Shop Tour - Hardcore Drag Racing

          Quick Look 1 This restored 1967 Chevrolet Camaro RS/SS coupe is an example of a modified street car that looks basically stock outside, but it has improved handling and power under the skin. A Muncie M22 Rock- Crusher four speed backs up a rebuilt and hot-rodded 350 CI V-8.   The small-block engine was rebuilt and bored .030-inches over and equipped with a roller camshaft, Brodix cylinder heads and an MSD ignition lights the fire. A Quick Fuel carburetor handles the air and fuel, while a set of stainless headers make some sweet tunes.  The owner stated that on chassis a dyno it made 392 rear wheel horsepower and 310 lb-ft of torque. The four-speed manual transmission is controlled by a Hurst Indy shifter and a Centerforce clutch.  The chassis features four-wheel disc brakes and custom A-arms with poly bushings. Out back classic Ground-Grabber traction bars help the Camaro hook-up on the street. It rolls on billet wheels wrapped with BFG tires.

         At Holley’s 2021 MoParty… Bill Rowe’s 1964 Dodge Polara 500 seemed like a nice restored classic… Until you see the supercharged 392 C.I. HEMI poking through the hood          You see Bill tends to lean towards much earlier iron, like his stunning 1934 Plymouth that was parked nearby, also HEMI powered. A group of Bill’s friends kept nagging him to build a 60’s or 70’s Muscle Car like a Charger or Challenger. But when Bill laid his eyes on this Polara, he knew he found his next build. He fell in love with the rounded fenders and unique front end that made it stand out in a sea of typical muscle cars.     Under the long hood, Bill started out with a Gen-1 392 Chrysler HEMI, the bottom end was built to handle boost from the polished 8-71 BDS supercharger. It’s mounted on a Hot Heads intake manifold. The fuel is mixed by a pair of Quick Fuel carburetors topped off with a BDS air scoop. Backing up the HEMI is a heavy-duty 727 Torqueflite automatic transmission,while an 8 ¾ rear end

 Quick Look ! This is not your typical 78' Ford Bronco   This has to be the coolest 1978 Bronco, it’s a full custom all the way. The rear cap is long gone and now a custom rear bulkhead and tonneau cover take its place. It makes it look like a short bed pick-up!   The build spanned many years from the 80’s and well into the early 2000’s, starting with the frame that was custom fabricated, it was notched and lowered and features a Fatman front clip with coilovers and tubular A-arms.      Under the hood a Ford 351 Windsor engine was stroked to 427 CI. It features Dart aluminum heads and a custom grind Comp Cam. Exiting the engine the owner built stainless steel headers that connect to a full stainless exhaust system, it dumps out at the rear bumper. Backing up the stroker a B&M 3-speed C6 automatic transmission and a Moser Engineering 9-inch rear end with a Posi-Traction diff.   Other features include: Power rack and pinion steering,Power windows,Flaming River tilt steerin

  This 1970 Pro/Street Mustang was built over 10 years ago and it still shows well .  It was painted a deep dark burgundy with hint of metallic, the rear window louvers were painted to match giving it a custom touch. The engine room features a big block 429 Cobra Jet. On the dyno it made 514 H.P. with 520 L.B Ft. of torque . This beastly Mustang features aluminum Edelbrock  RPM cylinder heads & ARP studs. Other key parts include KB-Hypereutectic pistons,Comp roller cam & rockers,Manley H-Beam rods.A Demon Carb.mixes the incoming fuel charge,while an MSD ignition system lights the plugs. Backing up the big block is a fully built heavy-duty C6 transmission. It's filled with the best parts,billet drums,red clutches,trans brake and a high-stall converter. Headers with 3" pipes and Flowmaster mufflers make the Mustang rumble.   The interior features a leather wrapped dashboard & steering wheel. A custom console was built and houses dual cup holders. For safety an 8-poi

  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

        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 Ford Falcon is powered by the 4-decade built 302 cubic- inch small block . This engine has powered everything from Grandma's station wagon to Crown Victoria Police cars & F150 trucks. And it's painted a slick Candy Brandy-wine with a deep clear coat. It's equipped with a BDS 6/71 supercharger with dual 650 CFM Holley four barrel carburetors .  There are miles of  braided lines with AN fittings, a Milodon deep sump oil pan keeps the bottom end lubricated . The cooling system was upgraded with a Griffin aluminum radiator with a separate trans cooler, and electric fans. The biggest tube headers that would fit feed into a 3-inch  H-pipe dual exhaust that dumps out of the sides. The boosted muscle gets to the rear wheels through a heavy-duty B&M shifted C-4 three-speed automatic transmission that feeds the Ford 9-inch rear.    The 9-inch rear end  hangs on a set of ladder bars with adjustable coil overs, and meaty Hoosier tires make sure the power meets the

Street Machine Spotlight    Shortly after this 1971 Ford Pinto was purchased new in Ohio , it was converted to a full-time drag car, complete with a small-block V-8 and a 12-point roll cage.   The first order of business was to replace the engine. The original inline-four cylinder boat anchor gave way to a 302-cu.in V-8 & C4 Transmission with a 4000 RPM stall converter .The engine was bored .030 over and fitted with 12:1domed pistons and a roller cam shaft.. The cylinder heads were milled .080-inches equipped with roller rocker arms.       The fuel system is complete with  a 10 gallon fuel cell via a Holley Red competition fuel pump and sent to dual Holley 400 CFM carburetors on a tunnel ram intake. The rear end is a Ford H.D. 9 inch from a 68 Mustang , filled with 4.10:1 gears and a spool . When the car was on the chassis- dyno, it put 398-horsepower and 318.5-lb.ft. of torque to the rear wheels, which is enough to send this Pinto into the low 11’s in the quarter mile.  

                              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