Shop Tour - Hardcore Drag Racing

  Be the star at any car show with this eye catching 1974 Plymouth Cuda'.   On the Dyno the big 426 HEMI engine made at over 700HP and 670ft/lb torque at the crank. You can leave your competition in the dust with this combination.  The engine was built with the best parts money could buy, featuring Manley stainless steel  intake & exhaust valves, a big roller cam hits the valves, while  Comp valve springs with chrome molly valve springs and titanium retainers keep it all together. It's sealed up with Fel-Pro gaskets. The ignition is controlled by a MSD 6BTM box & Pro billet distributor with a blaster 3 coil making the spark. The HEMI inhales through a pair of  Holley 650 CFM. double pumper Carbs on top of a  Dyers 8/71 Blower that's set up to run  8 psi on the street.               The body mod's are endless , from the shaved door handles to the molded in front and rear bumpers. The front & rear splash pans have been molded in as well . The hood tilts forwa

  Rare Rides Quick Look !   This month's quick look is a 1 of 1 1971 HEMI Plymouth Barracuda convertible that was prepped by the legendary race shop of Ronnie Sox & Buddy Martin.  This a true Sox and Martin built Cuda'. The car was purchased new in Detroit and driven to Sox and Martin for preparation to run the NHRA Super Stock Class.    The Cud'a competed in 1973-1974 NHRA events, and was driven by "Mr. 4 -Speed" himself, Herb McCandless.  It's powered by a balanced and blueprinted 426 C.I. Hemi. Built by Sox and Martin, shifted by an A-833 4-speed the Hemi's torque is sent to a Dana-60 rear end filled with 4.56:1 gears and a spool. There is full documentation on the car and it was the only known convertible built by S&M. As it sits there is 33,307 miles on the clock and you will never find another example like this on the planet .

        This Monte Carlo is one bad G-body . It’s powered by a freshly built 468 big- block Chevy that features a Weiand 8-71 supercharger making an est. 650 H.P.    Up top dual Fitech electronic throttle body’s inject the fuel. The top-end features aluminum Merlin heads and  hydraulic roller cam bumps the valves.       A huge Be-Cool radiator with dual electric fans keeps things cool .  The exhaust is routed through a set of ceramic coated headers and a mandrel bent 3-inch stainless steel tubes ending at the rear bumper . The engine is backed by a built 4L80e automatic transmission that is controlled and adjusted with a hand-held controller.     The interior features original factory-style blue velour bucket seats. The dash is filled with Autometer gauges. .     The back seat was removed and in its place is a set of huge wheel tubs covered in factory style carpet.           The Monte features an Art Morrison coil over 4 link rear suspension with a narrowed Strange nine-inch rear end f

                                                           This Chevelle has been featured in 2 magazines and won over 100 awards ! The low profile hood scoop that is on the car is functional and feeds a built 402 cubic inch engine that was Dyno tested at 475 horsepower. All that muscle is backed up with  a TCI 700-R4 that is rated for 650 horsepower, so it can handle whatever the big-block can throw at it. The engine features a Holley 750CFM Double-Pumper and a full roller valve-train by Comp . The B&M shifted 4-speed automatic transmission features a 2,400 stall converter . Power is then sent out to a narrowed 12-bolt rear end with an Eaton posi and 4.11 gears. Ladder bars & coil-over shocks  keep the rear- end planted.      The interior features racing style bucket seats with harnesses and a roll cage. Custom Autometer gauges fill the dash and Custom Auto Sound AM/FM radio supplies the tunes.           Big and little radial tires on Centerline  wheels not only put the p

  This 1967 Chevrolet Chevelle is powered by a 496 C.I. big-block with Brodix aluminum heads and forged Eagle rotating asembly. A full roller valve-train from Comp lets the boost in . A Holley Dominator Cpu. controls the fuel injection system .  The fully polished Weiand 8-71 supercharger pokes through the hood and it's topped off with a Big & Ugly injector hat that draws your attention to the big Rat motor . Backing up the big- block is a 4L80E equipped with Trans- brake and 3200 stall converter.  Power is sent to a Mark Williams Ford 9- inch rear end with 4:88 gears and a spool. This car was built to be street friendly.  On super unleaded, this Chevelle produces 600 H.P. to the rear wheels but will make 1,000+ horsepower tuned on race gas.  Stopping this beast is 4-wheel disc brake system by Wilwood .   Other upgrades include a 10 point roll cage, along with five point race harnesses keeping the passengers safe.   The transmission is controlled by a B&M Mega shi

                              Street Machine Spotlight   Even though this 1962 Plymouth Savoy Max Wedge is a clone it holds true to the originals.    With an original 56,000 miles, It was built with no frills at all.  The interior features an excellent original cloth & vinyl interior, a Hurst shifted 4-speed & rubber floor mats - no carpets and no radio or heater.    Under the hood it's very clean and highly detailed.. The engine was built by Krammer & Krammer Ent. ,a 440 big- block with dual quad Holley carbs mounted on a reproduction cross-ram intake manifold. On the Dyno it made 517 H.P. The rotating assembly was balanced & blue printed with Forged pistons & Crankshaft.. Hardened valve seats were also installed in the 906 heads to run on today's unleaded fuels .   Here is a view of the spartan interior, no frills here . Just a bench seat and a 4-speed shifter. The rear end is an 8 3/4 unit filled with 4.10:1 gears & Sure-Grip differential . Front and

                              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 fo