01/06/08 - back in the saddle...
 
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born and raised in florida, i am a mother of two little gearheads, married for 7 years to a big gearhead, and i am self-employed.

i bought this car in february 2004. she was pretty much stock. she had a cold air intake, 3.73 gears, and subframe connectors.

since then she has undergone quite a few changes and transformations.

there isn't much left on this car that is original execpt the body panels and the interior. hehehe

she has a 363 dart block with tfs heads, custom grind cam, weiand x-celerator intake, and a csu custom holley blow thru carb.

we built our own turbo kit for my car with an 80mm turbo, 50mm blow off valve, and 60mm wastegate.

her front and rear suspension have been all done up with tubular control arms, lakewood race shocks and struts, and coilover springs.

she also has a 2 speed automatic with a 4000 stall converter, custom aluminum driveshaft, and hurst shifter.

before the motor swap, she pulled 577 rwhp/530 tq and ran a 10.74 @ 125.50 (missed 4th gear!) with a 1.52 60'.

video of the 10.74 pass:

a complete list of current mods:

Engine:

4.125 bore race prepped DART 4 bolt main 363 cubic inch block
forged steel 4340 3.4" crankshaft (balanced to a 28oz imbalance)
4340 Forged H beam rods 5.315"
Clevite P rod/main bearings
Probe SRS 2618-t6 high alloy lightweight forged pistons
Speed Pro high performance moly rings
UPR solid motor mounts
ARP head studs
Trick Flow Track Heat heads
Trick Flow 1.6 roller rockers
Trick Flow chromemoly pushrods
CamMotion custom grind cam (dur: 234/228, lift: 564/560, lcs: 114, cl: 110)
Motorcraft lifters
Cloyes timing chain
Weiand X-celerator carb intake
Air intake temperature sensor
Felpro mls head gaskets
Milodon 7 qt oil pan
Milodon oil pickup
ARP oil pan bolts
Milodon steel dipstick
TransDapt oil filter remote mount kit
Romac lightweight balancer (SFI approved)
MSD distributor
MSD-6-BTM ignition
MSD Blaster 3 coil
MSD RPM module selector
MSD 2 step
Prostart'r Nippondenso style starter
Griffin aluminum radiator
Dual 11" cooling fans
Fabricated aluminum valve covers
Powermaster chrome alternator



Turbocharger & Induction:

Borg Warner S480 80mm turbo (1.10 A/R) by Majestic Turbo
Tial 50mm blow off valve
Tial 60mm wastegate
Hillman manual boost controller
Air-to-liquid intercooler
Cobra heat exchanger
Dual SPAL 5.2" fans (mounted to heat exchanger)
5 gallon fuel cell (mounted in trunk as water reservoir)
Bosch Cobra water pump



Fuel & Tuning:

#10 line from tank to regulator and back
CSU custom Holley 4150 carb (750 cfm)
Extreme Velocity carb hat & 1" spacer
Polished billet aluminum throttle bracket
Aeromotive A1000 carbureted bypass regulator
Aeromotive A1000 fuel pump
Glenn's Performance sumped gas tank



Exhaust:

BBK shorty headers
4" down pipe
4" Dynomax Bullet muffler
4" dump at passenger front wheel



Drivetrain:

Powerglide 2-speed automatic transmission with brake
SFI bellhousing
Deep, finned transmission pan
PTC 4000 stall converter
JW "the wheel" flexplate
Hurst pistol grip Quarterstick II shifter
Tranny cooler with fan
Polyurethane transmission mount
PST custom aluminum driveshaft
Driveshaft safety loop
Strange 33 spline axles with 5/8 studs
Strange clutch-type posi unit
Strange c-clip eliminators
Rear end shortened 1 inch on each side
Custom rear end bracing
3.27 gears
Granatelli rear end girdle
Line lock



Weight reduction & transfer:

QA1 tubular k member
Battery relocation (to trunk)



Suspension, wheels & tires:

Lakewood 90/10 front drag shocks
Lakewood 50/50 rear drag shocks
QA1 adjustable tubular control arms (front)
MMR front coil over conversion (14" full race kit)
Sub-frame connectors
Steeda caster/camber plates
Maximum Motorsports adjustable rear lower control arms
Steeda adjustable rear upper control arms
4 cylinder fox body rear springs
Steeda Bumpsteer kit
Flaming River manual steering rack
Energy Suspension bushings
Ford Motorsport 5 lug axle conversion
Billet Specialties Street Lite wheels (15x3.5 front, 15x8 rear with MT 275/50r15)



Interior:

Autometer air/fuel gauge
Autometer coolant temp gauge
Autometer oil pressure gauge
Autometer tachometer
Autometer speedometer
Autometer volt gauge
Automter fuel gauge
Digital air intake charge temp gauge
Autometer boost gauge
Autometer triple a-pillar gauge pod
Florida 5.0 instrument cluster
UPR billet power window and door lock switches
UPR billet A/C knobs



Exterior:

Kaenen Dominator hood with 4 inch cowl
Diamond clear headlights and corners
Shift light installed in cowl
Autometer fuel pressure gauge installed in cowl

aerospace brakes
roll cage