1940 Chevrolet Other

Here's a real nice 1 off Custom 1940 Chevy Coupe. The car was totally stock restored when I purchased it in 1995. I am an Industrial designer and have designed and built many rides.   Here's what has been done on this unique classic custom.

BODY

Custom “Bonneville” chop. 3. 5” in the front and 4” in the back. “A” pillars not leaned. “B” pillars laid forward 2”. Rear window laid forward to meet top. All original roundness kept in place. Nothing cut from middle of top. Original rear compound glass window. Smoothed hood with remote cable. hood vents on side opened up for cooling and 72- 3” louvers. Rear trunk is smoothed with remote cable. Frenched '39 teardrop LED tail lights. 3rd brake light on license plate. All steel body. original running boards. Rear fenders are heavy fiberglass 2” wider. Bolt on tear drop skirts are fiberglass too. Entire car was block sanded 5 times for straightness then primed and jet black PPG paint applied. Non-symmetrical natural flames in pearl blue metallic. Custom pinstriped cartouches on hood and trunk lid & dash. 20-gallon stainless steel gas tank/baffles with custom door and fast fill cap.

INTERIOR

All interior doors. roof and floor have sound insulation. New headliner. Flame motif on doors and back seat panel as well as inside of trunk lid. 2001 Dodge Dakota high back bucket seats with lap belts. Machined door and window handles. Custom dash with “Classic” Old Time Gauges. Tach. Speedo. Oil/Amp and Gas/Temp 3. 5” gauges. 3. 5” Custom clock added to match other gauges. Vintage A/C-Heat/Defrost. All glass is tinted. AM/FM/CD with IPod port in dash. Full carpeting. Custom console with ignition. 2 cup holders. Push button on dash start. Electric wipers. headlight switch and horn button neatly placed on dash. Grant 4-spoke flat Bonneville type wheel. IDIDIT Chrome Steering Column with 2” Drop. All new Jorgensen joints and shafts. Removable slide out vent windows. Cruise with them in or out. Plenty of room in interior. I'm 6-4 and 250 lbs. with plenty of room everywhere.

DRIVE TRAIN

1970 Chevrolet 292 Inline six. Completely overhauled with only 15. 00 carefree miles. Cylinders are . 030 over. crank . 10. CompCams 1. 75 rockers. 270 Dual-Duration Wolverine Cam. Ported. Langdon's cast split headers (ceramic coated). Offy 3x2 manifold (powder coated). 3-Holley/Weber 2bbl progressive carbs. Jetted with 49 in primaries and 52 in secondary's. Set up for secondary's to open when floored. Over 22MPG @65mph! Aluminum Stelling/Hellings air cleaners with K&N filters. New 3-core radiator with original Top & Bottom Tanks. 1982 Z28 T-5 transmission (Rebuilt 6 years ago with all new parts). B&M close ratio Billet Shifter with custom knob. Mustang II front end with Tubular “A” arms. 2” Drop spindles. Gas Shocks and 11” Power Disc Brakes. Rebuilt 1970 Nova 8. 5” rear with Gas Shocks and rebuilt Drum Brakes. 3:55 Richmond gears. Tires are Diamondback Steel Radial Wide White Walls with excellent tread. 206/60-15 on front and 265/75-15 on back. Wheels are custom one-off Pete Paulsen Chrome Smoothies. 7” in front and 8” in back with custom offsets. Custom 2. 5” exhaust with Chambered mufflers and 6” rolled stainless steel tips! It's a unique sound when it's opened up. Not loud inside when cruising.

All in all. a great custom Hotrod that has all the bugs worked out. You can get in any time and drive anywhere without fear of problems in comfort and style. It has won many awards and has won at Good Guys and NSRA events. A very unique ride and definitely one of a kind.

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