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By Andrew Borodin
Frame: Sand blasted and powder coated semi-gloss
black.
Engine: The engine started life as a 502 H.O. 440
HP. That's the one with the iron
heads. I sold the intake and the heads and I got a Holley SysteMax kit.
The kit included aluminum heads with
2.25 intake valves. Lunati hydraulic
roller cam. Commander 950 EFI. It also
has Lunati roller rockers as well as a
complete Holley ignition system. It was dyno tested yesterday and it
made 570 HP at 5400 rpm
with 580lb/ft at about 4600 rpm. I am going to pick the engine
up today and I will scan the dyno sheet.
Transmission: My plan for now is to go with a
Richmond 6spd. Originally I was
thinking about a 4L80E, because I knew I was going to be making way more
torque and power the any manual trans
is rated for. But I figure the Richmond
will live as long as I don't get any traction.
Rear suspension: consists of Global West lower
control arms with DelAlum bushings
on the axle end and a spherical joint on the frame side. Upper control arms are stock with rubber
bushings. The is no sway bar. Springs are 140
lb/inch. I also have HAL Stocker Star shocks on the back.
The rear end is 12 bolt with 3.31 gears. It was
modified by Strange Engineering
to accept one of their C-clip eliminator kits as well as fitted
with Strange street/strip axles.
Brakes: The brakes are from Baer and feature 13
inch rotors in the front and 12
inch rotors in the rear with PBR calipers all the way around. I also
opted for the full cross
drill/slot/zinc wash upgrade just for the looks.
Front Suspension: The front suspension is a mix of
Global West and Hotchkis.
The
upper control arms are from Global West. The springs are Hotchkis and so
is the sway bar. Lower control arms
are stock with polyurethane bushings.
Tie rod sleeves are from global west. The spindles
came with the Baer
brakes.
I also have HAL Stocker Star shocks on the front. The steering box
is from AGR.
Other highlights. Every nut and bolt so far has
been stainless, except for the
suspension pieces. Totally Stainless is a great source for all kinds of
hardware. They provided the low
strength bolts for the fuel line clamps as well
as the high strength ARP stainless bolt used to anchor the engine frame
mounts.
The gas tank is a stock replacement unit that I
took over to Rock Valley and they
modified for an in-tank pump. Those tanks are very shallow, so a sump
had to be built on the bottom. It is
currently being powder coated to match the
frame. The pump is a Holley 255lph unit. The
body is being worked on by a friend in Colorado (I'm in Chicago) I'm
hoping to reunite the chassis and the body in the
next few months.
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