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| WHERE THE MONEY WENT | | 1970 Chevelle: | $800 | | Paint and bodywork: | $3,500 | | Motor: | $4,500 | | Rear axle: | $250 | | Rear-end rebuild kit: | $148 | | Hood, fenders, one door: | $350 | | Driver's door: | n/c | | NOS quarter panels plus installation: | $1,000 | | Rims and tires: | $1,700 | | 1150-cfm Dominator rebuild: | $602 | | Front suspension parts and antisway bar:... $509 | | Tubular control arms: | $649 | | Front springs: | $129 | | Mufflers: | $171 | | Engine dyno time: | $400 | | Exhaust system: | $188 | | Eight-point rollcage plus installation: | $700 | | Emblems and exterior trim: | $141 | | 6AL box: | n/c | | Distributor and coil: | $304 | | Adjustable rear control arms: | $418 | | Battery: | $119 | | Rear springs: | $148 | | 3,500-rpm stall converter: | $273 | | Shock absorbers, front/rear: | $296 | | Transmission shift kit: | $214 | | Transmission cooler, fittings: | $105 | | Nitrous oxide injection system: | $489 | | Aluminum radiator: | $179 | | Electric fuel pump: | $200 | | Fuel pump fittings, regulator: | $219 | | Starter: | $199 | | Total: | $18,900 | BY THE NUMBERS | 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle | | Monte Dinnell • Fox Lake, Ill. | | Vehicle weight w/driver: 3,750 pounds | | ENGINE | | Type: | Chevrolet displacing 540 cubic inches | | | (4.500 bore x 4.250 stroke) | | Block: | 1996 GM Gen 4, bored, honed, | | | align-bored, O-ringed for nitrous | | Compression ratio: | 13.2:1 | | Oiling: | Moroso drag race 6-7 quart oil pan, | | | Melling pump | | Rotating assembly: | Eagle 4340 4.250-inch stroke | | | forged crank, Eagle 4340 6.385-inch rods, | | | and Ross-forged pistons/pins, | | | Childs & Albert file-fit ring packs | | Cylinder heads: | Dart aluminum rectangular port, | | | ported and polished by Total Flow Products, | | | Ferrea titanium 2.32/188-inch valves | | Camshaft: | Crower mechanical roller; | | | 286-degrees duration at .050, .731-inch lift; | | | Cloyes double-roller timing set | | Valvetrain: | Crower triple valve springs; | | | COMP 3/8-inch pushrods; | | | Pro Magnum 1.7:1 rocker arms; | | | COMP retainers, guides. and locks | | Induction: | ported Edelbrock Victor 454 R | | | intake manifold, Pro Systems Nitrous IV | | | 1150 Dominator carburetor, | | | Aeromotive A1000 fuel pump and filters, | | | AN -10 lines | | Power adder: | NOS Big Shot plate; | | | adjustable 200-400hp, purge valve | | | and shutoff switch; Holley blue Pump; | | | AN -8 lines; Fram fuel filter | | Ignition: | MSD Pro Billet distributor, | | Digital 6AL box, Blaster coil, 33 degrees total timing | | Exhaust: | Hooker Pro Comp headers, | | | 2 1/8-inch primary pipes, 3-inch collector, | | | Flowmaster mufflers, | | | Torque Tech 3-inch exhaust system w/stainless tips | | Fasteners: | ARP | | Built by: | FastTimes Motorworks | | | in Morton Grove, Ill. | | DRIVETRAIN | | Transmission: | 1970 Turbo 350, heavy duty clutches | | | and gears, manual valve body, B&M 9-inch torque | | | converter, 3,800-rpm stall speed, Hurst Quarter | | | Stick shifter, B&M fluid cooler, built by Dan Tinkes | | Driveshaft: | custom steel, 4340 1350-series yokes, | | | built by R.A. Adams Enterprises in McHenry, Ill. | | Rear axle: | Strange Engineering Ultimate 12, | | | Posi-traction differential, 4.10:1 ring-and-pinion, | | | Strange aluminum cover | | CHASSIS | | Front suspension: | Heidt’s 2-inch drop spindles; | | | Classic Performance Products tubular upper and | | | lower control arms; CPP tie rods, center link, idler, | | | and pitman arms; Hotchkis lowering springs; | | | Bilstein shock absorbers; CPP 1 ¼-inch antisway bar | | Rear suspension: | Hotchkis lowering springs; | | | Edelbrock adjustable upper control arms, | | | boxed lower control arms; | | | Bilstein shock absorbers; CPP 1-inch antisway bar | | Brakes: | Wilwood mid-’70s Corvette 12-inch discs, | | | drilled and slotted front; stock 11-inch drums, rear | | WHEELS & TIRES | | Wheels: | American Racing Classics | | | 17x8, front; 17x11, rear | | Tires: | Sumitomo 245/45ZRx17, front; | | | Sumitomo 315/35ZR17, rear |
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