NewMad Judges Book

NewMad
Judges Book

Introduction

Preservation of key design elements that distinguish the 1955 Nomad from other similar era cars was our primary design objective. These elements include the front fender/side chrome detail, canted ‘B’ and ‘C’ pillars, tailgate chrome strips, rear wheel well openings and horizontal roof ribs. It was determined from the beginning that these design elements would be retained in one shape or form in the final product.

The critical eye will note that the slab sided body, thick roof section, short front fenders and bulbous hood give the original car a ‘boxy’ appearance. Hence the term ‘shoebox chevy’ became synonymous with the tri-five chevy built between 1955 and 1957. To this end a secondary design objective was established to eliminate the ‘box’ from ‘shoebox.’

Of course all of these design elements are what give the Nomad character or what we like to refer to as its soul. Without these it would be just another ‘shoebox.’

A melding of these objectives created an integrated design theme that enhances and ‘contemporizes’ the original cars styling. The end result is a reborn ’55 Nomad that is’ Contemporary’ in design, yet maintains the ’Classic’ styling elements of the original car.

We call our Contemporary Classic, “NewMad.”

Dave Hall
Owner

NewMad

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Body:
Dimensions:
Channeled 3”
Roof sectioned 1 ½”
Pillars chopped ¾”
Wheel Base lengthened 3”

Front Fenders:
Wheel openings re-contoured & moved forward 2.5”
Fenders extended 2.5”
Modified head & parking lamp openings
Custom fabricated parking lenses

Cowl:
’64 Mercury Marauder modified
’64 Mercury electric wipers recessed

Hood:
Lengthened 3”
Hand formed & peaked sheet metal w/custom inner structure
Dodge Stealth hinges w/60# gas struts
Custom latch w/internal release

Firewall:
Custom hand formed sheet metal w/custom inner structure
Double wall construction for wiring, plumbing & components
Hidden brake master cylinder

Engine Compartment:
Hand formed inner fender wells
Hand formed radiator support
Custom air intake w/K&N filters

Doors:
Vent windows removed
Flush fit to inside trim detail
Bear-claw latches added
Power windows & locks
Custom lower body detail w/recessed trim
Radiused corners

Front Bumper:
Hand formed custom fabricated
Flush fit to body
Peaked Center to match grille opening and hood
Integrated hand formed body color valance panel
Smooth face with hidden fasteners

Quarter Panels:
Taillights angled forward
Re-shaped wheel openings
Custom lower body detail w/recessed trim
Hand formed inner fender panels
Hidden gas filler behind left tail lamp assembly
Hidden battery switch/terminals behind right tail lamp assembly

Roof:
Roof skin sectioned 1.5”, shortened 5”
A-pillar hand formed, laid back & flushed w/windshield
B-pillar hand formed, laid forward and narrowed
C-pillar hand formed, laid forward & flushed w/quarter glass
Drip rails removed
Re-contoured roof ribs swept back to match B & C pillars

Rocker Panels:
Hand fabricated w/reverse reveal removed
Lengthened 3”
Boxed & smoothed

Lift Gate:
Hand formed tube frame
Custom hinge w/power lift & remote control

Tail Gate:
Re-contoured sheet metal, shortened 1”
Radiused corners
Custom latch, hidden hinges

Floor:
Custom hand formed to allow 3” body channel

Grille:
Re-contoured opening w/peaked center
Custom cast and chromed grill bar and emblem
Custom laser cut grille insert mesh

Rear bumper:
Hand formed custom fabricated
Flush fit to body
Custom license & exhaust openings
Integrated hand formed body color valance panel
Smooth faced hidden w/hidden fasteners

Glass:
Windshield – ’64 Mercury, Chopped 1.25”, narrowed 5”, flush fit
Door – Custom single piece, hardtop style finish
Quarter – Custom one piece, flush fit
Lift gate – Custom frame-less one piece

Trim:
Window – hand formed, solid brass, chrome plated
Belt-line - hand formed, solid brass, chrome plated
Lower body – Frenched, polished aluminum insert
Grill – hand formed, solid brass, chrome plated
Stock headlight bezels modified to flow w/ belt line trim
Park light bezel – hand formed, solid brass, chrome plated
Custom cast and chrome plated ‘NewMad’ emblems
Custom fabricated flush exterior door handles integrated w/ side trim
Custom side mirror stanchions integrated w/side trim

Lighting/Electrical:
One-off custom rear tail lamp lens/assembly
One-off custom parking lamp lens/assembly
HID headlamps
Custom interior lighting w/fader
American Auto Wire Premier fuse panel

Paint:
Body – House of Kolor Majestic Blue w/Kandy Cobalt
Top – House of Kolor White Pearl

Interior:
Dash:
Hand fabricated w/ends integrated into door panels
Custom gauge & glove box openings blended to console
Leather wrapped w/colored insert
Instrumentation - 2001 Cobra instrumentation cluster w/150 mph speedo
Custom one off Budnik leather wrapped steering wheel

Seats:
Modified Lexus SC400 10 way power seats
Hidden aircraft style seat belts
Custom hand fabricated rear seat modules

Door panels:
Hand formed composite w/integrated armrest & door pull
Jaguar XJ8 door handle assembly
Custom stainless sills leather wrapped w/SAR logo

Headliner:
Hand formed composite material
Pleated rear section to match exterior roof ribs
Articulating rear left hinge cover

Console:
Custom fabricated full-length w/integral front/rear armrests
Corvette C-5 Trans shifter
Front storage compartment w/ hidden suspension controls
Integrated Porsche window switches
Hidden access panel for fuse panel

Cargo:
Hand formed composite tonneau cover w/chrome accent trim
Hidden compartments for amp, speakers and batteries

Materials:
Custom dyed two-tone Grey leather throughout
Ultra-suede Grey headliner
Multi-tone Sahara fine-point square weave carpeting
Sound System:
Clarion DRX9255 head
Clarion CDC635 six disc CD changer
Rear - Sound Stream SP6 6” mid-range speaker
Sound Stream SPL 60G 6.5” woofer
Front – Sound Stream SP6 6” mid-range speaker w/separate tweeter / cross-overs
Hand formed perforated steel speaker grilles
Rubicon 550 Watt 5/3 Channel Amp
Dyna-mat insulation on all interior surfaces

Drive Train:
Engine:
496 Cu In Arias aluminum Big Block Chevy
540 HP, 565 Ft Lb Torque
Thunder Power aluminum 4-valve/cyl hemi heads
SCAT crank/rods, Clevite Bearings
Engle roller camshaft/lifters
Arias pistons SpeedPro rings
Jessel Belt Drive
March Performance billet surpentine belt system
Meizere billet water pump
Custom fabricated Hogan 16 injector TPI intake manifold
Stealth Engineering 1000 CFM Throttle Body
Stealth Engineering Custom wiring harness
Accel Engine Control Module
MSD 6A Spark Control & Ignition system
Oberg membrane oil filter
Power Master gear reduction starter & 120-amp alternator
Lokar throttle cable
Setrab oil cooler w/Spal fan
Custom cast aluminum induction cowl

Transmission:
Hughes Performance GM4L80E automatic four speed overdrive
HGM Compushift On-Board programmable controller
Hughes 2500 stall speed torque converter
Setrab trans cooler w/Spal fan

Cooling System:
Ron Davis custom aluminum x-flow radiator
Dual 16” Spal cooling fans
Custom aluminum reservoir and recovery tanks

Fuel System:
Custom aluminum 18 gal. Fuel tank
Holley in-tank 255 liter/hr fuel pump
Inner frame stainless fuel lines
Hidden filler neck behind rear tail lamp

Exhaust System:
Custom fabricated stainless steel headers w/8 primary tubes
Custom fabricated 2.5 inch polished stainless steel exhaust system
Spin Tech polished stainless steel mufflers and exhaust tips

Chassis:
Frame:
4”x5” custom fabricated rails w/tubular x-members & body mounts

Suspension:
Front - Corvette C5 IFS control arms w/Air Ride Shock-Wave suspension
Rear - Corvette C5 IRS control arms w/Air Ride Shock-Wave suspension
Front/Rear Torsional sway bars

Differential:
Dutchman IRS aluminum housing
Strange Engineering 9” center section w/ 3.89 posi & steel billet yoke
Custom Dutchman axle w/Porsche CV joint

Brakes:
Baer Racing 14” rotors
Baer Racing 4 piston calipers
Ford Cobra Hydro-boost power master cylinder
Stainless/braided lines
Lokar parking brake cable

Steering:
Narrowed C4 Corvette Rack & Pinion
Borgeson Polished Stainless U joints
Flaming River custom tilt column

Wheels/Tires:
Front – 20”x 8.5” Budnik/Ito One-off / BFG g-Force T/A 255/35ZR20
Rear – 20”x10” Budnik/Ito One-off / BFG g-Force T/A 275/35ZR20

Luxury Features:
Power door locks
Speciality Power windows
Power lift gate
Power disc brakes
Power Steering
Cruise Control
Tilt Steering Column
Tinted Glass
Air Ride Suspension
Vintage Air Automatic climate control
Remote opening rear hatch
Lexus power seats

Acknowledgements:
Owner………………………………Dave & Barbara Hall, Phoenix, AZ
Fabrication…………………………Steve’s Auto Restorations, Portland, OR
Design………………………………Chris Ito, Dallas, TX
Interior……………………………..Paul Reichlin, Seattle, WA
Audio System……………………..SoundStream
Wheels……………………………...Budnick Wheels, Huntington Beach, CA
Tires………………………………..B. F. Goodrich
Brake System………………………Baer Racing, Phoenix, AZ
Transmission………………………Hughes Performance, Phoenix, AZ
Engine……………………………..Arias Racing Engines, Gardena, CA
Thunder Power Heads, Northridge, CA
Stealth Engineering, Northridge, CA
Hogan’s Racing Manifolds, Santa Maria, CA
Suspension………………………..Air Ride Technologies, Jasper, IN
Differential…………………………Dutchman Motorsports, Portland, OR
Chrome Plating & Polishing……….Oregon Plating, Paul Thompson, Portland, OR
Glass……………………………….SAR, Bent Glass Design, King of Prussa, PA
Cooling System…………………….Ron Davis Radiators, Phoenix, AZ
Paint……………………………….House of Kolor, Portland, OR
Display…………………………….R.A. Reed Productions, Portland, OR
Exhaust ……………………………Spin Tech