Leroy
Joppa
Wisconsin,
USA.
1957
100-6
Engine: GM 454 Big Block
Trans: Turbo
350
Rear End: 1966 Jag XKE
The
Gray Ghost
| Engine Changes: Lunati( c ), cam rockers, Piston, total seal ring, Edelbrock manifold, custom stainless headers, and collector, 3” stainless pipe into 3” Edelbrock mufflers, electromotive crank triggered and programmable ignition, 25 qt. Cooling, custom expansion tank & overflow, Holley 4 bbl, Transmission has been machined for extra l plate with ratchet shifter & cooler. Chassis
changes: New 2x3 frame extended 6” and powder coated. Rear changes: Fabricated lower wishbone bearing boxes 2:70 cneter, P-275x15x60 tires, 4 adjustable coil-over shocks. Trunk changes: New stainless floor. 25 gal. Fabricated vertical aluminum fuel tank. Body changes: 10 gauge fabricated firewall with strut to frame, fabricated 2 piece tunnel, Miata adjustable seats. 2 7/8” stainless roll bar, rear fender widened 3” and extended 6”, radiused to clear tires, cowel induction hood, billet hinges. Misc. Changes: Dash face cut out & welded back into accept Stewart Warner gauges, Vintage air heater with 3 speed fan & defrost, 2 speed intermittent windshield wipers, tilt steering column, Borgeson U-joints, electronic directionals & flashers, car totally wired with marine relays, storable mini top, aft curtain and side windows. DRIVEN DAILY. To be painted and finished 2001. |



