1955 Chevy Bel Air Frame Off, Ls1, Auto, A/c, 4 Wheel Disc. A Must See & Drive on 2040-cars
Ben Lomond, California, United States
Body Type:Coupe
Engine:5.7
Vehicle Title:Clear
Fuel Type:Gasoline
For Sale By:Private Seller
Interior Color: Blue
Make: Chevrolet
Number of Cylinders: 8
Model: Bel Air/150/210
Trim: 2 door, no post
Drive Type: auto
Power Options: Air Conditioning
Mileage: 2,500
Exterior Color: Blue
I am listing this car for a friend.
1955 Chevy Bel-Air 2 door, no post, frame off restoration with a high attention to detail.
Where to start? About 5 years ago, the body was taken off the frame, sand blasted to metal. All body work and paint was done off the frame and it is very nice. Base coat clear.
Motor & Trans:
2004 GTO LS1 with only 48,000 miles on it. 4L60E automatic transmission out of the same car. It has the factory belt set up with a Vintage A/C bracket & compressor.
4" polished cold air intake set up with a nice filter.
Sanderson coated headers out to true dual flow-masters 40 series out the back. Sounds awesome.
Custom made stand alone wire harness and re-flashed ECM. Everything works and has a functioning check engine light. Any shop can scan the car, watch data & codes.
2013 Custom camaro engine cover. Trimmed and fits very nice.
Cooling system:
Custom made aluminum radiator with dual electric fans controlled by the computer. You can drive this car with the a/c in 100 deg. all day long and she runs cool.
It is mounted to a custom Billet radiator support and a/c condenser. Very expensive and polished for show.
Rear End:
Custom ford 9" with 4 link, coil over set up. It is connected to the transmission with a custom made drive shaft that was also chromed.
It has 3:89 Posi set up.
Suspension:
Besides the motor & trans and maybe the paint & body, this is the best part of the car. It handles like or better then a new Corvette.
Front :
Heidts upper & lower tubular control arms. Chromed and polished for show. Heidts 1 1/8 sway bar. QA1 coil over with chromed springs. Close ratio power steering box with all new steering components.
Rear:
Heidts rear 4 link set up. All powder coated black. Coil overs as well, polished for show.
Brakes:
4-wheel, power disc brakes. Stops on a dime.
Front:
CPP 13" drilled and slotted rotor with Zinc plated hardware. Chromed 2 piston calipers with braided lines.
Rear:
CPP 12.5" drilled and slotted rotors with a built in e-brake set up.
Frame:
Frame was removed from body, welds cleaned up and sand blasted and powder coated gloss black and look amazing. All new polyurethane body bushing and hardware were installed.
Fuel system:
Custom made stainless gas tank with a baffle system, installed in the factory spot. Has a in line electric fuel pump controlled by the computer. Nice stainless steel lines & fittings.
Interior:
All new interior. Factory front bench seat with new custom made covers and foam.
Factory rear seat done to match. Very nice door panels covered to match. New headliner and polished bows.
Wheels & tires:
Boyd Coddington 18" wheels.
Tires: BFG G-force
Front: 18x8 with 245-45-18
Rear 18x9 with 275-40-18
Extras:
Flaming river tilt steering column.
Billet and leather wrapped steering wheel.
Custom White faced gauges and working clock. All in the factory spot.
USA made stereo in the factory spot. Has I-pod hook up.
American Auto wire updated wiring harness from bumper to bumper.
Vintage heat & A/C.
Optima Red top battery re-located in the trunk with a master shut off.
Every nut & bolt is new. Either painted or stainless.
There is way to much detail to see in pictures. This is one car that looks better in person then in pictures. If you can beleave that.
The only thing not working as of right now is the E-brake. I will try to have it done before auction ends.
This car has been in a couple car shows and has won builders choice.
This car was built to show and drive. Fly in and drive it home. It has about 850 trouble free miles on her since completion.
Any question please contact Joe @ 925-786-1139
I have over 200 pictures I can email you if needed.
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