This Dodge Coronet spent most of its life as a slant-6 Deluxe sedan. That is, until vintage Funny Car enthusiast Richard
LeFebvre located it in early 2004 and kicked off an intense build , which included an altered wheelbase, and shaving a pair of the car's doors , making it a coupe .
The new 2-door profile now has fiberglass fenders and bumpers that were ordered
directly from Fiberglass Plus, Inc. And now features a 1960s paint scheme, which is why 1965
Dodge Gold worked so well under the vintage hand-painted graphics.
For the last 12 years, Richard has been driving this Coronet as a faithful
tribute to race cars of a by-gone era. .
At the front of the
car, a black-trimmed grille hangs a Moon Equipment fuel tank between
clear parking lamps, a painted bumper and halogen headlights.
And at the back of the car, a Dodge branded trunk
bends around stylish taillights, a small kill switch and a
painted fiberglass bumper.
Look into the
fender-less engine bay and you'll find 511 cubic inches of stroked Hemi with 10.5 to 1 compression making 488 rear-wheel horsepower. The massive engine is currently tuned for
max drive-ability. The Hemi features a 1965 Chrysler
iron block that's filled with a billet Winberg crank, billet Manley
rods, forged Ross pistons and an Indy solid roller cam. The Hilborn aluminum fuel injection has been modified
to accept EFI , and 40lb./hr. injectors. Those stacks are commanded by a Holley control module.
An
electronic Chrysler distributor with an MSD
Blaster coil and MSD Super Conductor plug wires directs the current .
Hooker headers feed a 3-inch exhaust system that's finished with Flowmaster mufflers. Cooling is simple, with a Mopar Performance
high-volume water pump and a 22-inch radiator. The oiling system consists of a trick 7-quart pan and a high-volume Milodon pump.
The chassis features a 111-inch wheelbase, shortened five inches from the factory's
specifications, the car's front spindle center-line was moved ten inches
forward while relocating its rear axle fifteen inches
forward. That configuration
places 55% of this Dodge's static mass on its rear tires at rest.
Naturally, that massaged chassis rides on a massaged suspension, which is
led by a 1966 Dodge A100 front-clip that's been set on custom springs . At the rear 3,800lb MP leaf springs complement
extra-length MP shocks.
The Hemi twists its power through a 1965 Chrysler
A727 3-speed that is equipped with a 2,500RPM B&M converter with a reverse manual valve body. That
transmission is connected a Dana 60 axle, with 4.10 gears .
Stops come courtesy of a full set
of A100 drums, which are pumped by a Mancini-installed Mopar
Performance dual-reservoir master cylinder.
Everything rolls on timeless American Racing Torq -Thrusts, which spin
7.75-15 BF Goodrich Silvertown's in front, f 275/60R15 Mickey Thompson's ET
Street tires for the rear traction.
The interior was retrofitted with A100 bucket seats, a Coronet branded
steering wheel and a factory column mounted shifter, which features rearranged gear -quadrants that suit the transmission's reverse-pattern valve body.
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