1933 Willy's Hot rod/ Street rod
Car has photos in three issues of “DRIVE” magazine.
Won AAA trophy at NHRA Museum car show for “Most Uninsurable Vehicle”.
Displayed in car corral at entrance to all 4 days of the NHRA Winternationals, 2017.
The building of this engine was featured in the February, 2009 issue of “CHEVY HIGH PERFORMANCE” Magazine. Complete article will be furnished upon request.
CAR DESCRIPTION
First registered in Arizona in August, 1933. Body has been extensively modified to resemble, and is licensed as a “sedan delivery”. Currently licensed as a “California Historical Vehicle”.
The 1933 Willys body rolled off the assembly line as a four door sedan. It has been chopped (roof lowered) 5 inches, and channeled (body lowered over the chassis) 4 inches. Six point roll bar built by Morse Performance, Burbank.
Weight: 2340 lbs.
Engine: Chevrolet 355 cubic inches, balanced and blueprinted, 8.9:1 compression ratio.
Camshaft: Chevrolet “Hot” roller cam
Lifters: Stock Chevrolet roller hydraulic
Heads: DART, Aluminum 72 cc combustion chambers
Comp Cams 1.6:1 stainless steel roller rocker arms.
Blower: Weiand 177, running roughly 2 to 1 ratio.
Carburetor: Holley 750 cfm “double pumper”, w/mechanical secondaries,
referenced to boost instead of vacuum.
Fuel Pump: 160 gallons per hour Mallory electric.
Transmission: General Motors Turbo 400 with “Transgo” internals. Built by “RacingTrans.com”, Sun Valley, CA
“Dice” 3500 RPM stall speed torque converter.
“B & M” racing shifter (w/reverse lock out).
Differential: “Moser”, Narrowed Ford 9”, 4:11 to 1 ratio, Limited Slip.
Rear Suspension: 4-link, Summit Coil over, double adjustable shocks.
Rear wheels Weld Racing, 15 inches diameter, 14 inches wide.
Rear tires, Mickey Thompson 31X18RX15 (18 inches wide), Drag Radials
Front wheels, Weld Racing 15 inch diameter, 4 inches wide.
Front tires, Mickey Thompson 26 x 6R15.
Front Suspension: 1933 Willys, but with modern Rack and Pinion Steering.
Mid-sized, 1980’s General Motors car front Disc Brakes. (New kingpins)
Best Quarter Mile Drag Race Time, after driving it to the track, with street tires, and with the baffles still in the zoomie headers: 11.74 seconds, 119 miles per hour. This car has only been raced once a year at the Antique Nationals, at the Auto Club Dragway in Fontana. This engine has only 15 runs down the quarter mile.
Recently added: Mickey Thompson Drag racing radial rear tires, and Water/Methanol injection system. Begins injection at 2 lbs. of boost, and progressively increases volume of methanol mixture until all in at 7 lbs. of boost. I believe it should now run in the low 11’s or high 10’s.
Car has a 6 point roll bar NHRA legal to 11.00 second ¼ mile time, and a 5 point racing harness good until June 2020.
Also included is an almost new set of Mickey Thompson Rear tires, 32X22RX15 (22 inches wide), and a set of ceramic coated street headers which are a little quieter than the zoomies.
