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1955 Chevy 3100 Pickup Truck - The Color Of Success

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Mike Carpenter
Farmington, New Mexico
1955 Chevrolet 3100
CHASSIS
FRAME: stock
MODIFICATIONS: by Wild West Street Rods
REAREND / RATIO: Ford 9” / 3.50:1 posi
REAR SUSPENSION: RB’s dropped leaf
REAR BRAKES: Ford drum
FRONT SUSPENSION: Heidts IFS
FRONT BRAKES: GM 11” disc
STEERING BOX: rack-and-pinion
FRONT WHEELS: Billet Specialties Vintec, 17x7
REAR WHEELS: Billet Specialties Vintec, 17x8
FRONT TIRES: Goodyear RS-A, 215/50R17
REAR TIRES: Goodyear RS-A, 235/55R17
GAS TANK: No Limit 19-gal.
DRIVETRAIN
ENGINE: GM Performance 350
HEADS: Vortec
VALVE COVERS: GM
MANIFOLD / INDUCTION: GM / Holley 600 cfm
IGNITION: HEI
EXHAUST / MUFFLERS: 2 1/2” / Flowmaster 3-chamber
HEADERS: block-hugger
TRANSMISSION: TH350 HD, by Phoenix Transmission
BODY
STYLE: 3100 First Series
FENDERS FRONT / REAR: stock
HOOD: stock
GRILLE: stock chrome
BED: Mar-K, steel
BED WOOD: oak, Mar-K
BODYWORK BY: Jim Malone, Wild West Street Rods
PAINT BY: Jim Malone
PAINT TYPE / COLOR: PPG / Wheatland Yellow
Headlights / Taillights: stock
BUMPERS: stock chrome
INTERIOR
DASH: stock
GAUGES: stock, redone by United Speedometer Service, Riverside, CA
AIR CONDITIONING: Vintage Air
STEERING WHEEL: Billet Specialties
STEERING COLUMN: ididit chrome tilt
SEAT: Glide
UPHOLSTERY BY: Lupe's, Highland, CA
MATERIAL / COLOR: leather / cork
CARPET: cinnamon


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