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Mayhem
12-02-2011, 04:06 AM
<span style="font-weight: bold">This is a car I had a few years ago. Made the non-stop round trip from Austin to Trenton, Oh to buy it (as a roller) and trailered it back in 42 hours.
The pic below is near completion much later.
It was a track car and I was trying to get it back on the street. Ended up selling it later after a year and a half of work.
It was built in the Trenton plant and lived there it's whole life, 17 years as a track only car.
Chandlers Malibu made me think of it as we had the same horsepower rating. This motor was dyno'd at 704 bhp @ 622 ft. lbs. torque. </span>

http://blueicehouse.com/n5ssi/primer1.JPG

-427, bored .060 over to 439
-Eagle balanced 20/20 crank
-TRW pistons-12.5:1-balanced
-H beam rods-balanced
-Comp Cams 294/595
-Merlin 345cc heads-rect ports-dual springs-stud girdles
-Merlin 9.8&quot; intake
-Proform 950 carb
-Powerglide (176) with Kevlar bands, hardened input shaft, and new servos that just came out
-Narrowed Ford 9&quot; rearend - spooled
-Mosler 33 spline axles
-488 gears
-31x14.5&quot; wheels
-tubbed - rear halved
-ladder bars
-10 pt. cage
-12 gallon fuel cell
-dual batteries
-MSD 7al
-trans brake
-air/electric shift
-5 pt. harnesses

<span style="font-weight: bold">This was the motor, just after completely stripped, vatted, and in process of rebuild. 427 4 bolt main 69 Vette motor, Merlin 345 heads,
294/595 Comp Cam, roller rockers, Eagle 20/20 internally balanced crank, gear drive, ALL ARP bolts-</span>
http://blueicehouse.com/n5ssi/motor2.JPG

<span style="font-weight: bold">Merlin Intake, Proform 950 carb, Moroso fabricated valve covers-</span>
http://blueicehouse.com/n5ssi/motor4.JPG

http://blueicehouse.com/n5ssi/carbph.JPG

http://blueicehouse.com/n5ssi/MOTOR10.JPG

http://blueicehouse.com/n5ssi/MOTOR11.JPG
Mayhem
12-02-2011, 04:13 AM
<span style="font-weight: bold">The front end was completely redone in fiberglass. I had to grind it all off and replace the headlights, blinkers, grill, bumper, spoiler, etc.
I remade the entire floor, firewall, fender wells, and trunk.
I had to remove and sand the entire car, remove dozens of stickers, and most of the interior was tin and noisy.
</span>

<span style="font-weight: bold">Beginning look at car.</span>
http://blueicehouse.com/n5ssi/camaro%201%20-%201.JPG

<span style="font-weight: bold">Interior was a mess. Stickers on everything.</span>
http://blueicehouse.com/n5ssi/cage%20paint%202.JPG

<span style="font-weight: bold">This is roughly the completed front end.</span>
http://blueicehouse.com/n5ssi/MVC-068S.JPG

<span style="font-weight: bold">Initial interior.</span>
http://blueicehouse.com/n5ssi/camaro%201%20-%203.JPG

<span style="font-weight: bold">Cleaned up interior/back-half.</span>
http://blueicehouse.com/n5ssi/MVC-009Srearcage.JPG

<span style="font-weight: bold">New door interiors.</span>
http://blueicehouse.com/n5ssi/door1.JPG

<span style="font-weight: bold">Not a good view, but some of the 4-link and some fuel line.</span>
http://blueicehouse.com/n5ssi/MVC-012Sladderbars.JPG
Dicky
12-02-2011, 05:12 PM
Mayhem, explain 4-link??? Thanks
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Mayhem
12-03-2011, 06:12 PM
&quot;A four-link uses four mounting points on the axle and four on the frame (two on each side). At each mounting point, aircraft-style rod ends provide movement at various angles. The result? The four-link system improves how the suspension works in all sorts of driving conditions.

There are primarily two types of four-links: parallel and triangulated. Both styles of four-link accomplish the same thing, which is to hold the axle in the vehicle. The function of a four-link is to keep the rear axle in its proper place under the vehicle, even under hard acceleration or cornering. The bottom two links keep the axle in place front to back. The upper two links keep the axle from rotating and keeps the pinion angle constant. In a triangulated four-link, the upper bars also keep the rear end centered under the car so a Panhard rod isn't needed.&quot; -HR

<span style="font-weight: bold">Some might still want to call these ladder bars, or 3-link, per the picture. But with the diagonal strut.</span>
Dicky
12-05-2011, 04:54 PM
Thanks Jeff, I needed that explained. <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/worship.gif

Learned something new today....

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Mayhem
12-05-2011, 05:16 PM
I looked it up, obviously. <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/grin.gif

I know what it looks like but couldn't explain it well enough.
Also, opinions and terms vary per details and geography.