1958 Chevy Pickup

Motortopia Staff . 21st December, 2021

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Vehicle Details

Owner/ Builder

Jimmy Smith

Vehicles Highlights

Manufacturing year: 1958

Engine:

ENGINE

Shop: Leonard Lamia @ The Speed Shop, North Little Rock, AR

350ci Chevy V-8

Diamond honed block

3.800-inch stroke 4340 forged steel camshaft

5.7-inch center-tocenter 4340 high-grade steel rods

Ross Racing blower pistons

Chrome oil pan

Custom ground hydraulic roller

Edelbrock water pump and Performer RPM heads

Electric cooling fan

Powermaster amp alternator

U.S. Radiator

Don Hampton 671 Blower

Two Holley blower carbs

HEI distributor

Doug’s Headers 3-inch collector

Headers finished in CermaKrome by Cap’s Powdercoating

19-inch glass pack muers

Chrome Chevrolet valve covers

Two K&N air cleaners

Shotgun style breathers

Concept One pulleys and brackets

Ron Francis wiring

Vintage Air hard line hoses

Firewall cleaned up and all wires hidden

700R-4 transmission by Gearstar Performance

CHASSIS & SUSPENSION

Shop: Owner

Factory frame boxed and C-notched

2-inch drop spindles

Mustang II rack & pinion

Rear 4-link

Front and rear coilovers

Front and rear disc brakes

Johns Industries 9-inch Ford Posi Trac

Aluminum fuel cell underneath the bed

Optima battery underneath bed floorboards

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Specification

ENGINE

WHEELS & TIRES

18x10 and 20x14 Budnik wheels

26x10x18 and 29x15x20 Mickey Thompson Sportsman tires

BODY & PAINT

Shop: Mountain Home Street Rods, Mountain Home, AR (Brett and Rick Schmeski)

PPG Black paint

Tailgate airbrushed by Brett Schmeski

’58 Chevy 3100 Apache body

Stock grille, front bumper, door handles, headlights, steel hood, and front and rear fenders

New clear window glass

Mar-K oak wood bed floor with PPG clear coat

Polished bed strips with hidden fasteners

Inner bed panels smoothed

Smoothed cowl

INTERIOR & PAINT

Shop: Terry Holt @Holt Restoration, Traskwood, AR & Matt VIP Car Audio, North Little Rock, AR

Glide bench covered in leather

Lap belts

German square weave carpet

Stock dashboard

Nordskog gauges

CPP steering wheel

RetroSound head unit

Pioneer amplifiers and speakers

Kicker panels behind seat

Vintage Air A/C