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1951 Chevrolet Custom Crew Cab Pickup

Motortopia Staff . 28th December, 2021
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Vehicle Details

Owner/ Builder

Joseph & Jennifer Thomas

Vehicles Highlights

Manufacturing year: 1951

Engine:

CHASSIS
  • Hagen Frenched Headlights
  • 1978 Buick front stub w/ stock frame
  • Boxed rear rails
  • Tubular cross members
  • 7-inch C-notch
  • 20-gallon fuel cell
  • Front Suspension:
  • Brembo CTSV front brake calipers and rotors
  • Air Ride Technologies cool ride suspension
  • Tubular BMR lower control arms
  • SPC adjustable upper control arms
REAR SUSPENSION
  • Speedway 12.88 rear brakes
  • Air Ride Technologies cool ride suspension
  • Custom rear triangulated four-linkENGINE
  • 1974 Chevrolet 468 V-8
  • 11/1 compression ratio
  • Balanced and blueprinted
  • Steel crank
  • Comp cams
  • Ford valve guide, screw in studs, and stainless valves
  • Custom engine mounts
  • Edelbrock Performer RPM Air Gap intake manifold
  • Holley Double Pumper 650 Carburetor
  • MSD Pro Billet ignition
  • Engine components painted to match build
  • 9-inch Ford rear axle w/ 31 spline curry axles
  • Speedway power brake booster and master cylinder
  • Shop: Mullvain Motorsports in East Peoria, Illinois TRANSMISSION
  • 1990 Chevrolet 700 R4
  • Custom tubular crossmember
  • Lokar shifter cable and brakes
  • Custom length drive shaft
  • Shop: Brooks Automotive in Tremont, Illinois

Transmission:

Exterior Color:

Interior Color:

Specification

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CHASSIS
  • Hagen Frenched Headlights
  • 1978 Buick front stub w/ stock frame
  • Boxed rear rails
  • Tubular cross members
  • 7-inch C-notch
  • 20-gallon fuel cell
  • Front Suspension:
  • Brembo CTSV front brake calipers and rotors
  • Air Ride Technologies cool ride suspension
  • Tubular BMR lower control arms
  • SPC adjustable upper control arms
REAR SUSPENSION
  • Speedway 12.88 rear brakes
  • Air Ride Technologies cool ride suspension
  • Custom rear triangulated four-linkENGINE
  • 1974 Chevrolet 468 V-8
  • 11/1 compression ratio
  • Balanced and blueprinted
  • Steel crank
  • Comp cams
  • Ford valve guide, screw in studs, and stainless valves
  • Custom engine mounts
  • Edelbrock Performer RPM Air Gap intake manifold
  • Holley Double Pumper 650 Carburetor
  • MSD Pro Billet ignition
  • Engine components painted to match build
  • 9-inch Ford rear axle w/ 31 spline curry axles
  • Speedway power brake booster and master cylinder
  • Shop: Mullvain Motorsports in East Peoria, Illinois TRANSMISSION
  • 1990 Chevrolet 700 R4
  • Custom tubular crossmember
  • Lokar shifter cable and brakes
  • Custom length drive shaft
  • Shop: Brooks Automotive in Tremont, Illinois

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WHEELS
  • Foose Monterey Wheels
  • Front: 22x8.5
  • Front tires: 245/30/22 Pirelli P Zero Nero
  • Rear: 22x12
  • Rear tires: 315/25/zr22 Pirelli P Zero BODY
  • Custom built four-door cab; used two cabs to make the crew cab and third for the corner windows
  • Rear doors are front doors swapped side to side and shortened, open suicide
  • Cab sectioned 3 inches
  • One-piece V-Bent windshield
  • Power windows
  • Remote door poppers
  • Custom installed bear jaw latches
  • Shaved all door handles
  • Shaved fresh air vent, cowl vent, hood moldings and smoothed all body seams
  • Bed is completely custom made, 7 inches narrower than stock and 6 inches shorter than a stock bed
  • Rear fenders are widened 3.5 inches each §Hood is pancaked 3 inches
  • Custom made, full length running boards
  • Custom made rear door window trim
  • Shop: Terry Scrivens and Joseph Thomas at Pekin Alignment & Autobody Inc.
  • Paint: PPG Envirobase Tropical Sea, Sunset Orange, & Luna Beige
  • Pinstripe
INTERIOR
  • Lexus IS300 seats wrapped in Old Ranch Relicate leather
  • Omega Custom gauges
  • Custom fiberglass headliner and center console
  • Shop: Nate Kamp
EXHAUST
  • Headman Block Huggers headers
  • Flowmaster mandrel bent stainless 2.5-inch exhaust w/ super 40 series muffler

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