This '74 Custom Firebird has been highly
upgraded/modified!:
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New GM Fast Burn 385 V8 crate
motor ( 385 h.p. / 385 lb./ft. torque ) just run in.
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GM Proform Black crinkle - finish
dress up kit
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New Holley 750 cfm. Double pumper
carb , with Speed Flow braided hoses and aero couplings
and fuel meter.
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New fuel tank and sender unit
; custom made copper fuel lines ; new Holley mechanical
fuel pump.
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New Ceramic coated headers by
Doug , linked to Flowmaster American Thunder 2.5 inch
exhaust , with Flowmaster s/steel tips
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New Tremec TKO 600 5- speed gearbox
– just run in.
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New McLeod 168 tooth flywheel
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New McLeod 11 ½ inch clutch
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New Inland Empire driveshaft
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New BeCool aluminium rad. / BeCool
hexagonal rad cap / BeCool twin 11`` electric fans
with thermostats / Moroso aluminium recirculating
can.
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New SSBC 4 wheel disc brake conversion
with red calipers. ( 11 in. drilled and slotted discs
) . New master cylinder and servo, with balancing
valve. Custom made copper brake lines.
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Lokar handbrake conversion –
now located on transmission tunnel.
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Front suspension : Hotchkis springs
( plus Eibach springs as spares ) ; Edelbrock Performer
shocks ; Fatman Fabrications tubular wishbones with
PST all polyurethane bushings and PST tie rod ends
; Hotchkis 1 1/8in front swaybar.
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Rear suspension : New OER multileaf
springs ; Monroe air shocks ; Hotchkis 7/8in rear
swaybar ; Competition Engineering Slide-a-Link adjustable
traction bars ; Competition Engineering subframe connectors
with new polyurethane subframe bushings. ( A set of
Global West Category 5 multileaf springs – still
boxed - with spherical bearings that allow the springs
to lean , are available at extra cost . )
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New Goodyear Eagle 2 tyres front
and rear. Custom made alloy hub centres.
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Interior : New Leather seats to
original stitching by Baldassare of Bedford –
black with red piping ; new carpet set ; Mountney
walnut steering wheel ; Hurst shifter with golf ball
knob ; custom made shifter boot. New parcel shelf
and rear sail panels.
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Autometer `Cobalt` dash mounted
tacho w/. shiftlight. New pedal set. New seat belts.
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Wiring : Completely rewired with
Painless GM Muscle car loom , specific to the year.
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Exterior : '73 Bullnose recently fitted - still to be painted!
