
Carolina Kustoms of Portland, Oregon transforms this old 1940 Ford Pickup into a unique Supercharged show winning RestoMod, dubbed “40 Shades of Grey”…
Chassis:
- Shop: Schroeder Speed & Custom
- Frame: Boxed reproduction for the original with laser-cut pieces and braces
- Rearend / Ratio: Moser fabricated 9-inch / 32-spline axles / Eaton Tru Trac limited-slip differential / 3.73:1 gears
- Modifications: Notched rear
- Front Suspension: No Limit Engineering Mustang II IFS / Slam Specialties SS6 airbags / Wilwood ProSpindles / Hotchkis antiroll bar / RideTech Q-series shocks
- Rear Suspension: AVS heavy-duty four-link / Michigan Metal Works Watts link / Slam Specialties SS8 airbags / RideTech Q-series shocks /
- Brakes: Wilwood 12.9-inch slotted and drilled discs with six-piston calipers / Wilwood aluminum tandem master cylinder / Wilwood forward swing brake pedal / Lokar performance products
emergency brake handle - Steering: Rack-and-pinion / QA1 bumpsteer rods
- Front Wheels: 19×8 American Racing Wheels VF498 with 5 inches of backspacing
- Rear Wheels: 20×12 American Racing Wheels VF498 with 5.25 inches of backspacing
- Front Tires: 245/30R19 Toyo Tires Proxes R88R
- Rear Tires: 305/35R20 Toyo Tires Proxes R88R
- Gas Tank: Custom 17-gallon aluminum by Carolina Kustoms / Aeromotive Phantom 1000 dual fuel pump
- Accessories: ViAir compressors / AccuAir management system
Drivetrain:
- Make: Chevrolet Performance LS3
- Displacement: 376 ci
- Machining / Assembly: Wegner Motorsports
- Crankshaft: Forged 8-bolt
- Rods: Forged 4340
- Pistons: Wegner machined
- Camshaft: Bullet SC 0.660 lift
- Heads: Aluminum ported LS3/LSA
- Valvesprings: Inconel exhaust / HD stainless intake
- Rockers: Upgraded Trunnion kit
- Valve Covers: Wegner Motorsports with hidden coils
- Ignition: Holley Dominator engine management system
- Headers: Custom Ultimate Headers
- Accessory Drive: Wegner WAK-040
- Exhaust / Mufflers: 3-inch stainless / Borla XR-1 mufflers / DEI titanium heat wrap
- Manifold / Induction: Whipple 2.9L supercharger / Nick Williams DBW 103mm throttle body and 1.750 spacer / K&N filter
- Cooling: C&R Racing radiator, heat exchanger, oil and transmission coolers / SPAL electric fans
- Transmission: A-1 Performance Transmission–built 4L80E / Alto Red Eagle clutches / Billet torque converter
- Shifter: Powertrain Control Solutions paddles and push-button
- Driveshaft: QA1 carbon fiber
Body:
- Style: Shortbed resourced from Dennis Carpenter Ford Restoration Parts / Mar-K wood floor and strips / Custom opening floor center
- Modifications: Shaved drip rails, door handles, cowl, stake pockets, and bed bracing / Custom one-piece windshield from Sanders Reproduction Glass / 1952 F-1 big back window / EVOD
Industries custom billet badges / Custom fuel filler in the tailgate - Fenders: Stock
- Hood: Shaved center seam
- Grille: Custom aluminum with honeycomb inserts built by Carolina Kustoms
- Bodywork and Paint by: Mike Purcell and Chad Espinoza with Carolina Kustoms
- Paint Type /Color: PPG Porsche Sport Classic Gray
- Headlights / Taillights: 1939 Ford coupe buckets customized with carbon fiber and aluminum / Morimoto dual LED projectors / hand-fabricated LED halos by Church Built Customs / Throwback
Designs sand-casted custom 1960 Pontiac - Outside Mirrors: Modified motorcycle mirrors
- Bumpers: Hand-fabricated front bumpers / flattened, clipped, and coved rear
Interior:
- Dashboard: Custom fabricated by Church Built Customs
- Gauges: Dakota Digital HDX-2060-S-Custom
- Air Conditioning: Restomod Air with Diablo Mini Smooth helix vents and Stealth hex controller
- Wiring Harness: Painless Performance Products
- Stereo: Alpine Halo9 touch-screen head unit / Rockford Fosgate T1000X5AD five-channel 1,000-watt amp, Punch P3S subwoofer, and power 6.5-inch T5 speakers / Installation by Church Built Customs
- Steering Wheel: Billet Specialties BC29409 D-shaped 14-inch Formula with leather
- Steering Column: ididit 30-inch
- Seating: TMI Products buckets / Crow Enterprises cam-lock four-point blackbird driver restraints / six-point rollbar
- Upholstery by: Jim’s Custom Upholstery / Church Built Customs
- Material / Color: Top grain “Burnt Orange” Coach leather
- Door Panels: Custom with leather, PVC and carbon-fiber inserts
- Carpet: Daytona weave in charcoal
- Pedals: Lokar Performance Products
- Insulation: Kilmat