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1969 Chevy Chevelle - Mind Tricks
| By The Numbers | | '69 Chevy Chevelle | | Frank George, 46 | | The Colony, TX | | Dyno numbers: 526 hp at 7,000 rpm, 567 lb-ft at 4,200 rpm (rear wheel) | | Total cost to build: approx. $20,380 | | Weight: 3,908 pounds with driver | | Best quarter-mile ET: 10.65 at 125 mph | | ENGINE | | Type: | Chevy 496 big-block | | Block: | factory 454, bored to 4.310 inches | | Oiling: | stock replacement oil pump, Milodon pan | | Rotating assembly: | Scat 4.250-inch forged crank, Eagle steel rods, forged 10.7:1 SRP pistons | | Cylinder heads: | CNC-ported AFR 315cc aluminum castings with 2.25/1.88-inch Manley valves and 114cc chambers | | Camshaft: | COMP 260/264-at-0.050 solid roller, 0.715-inch lift, 112-degree LSA | | Valvetrain: | Isky lifters, COMP 1.7:1 rockers, Cloyes timing set | | Induction: | Edelbrock Victor Jr. intake manifold, Holley HP1000 carburetor | | Ignition: | MSD Digital 6 box, distributor, coil, and plug wires | | Power adder: | Nitrous Express Gemini twin-plate nitrous system with auxiliary fuel cell | | Fuel system: | Aeromotive pump and regulator, Jegs aluminum fuel cell | | Exhaust: | Hooker 2 1/8-inch long-tube headers, dual 3.5-inch Straightline Performance mufflers | | Cooling: | stock replacement radiator, Weiand water pump, Flex-a-lite electric fan | | Built by: | Kim Barr Racing (Garland, TX) | | DRIVETRAIN | | Transmission: | ATI TH400 auto and 3,800-stall converter; B&M shifter | | Rear axle: | Moser 9-inch rearend, 35-spline axles, 3.89:1 gears, Detroit Locker differential | | CHASSIS | | Front suspension: | rebuilt stock | | Rear suspension: | rebuilt stock with Southside Machine control arms, Lakewood traction bars | | Brakes: | stock discs, front; stock drums, rear | | WHEELS & TIRES | | Wheels: | Weld Draglite 15x7 (3-inch backspace), front; 15x10 (5.5-inch backspace), rear | | Tires: | Goodyear 205/75R15, front; Goodyear 295/50R15, rear | | SPECIAL THANKS: | Texas Thunder Racing, Jerry Balko, Gary Powell | | Where The Money Went | | 1969 Chevy Chevelle: | $4,000 | | Paint & body: | $600 | | Wheels: | $400 | | Tires: | $350 | | Engine block: | $200 | | Rotating assembly: | $1,500 | | Rings & bearing: | $150 | | Machining: | $1,000 | | Cam: | $300 | | Lifters: | $400 | | Pushrods: | $100 | | Rockers: | $250 | | Timing set: | $50 | | Cylinder heads: | $3,000 | | Intake manifold: | $200 | | Carburetor: | $600 | | Distributor: | $150 | | Ignition box: | $250 | | Plug wires: | $80 | | Oil pan: | $100 | | Oil pump: | $50 | | Gaskets: | $200 | | Used headers: | $200 | | Mufflers/collectors: | $150 | | Fuel system: | $600 | | Radiator: | $140 | | Water pump: | $60 | | Cooling fan: | $300 | | Trans: | $750 | | Torque converter: | $700 | | Shifter: | $100 | | Rearend: | $2,000 | | Front suspension rebuild: | $200 | | Rear control arms: | $150 | | Traction bars: | $150 | | Brakes: | $0 | | Seats: | $50 | | Gauges: | $800 | | Rollbar: | $1,000 | | Five-point harnesses: | $100 | | 307/TH350: | -$1,000 | | Total: | $20,380 |
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