Jason Scudellari in the Tech Center at The Enthusiast Network | Week to Wicked . . . .catchy name and what they’ve done will amaze you!Jason Scudellari has long been in the automotive industry so it should come as no surprise what he can do with a car, or truck for that matter. But in a week? That is truly nothing short of amazing. Just about 17 years ago Scudellari started working with TEN, The Enthusiast Network, in what was called the "tech center". This was a way for TEN to work closely with their advertisers for stories and even do some R&D from time to time. The first tech center had a single 2 post lift in an area of about 400 square feet. As time went by it became very clear that with all the projects he had going on for magazines like Street Rodder, Super Chevy, Chevy High Performance, Lowrider, and so many more, he needed more space. Fast forward four shops later and we've found Jason in an impressive 10,000 square foot shop complete with photo studio and fabrication room. 
What the team at W2W started with for the C10 build for SEMA | On a typical day he can be found doing anything from simple upgrades to complete builds. Everything he does is published online, in print, or in some kind of video for one of the TEN brands. Much of what he does is show the readers how to do some of the mods step by step. These segments were so well received that the sales team wondered what else they could bring to the table to maintain this interest from readers and advertisers. Before long the concept of W2W (Week to Wicked) grew legs and they ran with it. This would become an innovative way to promote the advertisers and their products with a program aimed just for them. The name alone, W2W, inspires visions in the minds of car people. Seriously, anyone who has attempted to work on a car knows that one seemingly simple job can turn into a week's worth of work. Let alone take something completely stock and re-build it in a week! That’s impossible. But the build itself starts a couple months before they start shooting the show. It's all about finding the right vehicle. After that, they get the vehicle to a "restored look” giving them a sort of fresh canvas to work with. Jason admits it can get rough sometimes, but he has a great team that helps make this happen. “We have a week and it’s going to get wicked” says Jason. 
A peek at the Mast Motors power plant with FAST intake and Holley fuel system | Now add in a little show called SEMA and what’s a builder to do? How about a C10? Maybe one that started as a C20 long bed? It’s clear the team over at TEN don’t scare too easily! If you made it to SEMA this year there is a good chance you caught a glimpse of the bad boy in the CPP Booth. A big part of the build was taking it from a long bed, requiring cutting and welding to create the short bed. Brother’s Truck Parts provided the short bed conversion. Then this C10 was completely stripped, cleaned, and painted. To get things rolling on the C10 and turn this stock truck into a modern day performance driver, they started with all CPP suspension, brakes and steering. The team used a truck arm in the rear with a coil and adjustable shock. In the front they used upper and lower tubular control arms with a coilover. Then they upgraded to a tighter steering box, backed with a CPP steering column. 
The W2W Team hard at work making mods to the C10 chassis | When it came to brakes they used CPP's Big Brake package with a Hydro-stop Master. The drivetrain was a Mast Motors 700 HP LS7 matched with a performance automatic 4L80E Transmission with a CPP 9” rear end to handle all that awesome power. Throw in the AIRAID universal air intake kit 101-401, and then top it off with a FAST injection system and a Holley fuel system and you've got a running motor. To adequately get that power to the street the used a rally style wheel by American Legend.So what about the SEMA Thrash? When you rebuild a truck in say a week, that doesn’t really give you room for errors or issues especially when your build is heading to a vendors booth at SEMA. Well, prepare to be amazed yet a little bit more. Turns out the team at W2W was on time and on their way to SEMA Saturday morning, with vehicle load in being Sunday or Monday for most folks. The team did a two day road trip with a little detour through Death Valley where they were able to finish the taping of the C10 build for TEN. Jason is happy to report that the truck ran perfect! 
Brother's Truck Parts pulled off the cutting and welding required for th short bed conversion | In fact after SEMA, they hopped in that C10 and headed to Comp Cams in Memphis, Tennessee. Three days of driving and a storm later, they arrived with that C10 still running perfectly. Not too shabby for a week's work! In reality Jason’s team of six put in 15 hour day and that adds up to more than 450 hours on this C10 build. Maybe the most impressive part of the whole build is that the truck has yet to see a trailer. It has been driven everywhere. Which is quite the feat considering what went in to the build.For 2017, Jason Scudellari will continue to wow us with the builds he and his team do for the TEN magazine brands. Even moreover, he’s excited to share there are three more W2W builds to come, a 1952 Chevy Truck, a 1971 Camaro and a 1965 Mustang. But when he’s not at the “tech center” you might find him enjoying long walks on the beach with his beautiful wife, riding his Harley, or watching his kids grow! Or maybe even in his own garage fiddling with something, because at the end of the day his passion is building hot rods! 
Scudellari giving the C10 a final once over before heading for the 2016 SEMA show | 
CPP's Big Brake Package along with the rally wheels by American Racing | 
The folks from American Racing sizing up the wheel choice on the W2W C10 build | 
The W2W finished product sits proudly at the CPP Booth at the 2016 SEMA Show | |
