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1959 Chevy Corvette - From Basket to Beauty
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| ENGINE |
| Chevrolet small-block V-8, cast iron block |
| ENGINE BUILD |
Collier Machine, Naples, Florida |
| MODIFICATIONS |
Forged steel Callies stroker crankshaft, forged steel connecting rods, forged aluminum pistons |
| DISPLACEMENT |
383 cubic inches |
| COMPRESSION RATIO |
10.2:1 |
| CYLINDER HEADS |
Edelbrock Victor |
| IGNITION |
Mallory |
| INDUCTION |
Edelbrock throttle-body EFI |
| CAMSHAFT |
Edelbrock hydraulic roller |
| EXHAUST |
Custom-fabricated with heavyweight stainless steel tubing and mufflers |
| COOLING |
Griffin aluminum radiator |
| HORSEPOWER |
430-450 (estimated) |
| TRANSMISSION |
| Modified GM Turbo-Hydramatic 350 automatic with Lokar shifter |
| REAREND |
'91 Corvette differential, with Positraction and 3.70 gears |
| INTERIOR |
| Customized '59 Corvette |
| CUSTOMIZED BY |
Barr's Performance |
| CUSTOM ITEMS |
CNC-machined tach/speedometer panel, carpeted storage area behind seats, |
| polished Flaming River tilt steering column, Momo steering wheel, power windows, |
| Edelbrock EFI computer located under dash on passenger side |
| SEATS |
Aftermarket '62 Corvette buckets with custom red vinyl upholstery by Pepe's, |
| Naples, Florida, and reproduction C2 lap belts. |
| CARPETS |
Custom "Rolls-Royce quality" red wool cut-pile |
| INSTRUMENTATION |
Auto Meter C2 gauges (0-160 mph speedometer and 0-10,000 rpm tach in |
| dash, plus voltmeter, oil pressure, fuel level, and coolant temperature gauges |
| in center dash stack) |
| SOUND SYSTEM |
None installed (or needed with the stroker 383 under the hood) |
| HVAC |
Vintage Air |
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