Doing a frame-off restoration of a 1972 Stepside C10 during the COVID-19 pandemic was a family affair for Zack and Wendy.
Zack and Wendy started the restoration in December of 2019. Their daughters also helped at various times with installing the glass and weatherstrip. Zack said it gave his kids a little learning experience. Even Zack’s niece and nephew chipped in.
“I always say it’s something that came from the rubbles of a 50-year-old vehicle, now bringing it to life and modernizing it, and now bring it to other people’s attention,” Zack said.
Zack and Wendy said their truck is a head-turner at shows and at home. They also post photos of people in their community posing with their truck at ball games, tennis courts and parks.
“It’s exciting just to be able to see people’s reaction when they see it,” Wendy said. “They walk up and they’re like, ‘Did you buy this truck this way?’ and I’m able to say, ‘No, we built it.’”’
Wendy also said she enjoyed the restoration, and it was great taking part in the process with her husband.
“He might not say so,” Wendy said, laughing.
“It was interesting at times,” Zack said. “It was fun to do a frame-off restoration. I’ve done other cars before in the past, but doing one with frame-off restoration with my wife, with my family, and meeting so many other guys that helped me along the way.”
Zack is thankful for the community he found while doing the restoration. He said it’s been an enjoyable experience meeting different people who have given him advice — and criticism — on what to do on their truck.
“I would like to thank all the guys, very knowledgeable guys that helped us out over this time, getting on different forums, asking people different things, people chatting back telling you some upgrades you can do,” Zack said.
Some advice of his own: Use a budget and be patient. When problems arise, Zack said to take your time and don’t try to cut costs.
“Understand that it’s not just going to happen overnight,” Zack said. “My wife calls me instant potatoes because basically I got the car in December of ‘19 and I basically wanted it done by February. Didn’t happen.”
To see more photos of the truck and the restoration process, check out their Instagram page.
Would y’all to do my 68 c10