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1968 Ford Galaxie 500 - Moving Target
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| Where The Money Went | | | Car (thanks, Gramps): | free | | Engine block: | free | | Rotating assembly, valvetrain, assembly/prep, oil pump and pan, dyno test: | $7,500 | | Cylinder heads and intake manifold (swap meet, used): | $700 | | Transmission: | $200 | | Torque converter (used): | $200 | | Shifter: | $200 | | Ignition (used): | free | | Driveshaft: | $200 | | Rear axle housing (used): | $50 | | 4.56:1 gear and limited-slip diff. (swap meet, used): | $300 | | Axle Shafts: | $300 | | Headers: | $300 | | Exhaust and mufflers (swap meet, used): | $100 | | Weld Pro Star wheels (eBay, used): | $300 | | Tires (swap meet, used): | $300 | | Paint and supplies: | $800 | | Paint and bodywork: | free | | Carburetor (swap meet, used): | $150 | | Carb modifications (Steve Lasheff at SRC): | $250 | | Alston rollcage (installed by Jeff Gerhardt): | $650 | | Alston ladder bars (installed by Terry Tenca): | $250 | | Strange front disc brakes: | $650 | | QA1 and Lakewood 90/10 shock absorbers (swap meet, used): | $200 | | Miscellaneous (gauges, fuel cell, battery and box, switches, swap meet): | $600 | | Total: | $14,200 | | |
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| By the Numbers | | | '68 Ford Galaxie 500 | | | Phil Tenca, 42 * Palatine, IL | | | Vehicle weight without driver: 4,200 pounds | | | Best ET: 10.91/127 (on motor) | | | Cost to build: approximately $14,200 | | | Engine | | | Type: | Ford 460 displacing 514 ci (4.390 bore x 4.250 stroke) | | Block: | 1971 vintage | | Compression ratio: | 14.5:1 | | Oiling: | Canton pan and oiling system | | Rotating assembly: | 4.250-inch stroke Scat forged crankshaft, Ross pistons, Eagle H-beam connecting rods | | Cylinder heads: | Ford Racing Super Cobra Jet aluminum, 72cc chambers, 2.20/1.76 valves, 330-cfm intake/225-cfm exhausts, Ferrea valvesprings, FRPP retainers, locks, and keepers | | Camshaft: | COMP solid roller, 289 degrees at 0.050, .800-inch lift | | Valvetrain: | Crane roller rocker arms, Manley 3/8-inch pushrods, Jomar stud girdle | | Induction: | FFRP Dominator single-plane intake, Super Sucker spacer, Holley 1,050-cfm Dominator enlarged to 1,190-cfm and built by Steve Lasheff, K&N air filter | | Power-adder: | Nitrous Express Twin Gemini, 200-shot | | Ignition: | MSD Digital 6, 37 degrees total timing | | Exhaust: | Crites custom-built headers, 2-inch primary pipes, 3.5-inch collector, 4.0-inch system, Race Magnum bullet mufflers | | Fasteners: | ARP throughout | | Built by: | Zapp Racing, Plainfield, IL (zappracing@yahoo.com) | | Drivetrain | | | Transmission: | Ford C6 three-speed built by Don Stanley at TSI Racing (Addison, IL), TCI 9-inch 4,500-rpm stall converter, transmission cooler, Cheetah shifter | | Driveshaft: | custom, steel | | Rear axle: | Ford 9-inch, limited-slip, 4.56:1 ring-and-pinion, Strange Engineering 31-spline axles | | Chassis | | | Front suspension: | stock spindles, Lakewood 90/10 shocks, big-block springs, no antisway bar | | Rear suspension: | QA1 coilover shocks, Alston ladder bars, no antisway bar | | Brakes: | Strange Engineering 12-inch discs, four-piston calipers, braided lines, front; stock drum, rear | | Wheels & Tires | | | Wheels: | Weld Pro Star 15x3, front; 15x8, rear | | Tires: | Mickey Thompson ET Front 29.0x4.5-15, front; M/T ET Street, 8.0x12.5-15, rear |
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