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| WHERE THE MONEY WENT |
| '69 Ford Falcon: |
$5,500 |
| Paint & body: |
$0 |
| Wheels: |
$350 |
| Tires: |
$500 |
| Engine short-block: |
$2,350 |
| Cam: |
$300 |
| Lifters: |
$310 |
| Pushrods: |
$120 |
| Rockers: |
$520 |
| Cylinder heads (used): |
$1,900 |
| Intake manifold: |
$220 |
| Carburetor: |
$950 |
| Distributor: |
$200 |
| Ignition box: |
$200 |
| Plug wires: |
$40 |
| Oil pan: |
$220 |
| Gaskets: |
$50 |
| Headers: |
$745 |
| Mufflers/collectors: |
$150 |
| Fuel system: |
$450 |
| Radiator: |
$600 |
| Water pump: |
$370 |
| Cooling fan: |
$200 |
| Trans: |
$2,200 |
| Torque converter: |
$900 |
| Shifter: |
$230 |
| Rearend: |
$2,500 |
| Front suspension: |
$0 |
| Rear suspension: |
$750 |
| Brakes: |
$800 |
| Gauges: |
$240 |
| Total: |
$23,865 |
BY THE NUMBERS
| '69 FORD FALCON |
| Lee Atkinson • Seabrook, TX |
| Total cost to build: $23,865 |
| ENGINE |
| Type: |
Ford 425ci small-block Windsor |
| Block: |
factory Ford bored to 4.060 inches |
| Oiling: |
Melling oil pump, Moroso pan |
| Rotating assembly: |
Eagle 4.100-inch forged |
| crank and H-beam steel rods; |
| forged 10.7:1 Probe pistons |
| Cylinder heads: |
CNC-ported AFR inline |
| 225cc castings with 2.08/1.60-inch valves; |
| 325 cfm of flow at .800-inch lift |
| Camshaft: |
Ultradyne 243/251-at-.050 |
| mechanical roller; |
| .630/.630-inch lift; |
| 110-degree LSA |
| Valvetrain: |
COMP Cams lifters, |
| Probe 1.7:1 shaft-mount rockers, |
| Manley valvesprings, |
| Summit timing set, |
| and Smith Brothers pushrods |
| Induction: |
Professional Products |
| single-plane intake manifold, |
| Holley 750-cfm carb tuned by DaVinci |
| Fuel system: |
Mallory pump and pressure regulator |
| Exhaust: |
Ford Racing 1.75-inch long-tube headers, |
| custom 3-inch X-pipe, |
| dual 2.5-inch Goerlich mufflers |
| Cooling system: |
C&R radiator, |
| Meziere electric water pump, |
| Spal electric fan, custom shroud |
| Ignition: |
MSD 6AL box, Dave Ray distributor |
| Output: |
557 hp at 6,100 rpm |
| and 540 lb-ft at 4,700 rpm |
| Built by: |
owner |
| DRIVETRAIN |
| Transmission: |
Ford 4R70W overdrive, |
| adapter plate, |
| Jay Broader billet 3,500-stall converter, |
| custom crossmember, |
| Baumann trans controller, Art Carr shifter |
| Rear axle: |
custom 9-inch rearend |
| with Detroit Truetrac differential, |
| Moser 31-spline axles and 3.50:1 gears |
| CHASSIS |
| Front suspension: |
rebuilt stock |
| Rear suspension: |
Calvert racing leaf springs |
| and traction bars; |
| Competition Engineering shocks |
| Brakes: |
Aerospace Engineering 12-inch discs |
| and four-piston calipers, |
| front; stock drums, rear |
| WHEELS & TIRES |
| Wheels: |
Centerline Convo Pro15x6 |
| (3.5-inch backspace), front; |
| 15x8.5 (3.5-inch backspace), rear |
| Tires: |
Kumho 205/65R15, front; |
| Mickey Thompson 275/60R15 |
| ET Street Radials, rear |
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