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    1968
    Chevrolet
    Chevelle/ Malibu
    Something close to Daytona Yellow
     

    When I bought it, it was just a car with a 350 and a TH400. Over the years I made it a street strip car, then a race car... now it's a street strip car again. Will it become a pure street cruiser? A pro-touring car? Only time will tell.

    The Cool Stuff!

    Engine: 406 small block with flat top BRC pistons, 6" Eagle rods, Xtreme Energy solid roller, AFR 195 heads, Air gap RPM intake, 750 dp Holley, 1 3/4" headers.
    Trans: TH 400 w/ trans brake and 4000 stall FTI Competition Converters torque converter.
    Rear: 12 bolt - currently still the race car set up with spool and 4.30 gears.

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    Stock brakes (power disc/drum from a 69)

    Suspension: Moroso trick springs front and rear. Lakewood drag shocks front and rear.
    Rear lower trailing arms: Competition Engineering traction bars.
    Upper trailing arms: Boxed, cut, heim joints added for pinion angle adjustment.

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    Front: Centerline Autodrag 15x4.? with 165r15
    Rear Centerline Autodrag 15x8.5 with 275/60/15 BFG T/A radials.

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    Was a nightmare... but it's something close to the Daytona Yellow I wanted.

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    Mostly stock or stock appearing (except the roll bar ;-) )
    The front seats came from a 66 GTO, I had them upholstered with Chevelle covers and I painted the metal parts black (they were gold)
    I upholstered the rear seat, installed the carpet, installed the headliner.
    The center console is from a 69. The stock shifter has been modified to use as a slap shifter.

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    It has run a best of 10.97 @ 119.9?
    Best 60' of 1.47
    The current combo ran 7.70's in the 1/8th mile on the day I took it to the track. I KNOW there's more in it, but if I go down that road it will lead me back to where I just came from... So I force myself to be satisfied with that track performance, and concentrate on making it a better street car.

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