STREET/STRIP TERROR Believe it or not, the ’56 is actually plated, insured, and street-legal. It also sees regular time at the track.
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ANDY BOND’S 1956 CHEVY 210 TWIN TURBO STREET/STRIP Chassis Type & Mods: Tubeworks Custom Fabrication 4130 chromoly to SFI 25.3B. 116-inch wheelbase. Converted from SFI 25.1 to 25.3B. Suspension & Brakes: FRONT: Modified Strange GT struts, rack & pinion steering with Strange four-piston caliper brakes and Strange master cylinder. REAR: Four link, antiroll bar, and sliding track locator. Strange adjustable coilover shocks. All custom modifications carried out by Tubeworks Custom Fabrications. Body & Paint: Original 1956 210 sedan body tub and quarters with carbon front end with separate hood, 2-piece rear carbon trunk lid and carbon doors. Original trim. Aluminum sill panels by Tubeworks. Marguard polycarbonate windows. Custom rear bumper made by D.R.E. modified by Tubeworks. Original taillights with Tubeworks custom lever to open for battery charge and tank drain. Tubeworks handmade aluminum grille. Daytona Yellow & White paint by OCS. Graphics by Neil and Jacob Melliard (Prosign). Engine: 650 ci Chevrolet big block. Machine work and assembly by I.C.E. Automotive, Silverstone UK. Brodix Competition aluminum block, Bryant crank, Oliver steel rods, ICE Automotive pistons, Clevite bearings and Total Seal rings. ICE/Bullet camshaft. Brodix PB5000 aluminum cylinder heads with Manley valves, Pac springs and Jesel rockers. ICE Automotive/ Hogan intake. Power Adder & Fuel Delivery: Twin Precision Gen 2 88mm turbos with Precision adapters, wastegates and 66mm BOVs. Motec MI. Twin Wilson 105mm throttle bodies and two sets of 225lb/hr Siemens injectors. Electronics & Ignition: Motec coil-on-plug. Transmission & Converter: Rossler turbo glide. Trans assembled by Rossler transmissions, Meziere Billet steel Flywheel, ProTorque converter and Hurst shifter. Tubeworks/Mark Williams driveshaft. Differential: Mark Williams modular aluminum 9-inch housing, Strange aluminum third member, Stange 3.00:1 gears, 35-spline Strange Custom axles, bolt on chassis brackets. Tires & Wheels: FRONT: 15x4 Weld Pro Star wheels with Mickey Thompson ET Street Radial tires. REAR: 15x12 double beadlock Weld wheels with 315/60-15 tires.
of the build, however, I am really pleased with her image and performance. 100% fulfilled.” Work started by cutting much of the old single-rail chassis out in favor of a twinrail design. If you recall, Andy mentioned the car had to be real. Well it doesn’t get much more real than this. The body is
an original VIN-numbered steel 210 sedan and still has its original 1956 steel roof and quarter panels and now boasts a twinskinned floor and bulkhead with carbon doors and two-piece front clip. The trunk lid is also two-piece to allow easy access between rounds. “There are some real trick ideas that Tubeworks
put into the car. Like the rear light cluster, its swapped sides and uses part of the rear spoiler as a catch to open for the battery charge connection and ice water tank drains.” The Tubeworks Custom Fabrication 4130 chromoly chassis has been SFI 25.3B certified. Now powering the Shoebox Chevy is
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