C10 Builder's Guide

MADE IN AMERICA

Visiting and Touring All American Billet

- Words by Chris Hamilton Photos by Brian Goude

HAVING THE BENEFIT OF behind-the-scenes access to most of the top truck parts manufactur­ers in America is a gift most people don’t often get. We get excited to tour the facilities and listen to the passion in the voices of the staff on site. Generally, these are all truck guys doing cool truck guy things with cool truck guy friends.

This group of gearheads at All American Billet decided to focus on high quality, billet aluminum hotrod parts for classic Chevy and Ford trucks.

All of these parts are fully produced, engineered and made in America at their Phoenix location.

The daily grind includes carving out beautiful aftermarke­t parts like serpentine pulley kits, engine, interior and exterior accessorie­s, full suspension systems and more!

Since 1909, All American Billet’s parent company, Valley Machine Works, has been providing high quality new parts and durable repairs you can depend on. When C.F. Johnsen first opened the shop, it was powered by one single 5-horsepower motor. Today, that very same shop is equipped with a variety of precision machines including state-of-the-art CNC equipped mills and lathes. They also have a full-service welding and fabricatio­n shop on the premises capable of building or repairing most anything.

This family owned and operated business has been producing quality work for more than four generation­s, over 100 years!

After years of a successful operation developing new parts for all industries—including oil field and fuel industries, farm equipment, restaurant­s, constructi­on equipment, elevator companies, as well as government agencies—the time finally came to test out the custom truck market. To make it to the top of the quality list in this scene, you need to produce good quality parts that perform as advertised and are affordable to the majority of the market. The crew at All American Billet knew the recipe for success and had the experience to figure out the rest. So, they hit the ground running, and they haven’t looked back.

Years of experience has shown them how to stay small and sell big. Their mission is to offer you products at the best prices, along with unparallel­ed service. All jobs receive the same attention to detail regardless of size or complexity. We wanted to get a firsthand look at the process, so we packed our bags and headed out to Phoenix for a one-on-one tour with the brain behind the billet, Shane Williams.

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