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Tom swapped a '36 grille in place of the original '37. The C&R radiator is a standard stock-car unit cleverly flipped on its side.
Engine
Type: 303ci Chevrolet V-6
Block: Chevrolet cast-iron Bow Tie
Oiling: Peterson dry-sump system with Dan Olsen pan
Crank: Hank The Crank 3.75-inch-stroke forged steel
Connecting Rods: Carillo forged-steel
Pistons: 14:1 CP forged aluminum, 4.144-inch bore
Cylinder Heads: Chevrolet 18-degree Bow Tie aluminum with 240cc intake, 180cc exhaust ports ported by Bob Morgan, 2.150-inch titanium intake valves, 1.625-inch stainless exhaust valves, 47cc chambers
Camshaft: Reed Cams custom solid roller with 268/274 degrees duration at 0.050-inch lift, 0.675/0.675-inch lift with 1.6:1 rockers, 108-degree lobe-separation angle
Valvetrain: T&D 1.6:1 shaft-mount rockers, Reed solid-roller lifters, Isky Tool Room valvesprings with 220-pound-seat/620-pound-open spring pressure, titanium retainers, Donovan geardrive, rev kit
Induction: Sequential multi-point speed-density Autotronics EFI with Kinsler Pontiac V-6 intake manifold with 2 7/16-inch individual-runner throttle bores, 55-lb/hr fuel injectors
Fuel System: Aeromotive electric fuel pump with Aeromotive fuel-pressure regulator, Fuel Safe 20-gallon fuel cell
Ignition: MSD crank trigger, Blaster 2 coil, and plug wires
Exhaust: Joe Ellis custom 1 7/8-to-2-inch stepped long-tube headers with Flowmaster 3-inch mufflers
Cooling: Stewart mechanical water pump, Derale electric fan, C&R stock car radiator
Power: 520 hp at 7,200 rpm, 445 lb-ft of torque at 5,200 rpm (engine); 451 hp at 7,200 rpm, 402 lb-ft of torque at 5,200 rpm (rear wheel)
Built By: Tom Ciancitto and Jon Ciauri; machine work by Gene Ohly, Evans Speed Equipment
There's not much room for... read full captionThere's not much room for cargo, but the "bed" holds plenty of trick hardware, including a 20-gallon fuel cell, dry-sump oil reservoir, battery, and a diff-mounted alternator.Drivetrain
Transmission: G-Force road race five-speed with McLeod twin-disc clutch, McLeod flywheel, Lakewood bellhousing, Long shifter
Driveshaft: Inland Empire 3 1/2-inch aluminum
Rear Axle: Speedway Engineering Ford 9-inch with 31-spline full-floating axles, Speedway Engineering driveplates and hubs, Tractech TrueTrac torque-biasing differential, 2.91:1 gears
Chassis
Frame: Custom-built 2x3-inch square-tube NASCAR Featherlite-Sportsman style frame and rollcage
Front Suspension: Double-wishbone with Penske external-reservoir coilover shocks with Eibach 450-lb/in coilover springs, Speedway Engineering A-arms, fabricated spindles, 1.25-inch adjustable swaybar, Appleton power steering rack-and-pinion
Rear Suspension: Custom four-link with Penske external-reservoir coilover shocks with Eibach 200-lb/in coilover springs, no swaybar
Brakes: Wilwood 13-inch vented discs with six-piston calipers, Porterfield pads, front; Wilwood 12-inch discs with four-piston calipers, rear
Wheels & Tires
Wheels: Bogart 17x10-inch three-piece road race wheels, front; Bogart 17x12-inch three-piece road race wheels, rear
Tires: Michelin 285/40R17, front; Michelin 335/35R17, rear
Body & Paint
Body: Top chopped 3 inches, Speedway Motors fiberglass fenders widened 4 inches, shortened and narrowed bed, '36 Ford grille, custom fiberglass front air dam by Hannemann Fiberglass, Azusa, CA
Paint: By Bob Nickell at A, B & D Auto Body, Azusa, CA
Interior: Sparco racing seats, MOMO steering wheel, Auto Meter gauges, Simpson racing harnesses, Painless Wiring custom wiring harness
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