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1969 Chevy Pickup - Painter's Prote´ge´

Ryan Heckman's '69 Chevy
By Rich Boyd
Photography by D. Brian Smith, Rich Boyd
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We think the Gold Morano Pearl Lavender and candy-purple flames of Ryan's '69 Chevy are more striking in the early twilight. The stock '69 Chevy chassis has been C-notched and bagged to lower its stance. Doestch Tech adjustable gas shocks are mounted near each 17-inch Eagle Alloy wheel.
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The rebuilt 350ci V-8 has TRW piston and chrome-moly rings, Engle performance cam, plus a polished Edelbrock manifold and a 600-cfm carb. There's a K&N filter element under the billet air cleaner. A-1 Transmissions rebuilt the Turbo 350 trans. Exhaust system details include Edmunds headers and Flowmaster mufflers.
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The bed floor is a now well-varnished oak plank with a polished aluminum fuel-filler cap mounted in the corner.
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A purple acrylic skull in the console also lights up with the flame cutouts in the side panels.
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The custom interior, headliner, and door panels were designed by Ryan and created by Victor Zuniga from German leather. The steering wheel is a Billet Specialties item. The bucket seats are '01 Ford Mustang units.
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Eagle Alloy wheels, 17x9.5 rear & 17x8 front, mount Daytona tires, ZR245/75R17 rear and ZR245/45R17 front.
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At 22 years of age, Ryan has learned much about custom paint jobs (like fadeaways) from his dad Don. What he has learned he's applying to award-winning scale models.
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Two radio antennae are neatly recessed into the passenger-side cab corner.
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