1951 Chevrolet 3100

Motortopia Staff . 16th February, 2023

0 Likes

Vehicle Details

Owner/ Builder

Carmen Vasquez

Vehicles Highlights

Manufacturing year: 1951

Engine:

ENGINE

Shop: Tre 5 Customs

Turnkey Engine Supply, Oceanside, CA

Chevrolet 372-ci LS3 V-8 with 432 hp and 430 ft-lbs torque

Forged powdered metal rods

Mahle hypereutectic aluminum pistons

Nodular iron crankshaft

Cast aluminum cylinder heads

2.160-inch hollow stem intake valves

1.590-inch exhaust valves

5/16x7.400 pushrods

1.7:1 rockers

COMP Cams hot cam and lifters

Edelbrock high-performance aluminum water pump

Summit Racing radiator

Energy Suspension motor mounts

LS3 composite intake manifold

Polished stainless-steel headers

True dual 3-inch stainless steel exhaust TIG welded by Tre 5 Customs

Dual 3-inch Black Widow Venom mufflers

140-amp 1-wire alternator

Dual electric cooling fans

K&N air filter with custom intake

Drive-by-wire throttle body

All American Billet LS front drive system with All American Billet polished 6061-T6 pulleys

All American Billet coolant and power steering reservoirs

Turnkey Engine Supply wiring

Custom aluminum hoses

Color-matched valve covers with custom-engraved plaques by Hanro Studios

Turnkey Engine Supply 4L65-E transmission

2,800 stall speed

Lokar shifter

Five-pinion gear sets

Heat-treated stator shaft splines

Induction hardened turbine shaft

Seven-plate clutch

Shot-peened output shaft

Revised valve body calibration

Custom two-piece steel driveshaft with carrier bearing

20-gallon gas tank built by Tre 5 Customs

Strange Engineering 9-inch rearend with 31-spline axles

Eaton Tru Trac

3:73 gear ratiok

SUSPENSION

Shop: Tre 5 Customs

Roadster Shop Revo chassis

Parallel 4-link with pan hard bar

Ridetech RQ coil-overs

Wilwood spindles

Roadster Shop control arms

Baer six-piston 14-inch brakes front

Baer six-piston 14-inch brakes rear

Under-cab-mounted 7-inch dual diaphragm brake booster

Transmission:

Exterior Color:

Interior Color:

Specification

ENGINE

WHEELS & TIRES

20x8.5 and 22x10 polished Intro Santa Fe

Pirelli 255/35R20 and 305/30R22 tires

BODY & PAINT

Performed by Jeremy and Hector at Tre 5 Customs in Phoenix and Frank, Jackie, Jim and Chris at IkandyPaintworks, Peoria, AZ

Shaved center hood seam and trim

Shaved cowl

Shaved gas door

Shaved B-pillar vent

Shaved stake pockets

Altman latches on doors and tailgate

Custom bead-rolled firewall and matching tailgate skin

LMC Truck replacement grille

LMC Truck chrome front and rear bumpers

LMC Truck bed

LMC Truck LED taillights and headlights

Custom-built gas door in the bed floor

Precision Replacement Products windows installed by Select Glass

Tre 5 Customs billet custom-cut badges by All-American Billet

Fashion Paint Nature Green laid over black basecoat

Automotive HS50 clearcoat

INTERIOR

Performed by Steve Yiu at Elevated Design, Phoenix

TMI Products Bentley carpet

TMI Products Sport X seats

Wrapped headliner

Double-DIN radio and Vintage Air AC control custom fitted to the stock dashboard

Painted trim piece around radio and AC controls

Wrapped dashboard

Dakota Digital VHX direct-fit gauges

All American Billet interior handles

Vintage Air Gen IV AC

Custom console

Custom door panels and kick panels

Single-piece side window conversion

Power side windows

Pioneer head unit

Rockford Fosgate wiring

One five-channel Rockford Fosgate Punch amplifier

One 10-inch Rockford Fosgate Punch series shallow-mount subwoofer

Kinetik HC1800REV battery

SPECIAL THANKS FROM THE OWNER: “Special thanks toEl Primo Oilfield Services for hooking me up with Tre 5 Customs and Ikandy Paint Works. I also want to thank God and all my friends and family for helping me make the special memory and build possible.”