Summary:

Pro streeted hot rod

Description:

I've had my 55 since 1977.  It started life as a Oakland built,  Navaho Tan/ India Ivory 265 stick shift car.  When I bought it, it had a 327 with a Borg-Warner 4 speed, and an aging navy blue lacquer paint job.

Changes: Body & paint (cheap job in 1978), Back-halved, roll cage, 454, close ratio Muncie 4 speed & more.

GM front disc brakes, big Ford drum rears. Dual master cylinder, no power booster.

Differential 9" Ford rear end, narrowed, 4.86 gears

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Engine/Motor 454 Chevrolet, bored .030 (460 C.I.)  Aluminum heads, some nice machine work and speed equip.

Exhaust Headers, home-built 2 1/2" exhaust system with 40 series Flowmasters and a balance tube.  No tailpipes, just turndowns

Exterior Stock appearance, inexpensive ($650) body & paint job done in 1978. Included stripping body to bare metal.  Paint is Dupont Centauri 75 Corvette yellow.

MSD distributor, wires, & coil and MSD 6AL ignition box

Edelbrock Performer RPM Air Gap manifold, Holley 750 CFM double pumper, K&N stub stack, and K&N air cleaner

Interior Pretty spartan interior: black naughahyde headliner and door panels, pair of late 70's GM bucket seats, and black carpet.  No back seat, 8 point roll bar

Cheap radio...Stereo?  You couldn't hear it if it had one.

Rear frame rails narrowed in 14" to accomodate narrowed rear end, wheel tubs, and larger rear tires. Posies 5-leaf superslide reversed eye rear springs and Anson Ground Grabber traction bars.  Front suspension stock, except rebuilt with urethane bushings, big block springs, roller bearing idler arm.  GM 11" front disc brakes, 12" Ford drum rear brakes.

Transmission Muncie close ratio 4 speed, Hurst super shifter, Lakewood scattershield, Hays flywheel, McLeod 12" clutch. Clutch linkage beefed up with Heim joints added.

Wheels/Tires American Torque Thrust II mags, 15X12 rears, 15X6 fronts. Tires are Mickey Thompson Sportsmans, front & rear.

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