By Scotty Lachenauer – Images by the Author
Mike Todd’s uncle told him while at a young age that the person who expressed the most interest in his 1955 Chevy Bel Air would some day get the car once he was ready to move it on. As it turned out Mike was the most excited about going for rides in the car throughout his grade school days and the car was gifted to him. The project took many years to complete, but today Mike claims all the years of hard work paid off, and he’s proud to take his uncle’s Bel Air to the next level with a supercharged small-block and modern suspension. Read full article here.
TECH CHECK
Owner: Mike Todd, Neptune, New Jersey
Vehicle: 1955 Chevy Bel Air
ENGINE
Block: Dart small-block Chevy Little M
Compression Ratio: 9:1
Rotating Assembly: Callies crank, Manley rods, JE pistons
Heads: Edelbrock
Cam: Bullet custom grind
Intake: Edelbrock Victor Junior
Induction: Holley Terminator X
Ignition: MSD
Exhaust: Doug’s headers, 3-inch custom exhaust, Borla mufflers, Mufflex Performance Exhuast C tips
Power Adder: Procharger D-1 supercharger
DRIVETRAIN
Transmission: TREMEC T56 Magnum six-speed
Rearend: Chevy 12-bolt with 4:10 gears
CHASSIS
Front Suspension: Ridetech coilover shocks
Rear Suspension: Ridetech four-link suspension system with Ridetech coilover shocks
Brakes: Wilwood 12-inch rotors six-piston calipers front and rear
WHEELS & TIRES
Wheels: Budnik 18×8 front, 20×12 rear
Tires: Nitto 225/50R18 front, 315/35R20 rear
INTERIOR
Seats: By Manzo Motorsports Customs (South River, NJ)
Steering Wheel: Sparc Industries
Column: Ididit
Gauges: Dakota Digital RTX
Shifter: Lokar
Pedals: Lokar
Rollbar: Four-point
EXTERIOR
Bodywork: Wize Guyz Performance & Restorations (Morganville, NJ)
Paint: Orion Silver with Mercedes black accents
Paint by: Wize Guys Performance & Restorations (Jason Foley)
