1956 Chevrolet Bel Air Gasser Details Bel Air 2 door post (sedan). The car is an absolute head turner everywhere I go. I have pics and videos from day one when the body shell came off the trailer and was built to this point. Everything has been touched. This is a true gasser…. It’s loud, fast, does BIG burnouts, goes straight… really fast, really well, stops good and will never carve corners. It’s a true gasser, not a resto-mod or a trailer queen. It has only what is needed…. the interior is basic, there is no AC or power steering, no cruise control or sound system. It has a wicked motor, close ratio 4 speed, spooled 4.11s, line locks (aka roll control), cheater slicks, the traditional 60s/70s gasser nose high stance. The body is body is all factory steel and relatively rust free (only real areas are at the very bottom of the quarters under the taillights (usually hidden by the rear bumper) and other spots underneath, but very limited. Hood is factory steel and is cut to fit the dual carbs. The “Two Lane Blacktop” hood scoop is accurate to the original and made of fiberglass. The stance is perfect period correct nose high gasser and every aspect of the car screams tri 5 gasser TONS of pictures available here: https://1drv.ms/u/s!ApPqSDsAVNW8hK8vFsLYvZY5Zkqe_w?e=ZOBF3I Driveline • The 357ci SBC performs amazingly well and is from a sprint / circle track race car with high compression heads and pistons, roller motor, big cam, etc. The was professionally tuned and estimated at 400 horsepower. • Runs fine on pump gas, it is even happier with octane boost added, and is the happiest drinking high octane race gas (but not a requirement). Benefit…. race gas smells good too!!! • Vintage Weiand dual carb high rise intake • Vintage dual Holley 600 cfm carburetors, rebuilt and professionally tuned • Dual 2” rise aluminum carb spacers (4 hole = more bottom end torque) NEW • 6” Velocity stacks with 8” washable air filters NEW • Vintage M/T (Mickey Thompson) aluminum valve covers with new chrome breathers and oil cap • Black anodized valve cover T-bar fasteners NEW • Gear drive (timing chain has been replaced with a gear driven system) • Hedman fenderwell headers • Car Chemistry internal header baffles (tunable) and turnouts • Mallory Unilite distributor NEW • Mallory Blaster 2 coil NEW • Black anodized aluminum firewall coil mount NEW • MSD plug wires • Professionally tuned, new plugs, jetting, timing, curve, etc. NEW • In pan oil pump NEW • All high-end gaskets carb to oil pan and everything in between NEW • Chrome alternator and mounting brackets • Borg Warner 4 speed transmission (close ratio, aluminum, shifts great) • 4.11 ring and pinion NEW • Complete gasser straight axle kit from Ron Pope Motorsports ALL NEW o Axle is set forward 1.5 inches • Rear suspension - leaf springs, shocks and chrome traction bars • Front motor mounts set the motor back 1 inch NEW • Front Disk Brakes, dual master and soft/hard lines ALL NEW • Rear Drums NEW • Line Locks (roll control) – trigger wired to the shifter ball ALL NEW • American Racing Torq Thrust wheels (15x7 front and 15x10 rear) NEW • M&H Racemaster (cheater slicks) rear tires NEW • 15 gallon poly drag racing fuel cell with aluminum D-ring aircraft filler cap • 3 row aluminum radiator with trans cooler tank, bought and installed 9 months ago • Side mounted aluminum radiator overflow tank and cap NEW • 45° swivel black water neck thermostat housing and thermostat NEW • Chrome dipstick housing with billet cap NEW • Ballast resistor (yes, Mallory requires it for the Unilite, even though it’s electronic ignition) NEW • Moroso external battery kill switch (not installed) NEW • Optima red battery Interior • Completely rewired front to back with fuse block, relays, etc. NEW • Low back poly race buckets and covers • Custom fabricated seat mounting brackets • Hurst 4 speed floor shifter • Red flake shifter ball by Hot Rod Shift Knobs (with Line Lock trigger) NEW • Mooneyes red flake steering wheel with Moon horn button (blank chrome horn button included) ALL NEW • Red metal flake painted dash (heavy flake) • Mooneyes floormats NEW • Autometer tach with additional aftermarket gauges • Push button start and lighted toggle switches (custom pinstripe labelling done by Styles Pinstriping) • Blue window tint by Motown Automotive Design’s “gasser tint” • New “no tint” windshield and seal professionally installed 9 months ago • Wing window vent delete door glass kit (not installed) and extra blue tint included (see pic) ALL NEW • Custom fabricated 6061 aluminum door cards, rear quarter cards, trunk wall panel and rear package tray • 3” vintage style lap and link lap belts with current certification NEW • Floor mounted fire extinguisher NEW • Retro rearview mirror (not installed) NEW • Factory replacement rear view mirror and mounting bracket (not installed) NEW Exterior • 50/50 matte/gloss Hot Rod Flatz paint - The car was painted a year ago but was never cut and buffed so there is orange peel and some rough spots. You can leave it mid-satin, or it will polish nicely. The goal was to get the car to look like a lacquer finish with but using single stage acrylic enamel. • Red metal flake roof (heavy flake) • Red metal flake radiator panels (heavy flake) • I tried to be period correct with graphics, stickers and badging, pinstriping done by Styles Pinstriping • Rear fenders are radiused • Front and rear spreader bars • Body is all factory steel and has very little rust (only areas are at the very bottom of the quarters under the taillights (usually hidden by the bumper) and a few spots underneath, but probably one of the most rust free cars I’ve ever come across (tons of pics of the floors, underneath, etc posted to the link below). • Hood is factory steel and is cut to fit the dual carbs. The “Two Lane Blacktop” hood scoop size is accurate to the original (I have the original measurements in my online photos folder) and made of fiberglass. • Black hood springs NEW • Half the slats removed from grill for different look, people continually ask about it at shows • New headlights, taillight lenses and drivers/passenger side mirrors NEW Additional • Lots of extra parts included (see pic) smaller air cleaners, various wheel spacers, steel braided fuel lines, assorted trim pieces, kick panel vents, window knobs, billet pieces, dual 1” carb spacers, gauge brackets, misc. interior cardboard, templates, shop manuals and related…. all included. • All factory Bel Air trim and badge holes are intact if you want to add factory Bel Air trim • Factory front suspension mounting points are still intact if you ever want to return to to A-arm style front suspension Miscellaneous • If you need financing, I recommend JJ Best Classic Car Financing. They are awesome to work with. If you need insurance, I highly recommend Hagerty Classic Car Insurance. • I’ve made every effort to document what the car is and all details are to the best of my knowledge. I am not accountable/liable for errors, inaccuracies or misstatements. • Sale is “AS IS” with no warranties or guarantees and there are no refunds as I have listed everything to the best of my knowledge. • Shipping is the sole responsibility of the buyer. I will help where I can but ultimately the buyer needs to make all arrangements, incur costs and make reasonable arrangements.
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