CC: What's the best part of this car for you?
BR: I love to drive it. It's got so much power that you kinda drive it just like a Sprint Car-just add power and it'll spin the tires. All the little import cars in town always want to come up and race me. My wife won't even ride with me anymore 'cause I've scared her too many times, I guess.
The Details
Car: '66 Chevy II
Owner: Brock Robertson, Visalia, California
Engine: 422 ci, 4.10 bore x 4.00 stroke, 555 hp at 6,000, 550 lb-ft of torque at 4,800 rpm, lightened Donovan aluminum block, Moldex 4340 steel crank, Carrillo 6-inch rods, JE forged pistons with 10:1 compression, Childs & Albert bearings, assembled by Tom Reitz Racing Engines (Fresno, California)
Heads: Ported Brownfield 220cc aluminum heads, Manley 2.100- and 1.600-inch titanium valves, Isky titanium retainers and coated valvesprings, Crane 1.6 intake and 1.5 roller rockers, Dan Olsen valve covers
Camshaft: John Partridge/Bullit mechanical roller, 284/291 degrees duration @ 0.050, 0.624/0.618-inch lift, Shaver/Wesmar geardrive, Isky mechanical-roller tappets
Induction: Ported Edelbrock Super Victor w/1-inch spacer, Race Demon 825-cfm carburetor, Barry Grant fuel pump
Exhaust: Dan Lemons-built 171/48 to 2-inch step headers, 311/42-inch collectors, 311/42-inch oval NASCAR exhaust pipe through Spin Trapp mufflers
Transmission: TH350 with a Hughes 3,000-stall converter and trans mods by TRC Transmission and Kevin McIntosh, Perma-Cool trans cooler and an Inland Empire chromoly driveshaft
Rearend: Narrowed Ford 9-inch, Randy's 3.73 gears, Summers Brothers axles, limited-slip, and an aluminum bearing support
Front suspension: Stock with Eibach front springs, Edelbrock shocks, a stock steering box and a Flaming River steering column
Rear suspension: Chris Alston's Chassisworks' ladder-bar setup, Aldan coilover shocks, Energy Suspension bushings and Alston Panhard bar
Brakes: Wilwood hubs, calipers, 10.75-inch drilled front rotors, 12-inch drilled rear rotors, integral emergency brake, Wilwood adjustable proportioning valve
Wheels and tires: Weld wheels, 15x6 front and 15x12 rear, with Bridgestone P185/65R15 front tires and Mickey Thompson 28x12.5-15 rear rollers
Body mods: Goodmark steel 2-inch cowl hood, bodywork and paint by Auto Quest (Visalia, California), paint is Candy Tangerine
Interior: Dakota Digital 200-mph speedo, Flaming River steering wheel, 500-watt stereo, Recaro Sport seats upholstered by Brent's Upholstery (Visalia, California), Crow five-point safety harness
Performance: 10.31 at 134 mph, 2,960 pounds w/o driver