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1959 Chevy Corvette Convertible - Vairy-Y Interesting
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| BODY |
| Reproduction '59 Corvette body with fiberglass rear bumpers, 427-style hood (with Stinger) and removable fiberglass fastback hardtop, all made by A-1 Fiberglass, Macon, Illinois |
| PAINT |
House of Kolor Tangelo Orange basecoat/clearcoat with custom-blend House of Kolor silver coves, accents, and longitudinal stripe. Painting/paint prep by Street Rods Only |
 Behind the one-off Evod wheels...  Behind the one-off Evod wheels are huge Baer disc brakes at each corner. Tires are ultra-low-profile Pirelli P-Zeros.  Mike Walker's '59 shows off...  Mike Walker's '59 shows off the skill of both of his shops-A-1 Fiberglass and Street Rods Only.  The '54 Corvair Motorama show...  The '54 Corvair Motorama show car had what was called a "jet exhaust type" look to its aft end. Mike's C1 has that look on a roof that can be removed. Unbolt it and add a '56-'60 trunk lid to create a roadster.
| CHASSIS |
| Custom chassis with frame by Street Rods Only |
| SUSPENSION |
Chromed C4 Corvette with Aldan coilover shocks front and rear |
| STEERING |
Flaming River rack-and-pinion with polished steering column, power-assisted |
| BRAKES |
Custom Baer four-wheel disc brakes with six-piston calipers and 14-inch rotors, power-assisted |
| WHEELS |
One-off Evod Industries wheels, front 19x10 inches, rear 20x10 inches |
| TIRES |
Pirelli P-Zero, front 225/40ZR19, rear 275/35ZR20 |
| ENGINE |
| Modified GM LS2 overhead-valve V-8, cast-aluminum block |
| MODIFIED BY |
Street Rods Only |
| MODIFICATIONS |
Magnuson supercharger, Street & Performance polished chrome pulley system |
| DISPLACEMENT |
364 cubic inches (6.0L) |
| COMPRESSION RATIO |
10.9:1 |
| CYLINDER HEADS |
Production LS2 cast aluminum |
| IGNITION |
Production GM coil-on-plug electronic |
| INDUCTION |
Production GM electronic fuel injection |
| CAMSHAFT |
Production GM LS2 hydraulic roller |
| EXHAUST |
Custom-fabricated stainless steel exhaust system |
| COOLING |
PRC aluminum radiator with dual electric fans and stock LS2 water pump |
| HORSEPOWER |
550 @ 4,400 rpm |
| TRANSMISSION |
| Tremec T-56 six-speed manual with custom shifter by Street Rods Only |
| REAREND |
Dana 44 with 3.50 gears |
| INTERIOR |
| Modified '59 Corvette interior |
| MODIFICATIONS |
'67-style Stinger under fastback top, snakeskin accents on steering wheel rim, console, and dash grab bar |
| MODIFIED BY |
Street Rods Only |
| SEATS |
Restored '59 Corvette buckets with gray leather upholstery (and gray snakeskin accents) by Leather Concepts, Goshen, Indiana |
| CARPETS |
Gray nylon cut-pile by Wholesale Interiors USA |
| INSTRUMENTATION |
Restored '59 Corvette 0-160 mph speedometer with AutoMeter gauges (0-8,000 rpm tach plus coolant temperature, fuel level, and oil pressure gauges) in stock '59 Vette gauge locations |
| SOUND SYSTEM |
Cadence Sound sound system with AM/FM Stereo/CD head unit, two amplifiers three subwoofers, and four speakers |
| HVAC |
TBI |
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