’66 Chevy Suburban Cleveland, Ohio

Motortopia Staff . 23rd September, 2022

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Vehicle Details

Owner/ Builder

Mr. Gasket/Accel

Vehicles Highlights

Manufacturing year: 1966

Engine:

ENGINE

Shop: The Roadster Shop

Chevrolet Performance ZZ502 big-block V-8 crate engine

Custom-ground camshaft

Accel DFI Thruster engine management and electronic fuel injection system, EFI intake manifold, billet aluminum throttle body, fuel rails, fuel injectors and Extreme 9000 ceramic boot spark plug wires

Mallory Max-Fire distributor

Mr. Gasket PCV, oil cap and water neck

Hayes heavy-duty flexplate

Sanderson headers

3-inch stainless steel exhaust system with Flowmaster mufflers

Ron Davis custom aluminum radiator

SPAL electric fans

Billet Specialties TruTrac serpentine kit

Finned valve covers and air cleaner

TCI 4L85E transmission

Strange Engineering Ford 9-inch rear axle assembly with 3:90:1 ratio and Detroit TruTrac differential

SUSPENSION

Shop: The Roadster Shop

The Roadster Shop Fast Track custom chassis

The Roadster Shop Fast Track IFS with Corvette C6 spindles, tubular upper and lower control arms, power steering and NASCAR-style splined sway bar

The Roadster Shop four-bar rear suspension with Panhard bar

Penske Racing coil- over shocks

Baer Brakes Roadster Shop Edition 14-inch, six-piston Pro+ front and rear disc brake kit

Wilwood brake master cylinder

WHEELS & TIRES

22x10-inch front and 24x12-inch rear Billet Specialties SLC62 wheels with painted centers in a custom silver

295/30R22 front and 305/35R24 rear Pirelli Scorpion Zero tires

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Specification

ENGINE

BODY & PAINT

Shop: The Roadster Shop/Charley Hutton of Charley Hutton's Color Studio

Custom-mixed PPG Mr. Gasket Green and Volkswagen Harvest Moon Beige on the roof

Custom-fabricated split grille with 1967 C-10 headlight buckets and water jet-cut insert

Modified hood/fender opening

Eliminated fender to cowl panel seams

Custom inner fenders and radiator close-out panel

Smoothed firewall

Ringbrothers Chevelle hood hinges modified and adapted Roadster Shop

Shaved, sectioned, narrowed, reshaped and flush-mounted front and rear bumpers painted in custom silver

Shaved door handles, fuel door, side mirrors, front turn signals and antenna

One-piece door glass and side glass flush mounted along with all other windows

Stretched and reshaped rear wheel opening

Fuel filler mounted behind taillight

Hand-built roof rack

Ron Jon vintage-style balsa wood surfboards

BODY & PAINT

Shop: The Roadster Shop/Vos Upholstery & Custom Auto Trim

Dash was split and reshaped to have dual hump

Reworked original gauge cluster

Hand-built teak floors and inserts

Custom aluminum center console

Leather upholstery

1961 Impala front bucket seats

Custom-built rear bench seat

Modified 1940 Ford steering wheel

ididit steering column

Hand-carved tiki shift knob

Vintage Air climate control system

Kicker stereo system

American Autowire wiring harness