Gettin' Your Money's Worth
Who: John and Sandy Lindquist
Where: Racine, WI
What: '67 Chevelle
Why: John and Sandy have owned this car since they were first married in 1971
Goodies: According to the Lindquists, this is the fourth time the Chevelle has been restored. It originally had a 283/Powerglide/10-bolt power team, but the 'Glide was ditched almost immediately, followed closely by the 10-bolt. Today, the Chevelle runs a 350 with fuelie heads, a Crane cam of undisclosed specs, a Weiand high-rise intake and Holley 670-cfm Avenger carb, and Jet-Hot-coated Hooker headers. A wide-ratio Muncie four-speed handles the gear changes using a Hurst shifter and a 12-bolt axle containing 4.56:1 Zoom gears on a Moroso carrier rides out back. The suspension is all rebuilt and retains factory power steering along with later front disc brakes. John tells us he did all the work himself with help from friend Wally Haag, save for the paint and the short-block.
Clean, Green, and Mean
Who: Carl Marshall
Where: La Plata, MD
What: '70 Mercury Cyclone GT
Why: It's big, green, and bitchin'
Goodies: Carl kept his info brief and to the point, relaying that his Merc runs a 0.030-over 460 with KB pistons making 9.5:1 compression when topped with the aluminum Cobra Jet heads. An Edelbrock Performer RPM intake and matching camshaft kit were also employed along with an MSD ignition system, and Hooker Super Competition headers funnel the exhaust into a mammoth 311/42-inch system with Flowmaster mufflers. A C-6 trans with manual valve-body feeds 4.10 gears in the 9-inch. Carl says his car is clean and tastefully done, and we agree. Plus, it's gone 11.91 at 113 mph with a 1.65 60-ft time-pretty cool for a heavy streeter.
Falcon Reborn
Who: Carol and Charlie Schaaf
Where: Janesville, WI
What: '6311/42 Falcon Sprint
Why: It was a nearly junked freebie that is now quite trick
Goodies: Carol tells us her husband, Charlie built the Falcon for her after a friend, who couldn't sell it, gave it to the couple. Charlie has a '64 Falcon Sprint he's owned since he was in high school back in the mid-'70s, and Carol says this project incorporates all the ideas and techniques Charlie didn't think of or couldn't execute when he built his car. Falcons are unit-body, but this one now rides on a full frame, housing a built 460, C-6 trans, and narrowed 9-inch with 3.00 gears, all of which came from a Lincoln Mark V before being refurbished. The front suspension is from a Mustang II, and the whole thing is tied together with a custom rollcage. Charlie says he went through 30 pounds of MIG-welding wire-fusing the severely rusted Falcon back together. It's seen 1,300 street miles since completion in March of 2003 and will hit the strip this spring.
Olds News
I am a longtime subscriber and very pleased with the content of your magazine. I am the proud owner of a '72 Cutlass Supreme convertible.
I have enjoyed numerous articles of Chevy, Ford, and Mopar buildups and even a few big-block Olds buildups in your pages. But, what I am looking for is a good article on a small-block Olds, which is what I have in the form of a 350 Rocket. Granted, this is not the most popular engine out there, but I have seen less popular buildups.
Scott Sunny
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