CC: What does the future hold?JK: I'm through showing it. I didn't build it to show, but it turned out so nicely that we just had to. In fact, it's never done worse than Second Place and we've won Best of Show on four occasions. Ultimately, though, I want to fine-tune it, maybe add nitrous oxide, and then drive the hell out of it. I want to get the car to the point that the performance is maximized, and the only way to accomplish that is to run it at the track. You can't sort the bugs out on the street. Then, I just want to drive it.
The DetailsCar: '71 Oldsmobile 442 W-30Engine: 455 ci
Heads: Aluminum Edelbrock, 2.072/ 1.68-inch exhaust valves
Induction: Stock aluminum W-30 dual-plane intake, 800-cfm Rochester Quadrajet carb
Camshaft: Isky hydraulic flat-tappet, 256 degrees duration at 0.050-inch lift, 0.560-inch lift
Power: 450 hp @ 5,500 rpm (est.), 500 lb-ft @ 4,200 rpm (est.)
Transmission: Turbo 400, Coan 3,500-stall converter, Gear Vendors overdrive
Rearend: GM 12-bolt with factory W-27 aluminum cover, 4.11:1 gears
Front suspension: Hotchkis tubular upper control arms, '79 Impala spindles, stock coil springs, Koni gas shocks, Hotchkis 111/48-inch sway bar
Rear suspension: Boxed upper and lower control arms, stock springs, Koni gas shocks, Hotchkis 1-inch sway bar
Brakes: '92 Camaro 1LE 12-inch discs, front; '79 Trans Am 10-inch rotors with Cadillac Seville calipers, rear
Wheels and tires: Specialty WheelSuper Stock I 15x7s with BFGoodrich P225/60R15 TA Radials, front; Specialty Wheel Super Stock I 15x8s with BFGoodrich P295/50R15 TA Radials, rear
Paint: Viking Blue Dupont base/clear, by Eastpoint Collision, Eastpoint, MIBest e.t.: N/ACost to build: $30,000
By Marko Radielovic
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