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1953 Chevy Pickup on Air

January 1, 2009 By KZ Leave a Comment


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Issue
January 2009
Owner
Joey Henschen
Ride
Voodoo Trucker
(1953 Chevrolet Pickup)
Photographer
Double D

Ride Details

How long did it take you to build?
Approcimately 4 years, but they are never completed.
How long have you been building?
Since 1991
Club Affiliations
Voodoo Kings
Your future plans?
Kustom Sled or Nostalgic Hot Rod
Vehicle history
Been in the Family since 1953. My Great Grandfather used it on his Farm, then my Grandfather kept up Maintenance on it and Drove it Occassionally.
Thanks to
My Wife Shannon, Grandmother Helen, Dad and Family, Chris, Tim, Tom, Jim, and Bryce.
Previous Rides
91 Suzuki Sidekick

Engine Details

Make
Chevy 1998
Cylinders
8
Displacement
Vortec 350
Engine Mods
Bored .30 over, Mild Cam
Engine Add Ons
Edelbrock Intake, Carb 600 CFM
Chrome or polish
Mooneyes Finned Breather, Valve Covers, Cool Flex hoses

Driveline Details

Clutch flywheel
Transmission Turbo 350 from a 75 Nova, Stock 75 Nova Rear end, Mooneyes Finned Rear end Cover

Chassis Details

Chassis
Custom
Mods to Frame
One Off Custom Frame, Mustang II Front end, One Off Rear Cross member, Speed Holes in Rear Section of Frame.
Frame Builder
DeRailed Body Drops of Sharonville, Ohio
Drop or lift inches
Bagged to the Boards7 inches of Lift
Front Shocks
Pete & Jakes
Rear Shocks
Pete & Jakes Chrome
Four Link
Triangulated TCI
Compressor Info
Viair
Valve Info

six 3/8" SMC

Airbag Info

Firestone 2600

in Front, Terminator 2 in Rear
Chrome, Paint, or Polish
Body Color on Cross member and 4-Link, Polished Stainless Hardware

Wheels Details

Front Wheel Type
GM Steelies with Spider Caps
Rear Wheel Type
GM Steelies with Spider Caps
Front Wheel Size
15x7
Rear Wheel Size
15x7
Front Tire Size
Coker Wide Whites
Rear Tire Size
Coker Wide Whites

Paint Details

Color
Dark Cloisonne Blue
Paint Type
DuPont
Graphics Description
Blue Metal Flake Roof and Panel on Bed Cover. DuPont Hot Hues Hotrod Black Fenders and Running Boards
Painted By
Dan Jauch, Jim Snow, Jay Prather
Graphics By
Taz

Body Details

Body Drop
Bed Floor
Hood
Shaved Emblems
Grille
Stock Chrome
Bumpers
Stock Chrome
Addon Accessories
Dummy Spotlights, Bed Cover, Ms Metal Spider Web Headlight Covers
Body Mods
Shaved Handles, Emblems, Frenched License Plate, 59 Caddy Taillights, Smooth Dash, Smooth Firewall, Lowered Front Fenders, Hagan Fuel Door, Custom Exhaust Running Down Bed Sides.
Body Mods by
Dan Jauch, Jim Snow

Interior Details

Dashboard
Smooth and Pinstriped
Gauges
Dolphin
Steering Wheel
59 Impala
Head Unit
Audiobahn
Speakers
6
Stereo Installed by
Audio Explosion of Fairfield, Ohio
Shifter
Gennie
Seats
Swival Buckets
Trunk or Bed
Rhino lined body color
Upholstery Description
White Rolled and Pleated with Blue Piping and Black Carpet.
Upholstery Description
Maltese Cross Mooneyes Mirror, Metal Flake Dash, Column and Shift Knobs.
Upholstery By
The Seats and Door Panels by Bonnie Upholstery of Crab Orchard, Kentucky. Carpet by Creech Customz of Cincinnati, Ohio.

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1953 Chevy Pickup

Owned by Joey “Taz” Henschen


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Filed Under: Features, January 2009 Tagged With: 2009, Chevrolet, Lowriders


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