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Member ID: gumper

Location: Butte, MT

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Vehicle Info

1953 Chevrolet Bel Air

Bought: Mar, 1999

Bragging Rights

  • 1/4 Mile8.82 sec @ 153 mph
  • 0-601.27sec
  • Top Speed160mph
  • HP660
  • Weight1800lbs

Major Upgrades

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

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Exterior Styling

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    • Currently 2.9/5 Stars.
    • Currently 3.1/5 Stars.

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Last updated: Mar 05, 2009

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Paul’s Chevrolet Bel Air
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Couple of vids from awhile back:

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=3580488

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=3580664

Work In Progress!
This body started out as a 1953 Chevy 4 Door with a 216 and a 3 speed column shift. Now, well, it's a bit different. The chassis is the same one used with an all fiberglass 23 T body. The engine now being used is a 383 Chevy SB, very hopped up. The body is now a light blue primer, and it has all the tin work on the inside. Hopefully I can get some new pictures of the 90% completed project. We want to use the body at the races a few times this year. It weighs about 250 pounds, so that will slow the car down a bit. But it looks cool, and that's all that matters in this case.
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Chassis with 355 Blown Motor (had some problems)
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Old Color (now bright green) 23 T...
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as you can see
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Will get more pictures as car gets finished. Very close to paint. It WILL have working lights and just may get licensed.

 

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ripp37  

Posted by: ripp37

01/07/2009 06:00PM

Kool idea looks like a whild ride. Check out my big block 54 and comment

bbccaprice89  

Posted by: bbccaprice89

01/07/2009 05:40PM

that car is frickin amazing! do you race NHRA, IHRA, or independant? i race too, come check out my 89 caprice.

dominicks64  

Posted by: dominicks64

05/15/2008 07:09PM

thats real cool man, aint another one like it. Come check out my 64 fairlane sometime

73charger528  

Posted by: 73charger528

11/24/2007 08:31PM

wow great job is the body all metal or did you use the steel body to make a fiber glass plug. all I can say wow what a lot of fab work that must have went into it. nice to see something different def not a cookie cutter car. keep posting like to no how it works out. ck out my projects and help me pick a paint sceem for my charger.i have a few options but can't make up my mind it a street/strip getting a 528cid bb chrysler.

LilGuy13  

Posted by: LilGuy13

05/01/2007 04:53PM

This is a fun looking car. If someone gave me that car I would drive it. Love the extra long front. Excellent job in my opinion. got you all stared up. Check your ride lata. When it gets a paint job.

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Vehicle Owner

Member ID: gumper

Location: Butte, MT