2020 PowerTour C10 Build

[UMI_Dave]

Hey guys, first time poster here. From what I have seen online, this is a great forum for HRPT information. This will be my first Power Tour event and we will be doing the Long Haul, with my wife riding shotgun and a friend from work in his C10. I have done Drag week with friends but it has been many years.

I work in sales at UMI performance and I am an avid SCCA racer. Luck just had it that I was asked to take a vehicle on the tour for 2020. We are in the process of building our 87' C10 out for the trip. This is a relative low mile example and we are just going to freshen up the stock drivetrain. We are running out Stage 2 suspension setup, while Nate's C10 will be testing our new 4 Link and A-Arms that he designed. I am a planner and have been gathering information for the last couple months on the tour and what to expect, as I really like to be prepared for anything.

I wanted to share a couple photos of where the truck started and where it is heading. We are painting the truck all gold and repairing the holes in the roof from the visor. Interior is getting a new dash pad, bench seat, and center console from TMI. For tunes we are adding a Retrostound headunit and some updated stock location speakers. Wheels are American Racing Saltflats in 20" x 10". Basically we are looking to make a comfortable cruiser to further test our suspension systems.

Thanks again for the great resource of information.

[moparjim71]

Welcome Dave! A friend who’s going on tour with us has all UMI pieces in his ‘65 Buick Skylark Gran Sport and loves it. He’s almost got me talked into updating mine!

[UMI_Dave]

Welcome Dave! A friend who’s going on tour with us has all UMI pieces in his ‘65 Buick Skylark Gran Sport and loves it. He’s almost got me talked into updating mine!

Thanks Jim. I have met a lot of people from working in this industry and I am looking forward to hanging out with customers on this trip. Always enjoy seeing meeting folks that put miles on cars.

[>>>>head]

UMI, I am another UMI customer with your vette brake kit on my Firebird. When it gets closer to June, let me know when you are leaving and I'll try to join up with you on the way to Norwalk.

[Monster]

Welcome to the forum Dave !

[oletrux4evr]

Welcome aboard.

[UMI_Dave]

UMI, I am another UMI customer with your vette brake kit on my Firebird. When it gets closer to June, let me know when you are leaving and I'll try to join up with you on the way to Norwalk.

That would be awesome. We will have our Rig out at Super Summit starting Thursday before the start of PT. I will be heading out Saturday afternoon to get in a little AutoCross at Norwalk. Hope to catch you our there.

Thanks much for the welcome guys.

[Redline04]

Welcome aboard Dave!
During last years HRPT, Your partner Nate helped me set up a full UMI suspension package for my 79 TA project... someday I'll even get it installed

[UMI_Dave]

Welcome aboard Dave!
During last years HRPT, Your partner Nate helped me set up a full UMI suspension package for my 79 TA project... someday I'll even get it installed

That is awesome! I know Nate really enjoys doing the Power Tour event, he was first on the list for this year at our company. You are going to love the 2nd Gen stuff, Nate worked really hard on putting that together and it has been well tested on our 71'. Are we going to see you on the tour this year?

[BluLightning]

Looks like a cool build. Hopefully we'll see you on tour.

[Redline04]

'. Are we going to see you on the tour this year?

I'm planning on it! I'll have the Mopar wagon, TA won't be ready, too many medical bills to spend $ on that right now.
I'll watch for your C10, or maybe catch you with the UMI gang

[UMI_Dave]

I'm planning on it! I'll have the Mopar wagon, TA won't be ready, too many medical bills to spend $ on that right now.
I'll watch for your C10, or maybe catch you with the UMI gang

I will keep an eye out. The Gold truck left for paint just yesterday and should see it back in a few weeks, just in time for the interior to be in house. Nate's Black C10 is in the process of the notch and 4 link, and A-Arm jigs are being worked on now. We will have Brent Pursifull with is, not sure what car of his but it is bound to be a 2nd Gen F-Body.

[UMI_Dave]

I did a quick check, and Brent is the one who helped finalize the order Nate set up for me. I was supposed to get back to them to figure out a suspension update for the Wagon, but life got in the way. Would be nice to get new rear springs/shocks and front coil overs w/ performance torsion bars. If life would slow down a bit, I might get to it.

Brent Persifull is actually a friend of the company that uses our products on his cars, guy lives and breathes 2nd Gen F-Body's. Brent Johnson is who you worked with in our Tech department. Brent J and Nate actually field a dirt car together, dude is a hell of a driver!

[UMI_Dave]

Well, we are back at the build after being closed for the last 7 weeks. In that time the C10 has come back from paint and the interior has arrived from TMI Products. We have been working on the mechanicals to make sure the truck is in tip top running condition. Exhaust had seen better days so we replaced a passenger side manifold and started on an economical Dynamax exhaust system. Tires are mounted on the American Racing wheels, just need to button a couple things up and install them.