1948 Chevy 3100 Truck - 454 BIG BLOCK, A/C, 5 WINDOW, IFS, 9", TH400 - HOT ROD

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1948 Chevrolet 3100 5 Window

Over 100 HD pictures andvideo under description

Time to sell my beloved 48, this thing has more presence than just about anything else I've owned. Built as a vintage track/high speed truck it's got all the creature comforts along with nasty big block performance and looks that steal car shows.

Motor and drivetrain:

'70 LS5 454ci rated at 390hp

502 heads

Speed-Pro Hypereutectic Pistons H581CP bored .30 over

Comp cams Hydraulic Flat Tappet, Duration 270/270, Lift .510/.510

Comp cams full roller rockers

Summit noisy cam gear drive

Msd6al digital (with adjustable rev limiter)

Msd Blaster SS coil

Billet distributor with mag pickup

Msd 8.5mm superconductor wires

E3 multi spark plugs

Aluminum PRW polished water pump

Polished Holley 750 with glass sights

Weiand stealth dual plane aluminum intake

Holley black fuel pump 140GPH

edelbrock fuel pressure regulator

New alternator

New oil pan

New motor mounts

Flowmaster dual inlet/outlet 044 muffler exiting passenger side

Aluminum gas tank with vintage racing filler

Th400 trans

Lokar shifter

Ford 9" with approx 3.73 gears

Aluminum radiator with dual 16" fans activated with thermostat

Powdercoated valve covers

Suspension, brakes, wheels & tires:

Lakewood traction bars

New booster and master

4 wheel disc

Wilwood brake balancer

New front brake pads

4" lowering springs in back

AMC front end with power rack and pinion

Lowering springs in front

New shocks, height adjustable in back

Freshly powder coated staggered 16" smoothies

Mickey Thompson ET street radials 255/50/16 or rear

Nitto NT01 245/50/16 dot slicks on front

Interior:

Completely reupholstered less than 20 miles ago

Truck has been completely rewired front to back, fuse box under dash

Heat and AC blow ice cold

Electric windshield wipers

Vintage bucket seats are worth a small fortune

Classic instruments gauges - 90mi on clock since rebuild

Chrome tilt column

Beautiful wood steering wheel

Retro sounds latest headunit with aux to plug phone in

6x9 speakers behind seats

Fire extinguisher

Power windows

Glass is all good except door glass is cracked

Plenty of sound deadening

Autometer tach with shift light

Exterior:

Older paint job that fits it's older race truck look - 'driver quality'

Rare 5 window short bed

Number and class can be easily rubbed off

New bed with 4 coats of epoxy on top and 2 underneath

Freshly powdercoated running boards, front and back gravel trays and hood latch panel

Bright work mostly new or in excellent condition

This thing is a weapon and incredibly fun to blast around in, it feels sure footed on the road and could probably throw down a serious time on an auto cross circuit.. Or it can be tooled around effortlessly listening to music with the A/C on. They don't really come much better than this, the photos below really speak for the truck better than I can.