55 CHEVY GASSER

Motortopia Staff . 26th October, 2022

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Vehicle Details

Owner/ Builder

Jim Bostick

Vehicles Highlights

Manufacturing year: 1955

Engine:

BUILDER:

Ron Cambra, David and Greg Engle Cambra Speed Shop, Orange, CA

FRAME:

Boxed frame rails

ENGINE

ENGINE BUILDER: Superior Automotive Anaheim, CA

Chevy 409 truck block four-bolt mains

Bored 4.350 and stroked 4.00 to 476 ci

TORQUE: 700 at 6,000 rpm

HORSEPOWER: 750 at 6,000 rpm

CRANK SHAFT: Eagle

CONNECTING RODS: Eagle

PISTONS: Ross 8.5:1 compression

RINGS: Ross

BEARINGS: Clevite

CAMSHAFT: Comp Cams

BEARINGS: Clevite

TIMING SET: Pete & Jake’s gear drive

LIFTERS: Manley

PUSH RODS: Manley

VALVES/SPRINGS: Manley

CYLINDER HEADS: Edelbrock Performer RPM aluminum

INTAKE MANIFOLD: Don Hampton

SUPERCHARGER: Hampton 6-71

INJECTION: Hilborn four-port EFI, Hunt magneto/distributor

OIL PUMP: Race Dump

OIL PAN: Custom Dooly-style

HEADERS: Custom chromed fender well-style 2 ½-inch diameter built by David and Greg Engle of Cambra Speed Shop

EXHAUST:3-inch diameter stainless

MUFFLERS: Magnaflow custom

BRAKES

REAR: Ford 11-inch drums modified for Ford rearend housing

FRONT: Hampton ½-inch rotor with Wilwood caliper four-piston

MASTER CYLINDER: Wilwood

WHEELS

REAR: ET Altered (15x10)

FRONT: ET Altered (15x4.5)

TIRES

FRONT: Firestone (5.60x15)

REAR: Mickey Thompson (10.50x15) cheater slicks

Transmission:

Exterior Color:

Interior Color:

Specification

BUILDER:

SUSPENSION

REAR: ’57 Olds rearend housing

SPRINGS: Posi leaf springs relocated under frame rails

SHOCKS: Monroe gas filled

AXLES: Currie 31-spline, panhard bar, Ccstom 6-foot ladder bars Dave and Greg Engle

GEAR RATIO: J&S Gear (John) 4.11 with posi unit, front straight axle built by Larry Wagner

SPRINGS: Deaver four leafs

SHOCKS: SoCal

SPINDLES: Larry Wagner

HUBS: Larry Wagner

STEERING: ABS Orange, CA, 605 steering box manual

TRANSMISSION

GM M-22 four-speed with Lakewood scatter shield

FLYWHEEL: McLeod

CLUTCH: McLeod

SHIFTER AND LINKAGE: Hurst

DRIVESHAFT: Drive Lines, Inc. Mission Viejo, CA

PAINT & BODY

BODY MODS: Cambra Speed Shop, floor raised, custom firewall, rear mini tubs, custom trunk floor, dash carved for tachometer

MOLDING AND CHROME: Steve Jones and All-Star Metal Works Temecula, CA

PAINT: PPG, House of Kolors Black Magic

PAINT SHOP: Cambra Speed Shop

PAINTER: Steve Van Demon

INTERIOR

Westminster Upholstery Anaheim, CA

UPHOLSTERY: Black leather with brown leather diamond-tuck inserts by Pete Engle

CARPET: Westminster Upholstery, brown

HEADLINER: Westminster Upholstery, black

DOOR PANELS: Westminster Upholstery, black leather/brown leather/ brown carpet

ROLL BAR: CSS Gregg Petersen

SEAT BELTS: Crow Safety

GAUGES: Classic Industries Speedometer, Mooneyes oil, water temp, voltage and tach

AUDIO SYSTEM: Cambra Speed Shop, Kenwood CD player receiver in trunk with remote, Kenwood amp, Kenwood 6 x 9 front dash (one), 5 inches up above front kick panels (two) 6 x 9 under rear window shelf