1948 Chevy 3100 Pickup

Motortopia Staff . 8th December, 2022

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Vehicle Details

Owner/ Builder

Dermie Close

Vehicles Highlights

Manufacturing year: 1948

Engine:

ENGINE

6.0L LS3 V-8 Hotcam crate engine

Howe guides

Vintage Air water pump

Howe aluminum radiator

K&N air cleaner

Hand-built intake(owner)

Spal 16x2-inch fans

Hand-built headers with ceramic titanium finish (owner)

Custom 2 ½-inch exhaust with custom tip (owner)

Magnaflow mufflers

Custom-built motor mounts (owner)

Custom Clayton Machine Works valve covers

Vintage Air drive accessory/pulleys

Custom hoses

Hand-built injector covers

500-plus-hp/475 lb-ft torque

4L70e transmission

TCI shift kit

2,500 stall torque converter

Strange Engineering steel driveshaft

Engine assembled by owner

BODY & PAINT

Chopped 3 ½ inches

Cab stretched 6 inches through the doors

1 ½-inch pie-cut hood with custom internal brace

Hand-built front and rear bumpers

Stock grille with no marker lights

Custom-fit windows

Custom truck bed

White oak straight- grain bed floor

Hand-built tailgate

Stock fenders bolted on to fit custom bed

Aircraft fuel filler in bed

Modified Rock Valley running boards

1955 GM car door handles

1999 Cadillac taillights

’90s Mercedes E-Class headlights

Painted PPG Lexus Desert Sand

Hidden third brake light in paint

Bodywork by Close Fabrication (owner)

Paint by Close Fabrication (JosephTorres)

Transmission:

Exterior Color:

Interior Color:

Specification

ENGINE

SUSPENSION &CHASSIS

Art Morrison chassis

Strange Engineering 4.11 Posi rearend

Strange Engineering axles

Custom Art Morrison triangulated four-bar rear suspension

Modified C5 Corvette front suspension

Air shocks

14-inch Baer brakes

ABS brakes booster/master cylinder

Performed by Art Morrison

WHEELS &TIRES

Chrome 18-inch (front) and 20-inch(rear) Foose wheels

225/50/18 and 265/50/20 Toyo tires

INTERIOR &STEREO

Leather bench seat

Custom wraparound dashboard with AC vents (owner)

Auto Meter custom shop gauges

Modified 15-inch 1955 GM steering wheel

Vintage Air air-conditioning

Hand-built console (owner)

SoCal and Autolock switches

Modified Lokar shifter with custom knob

Interior by William Paiz Custom Interiors and owner

Kicker PXIBT502 head unit

Kicker QSS67 speakers

Kicker CompR 10- inch subwoofers

Kicker KX800.5 amplifier

Optima Yellow Top battery

Dynamat/Dynaliner sound deadener

Stereo installation by owner

SPECIAL THANKS FROMTHE OWNER: “Todd Gartshore, former VP at Baer Brakes, he was the first to sponsor the truck, with the help of AL Unser Jr. Al was my next door neighbor for over 10 years; he went to SEMA two years in a row and helped me promote the truck—huge help. Gabi Baer from Baer Brakes, Steve Lehner from PPG, Paul McMillion from Lizardskin, John Meadows from Ridetech, Jeanette Ladina from Flaming River, Eric Saltrick from Steele Rubber Products, Charlie Mallory from Dynamat, Kris Carlson from Auto Meter, Greg Goeders from Spal, Roger Demaree from Kicker and K&N filters.”