Facts Box
Morris Clement
Gurnee, Illinois
Kirkham 427 Sc Roadster (Kmp 259)
www.Kirkhammotorsports.com
| CHASSIS |
| Frame: | Kirkham stainless steel/ |
| frame modifications Morris |
| Clement & Chassis Services |
| Unlimited, Waukegan, IL |
| Wheelbase: | 90 inches |
| Rearend: | Kirkham/Quaiffe differential with |
| cooler, filter, and pump |
| Rear Suspension: | Kirkham Aluminum modified by |
| Morris Clement & CSU with |
| 3/4-inch rear anti-roll bar. |
| Front Suspension: | Kirkham steel lower control |
| arms/ aluminum upper control |
| arms/ modified by Morris & CSU |
| with 1.25-inch anti-roll bar |
| Shocks: | Penske 8100 double adjustable/ |
| remote reservoir valves to |
| GT-1 specs |
| Rear Brakes: | Wilwood/ normal front brakes |
| moved to the rear. 12x1.25-inch |
| rotors |
| Front Brakes: | Wilwood Grand National six- |
| piston fronts, 13x1.25-inch |
| rotors |
| Brake Lines: | 316 stainless steel/Aeroquip -3 |
| Master Cylinder: | Tilton 76 series 7/8-inch and |
| 1-inch |
| Steering: | Appleton rack-and-pinion/ |
| | power steering |
| Front Wheel | |
| Make & Size: | BBS 18x9.5-inch Center Lock |
| Rear Wheel | |
| Make & Size: | BBS 18x12-inch Center Lock |
| Front Tire Make & Size: | Hoosier 275x35x18-inch |
| Rear Tire Make & Size: | Hoosier 335x30x18-inch |
| BODY |
| Paint: | Body-brushed aluminum |
| Paint: | Red stripes |
| Windshield/Glass: | Kirkham, special made in |
| Poland/Lexan smoked |
| Rollbar: | Stainless steel, additional |
| re-enforcement welded in |
| chassis by CSU |
| Bumpers: | Tow hoops for track |
| Lights: | Standard 7-inch |
| Mirrors: | Convex center mirror |
| shortened to windshield |
| height |
| Emblems and Trim: | Kirkham |
| Fuel System: | 4 pump re-circulating system |
| Fuel Tank: | Fuel Safe customized by |
| Morris Design for |
| banked ovals |
| INTERIOR |
| Gauges: | Auto Meter |
| Wiring: | Kirkham |
| Steering Wheel: | Kirkham |
| Seating: | Kirkey vintage seat with |
| molded foam for driver |
| Upholstery: | Kirkham |
| Material: | Leather passenger seat and |
| wool carpet for |
| non-flammable |
| DRIVETRAIN |
| Engine Brand: | Kinetic Racing Engines |
| (kineticracingengines.com) |
| built the engine with: Moldex |
| crankshaft, Carrillo rods, |
| Edelbrock Victor aluminum |
| heads and intake manifold, |
| titanium valves |
| Engine Type: | Shelby 427ci aluminum |
| bored, stroked, and built to |
| 496ci by Kinetic |
| Water Pump: | Edelbrock |
| Radiator: | Kirkham |
| Air Cleaner: | CSU custom-made for a |
| Dominator 1080-cfm |
| carburetor |
| Ignition: | MSD 6AL |
| Headers: | Kirkham |
| Exhaust System: | Burns stainless steel |
| Transmission Type: | TKO 600 |
| Driveshaft: | Denny's Driveshaft |
| Shifter: | Hurst |
| Battery: | Optima (2), 6 volts each |
| Engines Brackets: | Chassis Services Unlimited |
| ACCESSORIES |
| Chassis: | Chassis completely |
| reinforced with 316 Stainless |
| tubes. 1/4-inch lower torsional |
| plates added to the bottom |
| of the frame for torsional |
| rigidity. Door bars and |
| additional Petty Bar frame |
| tubing in the passenger |
| compartment and rollbar to |
| chassis reinforcement. |
| Aerodynamics: | Rear wing made by Fabcar |
| Racing, Indianapolis. Rear |
| wing support structure, front |
| air dam and splitter made by |
| Chassis Services Unlimited, |
| Waukegan, IL. Bottom plates |
| and mounting structure on |
| frame made by CSU. |
| Power Steering: | Special rack-and-pinion |
| made by Appleton Rack-and- |
| Pinion. Power steering |
| brackets on FE motor by CSU. |
| Dry Sump: | Dry sump tank from Kirkham. |
| Dry sump pump and system |
| from Aviad Racing. |
| Fire Suppression: | Safecraft 5-pound |
| suppression system in engine |
| bay and trunk for fuel |
| system-automatically |
| squirts if fire sensed. Hand- |
| held extinguisher in cockpit. |
| Clutch: | McLeod Twin Plate 8.25-inch |
| competition clutch/flywheel, |
| Tilton hydraulic throwout |
| bearing |
| Pumps & Cooler: | Weldon oil pumps for the |
| transmission and rearend, |
| B&M Coolers with fans to cool |
| rear differential and |
| transmission |
| Brake Ducts: | Chassis Services Unlimited |
| Chassis Setup: | Bump steered and camber |
| gain, instant centers, roll |
| centers and weight jacked |
| and analysis done by |
| Morris Clement |
| Hoodscoop: | CSU to accommodate the |
| Dominator Carb and custom |
| CSU air filter |
| Driver Door: | Kirkham in Poland |
| Hoses: | All Aeroquip and silicone hose |
| for durability on the track |
| Assembled: | Car was completely |
| disassembled, fabricated, and |
| reassembled by |
| Morris Clement. |