robably one of the last things any of us ever really thinks about when starting or even in the middle of a truck build is the question of what would happen if we were not able to see it through completion—not for reasons of financial hardship, rather, for reasons of poor health. But, as much as we hate to hear about stories as such, they do happen.

With the in-progress project turned over to Chimera, the next year-and-a-half was spent fulfilling a pair of dreams. The chassis, which the original owner had already begun modifying, was completed using a combination of Classic Performance Products upgrades, such as a front disc brake conversion and tubular upper control arms and dropped spindles. But to get the C10 to sit as low as it does now over the “whitewalled” Toyo radials and Detroit Steel 20-inch smoothies, along with a necessary rear frame C-notch, Firestone air springs were integrated fore and aft. For power, the original V-8 was swapped out for a slightly more potent Billet Specialties Tru Trac–outfitted LS3 backed with a Bowtie Overdrives 4L70E.