Dion
Gutierrez
I
bought this car in late 1993 about a year after
I finished high school. I drove it briefly for
about 3 months. I had to park it when the engine
started knocking due to one of my cam lobes deciding
to become round! It was probably a good thing
because I was young and having a little too much
fun with my new found love for big block power!
I hope I can restrain myself now that I’m
older and be a little more light footed!
So,
you know how it goes from there, I was originally
just going to rebuild the motor and get it back
on the road right away but once the motor was out
I decided to repaint the engine compartment and
rebuild the suspension. Then one thing led to another.
I finally put the car in the body shop last February
and the car is almost ready. There turned out to
be a nightmare of body work under the paint that
even surprised the body men. The car apparently
had been smashed on the passenger quarter panel
twice and some horrible repair work had been done
to say the best. Well, the car is nearly completely
resurrected in better than new condition.
It features: |
-
Edelbrock Performer RPM heads
- Harland Sharp 1.6:1 needle bearing roller rocker
arms
- Hughes Maximum Velocity Solid "Real Chrysler
Cam" 247/253 @ .050 and
.597/.613
- SRP high silicon forged pistons
- 11.5:1 squeeze
- 3,500 rpm stall torque converter
- 3.91:1 rear end (will need more gear)
- Be Cool radiator
- Optima battery in the trunk
- Harwood 15 gallon fuel cell in the trunk |
-
Chris Alston's 8 point cage
- Jacobs Ignition
- Tti 1 7/8" headers
- 3" exhaust pipes all the way to the bumper
- One wire alternator
- March underdrive pulleys
- Dual circuit engine oil/tranny fluid cooler w/built
in fan
- 77 Cordoba spindles, 11" discs and calipers
- fiber glass hood w/hood pins
- Underside is completely coated with rock guard
I hope to send an "all done photo to the club
within a couple of months" so stay tuned. |
