Some Facts About Our Race Car:
1955 BelAir Coupé
1955 All Steel
Coupé Body, Chopped 5" Race Ready 2900Lbs including Driver.
Chassis:
Double Frame Rail 4130 chrome moly Chassis
with Funny Car Cage.The Rear Suspension contains a 4-Link Jerry Bickel Sway
Bar, Wishbone and Aldan Eagle Coilovers.Strange Struts are installed at front Suspension with Stiletto Rack & Pinion Steering.
The Chassis was built '96 by :
Advanced Chassis Engieneering in
Azusa,Arizona,USA
Engine:
526 cid.Blown,Alky Injected Keith Black Hemi with Brad
Anderson III Heads.
Littlefield 14-71 Hi-Helix Blower.
Mallory Supermag IV Magneto Ignition.
Fuelsystem updated by Ralph Gorr. Peak
Power around 2200 Horsepower.
Transmission:
3 Speed Lenco Transmission,Airshifted
at Steering Wheel.11"Dual Disc Hayes Clutch.Braced Full-Floater Ford 9"
Rearend with 4.30 Pro Gears from Strange.
Wheels & Tires:
Goodyear 26"Frontrunners on
15x3,5" CenterlinesWheels
Hoosier 34,5"x17"x16" Dragslicks on 16"x16" Centerline
Wheels.
BEST
PERFORMANCE TO DATE:
Best 60 ft. Time:
1.101
sec
1/4 Mile (400m) Time/Speed 7.115sec.@190.99 mph
(307 km/h)
1/8 Mile (200m) Time/Speed
4.603sec.@156.04 mph
(251 km/h)
at the 2002 Santa Pod Main Event
(GB-United Kingdom)
Best
Terminal Speed ever was recorded with
198.86
mph (317 km/h)
at Nitro Olympics
Hockenheim
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