Built, not just restored.
Rusty is a personal restomod project by Carl Guthrie. The work spans the engine and drivetrain, steering, suspension, exterior, custom bumpers and a carefully detailed red interior.
This build showcases Carl’s hands-on experience. Carl’s Auto is currently focused on upholstery services rather than offering complete restomod or mechanical builds for customers.
What went into Rusty
Interior & Upholstery
Installed premade Raybuck front seat upholstery covers; personally made and upholstered the center jump seat/console top; dyed a Tahoe third-row rear seat red; refurbished the dash and installed an LMC red dash cover; fabricated a twin-stick shifter boot; installed working white-face gauges.
Engine & Drivetrain
Rebuilt 355 small-block Chevrolet, four-bolt main, H345NP pistons, 906 Vortec heads, COMP Cams Xtreme 4x4 hydraulic flat-tappet cam, dual-plane Vortec-style intake, and Edelbrock 650 carburetor rebuilt by Riley’s Rebuilds. TH350 automatic and NP203 transfer case with custom twin-stick setup; 4.11 gears front and rear, JEGS rear positraction.
Suspension & Steering
Rough Country 4-inch lift, 35-inch Cooper M/T tires, rebuilt power steering box, XJ steering shaft, GM tilt column, new tie rods and shocks. Grant steering wheel stained by Carl to complement the Cheyenne interior woodgrain.
Exterior & Fabrication
Carl fabricated both tubular bumpers, including the integrated front winch mount. Raptor liner finish in GM WA8915 Gunmetal Gray Metallic and WA8523 Black Metallic, Bushwacker cut-out flares, Softopper, billet grille, spotlight, new windshield, undercoating, body mounts, and a matching trailer.
Rusty photo archive
Select a photo to enlarge. The archive contains submitted build photographs, including progress and detail shots.
Watch the build
The front seat videos show installation of a premade Raybuck upholstery kit; the custom jump seat and twin-stick boot videos show Carl’s own fabrication and upholstery work.