BOB ROMANO’S 1969 DODGE DART STREET/STRIP TERROR Chassis type & mods: Stock frame, floors, firewall, mini-tubbed rear. Suspension: FRONT: Stock frame with bolt-in Alterkation K- frame, Santhuff hocks/springs. REAR: Stock rails mini-tubbed, Santhuff hocks/ springs, S&W ladder bars, wheel tubs and wheelie bars. Body & Paint: 4-inch fiberglass cowl hood and trunk lid from AAR fiberglass. Paint work by Martin Auto Paint. Engine: 540 cid, KB water block, Indy heads 572-13 by Best Machine Racing, titanium valves, Pac valve springs, Crower titanium retainers, Manley pushrods, Jesel rockers, Crower custom billet crank, GRP aluminum rods, Diamond pistons, Trend tool steel wrist pins, Bullet cam, Comp Elite race roller lifters, Jesel belt drive, Charlies oil pan, Milodon dual line pump, and ATI Super Damper. Induction: Indy manifold reworked by Slawko Racing Heads, C&S Aerosol Billet Dominator Carburetor, and Superior Airfl w carb hat. Fuel Delivery: Aeromotive regulator, Waterman cable drive fuel pump. Power Adder: ProCharger F-2 centrifugal supercharger, Chris Alston gear drive and accessory drive. Electronics: MSD digital 7, MSD HVC coil, MSD crank trigger, Firecore spark plug wires. Transmission & Converter: T400 By Hutch’s Racing Transmissions with Pats Converters torque converter. Diff rential: Ford 9-inch fabricated housing, Strange Ultra center section with pro gear, Moser 40 spline, gun-drilled and star-flanged axles. Additional Info: Powermaster starter, Meziere remote water pump, RPM data logger, Weld Racing wheels, Aerospace brakes, Mickey Thompson tires, custom built headers by Bigtime Automotive, ARC switch panel, B&M trans cooler, Hurst Quarter Stick shifter, 25.5 cage by Bigtime automotive, Aeroquip hoses and fi tings, Verocious Motorsports mufflers. Performance (eighth-mile): 4.70 seconds at 155 mph; 3300lb race weight.
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november 2015 | RPM Magazine