Vehicle Description
This 1955 Chevrolet 3100 custom pickup is powered by a Chevrolet
Performance supercharged 6.2-liter LSA crate V8 engine mated to a
Tremec T56 6-speed manual transmission. The engine features a
cast-aluminum block featuring six-bolt cross-bolted main caps
packing a forged steel crank linked to forged powdered metal rods
capped by hypereutectic aluminum pistons getting bumped by a
hydraulic roller cam. Up top, a set of high-flow A356-T6 Rotocast
aluminum, L92-style port heads generate seamless power while a
1.9-liter supercharger with four-lobe high-twist rotors, 87mm
throttle body and EFI deliver the dynamite. It's all good for 556hp
and 551 ft/lbs of torque. Factory direct-mount ignition coils spark
it to life through Chevrolet Performance cast-iron headers to a
custom 3-inch stainless exhaust by BVA with Borla mufflers. Other
neat bits include a CVF Racing eight-rib serpentine system and
custom K&N cold-air intake. Out back, a custom driveshaft links
to a Currie 9-inch rear end with 3.73 gears linked to matching
31-spline axles. It's suspended in place by a combination of a
Heidts four-link with matching Panhard bar and billet adjustable
coilover shocks. To nail the stance up front, a Heidts Superide IFS
features their exclusive tubular upper and lower control arms,
spindles, billet adjustable coilover shocks, sway bar and Detroit
Speed rack & pinion for razor-sharp handling. The brakes are
handled by a Wilwood dual power master cylinder with stainless
lines to matching 11-inch cross-drilled and slotted Dynalite
Pro-Series rotors and four-piston calipers up front, with FDL
Pro-Series Dynalite 12-inch cross-drilled and slotted rotors with
four-piston calipers out back. Linking it to the street are a set
of 19-inch front and 20-inch rear Boze Lateral G wheels shod with
Continental Extreme Contact Sport Plus rubber, sized P275/35ZR19
and P315/35ZR20, respectively. At the beginning of the restoration
the truck was fully disassembled and, for a base capable of
handling the sizable power gain, the original frame was stripped
and blasted clean, revealing a solid workable spine. The team boxed
it for added strength and followed with custom crossmembers to tie
it together. ** PREVIEW
