Tech
TRI-FIVE NARROWED TUBULAR CONTROL ARMS
Press Release: You asked, we delivered. CPP now offers narrowed tubular control arms for 1955, 1956 and 1957 Chevys. The kit narrows the track width 1.5″ per side which gives additional fender to wheel clearance [Read More]
Tech
Danchuk Has Sold To Halladay Manufacturing
Last year Danchuk closed it’s doors….it’s retail doors. They stopped selling retail and then sold off their manufacturing to a long-time employee. He’s rebranded it as Halladay Manufacturing who’s going to continue making all the [Read More]
'55 Car Features
Rodney Kline Jr’s 1955 Chevy
Rodney Kline Jr.’s 1955 Chevy has a long and meaningful history. Starting as his Dad’s very first car, the two restored the car to what you see today! Just like most restorations, this one took [Read More]
'55 History, Specs, And Decoding
Was The ’64 Chevelle The New ’55 Chevy?
Recently we came across this article on MacsMotorCityGarage.com where they were comparing a few striking similarities between the 1964 Chevrolet Chevelle and the 1955 Chevy platforms. Perhaps General Motors was trying to recreate the magic [Read More]
Installs
How to Install CPP High Clearance Front Sway Bar for Tri-Five Chevys
On our Project 50 in a 55 build, we installed a CPP high clearance front sway bar. The process is pretty easy and straight forward, but a video makes it even easier to show off! [Read More]
Tech
Bel Air’s Of Del Mar Good Guys
This past weekend was the Good Guys Del Mar SoCal Nationals and the Bel Air’s were out in force! We had a blast walking around checking out all the cars there but you know we [Read More]
Tech
Tri-Fives Of the Good Guys Lone Star Nationals!
Good Guys Lone Star Nationals This past weekend was the Good Guys Lone Star Nationals. While there is thousands of classic cars cruising around all weekend, we tried to grab a picture of just about [Read More]
'55 Car Features
1955 Ex-Racer Revived
Pictures and Text Courtesy of Holley.com Editor: Recently we were on Holley’s Motor Life and spotted this cool article about a vintage ’55 drag racer. This car is the real deal too – not just [Read More]
'55 Car Features
Danchuk’s Tri-Five Nationals 2022!
Even though we are huge Tri-Five Bel Air lovers, this is the first time we were able to make it to the Danchuk Tri-Five Nationals in Bowling Green, KY. The show was massively bigger than [Read More]
'55 Car Features
1955 Bel Air – Limo!
There’s no shortage of cool ways to build a ’55 Bel Air. One particular way that caught our eye was to build one into a limousine. Now some Cadillacs came from the factory as a [Read More]

Project 50 In A 55 was named so because of a desire to drive. Once finished, the goal is to drive this car to all 50 states! Yes, including driving it to Alaska and shipping it to Hawaii to drive! We want this car to be as reliable as a brand new car and put the miles on it to prove it!

With this car, we started with a bare shell and are building it from the ground up.

Current Specs:

Engine: 5.3L LM7 with Comp Cam, CPP Headers, Holley Intake, and complete LS Classic kit

Transmission: Stock 4L60e

Rear: 10-bolt Posi

Front Suspension: Complete CPP Tubular Control Arms, Viking Performance coil-overs, CPP Sway Bar, CPP Steering Box, Baer Brakes

Rear Suspension: Complete CPP leaf springs, CPP sway bar, Viking Performance shocks, Baer Brakes

Wheels: 17″ Rocket Racing “Fuel” Series, Toyo Tires

Sponsors:

Classic Performance Products, Viking Performance, Baer Brakes, Rocket Racing Wheels, LS Classic, Comp Cams, Holley

Stories and Installs on Project 50 In A 55:

How to Install CPP High Clearance Front Sway Bar for Tri-Five Chevys
On our Project 50 in a 55 build, we installed a CPP high clearance front sway bar. The process is pretty easy and straight forward, but a video makes it even easier to show off! [Read More]
Project 50 In A 55: Installing Engine, Trans and Steering
’55 Bel Air Engine, Transmission and Steering Now Complete! A few months back we worked on The Big-Block That’s An LS for our Project ’55 Bel Air. The time had come to nestle the engine down into [Read More]
The Big-Block That’s An LS
Building An LS Engine To Look Like A Big-Block There’s no doubt the LS engine is the new SBC that was shoved into the frame rails of anything and everything for decades. The one complaint [Read More]
1955 Bel Air Frame Restoration
When we decided to build our 1955 Bel Air Project 50 In A 55 as it’s own separate build, we started by sliding the frame out from under the body. We wanted this to be [Read More]
Project 50 In A 55 – The Beginning
How and why did we end up with not only one, but two 1955 Bel Air four doors? Well the answer is fairly easy. A few years ago we started to take apart Project Half-Price [Read More]
The Summer of ’69
The 1960’s is where this journey began. My Dad in high school had a 1955 Bel Air. At this point, they were cheap cars. His older brother had one too. However, his brothers was custom [Read More]