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| WHERE THE MONEY WENT | | 1984 Chevy Monte Carlo: | $3,500 | | Paint & body: | $500 | | SS front fascia and hood: | $350 | | Wheels: | $600 | | Tires: | $450 | | Engine block (used): | $1,200 | | Rotating assembly: | $1,500 | | Rings & bearing: | $300 | | Machining: | $700 | | Cam: | $300 | | Lifters: | $250 | | Pushrods: | $100 | | Rockers: | $250 | | Timing set: | $100 | | Cylinder heads (used): | $700 | | Intake manifold: | $200 | | Carburetor: | $600 | | Distributor: | $225 | | Ignition box: | $450 | | Plug wires: | $100 | | Oil pan: | $200 | | Oil pump: | $100 | | Gaskets: | $300 | | Nitrous: | $600 | | Headers: | $800 | | Mufflers/collectors (used): | $200 | | Fuel system: | $1,000 | | Radiator: | $200 | | Water pump (eBay): | $150 | | Cooling fan: | $150 | | Trans: | $600 | | Converter (used): | $300 | | Shifter: | $150 | | Rearend: | $1,800 | | Rear suspension: | $500 | | Front suspension: | $200 | | Brakes: | $350 | | Seats: | $200 | | Gauges: | $200 | | Roll cage: | $400 | | Harnesses: | $150 | | Total: | $20,725 | By THE NUMBERS | ’84 Chevy Monte Carlo | | Mark Cisneros, 35 • Leander, TX | | Total cost to build: $20,725 | | ENGINE | | Type: | Chevy 427ci small-block | | Block: | World Products block, bored to 4.125 inches | | Oiling: | Melling oil pump, Canton 7-quart pan | | Rotating assembly: | Eagle 4.000-inch forged crank | | and 6-inch steel rods; | | forged 12.0:1 JE pistons | | Cylinder heads: | Pro Topline 235cc | | aluminum castings with 2.08/1.60-inch | | Ferrea stainless steel valves; | | COMP springs, titanium retainers, | | and stud girdle | | Camshaft: | COMP 280/290-at-0.050 solid roller, | | 0.630-inch lift, 114-degree LSA | | Valvetrain: | COMP Endure-X lifters, | | Crane Gold 1.5:1 rockers, | | Cloyes double-roller timing set | | Induction: | Edelbrock Super Victor intake manifold, | | Holley 2-inch spacer | | and 1,050-cfm carburetor | | Ignition: | MSD billet distributor, 6A ignition box, | | timing retard box, | | Soft-Touch rev control box, | | two-step box, coil, and plug wires | | Power-adder: | Nitrous Express Gemini plate | | nitrous system (200 hp) | | Fuel system: | Product Engineering 460-gph pump, | | dual Holley regulators, RCI 10-gallon fuel cell | | Exhaust: | Hedman 1 7/8-inch long-tube headers, | | dual 3.5-inch Flowmaster mufflers | | Cooling: | Griffin radiator, | | Flex-a-lite electric fans, Meziere water pump | | Built by: | Mark Cisneros/Pflugerville Machine | | DRIVETRAIN | | Transmission: | GM TH400, Hughes 3,500-stall | | converter, Hurst Pro-Matic shifter | | Rear axle: | Moser 9-inch rearend, | | 33-spline axles, 4.11:1 gears, and spool | | CHASSIS | | Front suspension: | Moroso 250-lb/in springs, | | Competition Engineering shocks, | | sway bar delete | | Rear suspension: | factory coil springs, | | Competition Engineering shocks, | | custom sway bar | | Brakes: | factory 10-inch discs, front; | | 11-inch second-gen F-body discs, rear; | | Hurst line lock | | WHEELS & TIRES | | Wheels: | Centerline Convo Pro 15x3.5 | | (1.5-inch backspace), front; | | 15x8.5 (3.5-inch backspace), rear | | Tires: | Mickey Thompson 26x4.5x15, front; | | 28x10.5x15, rear |
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