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This is a 1966 Chevelle 2 door sport coupe that has been converted into a SS clone.
I picked up the car in the summer of 1999 and have done a lot of upgrades, to the drive train mostly. The graphics are all painted, not pin stripped.The car is powered by a BIG BLOCK 454 with a mild 600-lift cam and rectangular port heads. It has gold roller rockers by Crane and a Holley 850 carb on top of a Team "G" intake. The lower half is a 9 to 1 compression with a forged crank. The trans was built by Finish Line Performance out of Naperville IL. He used all Coan Engine Products and man can this guy build a trans. The converter is a Coan 10" with a 4000 stall and trans break. It has a steel drive shaft the runs back to a Ford 9' rear end which has a Detroit Locker 411 gear with a nice Ladder Bar & Coil Over Suspension. The ignition is powered by a MSD 6al with a 2-step rev limit and a Mallory distributor.
This car also has a 12pt roll cage. I race the car in the summer and it turns in very consistent times, lifting the tires about 6" off the ground and always goes straight. It is a lot of fun to drive on the street also.
Of course the gas mileage is bad HA,HA.Lenny Bryson
Team Chevelle would love to feature your Car on one of our future monthly articles.
If selected as a feature, we will send you a high quality Team Chevelle license plate!To take part, send a few quality pictures to us and as much information as you can (we LOVE reading about Chevelles!)
Al McKenzie, Box 68, Porthill Idaho, 83853
Note: preference is given to submitted photos, unless you have access to high quality scanning equipment, we would prefer to do the image work and touch-ups.
or: Al McKenzie, Box 231, Creston, B.C. Canada, V0B-1G0
