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1955 Chevy Pickup

Motortopia Staff . 29th November, 2022
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  • 1955 Chevy Pickup
  • 1955 Chevy Pickup
  • 1955 Chevy Pickup
  • 1955 Chevy Pickup
  • 1955 Chevy Pickup

Vehicle Details

Owner/ Builder

Dennis Shanahan

Vehicles Highlights

Manufacturing year: 1955

Engine:

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

Transmission:

Exterior Color:

Interior Color:

Specification

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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

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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