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Year
1955
Condition
Used
Mileage
300 miles
Car
- Year
- 1955
- Make
- Chevrolet
- Model
- Bel-Air
Racing
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- Drag Racing
Powertrain
- Engine
- 540ci big block Chevy, 904 hp on dyno at 7.3 psi blower, pump gas
- Transmission
- TH400 automatic
Safety
- Cage
- Roll cage NHRA certified to 8.50 (3/26)
Condition
- Mileage
- 300 miles
- Body style
- 2-door sedan
- Title
- Tagged, titled and insured in Arizona
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Description
No trades, no low balls and serious inquiries only please. Only selling turn key. May sell less magnesium wheels.
1955 Chevy Bel-Air 2 door sedan GASSER
There is tons of information, videos, pictures and technical write ups on the internet about this car. Feel free to Google “Shakey Puddin” 55 Chevy gasser
Engine and Transmission
540ci Big Block Chevy: Dart block, Eagle forged crank and rods, JE pistons, Hellfire rings, Comp Cams hydraulic roller camshaft, Erson lifters, Dart Pro 1 325 heads with stainless valves, Crane roller rockers, ARP head bolts, Cometic head gaskets, Moroso Oil pan, Melling oil pump, 8.5:1 compression ratio, TBS 871 roots blower, Holley Quick Fuel 850 carburetors, MSD distributor, crank trigger, Holley HP computer, 2 1/8” primary custom made fenderwell headers with bullet mufflers, engine plate and mid plate with chrome travel limiters, vintage Mickey Thompson valve covers, Mallory 250 fuel pump with pre and post filters, wide band O2 sensor. The engine made 904HP at 6000rpm on the engine dyno ON PUMP GAS with 7.3psi of boost
TH400 with JW Ultra Bell, Reverse manual valve body, B&M finned aluminum deep pan, ATI custom spec’d torque converter, Turbo Action Cheetah Shifter, B&M transmission cooler
Drivetrain / Suspension
Ford 9” rear with braced housing, Yukon case, Locker with 4.11 gears, Moser 35 spline axles, Strange slotted disc brakes, 5/8” drive studs, triple drilled axles for Chevy, Ford or Olds bolt circle
J&W 42” ladder bars with coil over shocks, track locator
Straight axle front suspension with parallel leaf springs.
.250 wall Chromoly axle, 53” kingpin to kingpin, chromoly drag link, and tie rod, forged early Ford steering arms. All chrome plated. Chassis Engineering spindles, Wilwood cross drilled disc brakes with polished calipers. Hurst Line Lock, Vega steering box. Nearly perfect geometry for minimal bump steer
15x12 Halibrand rear wheels with 33x10.5W MT ET drag slicks and tubes
15x4 American Racing LeMans magnesium wheels with Moroso front runner tires
Miscellaneous
Custom cooling system with rear mounted radiator. Ron Davis aluminum offroad radiator relocated to the trunk area, dual SPAL fans. aluminum cooling lines ran under the car, Meziere front water pump, Davies Craig rear mounted water pump
Optima Yellow Top battery, all electronics on relays mounted in trunk area.
Interior
Full dash is still in tact, carpet front to back, poly bucket seats with Simpson 5 point harnesses, no rear seat or headliner, SW and Autometer gauges, vintage Blue Superior 500 steering wheel, aluminum door panels with faux tuck and roll covering, Holley HP and MSD coil hidden under dash and behind glove box area
Roll cage with fresh NHRA certification to 8.50 (3/26)
Body
All steel, welded together 1 piece flip front end, radiused quarter panels, original deck lid with louvers for cooling. Dings, dents, Bondo, black primer, some rattle can. Solid floors, light surface rust underneath. No attempt was ever made in the last 25 years to restore or improve the paint and body. The car is meant to be rough around the edges and all business with the focus on performance and speed.
Drivability
Runs safely on pump gas, working headlights, taillights and brake lights. No turn signals currently. Tagged, titled and insured in Arizona. Was converted from a drag race only car in 2018 to more of a street car. Obviously this is not a “daily driver” but has excellent street manners for a weekend bruiser. Have not drag raced the car with the new 540 and the 4.11 gears. The car ran 9.70’s at 134mph with an alcohol injected 477 and a 5.13 gear
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