Vehicle Description
This is not your usual '68 Dart Super Stock clone. At only 5 lbs of
boost, this engine makes over 650 RWHP on pump gas, has a fully
auto 727, 3.91 gears and a SureGrip, and drives quite well, given
its potential for violent acceleration. It started with a very
solid Southern body, stripped it to an empty shell, and began a
meticulous restoration. The interior is classic Super Stock Dart,
with window regulators removed, Super Stock seats and brackets
added, and rear seat removed in favor of a metal divider panel.
Custom-made the roll cage, but since this car was never really
intended to see a lot of track time, it was designed for
comfortable operation and ease of entrance and exit. As the photos
depict, everything about this car is extraordinarily well done, and
no corners were cut. And while the body is laser-straight, and the
Mercedes silver pearl paint is outstanding, the engine may be this
car's most unique feature. It is a 504" Stage 3 Keith Black
aluminum block with fully-ported raised-exhaust port blower heads,
originally built by Dick Landy Industries, and repaired/refreshed
by them in 1996.It sat in its original shipping crate until 2010,
when it was purchased it for this build. Lot of mods to the
engine's cooling passages to get it to cool on the street.
Installed a smaller cam (spec'd by Rich Nedbal), slowed the blower
down, and removed the alcohol Dominators in favor of gasoline 950s.
The rest of the engine is exactly as it left DLI. It idles good at
850 RPM, but pulls strong to 7, 00. With a shift-kitted auto valve
body and high-upshift governor, the car drives good with no
banging, but would be faster with a manual valve body that would
let it use the engine's full range. As it sets, with a little
traction, this car will easily run in the 10s. And that is with the
big 10/71 blower, extremely under-driven to produce less than 5 lbs
of boost to accommodate pump gas and to reduce inlet temperatures
while driving.Guaranteed; wherever you take this car, there will
NOT be another one like it!!!
