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1950 Chevy 3100

Motortopia Staff . 9th December, 2022
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  • 1950 Chevy 3100
  • 1950 Chevy 3100
  • 1950 Chevy 3100
  • 1950 Chevy 3100
  • 1950 Chevy 3100

Vehicle Details

Owner/ Builder

Gavin Broome and Matt Verzi of StreetHeat

Vehicles Highlights

Manufacturing year: 1950

Engine:

ENGINE

  • Shop: StreetHeat, West Melbourne, FL
  • GM 350 V-8
  • Edelbrock 600-cfm carb
  • KMJ Performance dual-plane intake
  • K&N filter
  • HEI ignition
  • Shorty headers
  • Magnaflow three-chamber mufflers
  • Cherry Bomb exhaust tips through the bumper
  • Billet engine pulleys
  • Painted to match valve covers and breathers
  • Champion aluminum radiator with 16-inch Tsunami electric fan
  • 700R4 automatic transmission
  • 23-inch Lokar shifter
  • Olsen Industries driveshaft
  • Smooth firewall

SUSPENSION

  • Shop: StreetHeat, West Melbourne, FL
  • Boxed and C-notched, powder-coated frame
  • Reinforced with new cross members
  • CPP Mustang II front end
  • Tubular control arms
  • Thunderbird rack-and-pinion power steering
  • StreetHeat-designed 2-link rear suspension with pan hard bar
  • 8.8 Ford rearend with Eaton Posi and 3.73 gears
  • 11-inch drilled and slotted disc brakes on all four wheels
  • Speedway shock absorbers
  • AirMaxx ’bags, Viair 480 compressor, Horn Blasters 5-gallon reserve tank

Transmission:

Exterior Color:

Interior Color:

Specification

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ENGINE

  • Shop: StreetHeat, West Melbourne, FL
  • GM 350 V-8
  • Edelbrock 600-cfm carb
  • KMJ Performance dual-plane intake
  • K&N filter
  • HEI ignition
  • Shorty headers
  • Magnaflow three-chamber mufflers
  • Cherry Bomb exhaust tips through the bumper
  • Billet engine pulleys
  • Painted to match valve covers and breathers
  • Champion aluminum radiator with 16-inch Tsunami electric fan
  • 700R4 automatic transmission
  • 23-inch Lokar shifter
  • Olsen Industries driveshaft
  • Smooth firewall

SUSPENSION

  • Shop: StreetHeat, West Melbourne, FL
  • Boxed and C-notched, powder-coated frame
  • Reinforced with new cross members
  • CPP Mustang II front end
  • Tubular control arms
  • Thunderbird rack-and-pinion power steering
  • StreetHeat-designed 2-link rear suspension with pan hard bar
  • 8.8 Ford rearend with Eaton Posi and 3.73 gears
  • 11-inch drilled and slotted disc brakes on all four wheels
  • Speedway shock absorbers
  • AirMaxx ’bags, Viair 480 compressor, Horn Blasters 5-gallon reserve tank

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WHEELS & TIRES

  • 17-inch Chrysler 300 wheels with spider caps
  • Wide whites from Fritz’s Tire, 225/55-17

BODY & PAINT

  • Shop: StreetHeat, West Melbourne, FL
  • Untouched exterior sheet metal showcasing the patina acquired over the last half-century
  • Projector beam headlights
  • New chrome grille
  • LED taillights
  • Raised bed floor with mahogany-stained, cedar plank

INTERIOR

  • Shop: StreetHheat, West Melbourne, FL
  • New floors and inner panels
  • Custom bench seat frame upholstered in Endura soft brown vinyl
  • Matching door panels and new hardware
  • Dolphin gauges
  • RetroSound classic radio
  • Gear Head peddles
  • Chevrolet Biscayne steering wheel on a tilt CPP column
  • New window glass
  • Black headliner
  • Brown loop pile carpeting
  • Stinger Road kill sound insulation
SPECIAL THANKS FROM THE OWNER: Thanks to Precision Powder Coat, Charlie's Customs and Olsen Industries.