{"id":128667,"date":"2025-03-06T15:14:03","date_gmt":"2025-03-06T21:14:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=128667"},"modified":"2025-03-06T15:14:03","modified_gmt":"2025-03-06T21:14:03","slug":"1985-chevy-c10-with-a-lt1-v8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=128667","title":{"rendered":"1985 Chevy C10 with a LT1 V8"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"1985<\/a><\/p>\n

Goolsby Customs<\/a> transformed this 1985 Chevy C10 into a pro-touring truck worthy of winning the People’s Choice Award<\/a> at the Barrett-Jackson Cup. <\/p>\n

\"1985<\/a><\/p>\n

The truck is powered by a 6.2 L LT1 V8 crate motor<\/a> capable of 455 hp (334 kW) and 465 lb-ft (630 Nm) of torque on 11.5:1 compression. The motor features forged steel crank, forged rods, aluminum pistons, and billet steel roller camshaft. Other parts include Billet Specialties accessory drive, Edelbrock water pump, C&R aluminum radiator, and custom headers fabricated by Goolsby Customs.<\/p>\n

\"1985<\/a><\/p>\n

\"1985<\/a><\/p>\n

\"custom<\/a><\/p>\n

\"stainless<\/a><\/p>\n

The drivetrain starts with a Gearstar Performance 4L65 four-speed automatic transmission. A QA1 carbon fiber driveshaft transmits torque to a GearFX 9-inch rear end with a 3.89 ratio.<\/p>\n

\"Gearstar<\/a><\/p>\n

\"QA1<\/a><\/p>\n

\"GearFX<\/a> <\/p>\n

Goolsby Customs upgraded the truck handling with a Roadster Shop SPEC chassis<\/a>. It uses tubular control arms, AFCO coilovers, Wilwood Pro spindles, and parallel four-link rear suspension. <\/p>\n

\"Roadster<\/a><\/p>\n

\"GearFX<\/a><\/p>\n

The body features a LMC Truck short bed, hood, side panels, floor, and grill. It is covered in BASF GM Light Blue Metallic and Frost White paint with orange stripes. Under each corner is a Billet Specialties SLC Series Invader wheels (20×9, 22×10.5) with Michelin Pilot tires (265\/35, 305\/35).<\/p>\n

\"1985<\/a><\/p>\n

\"1985<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Billet<\/a><\/p>\n

Goolsby Customs sent the truck to Cato\u2019s Custom Upholstery<\/a> for the custom Moore & Giles gray leather upholstery. The interior also has Dakota Digital gauges, Vintage Air SureFit AC system, and Squarebody Syndicate series Ididit steering column. You can view more photos of the truck in the build album<\/a> or at CK Truck Magazine<\/a>. <\/p>\n

\"grey<\/a><\/p>\n

\"grey<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Vintage<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Dakota<\/a><\/p>\n

Source: Goolsby Customs<\/a> and CK Truck Magazine<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Goolsby Customs transformed this 1985 Chevy C10 into a pro-touring truck worthy of winning the People’s Choice Award at the Barrett-Jackson Cup. The truck is powered by a 6.2 L LT1 V8 crate motor capable of 455 hp (334 kW) and 465 lb-ft (630 Nm) of torque on 11.5:1 compression. The motor features forged steel… Read More »1985 Chevy C10 with a LT1 V8<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":128674,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"off","neve_meta_content_width":70,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[215],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-128667","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-c10"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1985-Chevy-C10-with-a-LT1-V8-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":108597,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=108597","url_meta":{"origin":128667,"position":0},"title":"1974 Chevy C10 with a LT1 V8","author":"swaptastic","date":"December 8, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Roadster Shop completed their third Legend Series project called \"Texas Plainsman\" featuring a 1974 Chevy C10 truck. 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