1969 Chevrolet Kingswood Wagon

This is a FUN car.

This car started life as a mundane 350 two-barrel powered family car.  Since then, the car was completely disassembled, all doors and glass removed, and repainted in a proper shade of 1969 Butternut Yellow.  The car was carefully reassembled with an awesome mix of original parts and hard-core go-fast parts.  This car is clean and crisp and tight, and the 46K miles shown on the odometer may be original. 

The car is powered by a late 454 4-bolt block, fitted with an Eagle crank, Eagle rods, and JE pistons that combine to make 470 cubic inches.  A solid roller camshaft with .242*/248* @ .050" lift moves the 2.25" intake valves in the max-ported 990 cylinder heads.  An Edelbrock manifold mounts a Dominator carburetor, modified with an eye for street use by the Carburetor Shop.  Coated 1 7/8" Hedman headers feed 3" full-length pipes with an X-style crossover, designed and installed by NRC Race Cars.  The car has 13:1 compression and runs exclusively on race fuel, and the motor spins eagerly to 7200 RPM.  A custom Performance Distributors HEI provides the spark, and a BeCool radiator with twin fans try their best to keep things cool.

Recent upgrades include a Hughes-built fully automatic TH400, activated by the original column shifter.  A custom 10" converter provides the compromise between streetability and wheel stands.  The 4.0" aluminum driveshaft is kept in place by a B-body-specific driveshaft safety loop (Metco Motorsports PN MDL1400).  The 12-bolt axle houses 4.10 gears, a WaveTrac differential, and 35-spline axles.  Shock absorbers are from Bilstein, and the front sway is bushed in polygraphite.  A modern fast-ratio power steering box helps correct when the car gets squirrely.

This car has been raced extensively, and will lift both front wheels from a dig on 275/60 MT drag radials.  And despite weighing 4400 lbs, the car runs deep into the 11’s, with the potential for much more.