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1957 Chevrolet Bel Air Nostalgia Gasser

Motortopia Staff , 14th June, 2022

  • 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air Nostalgia Gasser
  • 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air Nostalgia Gasser
  • 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air Nostalgia Gasser
  • 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air Nostalgia Gasser
  • 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air Nostalgia Gasser
Owner/Builder

Specs

    Chassis

    • Custom mild steel tubing by owner, Dave Rudisell and “Dragster” John Vidricks

    Wheelbase

    • 115 inches

    Rear Suspension

    • Competition Engineering ladder bar using QA1 coil-over rear shock absorbers

    Rearend

    • Moser Engineering 4.56:1 geared Ford 9-inch

    Rear Brakes

    • GM metric

    Wheelie Bars

    • Modified Competition Engineering

    Front Suspension

    • Owner-fabricated straight axle equipped with Chevrolet spindles
    • QA1 coil-over shock absorbers and GM metric front disc brakes using a Corvette master cylinder

    Steering

    • Homemade

    Wheels

    • 15x4.5-inch American Racing Torq Thrust, front
    • 15x12-inch Ansen aluminum slotted mags, rear

    Tires

    • 15x5-inch Firestone 500, front
    • 32x13x15-inch Mickey Thompson, rear

    Engine

    • Dart 434-ci small-block Chevrolet

    Machining

    • Woody’s Automotive Machine Shop, Thorntown, IN

    Crankshaft

    • Howard’s

    Connecting Rods

    • Callies

    Pistons

    • 15:1 compression JE Forged-aluminum with .020 over chrome-moly piston rings

    Engine Bearings

    • Clevite 77

    Camshaft

    • Crane cam and kit

    Oil Pump

    • Melling high volume

    Oil Pan/Oil

    • Moroso circulating Pennzoil 50W high performance racing oil

    Timing Chain

    • Cloyes

    Engine Fasteners

    • ARP

    Cylinder Heads

    • CNC-ported AFR 2.150-inch-diameter titanium by Manley and 1.650-inch-diameter Brodix exhaust
    • K-Motion valve springs
    • Jesel shaft rockers

    Intake

    • Brodix two-piece

    Carburetor

    • Quick Fuel Technologies

    Ignition

    • MSD 85551 with MSD HVC II coil, box and wires firing NGK spark plugs

    Exhaust

    • Sanderson fender well headers

    Cooling

    • Be Cool aluminum racing radiator

    Transmission

    • Manual body COAN TH400, 6,000-rpm stall speed convertor with B&M ratchet shifter

    Driveshaft

    • 7-inch custom-fabricated by Indiana Driveline, Schererville, IN

    Body Modifications

    • Reverse-tilt hood, rear wheel wells cut out by Auto Care Body Shop, Crowne Point, IN

    Paint

    • House of Kolor Candy Apple Red and Gold by Auto Care Body Shop

    Lettering and Graphics

    • TJ’s Signs & Awards, Watseka, IL

    Interior

    • Eight-point roll cage
    • Red Plexiglas side windows
    • JAZ Products twin racing buckets
    • Auto Meter gauges and Race Quip safety harnesses

    Weight

    • 1,050 pounds

    Top Speed

    • 113 mph

    Low Elapsed Time

    • 10.59

    Crew

    • Judy Shervino, Tom Shervino, Dave Rudisell and John Vidricks

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