Detailed Vehicle Specs
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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 |