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1959 GMC Stepside Pickup Orange, CA

Motortopia Staff , 27th October, 2022

  • 1959 GMC Stepside Pickup Orange, CA
  • 1959 GMC Stepside Pickup Orange, CA
  • 1959 GMC Stepside Pickup Orange, CA
  • 1959 GMC Stepside Pickup Orange, CA
  • 1959 GMC Stepside Pickup Orange, CA
Owner/Builder

Art Ramirez

Specs

    ENGINE

    • John Edwards of R&D Automotive Machine Shop in Costa Mesa, CA
    • 355-ci Chevy V-8
    • Herbert camshaft
    • Edelbrock cylinder heads, intake manifold and carburetor
    • MSD distributor and ignition
    • Custom air scoop
    • Billet valve covers
    • CNC Customs pulleys and brackets
    • Doug’s headers
    • DMH Performance exhaust cutouts
    • Custom exhaust with Flowmaster mufflers by Plaza Muffler in Orange, CA
    • Mattson’s aluminum radiator with electric fan
    • 700R4 transmission
    • 2000-stall TCI torque converter
    • Lokar floor shifter
    • Custom driveshaft by Orange County Driveline
    • 1967 Chevy van gas tank

    BODY & PAINT

    • Original all steel body and panels
    • 1959 Chevrolet Apache grille
    • Sliding rear window
    • Shaved door handles, emblems, bed rails and tailgate
    • Extended bed posts
    • Raised bed floor
    • Shaved inner bed
    • Custom roll pan
    • 1939 Ford taillights with orange tint
    • Ford Grabber Orange paint with gold pearl over white base
    • Replacement wood bed floor

    SUSPENSION

    • Shop: Bagman Suspension Specialists/GO EZ Customs in Anaheim, CA
    • 1978 Plymouth Volare front clip with disc brakes
    • 2-inch dropped spindles
    • Ford Mustang brake master cylinder and booster
    • Firestone 2,500-pound airbag
    • No Limit Engineering Fatbar  4-link with pan hard bar
    • 3-inch C-notch

    WHEELS & TIRES

    • 20x8.5 and 22x10 Intro Custom Wheels Radicalli
    • 245/35R20 and 265/40R20 Nitto NT555

    INTERIOR

    • Shaved dash
    • Gauge cluster recessed
    • Classic Instruments gauges
    • Flaming River steering column
    • Wysco steering wheel
    • Vintage Air unit
    • Custom center console
    • Power windows
    • Glide Engineering bench seat
    • Sand and tan leather and vinyl upholstery by Orange Auto Upholstery in Orange, CA
    • Custom Autosound head unit
    • Kenwood amplifier, speakers, and 10-inch subwoofer

    Special Thanks From Owner:

    Many thanks to family and friends for all of their help and especially my wife Jenny for her patience.

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