September 2000 Feature Car
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September 2000 Feature Car |
| Member:
Bill Roy |
| Year: 1969 |
| Engine:
LS6 454 crate motor |
| Transmission:
Tremec 5-speed manual with overdrive |
| Rear
end: Ford 9 inch, 4.56 ratio |
| Options:
Rally Sport, 4 wheel disc brakes, DuPont paint |
| Story:
Bill has set his car up to be at home on the strip or the street.
It has a Brink Racecraft back half with a 4-link suspension
utilizing Koni coil-over shocks and steel wheel tubs.
Bill powder coated the front sub-frame, front-end components, rear
suspension and inner fenders. Fuel
is held secure in a 15 gallon Harwood fuel cell and is delivered by a
Mallory fuel pump. Stopping
power is provided by 4 wheel disc brakes.
The engine breathes through an 850 Holley and Chevy dual plane
manifold with Summit spacer and heat shield.
The engine has a 10.2 compression ratio, square port heads, 292
Comp cam and MSD ignition. Exhaust
is expelled through a set of Jet Hot coated Hooker headers, 2-1/2 inch
pipes and Flo-Tech mufflers. A
Brassworks water pump and Griffin aluminum radiator control heat.
Power is delivered by a Hays clutch and flywheel, surrounded by a
Lakewood bellhousing, to a Tremec 5-speed.
Bill upgraded the nine inch with an Auburn limited slip unit, an
HRW nodular iron case, and 31 spline Mark Williams axles.
The fat Mickey Thompson tires provide traction when needed.
Bill chose 15x6 (front) and 15x14 (rear) Cragar Super Lite wheels
for his ride. |
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