Summary

Completely disassembled, this car went on a painstaking one-year adventure to achieve its current status. It’s powered by a GM performance 572/720hp 8-cylinder crate engine backed by a TREMEC T56 Magnum 6-speed manual transmission.

Details

This car is the brainchild of two-time World Series champion Pat Burrel, aka “Pat the Bat.” This Chevelle was purchased as a rotisserie-restored original LS5 4-speed manual transmission car. Completely disassembled, this car then went on a painstaking one-year adventure to achieve a sleeper appearance. A General Motors Performance 572/720hp crate engine was stripped down, blueprinted, reassembled and paint-matched to the exterior color with a TREMEC Magnum T56 transmission. With a stock appearance, the interior may fool some, but a closer look reveals a 6-point roll cage all TIG-welded with safety harnesses; completely modified front tunnel sheet metal accommodates the larger Magnum tranny. This car rolls on staggered custom Asante wheels color-matched to the exterior. The rear of the car has been upgraded and completely back-halfed with Detroit Speed 4-link reengineered to maintain the back seat. All sheet metal in the rear was widened to retain stock-looking inner fender wells and maintain a stock-appearing trunk while adding 5 inches to the wheel width. It has a custom 9-inch housing with Detroit Locker and giant Wilwood brakes out back. Up front, it’s equipped with giant Wilwood brakes and custom rotors with more Detroit Speed goodies, as well as a road course Speedway Engineering anti-roll bar. It has custom stainless headers and exhaust with custom side outlets. Completely fabricated Edelbrock two-stage nitrous system with adjustable jetting adds additional horsepower when needed. This car has a Deep Blue two-stage paint job with Pearl White stripes and airbrushed factory emblems buried deeply under five coats of clear paint.