You gotta love it when a build is thoughtfully put together and tastefully executed, rather than hastily slapped together with a random list of parts. This particular 1956 Chevy 3100 restomod is definitely an example of the former, as seen in the following feature video.
Coming to us from the folks at AutotopiaLA, the video briefly covers all the work that went into this 1956 Chevy 3100 pickup, with the truck’s owner, Ricardo Lopez, providing the details. Per the video, Lopez wanted to build a truck for his wife, Monik, and given he owns his own customization shop, Customs By Lopez out of Compton, California, he decided to go all-out in creating this gorgeous restomod machine.
Let’s start with that stunning exterior, which is covered in paint from House Of Kolor. The front end sports a grille from Limitless Fabrication with illumination by Dapper Lighting, the latter of which provided a custom treatment for the headlights and light-up badging. The corners roll on Budnik wheels with a polished / matte finish.
Looking around, tasty custom touches abound, such as the deck rails, fenders, taillight brackets, and elsewhere. The rear lighting treatment on the tailgate includes the custom Monik logo, while the bed is equally impressive in candy apple red and silver.
The red continues into the cabin with bright upholstery, which cover every surface, including new seats plucked from a Mercedes. Vintage Air is onboard to keep it comfy, and there’s a Budnik steering wheel mounted ahead of a set of Dakota Digital gauges.
Under the body, you’ll find the front clip from a 1978 Chevy Camaro, as well as a new four-link suspension setup in the rear. Ridetech suspension and Baer brakes help this Chevy 3100 grip the road.
Making the go is a fuel-injected, naturally aspirated 383 cubic-inch stroker V8 pushing out an estimated 420 horsepower. FiTech handles the fuel injection, US Radiators the cooling, and Hedman Headers plus Magnaflow the exhaust. The V8 is mated to a turbo 350 three-speed automatic transmission.
Best of all, this thing was built to drive. Check it out in action in the video below.
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Comments
Two schools of thought here. Seems all resto-mods are lowered and everything from Factory are lifted crew cabs. Which is your preference?
Love lower resto-mods! Don’t like the new factory “lifted” trucks. 99% of all trucks run on the highway and city streets where “lifted” truck handling is a liability. The higher center of gravity is a safety negative. If I want to sit up in the air I’ll buy a Freightliner.
My dad was building custom trucks in the early 60s. He like the 56 F100. My first was a 65 Chevy stepside in 1979, blue, lowered built 327. I used it for my business and it made money.
While this is very well done, I prefer the look of the factory leaf sprung solid front axle. To me, it just looks right. Putting a coil spring swap in front, takes away the great look of how GM, made them so very great looking to begin with. Just my own desires. Each to their own way of doing things.
Very cool. A+. You should sell this truck to Danny Dreyer at DIXXON Flannel Co. in Tempe, Arizona for display in his store’s showroom. They just released their Barrett-Jackson flannel shirt. A+