A Labor of Love
From Cutting Grass, to a quarter-mile pass
By Mike Harrington, Photography by Tony Kelly
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| Owner | Bryan Wilde |
| Vehicle | '56 Chevrolet |
| Engine | '73 454 big-block bored .030 over balanced and blueprinted, machined by Mancini Machine of Baltimore Maryland and built by Chris Duelley. estimated 500 hp at 6,500 rpm |
| Transmission | T-400 with a TCI torque converter |
| Rearend | 9-inch with Mark Moser Axels and 4:11 gears |
| Suspension |
| Front | Heidt's 2-inch drop spindles, pro shock coilovers and disk brakes |
| Rear | Springs are HAL coilover, brakes are 11-inch Ford drums and an S&W Ladder bar with coilover shocks |
| Wheels |
| Front | Boyds Vintage II 15X6, 3-inch backspacing |
| Rear | Boyds Vintage II 15X10, 3 1/4-inch backspacing |
| Tires |
| Front | BFGoodrich Radial TA & Drag Rails P215/65R15 |
| Rear | BFGoodrich Radial TA & Drag Rails P315/60r15 |
| Exterior | Danchuk grill, stock hood with Bird shaved, front and rear bumper by Bumper Boyz, Sikkens GM Indigo Blue and Mercedes Ivory paint by,Steve Lagana |
| Interior | Pontiac Sunbird Bucket Seats, covered in Soft Touch in Bone. Royal Blue carpet by Kings Auto Upholstery, Inc, and Dakota Digital gauges, topped with a Colorado Custom Steering Wheel |
| Stereo | Sony Xplod with a Kenwood amp and speakers |
By Mike Harrington
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