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    1. 08-31-2009 #1
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      61 Impala Ragtop....

      Hello to all! I am Kevin and I have a 61 Impala drop top. Here are some specs to my set up.....


      ENGINE
      -383 stroker 442hp/470ft lbs of torque )
      -Chevy 350 bored 30 over and stroked to 383ci
      -Scat crank 3.75 Stroke Cast 9000 series
      -Scat 5.7 forged I beam rods with 7/16 arp cap screws
      -Forged Flat top Probe Sportsman Race Series Pistons
      -Comp Cams Roller Cam Duration-Intake 230deg Exhaust 236deg @ .050 / Lift Int .510 Exh .520 and 110 lobe separation
      -Air Flow Research 195cc Heads 74cc chambers
      -9.7:1 compression
      -Headman Block Hugger Headers
      -Holley 110 gph fuel pump
      -Speed Demon 750cfm Carb Vacume secondaries
      -Polished Air gap Intake
      -Edelbrock aluminium water pump
      -MSD Plug Wires
      -All Bolts Are ARP
      -Mini Starter
      -Edelbrock double roller timing set
      -Comp cams roller lifters
      -Crane cams energizer roller 1.5 rockers
      -Full Mandrel bent Flowmaster American Thunder exhaust With 50 series deltaflow mufflers


      CHASSIS
      -700r4 tranny
      -Edge Racing 9" 3200 rpm converter with lock up
      -B+M super cooler tranny cooler
      -9 inch ford rear end
      -Center Section With Motive 3.89 Gears And Auburn Pro series limited slip
      -Air lift easy street air ride kit
      -4 wheel disc brakes Factory GM front and ford rear
      -18x7 in front and 20x8.5 rear Intro Twisted Vista Wheels
      -Boxed stock trailing arms in rear by spirit engineering

      And the engine dyno specs....

      Intake center line 105 1/2
      jets 76 front 85 rear
      vac sec spring short yellow
      timing 35 deg
      RPM----HP---TQ---A/F--Vol Eff%

      3900 - 328 - 442 - 13.3 - 97
      4000 - 340 - 447 - 14.0 - 97
      4100 - 356 - 456 - 14.2 - 97.3
      4200 - 370 - 462 - 14.0 - 97.5
      4300 - 381 - 465 - 13.9 - 97.5
      4400 - 390 - 465 - 13.9 - 97.4
      4500 - 397 - 463 - 13.8 - 97.4
      4600 - 404 - 461 - 13.7 - 97.2
      4700 - 410 - 458 - 13.8 - 97.1
      4800 - 416 - 465 - 13.8 - 96.9
      4900 - 422 - 452 - 13.8 - 96.7
      5000 - 427 - 448 - 13.8 - 96.3
      5100 - 430 - 443 - 13.8 - 95.8
      5200 - 433 - 437 - 13.9 - 95.2
      5300 - 435 - 431 - 13.9 - 94.9
      5400 - 436 - 424 - 13.8 - 94.6
      5500 - 437 - 418 - 13.9 - 94.3
      5600 - 439 - 411 - 14.0 - 94.0
      5700 - 440 - 406 - 13.9 - 93.5
      5800 - 442 - 400 - 13.9 - 92.8
      5900 - 442 - 393 - 14.0 - 92.1
      6000 - 440 - 385 - 14.0 - 91.5





      I hope to learn more about getting this beast to handle better with a little help from the Pro-Touring Family here!
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    3. 08-31-2009 #2
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      Welcome, love those cars but ya know
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    4. 08-31-2009 #3
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      lol here ya go....
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      Welcome to pro-touring. Sounds like a sweet car, now let's see the pics...

      Ooh, beat me to it. Looks great!
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    6. 08-31-2009 #5
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      wow, she looks great! Did you build it yourself?
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    7. 08-31-2009 #6
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      Thanks guys. Yes I built it myself aside from interior and paint.
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      Very nice! I used to have a '61 2drht, very cool cars!

      Shiny Side Up!
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      Very Nice - I love the '61's.
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      Nice looking car.
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      wow kick ass car, I have a 61 bubbletop that I never get time to work on!
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      love the car lets see some build picts.you said you wanted to make the car handle better.what are you running for a front swaybar? any sway bar in the rear? what shocks are you using?is the stearing stock and power?
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      Welcome to the site, Kevin. Very nice Impala!
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      Very nice, sir. Very nice.
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      OMG, my name is Kevin and I think that is one bad arse ride!
      You got it man, that is StylE!
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      Thanks for all the comments!!!
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      Quote Originally Posted by E.rodz View Post
      love the car lets see some build picts.you said you wanted to make the car handle better.what are you running for a front swaybar? any sway bar in the rear? what shocks are you using?is the stearing stock and power?
      Thanks, I will have to dig out some build pics and scan them as I did not have a digital cam at he time.

      I do not have a good front sway bar on it right now, or a rear one at all. The shocks are just off the shelf ones from a parts store so nothing special there either

      The steering is stock with the power removed due to the sloppiness of it. So it is stock manual steering basically.

      I know there is a lot to improve here just trying to save the cash to do it and pic the brand of parts I want to use.
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      Few more pics...
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      Dude stop apologizing about the handleing? It looks so damn smooth just sitting there; I would rock that thing even if it rode like a log wagon and handled like a pinto? Damn it is sick~SicK~SicK!
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      Sweet Ride dude. I want it! lol.

      Impalas on Air are a staple. Just plain sick.

      I'm seeing black ten spokes in your future, in 19s/20s....
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      nice. you dont see those everyday
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