This C10 is in pieces, but the dual-view footage of the tire-slaying action is solid.
This burnout video comes to us from the Built Not Bought YouTube channel and it features a 1981 Chevrolet C10 pickup cleaning off the rear tires. This truck is clearly a project in progress, but the handful of absent body parts just make for a better burnout machine.
C10 with LS power
In stock form, a 1981 Chevrolet C10 with the available V8 engine would smoke the rear tires, but the 80s engine doesn’t make for a particularly quick pickup. On the other hand, replacing the original engine with a 4.8-liter LS-based V8 from a 2001 Silverado adds a bit more torque and a ton more horsepower, transforming this old square-body pickup into a pretty stout sport truck.
More importantly, the extra power of the LS V8 makes this C10 an awesome burnout machine, especially without the weight of the cargo box over the rear wheels. It also doesn’t have a hood, leading us to believe that the owner and his buddies have just finished swapping in the new engine, so they are celebrating with a big, smoky burnout.
Dual-view footage
When the video begins, the 1981 C10 is way off in the distance in the main view, but a small viewing window inserted in the bottom-left corner provides close-up footage of the back tires from the rear of the cab. Since there is no bed, this is the perfect place to mount a camera to catch the tire-smoking fun, while the camera on the side of the road gives us a better look at the entire burnout.
At first, it appears as though the C10 is only going to smoke one wheel, but once the driver comes to a stop, brings up the engine speed and gets the tires spinning – both rear tires quickly begin to smoke. Within a few seconds, the smoke has engulfed the truck, but the LS V8 just keeps on roaring with the back tires ablaze.
The burnout finishes as the driver lets the 1981 Chevy roll forward and as the tires grip, it snaps the truck straight.
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