1986 Chevrolet Flame Big Block Rat Rod Race Van on 2040-cars
Coatesville, Pennsylvania, United States
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Regretfully listing my 1986 Chevrolet G10/G20 Van. Started with a spotless 90k chassis and began the build. Started by having the frame and body media blasted and then resprayed with respective undercoating and 2 stage base clear uni black urethane with clear coat. Hand laid flames. Chassis has a custom ladder bar rear suspension setup to handle the 600+hp. Narrowed 9" rear with 4.10 gears to fit the mini tub slicks in the rear. For the engine I chose a good 454 big block bottom end and had the entire motor built @ Spyder Prep Racing Heads of Coatesville, PA. They hot tanked the entire block, magna fluxed it for any cracks or other issues, painted the block and then proceeded with final assembly. 454 stock bore was increased .060 over to 4.310 final bore and installed custom spec high compression pistons along with a hydraulic Roller Cam, Mobile Port Heads and Manifolds, Holley 800 Double Pumper, 468 Stroker crank with a final stroke of 4". For the trans I sourced a brand new GM Turbo 400 big block trans and had it built to handle 600 hp with a shift kit. The suspension is a custom coil over suspension with a rear eaton posi differential. Weld Wheels in polished aluminum. Tires have decent tread but are 7 years old and could use replaced as they are becoming hard. Upgraded Camaro front disc brakes.
Full Custom Roll Bar install to compliment and work with the tubbed rear. Motor on a conservative pump gas tune made 613 whp and over 670 lb ft of torque. To say this van is insane is an understatement. The van is currently registered and insured and driven in PA. It is emissions exempt for me as I drive it less than 2000 miles a year. Please consult your states inspection laws for safety and emission equipment. |
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