At any given weekend in America in the 1980's you could find a car like this at a car show, drive- in or just cruising the streets showing off .
The trend of Pro-Street started taking shape in the mid 1970's after the Street Freak movement, these cars were considered more street friendly because the rear tires were tucked in and they had some sort of exhaust system. Don't think for one minute that these cars were slow by any means . They were just as powerful as before and you could say that they were getting even more horsepower .
In the 80's builders were looking for the next new big thing to put into their cars , blowers & nitrous oxide , if one kit wasn't enough then three must be better , who needs two carbs when you could put on four of them . Later on there were multiple turbo's . And the best part was the over the top paint jobs with pin- striping and air brush work and more chrome plating then a Street Rod going for the AMBER award.
This 1976 Firebird is a great example of what was considered hot show car material from back in the day !
A multi-time World of Wheels winner. This 1976 Firebird was constructed in the early 1980s.
Since completion it has only been driven about 200-250 miles it still looks like it’s show ready.
This bad bird is equipped with a Chevrolet 427-cu.in. big-block V-8 that was given a .030-inch over bore with 10.5:1 CR pistons, and features a forged-steel crankshaft, & Lunati forged-steel rods, A Cam Dynamics hydraulic roller camshaft bumps the valves.
Up top crowning this Pro-Street F-Body is a Weiand tunnel-ram intake, and a pair of Holley carburetors that are fed fresh air from a MR. Gasket Street Scoop. Connecting to the 427 is 3,800-rpm stall-speed, switch-pitch converter that sends the torque to a Turbo Hydra-Matic 400 three-speed automatic transmission.
A heavy-duty chrome flex fan takes care of the cooling , while a dual oil filter system keeps the the engine oil fresh and clean .
The ignition system is controlled by an MSD, a 6AL box with a Pro billet distributor with 8.5 mm spark plug wires.
The engine compartment is busting with miles of AN fittings and lines. The cowl has so many Auto-Meter gauges you would swear you were in the cockpit of a fighter jet.
The interior features a B&M shifter and RCI racing seats.
A 6 point roll bar keeps the body from twisting .
The rear seat was replaced with massive aluminum wheel tubs and polished paneling.
Sub-frame connectors stiffen the chassis and provides the mounting points for the ladder-bar
rear suspension that locates a 12-bolt axle equipped with disc brakes.
The exhaust fumes flow through long tube headers and Sonic Turbo mufflers,with turn-downs ahead of the rear end.
Weld Drag-lites with Mickey Thompson Sportsman 31 x 18.5-15 tires were stuffed into the huge wheel tubs, and Skinny’s on front with 26x7.5 15’s.
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