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THE MACHINES / PROJECT NO. 001

Night Shift

1976 Chevrolet C10 Stepside

Old iron. Bad intentions. A black pickup with a small-block Chevrolet, yellow eyes, and no interest in sitting under fluorescent lights.

ENGINE
400 C.I. / small block
STATUS
Still causing trouble
Night Shift head-on from gravel level: a black 1976 Chevrolet C10 with yellow headlamps and driving lamps

PLATE 00 / THE WALK-AROUND

Take a lap.

  1. 01 Nose first. Yellow eyes, black steel.
  2. 02 Down the side. The badge, the stance.
  3. 03 Round the back. Stepside and fat rubber.

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Night Shift on a gravel drive in fall light, filmed walking around the truck
FILMED BY THE OWNER / OCTOBER

Driven without ceremony.

Built with character, driven without ceremony. A small-block Chevrolet, black paint, race-inspired details, and enough attitude to make an otherwise ordinary road feel interesting.

Night Shift is the first Varmint. It is also the reason there is a Varmint. The full write-up, where it came from and how it came together, is on the bench. It lands in the journal below.

Illustrated V8 Illustrated tire

FORM VM-001 / FILL IN WHAT YOU KNOW

The build sheet.

Vehicle
1976 Chevrolet C10 Stepside
Engine
Chevrolet 400 small-block
Wheels
Aero Racing black steel, NASCAR-style, 15×10, 4.5-inch backspacing
Tires
Cooper Cobra Radial G/T, 275/60R15
Suspension
Lowered: front lowering springs, rear axle flip
Front end
Satin-black steel chin spoiler
Lighting
Hella 500 clear-lens auxiliary lights with covers, yellow headlamps
Finish
Black
Bed
Burned and clear-coated wood, black steel strips
Custom
Night Shift badges
Interior
Not yet documented

Spring rates, ride height, and engine internals still being written down.

NIGHT SHIFT / SHOP THE BUILD

The parts. The attitude.

The pieces behind the presence. Find yours.

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  1. One of Night Shift's black Aero steel wheels, off the truck
    FROM THE TRUCK

    NS-01 / WHEELS

    Aero Racing steel wheels

    15×10 · 4.5-inch backspacing

    Steel. Wide. All attitude.

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  2. Cooper Cobra lettering on the sidewall of Night Shift's tire
    FROM THE TRUCK

    NS-02 / TIRES

    Cobra Radial G/T

    275/60R15

    Let the sidewall talk.

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  3. Night Shift's front end: Hella lights on the bumper, steel chin spoiler below
    FROM THE TRUCK

    NS-03 / CHIN SPOILER

    Steel chin spoiler

    Satin-black steel · two-piece · for 1973 to 1987 C10s

    Low profile. High impact.

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  4. One of Night Shift's Hella auxiliary lights on the front bumper
    FROM THE TRUCK

    NS-04 / LIGHTING

    Hella 500 auxiliary lights

    Clear lens

    Clear light. After dark.

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Still part of the build.

No links for these yet. The finer details are still being written down.

Suspension
Front lowering springs Spring rate and drop to verify
Suspension
Rear axle flip Kit and ride height to verify
Engine
Chevrolet 400 small-block Internals to verify
Bed
Finished wood bed Burned and clear-coated, black steel strips
Custom
Night Shift badges Made for this truck. Not for sale.

PLATES ON FILE: 07

Plates.

Night Shift head-on in the garage, shot low from the gravel
PLATE 01 / HEAD-ON
The small-block 400 in the engine bay
PLATE 02 / 400 C.I.
The Night Shift door badge
PLATE 03 / THE BADGE
Night Shift in side profile on a gravel drive
PLATE 04 / PROFILE
Night Shift from the rear on a wooded gravel drive: stepside bed and tailgate
PLATE 05 / STEPSIDE
Night Shift in the woods with its yellow headlights on
PLATE 06 / AFTER HOURS
Aero steel wheel and Cooper Cobra Radial G/T tire
PLATE 07 / 275/60R15

The journal.

ENTRY 001

Still in the garage. Build notes, fixes, and the occasional bad decision start here.

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