
?
Build Cost
Lots LOL
What was the inspiration?
To build a C10 that does NOT look like all the rest of the C10 trucks already built.
How long did it take you to build?
about 10 Month projects from The Time The Custom Shop Started the Build.
How long have you been building?
The Custom Shop has been building Customs since 1988 In the Little town of Flanagan IL.
Your future plans?
The Owner is going to Show the Truck all over and Enjoy the Show scene. The Custom Shop is going to keep building Cool Customs.
Vehicle history
The Custom Shop in Flanagan IL Built a Custom 1968 C10 custom Named "C/Tanium" for a Customer Named Josh Spicer from MO. he contacted John Wargo from The Custom Shop and ask him to design and build a Custom C1 like non he has Seen. So john went to work designing and rendering a Custom truck for Josh. Josh already had a Cab and chassis and a few thing done but John wanted to Strip it to bair metal just to see what was there. Good thing they did as it had a lot of rust and some older repairs that were not done very well. once they had it bare metal He Ordered up some New Good Mark sheet metal and the Mods began. Shaved Drip rails, Flush glass, stretched Bed and tightened every gap that it has. they Fabbed up a Custom ZL1 inspired hood scoop and Covered it will Copper weave carbon fiber and cut a ZR1 lexan window in it. Next they fabbed up some Custom one off ground effect with Matching Copper Carbon and Molded in some flairs and mounts. Keeping with the Corvette Theme a set of Z06 styled side scoops molded into the bed. The inside of the bed they didn't want any Wood so Billet stripes and more Copper Carbon were used to create a custom bed floor that Motorizes up to exposed the custom frame. the Frame has a 4 custom four link Watts Link system and Mitler Bros Hydroshox with about 6" of adjustment. it was all coated with Prizmatic Bronze satin Powder. Next they Installd a LS3 from Ohio Speed with lots of details like custom covers and a P1X Procharger. aSet of Hedman Hedders and Pypes stainless Exhaust with Cutouts and custom tip in the rear run out of a One off rear Diffusor in the rear. the Tailgate is Motorized open then a Motorized Active billet spoiler on the top of it and a Custom LED Third brake light finished it off. Metra LED Headlights and Lots of Metra LED Amber and white lights help make this truck glow. Once all the body mods were done the ProSpray Titanium Metallic paint john tweaked it o be the Color he wanted then he Faded 7 color from SIlver to root beer top t bottom. John Wargo has always been Know for his Custom Graphic work So Josh the Owner told john to add some details do some Ghosted Checkers and even a C10 Silhouette are hidden on the truck. John then Clear coated it with 850 ProSpray clear coat and sanded and buff t to a Show finish with Presta compounds. The exterior is now looking shiny the Interior was next. The got a hold of Apex leather and ordered up some Hides to Compliment the Body Color. The Custom Shop Boys fabbed up some Killer Lexan, Aluminum and PVC Plastic to make the Interior a radical custom interior. custom Pods house a Dakota Digital Gauge Cluster and a Vintage Air a/c unit that totally change the dash pad. SONY 10" touch screen was Flushed in the dash and the newest SOny ES speakers in the doors. The Doors Hold 2- 6.5" Sep. and the Crossover the Tweeters are in the dash. Kick Panles hold a 6 x9 Coax Sony ES and the Center Console is a Stack Fabbed Sealed box with 2- 10" ES Subs. John Added Lexan side Panels and Carbon Fiber Floor inside to show off the Sony Subs. Behind the Seats are 4 Sony Amps 2 - GS4 and 2 GS100 amps all run with T Spec wiring and Connections. Flaming River Steering Column, Lokar Shifter and Billet Pedals and a Billet Specialties Steering wheel helped add some more details to the Interior. as Smoothing the entire floor adding sound deadner and then Leather Cover it was not enough John made a Flush mounted set of Custom Floor mats too. a Custom Headliner with Lexan and Leather finish out the Interior. One piece door glass kit removes the factory vent glass ten Nu Relic Power window kit, and the Flush fit front and back Glass really clean up the trucks fit and finish, as Well as a Smoothed Cowl and shaved Wipers. Using a Stock Grill they added Race Mesh Stainless grill Mash to add some flash to the grill openings. The front bumper was Smoothed and a Opening added to feed air to the Procharger Inter cooler as well. Some billet parts from Eddie Motor Sports and Digitails add some more details to the build. The Truck was Finished Just in time to be on Display in Sony Booth at Sema 2021 and as Promised by John Wargo from The Custom Shop The Delivered again a Show Stopping Eye Popping Sema Show car. The Custom Shop has been going to Sema for 21 Year and has Delivered 62 Show Cars to Sema to be on Display. That is Quite a huge Feat for any Shop to say. check them out at ww.thecustomshop.co Builder John Wargo Owner of The Custom Shop in FLanagan Il. www.thecustomshop.co
Thanks to
Sponosr List 1.) Apex Leather 2.) Ballistic 3.) Cerakota Prizmatic 4.) Composite Envision 5.) C-Tek 6.) Dakota Digital 7.) Eddie Motorsports 8.) Enduratex 9.) Fairchild Weatherstrip 10.) Flaming River 11.) Good mark IND. 12.) Hedman Headers 13.) Heise 14.) Holley Performance 15.) Ispec 16.) Install Bay 17.) Lokar 18.) MBM Brake booster 19.) McGard 20.) Metra Electronics 21.) Nu-Relics Power 22.) NGK 23.) Ohio Speed Shop 24.) Prizmatic powders 25.) ProCharger 26.) ProSpray 27.) Por 15 28.) Pypes 29.) Radiantz 30.) Sony Audio 31.) Seat Belt Planet 32.) Schotts Wheels 33.) Stage 8 Fasteners 34.) Shuriken Batteries 35.) Spectra Performance 36.) Thermotec 37.) Toyo Tires 38.) Tanks Inc 39.) Vintage Air 40.) Us Chemicals 41.) Wilwood Brakes
Previous Rides
1991 Silverado

Engine Details

Make
GM LS3 2020
Cylinders
8
Displacement
376
Engine Mods
ProCharged P1X Hedman Hedders,
Engine Add Ons
Spectra Performance air filter

Driveline Details

Torque Converter
Hays Converter

Chassis Details

Chassis
Custom made
Front Shocks
Hydro Shox Mitler Brothers
Rear Shocks
Hydro Shox Mitler Brothers

Wheels Details

Front Wheel Type
Schotts Wheels
Rear Wheel Type
Schotts Wheels
Front Wheel Size
20 x 9
Rear Wheel Size
22 x 13
Front Tire Size
265/35/20 Toyo
Rear Tire Size
335/25/22 Toyo

Paint Details

Color
Titanium Pearl
Paint Type
ProSpray
Graphics Description
7 Color Faded Titanium Pearl Silver top root beer bottom Color Shift Pearl with Ghosted Checkered Flag and C10 logos
Painted By
John Wargo The Custom Shop
Graphics By
John Wargo The Custom Shop

Body Details

Channeled
1.5" over the chassis
Hood
Custom one off ZL1
Grille
Race Mesh
Bumpers
None
Wing
Custom Billet and Carbon
Addon Accessories
eddie Motor Sports
Body Mods
Shaved Everything drip rails, Flush glass, Kindig door handles, stretch bed shaved bed pockets, custom tailgate, Motorized Spoiler and tailgate, LED Molded marker lights, custom ground effects,
Body Mods by
Justin Rambo and Rick Lloyd at The Custom Shop

Interior Details

Dashboard
Dakota Digital
Gauges
Digital Dakota
Steering Wheel
Billet Specialties
Console
Custom
Head Unit
Sony XAV-AX9000
Amps
Sony gs-4 and GS-100
Speakers
Sony Mobile ES 4) XS-162ES 6.5" and 2) XS-W104ES 10 " subwoofer
Video System
Sony
Stereo Installed by
John Wargo and Matt Gurgoni The Custom Shop
Shifter
Lokar
Seats
Bowen bucket seats.
Tint Percent
35
Trunk or Bed
Copper Carbon Fiber Composite Envision materials
Upholstery Description
Apex leather Two Tone, Smoothed and Leather Covered Floor, Flush floor mats Bowen Bucket seats Custom covered, Custom stack fabbed Sub box in center console, Custom Dash Pods, Thermotec sound deadner,
Upholstery By
The Custom Shop John Wargo and Matt Gurgone at Flanagan IL.

C/Titanium

1968 Chevy C10 owned by Josh and Alexis Spicer

The 1968 Chevy C10 owned by Josh and Alexis Spicer is one of the most stunning custom trucks you will ever come across. Built by the talented team at The Custom Shop in Flanagan, IL, this C10 is named “C/Tanium” due to its gorgeous Titanium Pearl color. This beautiful truck boasts some of the most incredible modifications you will ever see on a C10, making it stand out from the rest.

Josh Spicer approached John Wargo from The Custom Shop with a unique request – to design and build a custom truck that looks nothing like the C10s that have been built before. John got to work designing and rendering a custom truck that would blow Josh’s mind. Once Josh had a cab and chassis, the team at The Custom Shop stripped it down to bare metal and found that it had a lot of rust and some older repairs that were not done well. So, they ordered new sheet metal from Good Mark and began the mods.

The body mods on this C10 are absolutely breathtaking. The team shaved everything, including drip rails, flush glass, kindig door handles, and even the bed pockets. They stretched the bed and tightened every gap that it had, and fabricated a custom ZL1-inspired hood scoop. The ground effects were custom-made and included matching copper carbon, molded in flairs, and mounts. Z06-styled side scoops were molded into the bed, and the inside of the bed was made using billet stripes and more copper carbon to create a custom bed floor that motorizes up to expose the custom frame. The frame boasts a custom four-link watts link system and Mitler Bros hydroshox with about six inches of adjustment, all coated with Prizmatic Bronze satin powder.

Under the hood, this C10 is powered by a GM LS3 2020 engine that has been pro-charged with a P1X and Hedman Hedders. The engine is also equipped with a Spectra Performance air filter. The custom one-off rear diffuser and Pypes stainless exhaust with cutouts and a custom tip in the rear run out of the diffuser.

The interior of this C10 is just as stunning as the exterior. The dashboard is a Dakota Digital gauge cluster and a Vintage Air a/c unit that totally changed the dash pad. A Sony 10″ touch screen is flushed into the dash, and the newest Sony ES speakers are in the doors. The custom pods house a digital Dakota gauge cluster and a Vintage Air a/c unit that totally change the dash pad. The doors hold two 6.5″ Sep. and the crossover the tweeters are in the dash. The kick panels hold a 6×9 coax Sony ES, and the center console is a stack fabbed sealed box with two 10″ ES subs. Behind the seats are four Sony amps, two GS4 and two GS100 amps all run with T-Spec wiring and connections.

The exterior is painted in ProSpray Titanium Metallic paint that has been faded from seven colors from silver to root beer top to bottom. John Wargo from The Custom Shop added ghosted checkered flags and even a C10 silhouette that are hidden on the truck. John then clear-coated it with 850 ProSpray clear coat and sanded and buffed it to a show finish with Presta compounds. The Custom Shop has delivered a show-stopping, eye-popping SEMA show car that is sure to turn heads.

In conclusion, the 1968 Chevy C10 owned by Josh and Alexis Spicer is a showstopper that was built to stand out from the rest. With its custom mods and stunning paint job, this C10 is sure to be a hit on the show scene. Thanks to The Custom Shop and their sponsors, this C10

Owned by: Josh Spicer and Alexis Spicer

Photos by: Chris Gosda


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Filed Under: December 2021, Features Tagged With: 1968 Chevy C10, Apex leather, C/Tanium, c10, chevy, Chevy C10 build, Chevy C10 interior, Chevy C10 mods, Chevy C10 restoration, Chevy C10 show car, copper carbon fiber, custom, custom ground effects, Custom Truck, dakota digital, Feature, Flanagan IL, flush glass, ghosted checkered flag, Hedman Headers, Led Lights, Lokar, Lowered, LS3 engine, motorized spoiler, Prizmatic powders, ProCharger, Schott Wheels, SEMA 2021, shaved drip rails, show car, Sony Audio, Spectra Performance, stretched bed, The Custom Shop, Toyo Tires, Truck, Vintage Air, Wilwood brakes


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