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What is it? 1981 Chevrolet Malibu 2-Door "Bracket Racer"
Owned by Tom Merrick of Indiana ( usa1@iei.net )
Website http://www.iei.net/~usa1/

 

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The Good Stuff
Chevy 350 bored .040
GM Cast crank
KB pistons (12.8:1)
Summit steel rods
World iron heads
Comp Cams 305S (305 dur. .535 I .555 E)
Summit roller rockers
Edelbrock Victor Jr intake
Holley 750 double pumper
MSD 6AL ignition paired with an HEI distributor
Taylor Spiro Pro wires
Accel U-groove plugs
Moroso electric water pump
Flowtech 1 5/8" headers
TH350 built by D&L Transmissions
10" (7.5") rear-end with 4.10 gears and a mini-spool
The car has had the interior removed
Stock suspension w/ drag shocks
9 x 28 M/T slicks on Weld Drag Lites
B&M Supercooler tranny cooler
Holley blue fuel pump
RCI 8 gal fuel cell
Fram fuel filter
B&M Megashifter
Autometer gauges and Shiftlite Tach
Best 1/4 mile time as of last October: 12.07 sec @ 111 mph

 

Future plans
Coan TH400 with Transbrake
Coan 8" 4500 stall convertor
Hotchkis upper and lower control arms

 

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