In 2018, Heavy Metal Custom Shop had the privilege of being part of a special project.Bellingham local, Ron Muggerud was rebuilding a 1975 C10 that he had owned for 35years.The two tone red and white beauty had been Ron’s daily driver for a better part of those35 years before an unfortunate freeway accident wrecked the Read More
This project has been a long time coming! We are very excited to see this truck hit the road under its own power. Years ago, before the shop was even officially open, Paul took on a frame swap and LS set up job on this gorgeous patina’d 1950 Chevy. The goal for the truck was Read More
Let’s talk about the much anticipated WINTER PROJECTS!! It’s a thing… We all get out in the summer months and show, race, or cruise our projects while the weather is good. Most car people have plans for what is going to be built, repaired, upgraded or customized over the winter. Here at HMCS, our team Read More
Paul and Jennifer bought this pickup in stock condition from the son of the original owner. He remembered going with his dad to Dewey Griffin GMC to order this truck in 1981. It was special ordered with few options but did include a “Z07 Special Economy Truck” package which included a 4.1L 6 cylinder engine, Read More
Built in memory of a family member, this F250 was intended to be functional and stay in the family forever while being used for anything a modern truck would be. That goal was accomplished by combining a low mile, almost rust free crew cab short bed truck with a 2002 F250 chassis and most of Read More
This Blazer was a barn find of sorts: restoration had been started years before by a previous owner but then stalled out and it was put in storage. The current owner scooped it up and proceeded to update it with a stroked LS3 crate engine, 4L80E transmission, Vintage Air, Dakota Digital instruments, and more. 7.0 Read More
This beautifully restored Firebird is a numbers matching 400 car, although the original engine has been bored and stroked to 461 cid. The customer’s priority with this car is to maintain the original appearance while making improvements along the way to result in a better driving machine. The original M21 4 speed was swapped out Read More
This car was purchased for $350, and the seller was insistent that it was a parts car only, that it could never be restored or put back on the road. Well, it took a bit of work just to make it roll onto a trailer, but we spent about a month on it fixing brakes Read More
This patina’d truck was built to daily drive and road trip. It rides on an S10 chassis with LS power under the hood, and has some creature comforts like Trailblazer seats, Vintage Air heat/defrost, and Dakota Digital RTX instruments. 6.0 LQ4 Gen 3 small block 4L80E automatic transmission 10 bolt rear axle with 3.73 gears Read More
This car’s owner had a lifelong dream to own a Chrysler with the rare Sonoramic Commando dual carb option that he had seen at a car show in his youth. With the real “Letter Cars” being rare and commanding high prices, he opted to turn a Newport Convertible into a 300C clone. He spent over Read More
