Vehicle Owner

Member ID: jc55_chev

Location: Scappoose, OR

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1955 Chevrolet Bel Air

Bragging Rights

  • 1/4 Mile0 sec @ -1 mph
  • 0-600sec
  • Top Speed-1mph
  • HP300
  • Weight3200lbs

Major Upgrades

  • turbo
  • nitrous
  • bore increase
  • port and polish
  • supercharger
  • extrude honed
  • stroke increase
  • engine swap

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    • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
    • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
    • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.

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Last updated: Jul 16, 2009

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jim’s Chevrolet Bel Air
“The 55”

  • Currently 3.8166666666666 /5 Stars.
19 guestbook comments

Put 3200 miles on the car last summer, Now, new chassis complete, reassembly started.
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Thanks for looking. This is my first major car project. The goal is to turn a once rusted out classic to a dependable daily driver. ALL work done myself
-Frame off
-Painless fuse block, custom wiring from scratch using relays
-H4 headlight conversion and dual tail light/stop custom wiring, 1 piece tail lenses
-custom flip forward hood(home made)
-custom tububular core support
-Mild 350sbc, RPM perf intk, RV2 cam and EDEL 750cfm. 21mpg highway
-TH350 with TCI rebuild and shift kit, shortened 9" rear(2.75 gears for cruising 80mph@2800 rpm's) both built by me.
-Custom pwr Buick Electra rack and pinion setup with stock column, tie rods, sleeves and steering arms, uses a saginaw pump
-replaced every body panel, raised tranny tunnel
-Front...2" dropped spindles, firestone 2500 bags. ARC1000 Air Ride compressor, tank and controller
-Chassis... custom rear partial back half, and boxed homemade frame horns
-Rear...Modified Jim Meyer Racing 4 link, QA1 coilovers,
-Flowtech Afterburner ceramic coated headers with custom built 2.5" mandrel bent exhaust, X-pipe,
-Shaved handles, hood and trunklid emblems
-Custom gauge console and dash bezel inserts with Autometer Arctic White gauges. Mazda 626 leather bucket seats
-2 Kenwood 12's, ported box, Kenwood 2 channel amp, Pioneer Premier head unit
-15x10's with 3.75 backspace p295.50.15 and 17x7's with 4.75 backspace p215.40.17 TTII rims
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LuckyOutlaw55  

Posted by: LuckyOutlaw55

07/16/2009 10:38PM

Once you go flat black you never come back! Sweet ride I think my down pipes drag like your body ha ha ha come check it out. 5*

RoadRageRor  

Posted by: RoadRageRor

06/07/2009 06:14PM

very nice..i hope to get a 55 one day soon. 5*

BOXOFTRICKS  

Posted by: BOXOFTRICKS

05/20/2009 03:46PM

very nice, cool that you did it all your self

SketchesByChris  

Posted by: SketchesByChris

05/05/2009 10:49PM

Sweet ride! 5 stars. If your interested in a custom drawing of your car or maybe just a print of another, please check out my site at www.SketchesByChrisM.com One would look great next to your ride at a car show or just to display on your wall at your home, garage or shop. Thanks -Chris (SBC)

Cherolis69  

Posted by: Cherolis69

03/28/2009 05:45PM

Any more progress? Post more pix. I updated my Mach 13 page 5 with stuff from last 2 months. Come look and leave me some fresh feedback. -Nick

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Member ID: jc55_chev

Location: Scappoose, OR