1967 Chevy Chevelle SS396 Street/Strip Car (owned 1996-2001)
Pushing the limits of what can be called 'a street car'
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'67 SS396 Project Photos
The original car as I purchased it . . .
Finding the car at the 1996 Parksville Ocean Idlers Car Show and Shine:
The previous owners saying good bye to their baby:
Stripping the car down at Lloyd's Vancouver Auto:
Bodywork
Gary Conti, master bodywork man:
Tony:
Engine
The boys at Pacific Parts doing the 502 engine machining and assembly:
Terry Bride:
The 'bottom end' of the Mark VI 502cid Chevy Engine (stock forged GM crank, Mallory H beam rods, JE 10.5:1 cr pistons) - used for engine builds #1-3:
The same engine, just before its first dyno pulls:
Ron Parr with one of his monster engines (Ron did the porting work on the Performer RPM heads and the dyno pulls):
The completed and installed 2nd engine:
The 3rd 502 Engine Buildup (swapping out the Edelbrock Performer RPM oval port heads for the Edelbrock Victor Jr/Chapman CNC heads) - work performed by Terry Kershaw:
Jesel shaft mount rockers:
Jesel cam belt drive:
The completed and installed 3rd engine:
The new 548 Engine Buildup for 2000 . . .
The O-ringed heads:
The huge 285/302 @ 0.800" - 116 Cam, Titanium Valves and trick springs:
Super strong Crower billet stoker rods:
13:1 cr BME nitrous pistons:
Super strong Callies stroker crank:
Titan oil pump:
Billet Fabrication oil pan 'with balls':
The completed and installed 4th engine in 2000 (with the new vacuum pump) - an overall much cleaner layout than the prior engine/nitrous installations:
Vehicle Assembly (Roll cage by Spirit Engineering & Dan Beaudry/Pro Gas Engineering, all assembly by Danny):
The 1999 ladder bar setup with a Dana 60 3rd member:
My young boys Perry & Colin at Danny's shop:
Chassis/Rear End Changes for 2000:
Beautiful 4 link setup with trick Mark Williams 'pro' 3rd member ad brakes:
Nitrous Express 15lbs bottle and fuel cell:
The finished car:
At the track:
Our very first 'on the motor' only pass:
Our first nitrous pass 2 weeks later (when it was warmer and the track grip better):
Later during the 2000 season on DOT approved 10.5" street tires (with the 4th engine, competing in the NMCA street car competition):
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