| '64 Mercury Marauder |
| Tom Johnson * Ashland, KY |
| Vehicle weight w/driver: 4,520 pounds |
| Engine |
| Type: | Ford 460 (4.36 bore x 3.85 stroke) |
| Block: | 1975 Ford (4.39 bore x 4.14 stroke), |
| | 502 ci, Canton stud girdle |
| Compression ratio: | 10.0:1 |
| Oiling: | Milodon 7-quart low-profile pan |
| | and high-volume oil pump, |
| | Ford Racing Performance Parts driveshaft, |
| | Canton windage tray, K&N filter |
| Rotating assembly: | Eagle forged crankshaft, |
| | big-block Chevy H-beam forged connecting rods, |
| | Wiseco pistons, Total Seal ring packs |
| Cylinder heads: | Edelbrock Performer |
| | RPM aluminum, 292cc intake port, |
| | 97.5cc combustion chambers, |
| | 2.19/1.76-inch valves, valvesprings |
| Camshaft: | custom-ground Bullet Cams |
| | hydraulic roller (.519/.524-inch lift, |
| | 221/230 degrees duration @ 0.050), |
| | Cloyes timing gear and chain |
| Valvetrain: | Bullet lifters, |
| | pushrods, FRPP aluminum |
| | 1.73:1 roller rocker arms |
| Induction: | Edelbrock Performer RPM dual-plane |
| | manifold ported-matched to heads, |
| | Speed Demon 850-cfm carb, |
| | Holley mechanical fuel pump, |
| | 3/8-inch lines, K&N air filter |
| Power adder: | none |
| Ignition: | Mallory Unilite, |
| | E-Spark, 8mm Pro Wire primary leads, |
| | 36 degrees total timing, Power Master alternator |
| Exhaust: | Ford Powertrain Application shorties, |
| | 2-inch primaries, 3.0-inch collectors, |
| | 2.5-inch exhaust, H-pipe, |
| | 40-series Flowmaster mufflers |
| Fasteners: | ARP |
| Built by: | Randy McDowell, |
| | PTI Racing Engines, Ashland, KY |
| Drivetrain |
| Transmission: | 1975 Ford C-6, |
| | FRPP 1.90:1 low gearset, |
| | TCI Street Fighter converter 2,600-rpm stall, |
| | B&M Quicksilver shifter, |
| | transmission fluid cooler, |
| | Gear Vendors over/underdrive |
| | (2.90:1 final drive ratio), |
| | built by Kevin Bowling, |
| | Bowling Garage, Ashland, KY |
| Driveshaft: | custom steel, 3-inch diameter |
| Rear axle: | 1964 Mercury 9-inch, |
| | Tru-Trac differential, |
| | 31-spline axles, |
| | 3.73:1 ring-and-pinion |
| Chassis |
| Front suspension: | heavy-duty 2-inch drop |
| | coil springs, KYB shock absorbers, |
| | Greg Donahue antidive bar, |
| | 3/4-inch antisway bar |
| Rear suspension: | leaf springs de-arched |
| | for 2-inch drop, air shock absorbers, |
| | vintage Traction Master bars, |
| | stock pinion snubber, no antisway bar |
| Brakes: | Granada disc, GM metric caliper, |
| | front; stock drum, |
| | rear; stock manual master cylinder, |
| | braided stainless lines |
| Chassis |
| Front suspension: | heavy-duty 2-inch drop |
| | coil springs, KYB shock absorbers, |
| | Greg Donahue antidive bar, |
| | 3/4-inch antisway bar |
| Rear suspension: | leaf springs de-arched |
| | for 2-inch drop, air shock absorbers, |
| | vintage Traction Master bars, |
| | stock pinion snubber, no antisway bar |
| Brakes: | Granada disc, GM metric caliper, |
| | front; stock drum, |
| | rear; stock manual master cylinder, |
| | braided stainless lines |
| Wheels & Tires |
| Wheels: | Ford steel 15x6, front; |
| | Wheel Vintique 15x8, rear |
| Tires: | BFG Radial T/A |
| | 205/70R15, front; |
| | 275/60R15, rear |