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.