{"id":32237,"date":"2016-11-04T12:57:57","date_gmt":"2016-11-04T19:57:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/?p=32237"},"modified":"2016-11-04T12:57:57","modified_gmt":"2016-11-04T19:57:57","slug":"50-chevy-bella-build","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/50-chevy-bella-build\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8217;50 Chevy &#8220;Bella&#8221; Build"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"jetpack-slideshow-noscript robots-nocontent\">This slideshow requires JavaScript.<\/p><div id=\"gallery-32237-1-slideshow\" class=\"jetpack-slideshow-window jetpack-slideshow jetpack-slideshow-black\" data-trans=\"fade\" data-autostart=\"1\" data-gallery=\"[{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.racingjunk.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/11\\\/lead-2.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;32248&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;\\u0026#8217;50 Chevy \\u0026#8220;Bella\\u0026#8221; Build&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;\\u0026#039;50 Chevy \\u0026quot;Bella\\u0026quot; Build&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Click Here to Begin\\n\\nThough the name means \\u201cbeauty,\\u201d Bella started out its build as a bit long in the tooth. Though totally original from the firewall back, the subframe had been replaced with a nasty S-10 item. The patina was striking and the hood had been primered, so the necessary ingredients were there. All that was needed was a massive engine capable of roasting tires and a modern frame to support all that grunt.\\n\\nBut Bella had to be beautiful. The aged front end was in need of a little glitz, and a trip to the junkyard followed shortly thereafter. After finding a \\u201854 Buick with a wide, solid, chrome bumper, Irwin and his father-in-law peeled the piece off of the old car in five minutes flat, and managed to mock it up on the front of the Chevy \\u0026#8211; though it was a little too wide.\\n\\nMost importantly, the frame was a bit too ragged, cracked, and rusted, so an \\u201883 Caprice was picked up and chopped, and the frame and engine pulled. Though the engine was advertised as not running, it sputtered to life once an errant spring was removed from the inside of the fuel filter and flow restarted.\\n\\nAfter eyeballing the Caprice frame and the \\u201850 Chevy\\u2019s body, Irwin supposed that the two would match up along the firewall. After chopping those firewalls out, it matched up almost perfectly! What luck! The rear fenders of the \\u201850 Chevy were clearly rounder, while the Caprice\\u2019s were squared. Nevertheless, Irwin made it work with a prodigious help of hammer.\\n\\nOnly the trunk pan needed to be altered to fit within the \\u201850\\u0026#8217;s body, but that\\u2019s where the mallet and a can of Red Bull came in. Once the body was dropped to cover the frame, it didn\\u2019t look half-bad! However, it became evident that the Caprice\\u2019s motor was cracked, so a 305 from a \\u201850 Bel-Air was picked up and fitted in the engine bay. Second time\\u2019s the charm, right?\\n\\nWith a steering column from a Fiero and the power steering fluid topped off, the old Chevy fired up and drove around the block without issue. However, a popping in the intake led to an inspection, revealing that the motor was clearly soiled internally from not having the oil changed in an eon. A new intake was sourced, but it was no use \\u0026#8211; the exhaust lobe on the cam was shot. With shrugged shoulders but seemingly no less energy or enthusiasm, Irwin set off to find a suitable replacement.\\n\\nThankfully, it wasn\\u2019t hard \\u0026#8211; a 327 was lurking in the garage \\u0026#8211; though the rear tires were slightly worried about their relationship with the new powerplant. Third time\\u2019s the charm, it seems, since all that was needed was a new water pump gasket to get the motor churning. After painting the motor black, it was fitted with a new set of aluminum roller rockers, then some $40 (what a bargain!) Hedman headers and the engraved intake and M\\\/T cam covers. Now the engine bay was a much prettier place.\\n\\nThe Caprice\\u2019s seats and a tall Mr. Gasket 3-speed shifter from eBay \\u0026#8211; another $30 find \\u0026#8211; decorate the floor of the car, and a modern radiator was added. With the car in running order, some safety measures were taken in the form of large LED taillights.\\n\\nThe final touch was mounting that \\u201854 Buick bumper. After trimming and finding a way to mount the bumper, the front end had the gleaming smile this comprehensive, occasionally frustrating, and beautiful build deserved.&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.racingjunk.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/11\\\/02-1.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;32239&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;\\u0026#8217;50 Chevy \\u0026#8220;Bella\\u0026#8221; Build 1&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;\\u0026#039;50 Chevy \\u0026quot;Bella\\u0026quot; Build&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.racingjunk.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/11\\\/03-1.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;32240&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;\\u0026#8217;50 Chevy \\u0026#8220;Bella\\u0026#8221; Build 2&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;\\u0026#039;50 Chevy \\u0026quot;Bella\\u0026quot; Build&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.racingjunk.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/11\\\/04-1.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;32241&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;\\u0026#8217;50 Chevy \\u0026#8220;Bella\\u0026#8221; 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