"Up For Sale" One of a kind built blown alcohol 1957 T-Bird setup for West Coast Top Sportsman and Nostalgia AA/GS. The car has original factory steel body and factory port hole top. This T-Bird is built light weight and in its original factory Dusk Rose color. The T-Bird chassis is new and has never been ran the car is outstanding in every detail. The car is a two time Autorama show winner (Engine) All Ford 480ci Boss Hemi block with AR Alan Root Hemi aluminum heads 2.40 intake & 1.90 exhaust Manley titanium valves. Dave Riolo Racing triple valve springs, AR rocker arms, Carillo rods, CCR stroker crankshaft, Forgdtrue 11.5:1 pistons, Crower lifters, Jessel pushrods, Danny Bee cam belt drive, Special RCD front support with mag belt drive and Hilborn fuel pump,Weaver wet sump oil pump, Dooley 12 quart pan, Mallory Super Mag-3, Moonyham 671 blower special retro fit unit, Enderle bird catcher injector, 50% overdrive, Special Pete Jackson barrel valve, special fuel shutoff valve, Hilborn high flow fuel pump, 2 1/2 Chrome plated Cyclone Zoomie double wall header kit built by Pro Mod racer Wayne Torkelson Sr (Trans) 4 speed Lenco trans with Lenco shifters,Trick titanium Bell Housing, McCleod dual disc clutch, Drive Line service of Concord aluminum driveshaft (Chassis) Mark Morrison of Rescue Ca, built 4130 Chrome-Moly chassis NHRA-IHRA SFI 25-IC 109 inch wheelbase 4 link 9" full floater rear end, Strange 40 spline axles, Strange 4.11:1 gears, Koni coil over shocks 3 way adjustable, Wilwood disc brakes, Mark Morrison front struts, Aerospace front disc brakes, 15x16 Weld beadlock wheels w/33x16 Goodyear Eagles, 3.5x15 Weld spindle mount front wheels w/15x3.5 Goodyear front runners, Car has two 9 foot Chute Metal chutes, 77inch long Mark Morrison Chrome-Moly wheelie bars (Body) Car has factory original steel body and fiberglass port hole top. Factory original emblems stock chrome moldings stock grill tail lights. The only non factory fiberglass parts are the bumpers painted by Art Himsl and fiberglass hood and dash board. The car is painted in its original factory Dusk Rose color. All the aluminum interior is black powder coated gloss black. Windows are all light weight polycarbonate. The car has all removable vinyl lettering nothing painted on. The body comes apart rear clip, rockers, windshild frame with button head SS bolts, the bumpers, front end, dash are all Dzus Fasten on for quick release. Doors are removable. The car has car has so much work into it needs to be seen in person to appreciate (Extra Parts) NOS set of AR heads ported by competition Cylinder Head Porting of OKC and special built light weight sheet metal blower intake built by Alan Johnson (Special awards) 1997 Blackie Gejeian 40th Fresno Autorama Outstanding award best Compitition class winner and the special Eagle One award 1997 Sacramento Autorama outstanding award Compitition class winner also photo in our local Placerville town news paper December 1996 featured in Ford High Performance magazine color photos nice write up 1997 Our T-Bird was featured on Speedvision "Amercan Hot Rodder" TV show from Pomona Ca (Note) Car is not 100% finished still needs wiring rear brake lines ran fire bottle lines ran. The engine still needs some assembly short block is together and in the car. We built the car for West Coast Top Sportsman and AA/GS Nostalgia racing but due to my fathers early passing the car was never finished in time.(Note) The chassis was inspected by NHRA chassis inspector Ken Gentry on 1-3-15 it needs an extra bar added to main hoop to bring to 25.1 spec easy update all bars sonic test perfect have inspection sheet for update needed "Don't pass up on a great deal" and this is the real deal no fiberglass replica Please call me at (530)644-1676 Pacific time E-Mail j.demmitt@att.net
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