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2nd Series 1955 Task Force Custom RestoMod Truck Build
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1955 Chevrolet Task Force Custom RestoMod Truck Build

October 19, 2018 Roadkill Customs
1955 2nd Series Task Force RestoMod truck build with Camaro sub-frame and rear-end, LT1, front-flip hood, barn-door tailgate, and more. [More…]
1965 International Harvester D-1100 F-350 Chassis
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1965 International Harvester D-1100 on 1993 Ford F-350 Chassis Swap

May 16, 2018 Roadkill Customs
This chassis swapped 1965 International D-1100 sits atop a 1993 Ford F-350 chassis and full drive-train with power brakes, power steering. [More…]
1946 Plymouth Special Deluxe Engine Swap
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1946 Plymouth Special Deluxe Engine Swap Fix

April 10, 2018 Roadkill Customs
After a botched engine swap, we were asked to pull the engine, fix the firewall, floor and get this 1946 Plymouth Special Deluxe running. [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…]
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1951 GMC/Chevrolet Resto Mod Chassis Swap

March 31, 2018 Roadkill Customs
This 1951 GMC truck sits atop a 4th gen GM B-body chassis, suspension, drivetrain, and entire wiring harness including onboard diagnostics. [More…]
GM B-Body Chassis Narrowing for Body Swap
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How To Narrow a Chassis to Fit Your Swap

March 28, 2018 Roadkill Customs
How to narrow the frame rails of GM 4th Generation B-Body Platform for chassis swapping many 40s, 50, and 60s cars and trucks. [More…]
1959 Chevrolet Apache 4WD - B-Body Chassis Swap
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1959 Chevrolet Apache 4th Gen B-Body Chassis Swap Sleeper

March 7, 2018 Roadkill Customs
A 125K mile 4th Gen GM B-Body Caprice Classic donor car and a 4 Wheel-Drive 1959 Chevrolet Apache truck get chassis swapped into a sleeper. [More…]
1950 Chevrolet Styleline
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1950 Chevrolet Styleline Gets Arizona Window Delete

March 3, 2018 Roadkill Customs
Arizona. They don’t need no stinkin’ windows. At 300+ sunny days a year, windows are usually down in older and classic rides without air-conditioning. In the life with its current owner, this 1950 Chevrolet Styleline never saw its windows closed. The solution, an Arizona Window Delete. [More…]
1963 GMC B-Body Chassis Swap Conversion
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1963 GMC Truck Cut Longbed to Shortbed and GM B-Body Chassis Swap

March 2, 2018 Roadkill Customs
This 1963 GMC was brought in as an engine swap but quickly turned into a chassis swap after learning how the owner hoped to use the truck. [More…]
1950 Chevrolet Sedan Delivery - GM B-Body Chassis Swap
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1950 Chevrolet Sedan Delivery GM B-Body Chassis Swap

February 23, 2018 Roadkill Customs
This classic 1950 Chevrolet Sedan Delivery is chassis swapped on 4th Gen GM B-Body ’93 Caprice Classic that will provide modern everything. [More…]

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