1968 Chevrolet Bel Air Wagon - $16000 OBO(Pell City)

https://bham.craigslist.org/cto/d/1968-chevrolet-bel-air-wagon/6501661722.html

1968 Chevrolet Bel Air Wagon
Over $20k invested.
Asking $16,000 or best reasonable offer.
Bring your offer and we'll talk.

6-passenger, dual bench seats. Has rear cargo area and underfloor cargo pan.
Not a complete restoration. Car has some patina.

Engine/transmission is a "LS-swap". Engine/transmission is a 6.2L L92 6L80E combo from a 2007 Cadillac Escalade. L92 is same foundation as LS3(same block, pistons, rods, and heads(minus sodium filled valves)), but has different cam, tuning, etc. 403hp/415ft-lbs. Intake was changed from "truck" intake to the low profile and more aesthetically pleasing LS3 intake. Alternator is 160 amp to accommodate larger stereos. 6L80E 6-sp auto transmission. Uses factory column shift lever. Deleted factory AC. Still have compressor for LS engine but aftermarket bracket and underdash AC(Vintage Air, etc) would be required. Car has only been to Steele dragway one time and ran 13.55 @100 mph.

Battery was relocated to the rear during the LS swap. Fuel system upgrade during LS-swap and in anticipation of adding a turbo later. The custom fuel sending unit contains one Aeromotive 340lph in-tank pump(ECU controlled via rear mounted fuse/relay) and has room for a second similar sized pump to be added. Fuel lines is 1/2 inch aluminum tube(inside frame rail) and -8AN hose, return is -10AN from Corvette filter/regulator mounted near the tank.

Suspension is primarily Ridetech components but some factory components remain.
Front: All Ridetech components...double adjustable coilovers, upper/lower control arms, sway bar.
Rear: Ridetech adjustable dampers and adjustable upper control arms, factory lower control arms. Factory rear springs. UMI Sway bar. Have factory cargo springs new in box
Included as alternative option.

Wheels and Tires:
Front 20x8.5 Coy C5 with Nitto Envo 245/45/20
Rear 20x10 Coy C5 with Nitto Envo 295/35/20

Front Brakes: Kore3 355mm(14in) Hybrid. C6 Corvette Z06 rotor, C5 Corvette floating caliper.($1300 retail cost)
Rear Brake: factory 11in drums, new shoes, wheel cylinders, springs, hose.
Factory vacuum booster and master cylinder.

Car is fun to drive, corners flat and hard and stops very well.

Stereo:
Custom front kick panels with Polk DB6501 6.5" with separate tweeter.
Custom rear speaker pods with Polk DB651 6.5" 2-way.
Custom Subwoofer box molded to rear trunk pan adjacent to battery. Subwoofer box has mounting for Sub and Main amps. Sub is Alpine Type R 12".
Sub Amp: Alpine Digital M55 1x 550W RMS
Main Amp: Alpine Digital F35, 4x 55W RMS
No head unit but could be added.
Stereo/Amp is controlled by JL Audio Bluetooth Amp controller and Smartphone App and plays your streaming radio/audio applications or saved audio files.

Not a complete restoration. Car has some patina. No major rust issue but some areas may require attention in the future. Worst area is lower front fenders in front of the doors. These seems to have been patch by the previous owner. I have applied POR-15(rust neutralizer/sealer) where necessary on frame and body. Overall car is very solid. Body is straight. According to previous owner, car was repainted in late 70's. Car still looks great and photographs and shows well.

I replaced the passenger front floor when i bought the car 2011. Interior floor is fully covered in dynamat. Carpet was new(changed to black) in 2011 and is in excellent condition. Seats are original and have not been recovered or repadded but were dyed black. Seats have split/cracked in a few places. Dash is custom fiberglass and covered in black vinyl "leather" and steering wheel is wrapped to match. I have the rest of the roll of vinyl "leather" and can include it if you'd like to finish the seats in the same material as the dash and steering wheel. Car also has aftermarket gauges installed(tach, speedo, oil pressure, water temp, fuel level, vacuum/boost(previous plans included turbocharging), fuel pressure, Air/Fuel Ratio.

 

Here's another one - in Orange County, CA....$10,500
https://orangecounty.craigslist.org/cto/d/1968-chevy-impala-wagon/6498765322.html



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