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Classic Project Cars, Trucks, and Part Donors For Sale in Great Bend, KS

August 8, 2020 Roadkill Customs
Nobody Else’s Auto Recycling in Great Bend, Kansas has 100s of project, build and part donor quality cars and trucks for sale. [More…]
1948 Chevrolet 3100 to Mazda B2200 Chassis / Body Swap
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1948 Chevrolet 3100 Mazda B2200 Chassis Swap ~ Diesel Daily Driver

January 16, 2019 Roadkill Customs
Low Budget Build ~ A 1948 Chevrolet 3100 pickup truck and a Mazda B2200 pickup truck are chassis swapped to a modern classic. [More…]
Danny Trejo's 1952 Chevrolet 3100 Pickup
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Danny Trejo’s 1952 Chevrolet 3100 Pickup

January 4, 2019 Roadkill Customs
Danny Trejo and his 1952 Chevy 3100 Pickup on CarCast With Adam Carolla. [More…]
Time Lapse: Air-Bagged 1953 Chevrolet 3100 Build
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Air-Bagged 1953 Chevrolet 3100 Build Time-Lapse

December 4, 2018 Roadkill Customs
Time-lapse the build of a ‘53 Chevy 3100 pick-up truck that gets air suspension and ends up on a set of Coker wide white. [More…]
1955 Chevy 3100 5-Window
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El Gringo Sucio ~ Billy Toledo’s 1955 Chevy 3100 5-Window

October 14, 2018 Roadkill Customs
El Gringo Sucio (or “Dirty White Boy”) is Billy Toledo’s 8 year labor of love, a 1955 (1st Series) Chevrolet 3100 5-Window. [More…]
1950 Chevrolet 3100 All-Steel Toolbox
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1950 Chevrolet 3100 All-Steel Toolbox

June 18, 2018 Roadkill Customs
The 1947-53 Chevrolet 3100 Advanced Design truck front end toolbox is all steel – No plastic or fiberglass! [More…]
1951 Chevrolet 3100 6.0 L LQ4 LS Motor Swap
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1951 Chevrolet 3100 with Rear-Cooled 6.0 Liter LQ4 LS Motor

April 6, 2018 Roadkill Customs
The motor is a young 83K mile 6.0 liter LQ4 from a 2005 GMC Yukon which will be mated to a brand new 4l60e transmission. [More…]
Rustarado - 1954 Chevrolet Rat Rod Truck
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1954 Chevy 3100 Rat Rod ~ Craig Dolan’s Rustarado

February 28, 2018 Roadkill Customs
Rustarado — a 1954 Chevrolet Pick-up Truck — is a first-rate Rat Rod Truck crafted by one Craig Dolan. This truck is simply stunning and demonstrates some handcrafted features that are very well done such as the leather-work and hand-worked and hammered copper panels.  [More…]
Redneck Repo ~ 1954 Chevrolet 3100
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Redneck Repo ~ A 1954 Chevrolet 3100 Wrecker

January 7, 2017 Roadkill Customs
The Redneck Repo shop truck is a 1954 Chevrolet 3100 with a 1953 front clip, a handmade wrecker box, and features a 1930’s hand crank boom… [More…]

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