1965 Chevrolet
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Profile ID: 36976
Year: 1965
Make: Chevrolet
Model:
Markets: Performance, Resto-Mod, Rod & Custom
Vehicle Type: American
Contact: Creative Rod & Kustom
Vehicle Story
CHASSIS & DRIVELINE
• Boxed Chassis with Custom Crossed Members
• 2’d Front and Rear
• Art Morrison Front Suspension
• Custom 2x4 Tubular Back Half
• 9” Ford Rear End Narrowed 22”
• Custom Aluminum Fuel Tank
• 14” Wilwood Disc. Brakes
• 18x8 and 20x15 Schott’s SL 65 Rims
• 26x10x18 Mickey Thompson Front Tires
• 31x18x20 Mickey Thomson Rear Tires
• T572 Big Block Chevrolet
• Kinsler 8-Stock Fuel Injection
• Jones Racing Front Drive System
• TCI 6x 6-Speed Transmission
• Custom built Stainless Headers and Exhaust
BODY MODIFICATIONS
• Body Channeled over Chassis 2.5”
• Truck Cut in Half with 5” Removed from the Grill to Zero at the Tailgate (7/8 Scale Pie Cut)
• Hood Wedge Sectioned 1”
• Hood and all Front End Sheet Metal was Fully Molded Together
• Center Section of Original Hood was Cut Out and Made to Open at the Rear using 1957 Chevrolet Hood Hinges
• Top Dropped 2 ½“ the Front and 2” at the Rear
• Suicide Doors
• One-Piece Door Glass
• Flush Mounted Front and Rear Glass
• Grill Recessed into Body 1”
• Custom 3D Printed Headlight Bezels with Hidden Fasteners
• Heavily Modified Front and Rear ’69 Camaro Bumpers
• Custom Fabricated Front Roll Pan
• Fabricated Cab Corners Radiused to Match Contour of Bed
• Shaved Drip Rails
• Completely Molded Bed
• Custom Built Tailgate Skin and Roll Pan
• Custom Sheet Metal Inner Bed Structure and Wheel Tubs
• One-Off Taillights
• Handmade Fire Wall and Engine Bay Panels
• Pinch Welds Removed from Bottom of Rocker Panels
• Custom Exhaust Tips Exit through Bedside
• Custom Made Hood Scoop Detail to Finish off Around the Injection Trumpets
• Shaved Door Handles
• Hood Extended to Windshield and Wiper/Cowl Area Removed
INTERIOR
• Modified 1960 Chevrolet Dash
• Classic Instruments Gauges
• Ididit Steering Column
• Lokar Pedals and Accessories
• Custom Seats and Leather Interior by Bux Customs
• DEI Boom Mat Sound and Heat Insulation Throughout
BODY & PAINT
• Bodywork and Paint by Creative Rod & Kustom
• PPG Performance Red Paint
SPECIAL THANKS TO:
Mark Austin and our talented Team, Jason Dunkelberger, Vinnie Pezzino, Trevor Davis, Jason Wade, Heather Giambalvo, Patrick Giambalvo and Dan Baker of Alumicraft Grille!
Tech Sheet
Chassis
- Brakes: Wilwood Disc Brakes
- Master Cylinder: Wilwood Disc Brakes
- Suspension Kit: Art Morrison Enterprises
Drivetrain
- Tires: MICKEY THOMPSON TIRES & WHEELS
- Transmission: TCI Automotive
- Wheels: Schott Wheels
Engine
- Block: Dart Machinery, LTD
- Heat Barrier: Boom Mat
- Ignition: MSD Performance
- Valve Covers: Billet Specialties
Exterior
- Bed Wood: Bed Wood & Parts
- Car Care Products: Mothers Polish
- Paint & Primers: PPG Industries Inc.
Interior
- Gauges: Classic Instruments
- Pedals: Lokar Performance Products
- Power Windows: Specialty Power Windows
- Sound Dampening: Design Engineering, Inc. | DEI
- Steering Column: IDIDIT, LLC.
- Steering Wheel: Billet Specialties
- Wiring Harness: American Autowire
Services
- Design: Pfaff Designs
- Media: Truck Hub Magazine