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1955 Chevy Pickup

Motortopia Motortopia , 29th November, 2022

Owner/Builder

Dennis Shanahan

Specs

    ENGINE:

    • GM LS2 crate motor painted to match body with flat clear
    • Tremec TK600 five-speed transmission
    • McLeod clutch and hydraulic throw-out bearing
    • Ceramic-coated Sanderson headers
    • Muffler Tech through-frame exhaust
    • PRC radiator
    • Roseville Rod stainless radiator lines
    • Haywire wiring loom

    SUSPENSION:

    • Street Rod Chassis Builders frame
    • Heidt’s C4 Corvette front suspension
    • Street Rod Chassis Builders 4-link rearend suspension
    • C4 Corvette rearend with custom brackets for coil-overs, custom sized by Roseville Rod
    • QA1 coil-overs
    • Baer 14-inch rotors
    • Baer six-piston monoblock calipers
    • Rock Valley gas tank
    • Mace Supply stainless fasteners
    • All fasteners ground smooth and scuffed
    • Frame smoothed and painted to match body
    • Suspension parts painted to match body with flat clear

    INTERIOR:

    • Ididt steering column
    • Budnik Shotgun steering wheel
    • Glide Engineering seats
    • Custom console with relocated controls by Dave Putnam
    • Leather upholstery by Dave Putnam
    • Pioneer head unit
    • Hertz speakers and amp
    • Vintage Air A/C unit
    • Dash welded to windshield posts and smoothed
    • Classic Instruments gauge panel
    • One-piece windows by Bruton’s Glass

    WHEELS AND TIRES:

    • Budnik Shotgun Wheels, 18-inch front, 20-inch rear
    • Goodyear Eagle 245/45R18 front and 275/45R20 rear

    BODY & PAINT:

    • Factory welds filled
    • Seams filled
    • Upper grille and latch panel joined
    • Firewall holes filled
    • Cowl vent filled and smoothed
    • Door doglegs rounded
    • Door handles shaved
    • Door strikers and latches reversed
    • Body gaps filled and evened
    • Drip rails extended, molded
    • Bed post holes filled
    • Bed wood replaced
    • Bed raised ¾ inch
    • Rear fenders widened 1.5 inches
    • Steps widened
    • Bumpers flipped, filled, smoothed, and painted
    • Tailgate molded, latches hidden
    • Taillights relocated
    • Audi Alpaca Beige Metallic paint
    • Bodywork by Dennis Shanahan
    • PPG paint by Shanahan’s Auto Body
    • Pinstripes by Mark Cline Pinstriping
    SPECIAL THANKS FROM THE OWNER: Kail Withers, Eric Evenson, Ronnie Bunker, Terry Lyttge, Shanahan’s Auto Body crew, Debbie Shanahan, Steve Silva, Gerry’s Paint Supply and Roseville Rod

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