Chevrolet : Bel Air/150/210 BelAir LS Swap Resto Mod

The car is located in Ontario. Canada.

Bringing the car into the U. S. A is very simple and straight forward. I will be more than happy to help with the paperwork and shipping arrangements.

1957 Chevrolet BelAir Pro-Touring / Resto Mod 2 door sedan.

 This BelAir was originally from Florida and spent all it's life locked away in a garage. All the body panels are ORIGINAL and the body seams look like it just rolled off the showroom floor.

The floor pans are all ORIGINAL and mostly covered with the original undercoating and under that is the original primer.  Some people asked why I didn't strip the floors and paint them with the rest of the car but I say. you cannot duplicate original. Besides it lasted 57 years like that why mess with a good thing.
There is no body filler. no patches. no rust. no dents and no repairs of any kind just clean straight original panels and floors.

The car was only repainted once when I bought it 5 years ago with the original colors. Larkspur Blue roof and Harbour Blue body. The paint was showing signs of wear so I decided to re-do it in base clear India Ivory for the Roof & Blue Fire for the Body. As you can see in the pictures the entire car was stripped and painted inside and out.

All of the exterior chrome. emblems. grill. lights. windows and seals etc were purchased new but the Stainless Trim. 1/4 Panel Inserts & Headlight Trim are Original and have been restored back to showroom condition.

To update the ride and handling the rear leaf springs were replaced with a Jim Meyers 4-Link Kit. Pan-Hard Bar and QA-1 adjustable coil-overs. The rear end is a custom length Ford 9" with a 3:55 gear and brand new OEM Ford posi unit. The front suspension was completely redone with CPP 2" drop spindles. nbsp;new bushings. ball joints. nuts and bolts etc. as well as custom made brackets in the stock control arms to mount the QA-1 adjustable coil-overs which helped firm up the ride and offer modern day ride and handling.

The brakes have been converted to 4 wheel disk with 12" cross drilled and slotted rotors up front. 10" vented disk in the rear. nbsp;braided brake lines and a Willwood adjustable proportioning valve.

 The wheels are custom made18" Boyd Coddington Espada (18 x 7 front & 18 x 9 rear) with Continental DW Extreme Z rated tires - 225/45/18 front & 275/40/18 in the rear.

Keeping with the resto mod / pro touring theme and looking for everyday modern performance and reliability I installed a rebuilt 6. 0 LS engine. nbsp;this is the iron block. aluminum head version.  For performance there is a Corvette Z06 cam installed. nbsp;1 3/4" mid length headers and a 2 1/2" custom exhaust with Magnaflow Mufflers. To mount the engine I used a Williams Classic conversion kit. a PSI Conversions LS harness and their custom programed GM factory computer kit. To help with the look the valve covers. lifter valley cover. alternator. brackets etc. have all been powder coated black and the 3 piece engine covers have been hydo dipped in carbon fiber.

Transmission is a 4L80E 4 speed automatic that is controlled by the PSI harness and factory computer.

The cooling system is handled by a custom made Afco 3 core aluminum rad and a Derale 2 speed electric fan. Fuel is supplied from a Tanks Inc fuel tank with a Walbro internal fuel pump and Russel push lock fuel lines and fittings.

The interior has been left stock with the original gauges and trim. The original bench seat is in excellent condition and was recovered in the 80s. After the car was painted I replaced the carpet and firewall pad. installed a Retro Sound Model Two Stereo with USB. Ipod. Blue Tooth. Alpine amp.

This car runs and drives like a dream.

You won't be disappointed.

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