Detailed Vehicle Specs

Body

1979 Ford Fairmont Futura 2-Door Sport Coupe

U.S. Body Source fiberglass, lift off hood

Alston Engineering 8-point roll bar (not finished)

Home-fabricated 2"x3" steel subframe connectors

Home-fabricated pro-stock style rear deck spoiler

GT-style ground effects body panels (under construction)

Front Chassis/Suspension/Steering/Brakes

D&D Motorsports mild steel tubular k-member

D&D Motorsports mild steel A-arms

QA1 adjustable aluminum body struts, threaded for coilovers

QA1 175 lb springs (plan to change to 225 lb) 

Flaming River manual steering rack, 18:1 ratio

Flaming River billet steering shaft

Home-designed bump steer kit

1994/95 SN95 Mustang spindles, hubs, and 11” rotors

1999-up SN95 “PBR” aluminum, dual-piston calipers

Rear Chassis/Suspension/Brakes

1968 Mercury (Monterrey) full-size housing w/home-fabricated trailing arm brackets

Ford (shortened and re-splined) 31-spline axles

Ford nodular "N" case center section, with 31-spline Traction-Lok carrier

3.70 8620 ring and pinion

HP Motorsports Megabite Jr. lower control arms

Ford upper control arms

Koni adjustable shock absorbers

Ford 10"x2" drum brakes

Current Engine/Transmission

Ford 351C 2-bolt main block stock crank and connecting rods (salvage yard short block)

Comp Cams Magnum 280H hydraulic camshaft

Rhoads variable duration lifters

Cloyes True-Roller timing chain and gears

Aussie 302C small chamber cylinder heads, machined, p&p, set up and assembly by ESI (San Diego, CA)

REV SS 2.10 and 1.71 valves

Comp Cams chrome moly retainers and 10* locks

Comp Cams double valve springs

Ford Racing tall, polished, cast aluminum valve covers

Ford Racing 1.73 bolt-down, pedestal mount roller rocker arms

MSD 6-AL control box

MSD small diameter billet distributor

March Performance street rod billet pulley set

Flowkooler aluminum water pump

Ford C6 automatic transmission

GER 10" torque converter, 3000 rpm-rated stall

TCI rebuild kit

TCI finned, cast aluminum deep pan

TCI safety shield

B&M (dual) transmission coolers

B&M Starshifter

Cooling

Griffin 31"x19" universal aluminum radiator (2 1" cores)

Flex-A-Lite dual 12" puller fan/shroud, thermostatically controlled

Fuel System

Jaz 16-gallon fuel cell; dual #8 AN outlets, one #6 vent; Ford sender

Jaz rollover valve

Aeroquip #8 braided stainless fuel line

Dual Holley "blue" electric fuel pumps and fuel regulator

Russell billet fuel filters

Earl's fuel shutoff valves

Holley 3310-3 vacuum secondary 4V carburetor

K&N 14x3 drop-base air cleaner

Interior

Pape plastic racing seats and covers

RJS 3" racing harnesses

Autometer gauges

Home-fabricated gauge panel

Grant "Challenger-series" steering wheel

Wheels and Tires

MT Sportsman 26x7.50-15 tires, 8-ply, on Weld 15x5 Pro Stars (3-1/2" b.s.)

Goodyear 255x60R-15 radials on 15x8 Cragar Drag Stars (3-1/2" b.s.)--street use

MT ET Street 28x11.5-15 DOTs mounted on Weld 15x8 Pro Stars (3-1/2" b.s.)--drag strip use