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1968 Pontiac Firebird
This 68' Firebird is a true beast ,sporting a 565 CID Reher-Morrison built big block Chevy with 1000HP. Plus it has a 600HP Nitrous fogger system on tap.. The big 565 is backed by an air-shifted BTE TH-400 Transmission (with trans-brake). It's been fitted with a Neal Chance bolt-together 4000 RPM torque converter.
Topping the 565 is a fully tuned 1200 CFM Dominator carb. that's fed by a Magna Fuel 500 electric fuel pump.
Keeping the enormous mill cooled is a massive aluminum radiator & CSR aluminum electric water pump .
A complete MSD ignition system provides the spark needed to get things going. While a set of ceramic-coated Lemons headers scavenge the spent fumes .
The rear end is a Ford
9-inch with a back brace , inside we find a spool with a 4.30: gear set and hardened 31 spline axles. The rear end is swinging from ladder bars suspended by 3 way coil over shocks . A set of chrome-moly wheelie bars keep this over- powered bird on all fours !
The interior features a paint matched 8 point cage and nitrous bottle.
The dashboard is filled with Auto-meter gauges .
The factory door panels and carpeted wheel tubs give this Firebird a street car feel.
The Trunk features dual battery's and a 10 gallon fuel cell.
At the end of a quarter mile blast the chute will assist the Wilwood 4 -wheel disc brakes.
Here is a view of the custom Ram-Air hood with a four inch cowl induction scoop .
This Firebird rolls on ultra-lightweight Billet Specialties Comp Series wheels up front with a set of Mickey Thompson ET's 26.0x4.5-15 drag race pie cutters. The rears are competition Centerline Racing wheels with some massive 31/10.5-15W M/T drag slicks.
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