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1970 Buick GS - Street Sleeper
| By The Numbers | | '70 Buick GS | | Chris Lee, 44 | | Hesperia, CA | | Total cost to build: approx. $14,000 | | Weight: 3,450 lbs | | Best quarter-mile ET: 11.65 at 115 mph | | ENGINE | | Type: | 455 Buick (4.312 bore x 3.90 stroke) | | Block: | '73 vintage factory block | | Compression ratio: | 11:1 | | Oiling: | stock Buick | | Rotating assembly: | stock crank, stock shot-peened rods, Kenne Bell forged pistons | | Cylinder heads: | stock Stage 1 with mild porting | | Camshaft: | Kenne Bell 107/118 | | Valvetrain: | Kenne Bell with Buick Stage 1 valves | | Induction: | Edelbrock Performer | | Carburetor: | Holley 850 | | Fuel pump: | Holley Blue | | Ignition: | stock distributor with MSD 6AL | | Exhaust: | Hedman system with X-pipe | | Built by: | owner | | Machine work: | Dugan's Machine, Riverside, CA | | CHASSIS | | Steering: | stock | | Shocks: | Koni drag shocks | | Front suspension: | Moroso springs, front sway bar removed | | Rear suspension: | Dick Miller rear suspension with Moroso springs | | Front brakes: | stock Buick disc brakes | | Rear brakes: | stock drum | | WHEELS & TIRES | | Wheels: | stock Buick steelies, 15x7 rear, 14x6 front | | Tires: | 275/60-15 Mickey Thompson drag radials rear; 195/70-14 Dominators, front |
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