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1951 Mercury Custom - Lead Sled's Revenge
Facts Box
Ted Dzus
West Islip, New York
'51 Mercury Custom | CHASSIS | | Frame: | 2x3" tube by S&W Race Cars (Spring City, PA) | | Wheelbase: | 118" | | Rearend: | fabricated 9" Ford by S&W, Detroit Locker dif ferential, Strange Engineering axles and third member, 4.10:1 ratio | | Rear Suspension: | ladder bar w/diagonal link, Air Ride Technologies | | Rear Brakes: | Wilwood 11" discs | | Front Suspension: | tubular upper and lower control arms, Air Ride Technologies | | Front Brakes: | Wilwood 11" discs | | Steering: | Flaming River rack-and- pinion, power assist | | Front Wheel: | American Racing Torq- Thrust II, 15x6 | | Rear Wheel: | American Racing Torq- Thrust II, 15x14 | | Front Tire: | Hoosier Pro Street radial, 26.0x7.50 | | Rear Tire: | Hoosier Pro Street radial, 31.0x18.50 | | ENGINE & TRANS | | Make: | Chevrolet Gen VI 4-bolt main cylinder block | | Crankshaft: | Eagle 4340 steel, 4.250- inch stroke | | Connecting rods: | Manley 4340 steel H-beam, 6.385" long | | Oiling: | Moroso 8-quart pan, high- volume oil pump | | Pistons: | Wiseco forged, 8.5:1 com pression ratio, HD wrist pins, Total Seal ring pack | | Camshaft: | COMP Cams hydraulic blower grind | | Water Pump: | CSI electric | | Radiator: | AFCO aluminum, dual pull-through electric fans, Evans coolant | | Alternator: | MSD | | Heads: | Edelbrock Victor, 112cc combustion chambers, 320cc intake ports, 2.25/1.90 intake and exhaust valves | | Induction: | Edelbrock Victor single- plane intake manifold, BG Demon 1090-cfm carbure tor, King Sumo gerotor fuel pump, Vortech V-7 (Race M) supercharger, air-to-liquid intercooler, Goodridge fuel (and water) lines, 20-gallon fuel cell | | Air cleaner: | conical | | Ignition: | MSD Pro Billet distributor, 6AL box, Boost Timing Master, boost retard switch, Moroso wires | | Headers: | Hedman Hedders U-weld 2 1/8-inch tubing fabricat ed by Mike Ingrossio at MI Performance (West Babylon, NY). HPC coat ed. | | Mufflers: | Spin Tech 3" exhaust pipes and mufflers adapt ed by MI Performance | | Transmission: | ATI Turbo 400, ATI torque converter | | Shifter: | ratchet type | | Trans Mods: | reverse valve body, Gear Vendors overdrive | | BODY | | Manufacturer: | no longer in business | | Body Mods: | Top chopped 3", fiberglass body channeled over frame | | Body Work: | Extensive straightening of original fiberglass by Joe Rupert at Higbie Collision (West Islip, NY); high- mount brake light, dire ctional signals, marker lights, and LED applica tions by Watson's Street Works (Bozrah, CT) | | Paint Type: | PPG Ford school bus yel low (straight from can) | | Painter: | Joe Rupert (West Islip, NY) | | INTERIOR | | Gauges: | Auto Meter carbon fiber | | Wiring: | Painless Wiring | | Steering Wheel: | Lecarra, Flaming River column | | Seating: | Wise Guys bucket seats, no rear seat | | Upholsterer: | Phoenix Upholstery (Franklin Square, NY) | | Material: | Leather |
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