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1953 Studebaker Starlite Coupe - Class Act
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| F A C T S & F I G U R E S | | Dave and Sue Ciappa | | Lockport, New York | | 1953 Studebaker Starlite coupe | | CHASSIS | | Frame / Manufacturer | modified ’62 Hawk / Studebaker | | Modifications | custom-fab’d 2x4 front clip | | Chassis plumbing | stainless | | Rearend / Ratio | 9-inch Ford / 3.25:1 | | Rear suspension | Chassis Engineering Inc. (West Branch, IA) leaf, Air Ride Technologies (Jasper, IN) airbags, Cadillac sway bar & Pro Shocks (Lawrenceville, GA) shocks | | Rear brakes | SSBC (Clarence, NY) discs | | Front suspension | Heidt’s Hot Rod Shop (Wauconda, IL) IFS & dropped spindles, Air Ride airbags & Chassis Engineering Inc. sway bar | | Front brakes | SSBC disc, Pro shocks | | Master cylinder | dual reservoir, remote fill | | Steering | r&p | | Front wheel make, size | Boyd Coddington Junkyard Dog, 18x7 | | Rear wheel make, size | Boyd Coddington Junkyard Dog, 18x8 | | Front tire make, size | BFGoodrich, 215/40-18 | | Rear tire make, size | BFGoodrich, 235/50-18 | | Gas tank | Studebaker, 20-gal. | | Other chassis items | chassis mods by Guy Evans (Visalia, CA) | | ENGINE | | Make | Chevrolet | | Displacement | 327ci | | Crankshaft | .010-.010, balanced | | Rods | GM Performance Parts ARP bolts | | Pistons | TRW forged | | Camshaft | Isky, 201/256 | | Water pump | Edelbrock (Torrance, CA) | | Cooling fan | Cooling Components (St. Louis, MS) | | Radiator | Walker Radiator Works (Memphis TN) | | Alternator | GM, 100-amp | | Heads | Chevrolet, iron | | Valves / Springs | Manley / COMP Cams (Memphis, TN) | | Rockers | COMP Cams | | Valve covers | powdercoated Billet Specialties (La Grange, IL) | | Manifold / Induction | custom fabricated / custom Delco port injection | | Ignition / Wires | MSD (El Paso, TX) | | Headers | smoothed & coated, iron ram horns manifolds | | Exhaust / Mufflers | 2 1/2” coated / Flowmaster (Santa Rosa, CA) | | Other engine facts | all brightwork powdercoated | | TRANSMISSION | | Make | GM, 700-R4 | | Converter | 2,100-rpm stall, TCI Automotive (Ashland, MS) | | Driveshaft | custom fabricated | | BODY | | Body style / Material | two-door coupe / steel | | Body manufacturer | Studebaker | | Body mods | filled & shaved | | Hood | shaved | | Grille | modified stock | | Bodywork | Tim Fidanza, Fidanza’s Custom Paint & Body (Gasport, NY) | | Paint type / Color | PPG / 9300-Black | | Painter | Fidanza’s Custom Paint & Body | | Headlights / Taillights | tri-bar halogen / Studebaker | | Bumpers | smoothed & tucked Studebaker | | INTERIOR | | Dashboard | '57 Studebaker Silver Hawk | | Gauges | Dakota Digital (Sioux Falls, SD) | | Stereo / Speakers | Alpine / Pioneer | | Air conditioning | Vintage Air (San Antonio, TX) | | Wiring | Ron Francis Wire Works (Chester, PA) | | Steering wheel | Billet Specialties | | Steering column | ididit (Tecumseh, MI) | | Interior mirror | Studebaker | | Seats | T-bird | | Upholsterer | Jimmy Z | | Material / Color | leather / gray | | Carpet | wool | | Seatbelts | Juliano's Hot Rod Parts (Ellington, CT) |
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