Engine plans
(today $$) 450hp/500ft lbs
- 400 sml blk with after market rotating assembly
- AFR 190 heads
- Roller valve train
- Port fuel injected Mega squirt ECM
- Vintage air front runner brackets
- Custom full length tri-Y headers for torque.
Drive train
- TH2004R trans built by Bow Tie overdrives
- GM 8.5 rear axle with a Eaton Truetrac Diff, 3.73 Yukon gears, Ford torino
bearing ends and moser 31 spline axles. T/A support cover.
- Rear suspension is a duplicate of Stielow's Mule four link. I was loaned THE
jig several years ago. I will hopefully be adding "Swivel Links" to the bars per
Detroit Speed.
- Custom drive shaft by Dyno Tech with 1350 U-joints.
- Coil overs on all four corners. QA-1 units are on the rear now but may upgrade
if funding allows.
Chassis
- Custom built 2x3 / 2x4 full chassis with tubular X-member and cowl down bars
and maybe a roll bar (depends on how real I want this to be)
- Room for 13" of rubber in the rear and hopefully 255 or larger up front.
- Soon to be modified/fixed Jim Meyer Racing front suspension (Ignorance was
bliss)
Brakes
- Wilwood 13" six piston fronts and 12" four piston rears
- Wilwood circle track pedal and master cylinders with adjustable brake bias.
Wheels and tires
- Have a pair of Boyd smoothie II's ( Bliss again) with 285 for the rear but
this will probably change to a forged wheel and wider tire depending on the
front tire width.
Extra dead weight
- Vintage Air comfort control (power tour with wife)
- Power windows
- Tilt column
- Tunes with wattage (but quality not quantity)
- Cruise control for power tour
- Dyna Matt
The project owner and financier
- Theodore Rea (ChevyIIpost) in Tulsa OK
- 25 year mechanic / fabricator
- 41/2 years employment at Hot Rod Garage in Sand springs OK as build tech,
fabricator, and shop foreman.
- Built numerous magazine cars while employed
- All work performed by myself and I hope to keep most of it that way. From
headers to body work.
- Wife is tolerant and has ride and drive interest.
- Started project in 2003.
