Facts & Figures
Mike Frisk
North Vancouver, BC, Canada
1954 Chevrolet Bel Air
| CHASSIS |
| Frame / Manufacturer | hat-section parallel-rail / General Motors |
| Modifications | Camaro front clip grafted to existing chassis; C-notched over rear axle |
| Rearend / Ratio | GM S-10 4x4 10-bolt w/ limited slip / 3.73:1 |
| Rear suspension | de-arched leafs, lowering blocks & air springs |
| Front suspension | ’79 Chevrolet Camaro (front steer); 2” dropped spindles; air springs |
| Master cylinder | dual-circuit under-floor w/ booster |
| Steering box | Saginaw 605 (stock Camaro) |
| Wheel make, size | Wheel Vintiques (Fresno, CA), 64-Series O.E., 15x5 (front); 15x6 (rear) |
| Wheel covers | spider caps, Mooneyes (Santa Fe Springs, CA) |
| Tire make, size | Coker Classics, 6.70-15 |
| Gas tank | 15-gal. titanium, recovered from MQ-1 Predator unmanned aerial vehicle |
| ENGINE |
| Make | ’79 Chevrolet, overhauled by Krylon (Sherwin-Williams) (Cleveland, OH) |
| Displacement | 350ci |
| Crankshaft | cranks |
| Generator | generates |
| Water pump | pumps |
| Pistons | don’t work |
| Rockers | owner & Laurie Peterson |
| Valve covers | vintage Edelbrock (Torrance, CA) |
| Manifold / Induction | OEM iron / Rochester Quadrajet |
| Ignition / Wires | GM HEI / Standard Motor Products suppression-type |
| Headers | stock rear-dump iron manifolds |
| Exhaust / Mufflers | 2” steel / glasspacks |
| Other engine facts | likes long walks on the beach, holding hands & revival movie houses |
| TRANSMISSION |
| Make | ’86 GM 700-R4 automatic overdrive |
| Modification | shift kit; Corvette servo |
| Shifter | ’54 Chevrolet standard transmission, 2/3 gear arm |
| Driveshaft | shortened Camaro |
| BODY |
| Body style / Material | Bel Air / steel |
| Body manufacturer | Fisher Body Works |
| Body mods | chopped 3 3/8”; door edges & hood corners rounded; ’55 Chevrolet fender spears;
’49-51 Ford rear glass & frame; valances modified to fit ’56 Chevrolet bumpers;
custom-made skirts. All by Laurie Peterson (Vancouver, BC, Canada) |
| Bodywork | Laurie Peterson |
| Paint type / Color | Sikkens Car Refinishes urethane w/ clear / Argonaut Golden Fleece |
| Headlights / Taillights | ’56 Oldsmobile / ’56 Packard |
| Bumpers | ’56 Chevrolet |
| INTERIOR |
| Dashboard | stock, w/ matte-finish clear |
| Gauges | stock; Sun tachometer w/ external control box |
| Steering wheel | '62 Chevrolet Impala |
| Steering column | '54 Chevrolet, manual w/ 3/4 shift lever operating overdrive automatic transmission |
| Material / Color | standard Naugahyde & glitter Zodiac (Nappanee, IN) / white & gold |
| Carpet | black nylon-loop |
| Seatbelts | Beams Industries Inc. (Oklahoma City, OK) |