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1957 Chevrolet Bel Air Nostalgia Gasser

Motortopia Staff . 14th June, 2022
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  • 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

Vehicle Details

Owner/ Builder

Vehicles Highlights

Manufacturing year: 1957

Engine:

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

Transmission:

Exterior Color:

Interior Color:

Specification

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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

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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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