'64 Ford Galaxie NASCAR Replica
Engine
Type: 428 Super Cobra Jet hybrid
Block: 428, cylinders bored 0.050 to 4.180 inches
Oiling: Speed-Pro high-volume oil pump, 51/48-inch oil pickup tube, 428 CJ windage tray, enlarged (8-quart) FE oil pan
Crankshaft: 428 CJ cast-steel, stock 3.98-inch strokeConnecting Rods: 6.58-inch-long 400M small-block, (stock 428 rods are 6.48), Clevite bearingsPistons: Speed-Pro 11.0:1 forged aluminum with plasma-moly ringsCylinder Heads: '64 Ford, ported, 68cc chambers, ARP bolt kit, M/T aluminum valve covers with Smokey Yunick-style breathersValves: Stewn 2.19/1.72-inch stainless steelCamshaft: Lunati hydraulic flat tappet, 0.500/0.500 lift, 250/265 duration at 0.050Timing Set: Ford Racing roller chainValvetrain: Dove 1.77:1 aluminum roller rockers, double springs, titanium retainers, and 31/48-inch pushrods by LunatiInduction: Offenhauser aluminum dual-quad manifold, dual Carter 750-cfm four-barrel carburetors, handmade aluminum NASCAR-style air cleaner with K&N 16x3 filterIgnition: MSD 6AL, Pro Billet distributor, Blaster II coil, Taylor 8mm wiresExhaust: Modified Hooker Super Competition headers, handmade 211/42-inch X-pipe, Apple racing mufflers, side-exit extractorsCooling: Edelbrock aluminum water pump, stock clutch fan and radiatorPower: 550 hp, 610 lb-ft of torque (engine dyno)Built By: Seved Karlsson of Cobra Engine Service, Sunne, Sweden
Drivetrain
Transmission: Ford toploader four-speed
Clutch: Zoom 1111/42-inch clutch, Hays pressure plate, Lakewood steel bellhousing, McLeod hydraulic throwout bearing
Rear Axle: Ford 9-inch, 3.00:1 or 3.50:1 ratio, NASCAR-style bracing on housing, differential oil cooler, 28-spline axleshafts
Driveshaft: '64 Galaxie, dual safety loops, differential cooler drive pulley
Chassis
Frame: Stock framerails with rewelded seams, exhaust outlets routed through framerails
Front Suspension: '72 Ford Thunderbird spindles, reinforced A-arms, adjustable antiroll bar, high-rate 750-pound coil springs, Teflon bushings
Rear Suspension: De-arched leaf springs, longitudinal axle dampers
Shocks: Twin Koni gas shocks per wheel as per vintage NASCAR
Steering: '85 Opel power steering pump (to clear reworked headers)
Brakes: '72 Thunderbird front disc brakes, reinforced 11-inch rear drum brakes
Wheels & Tires
Wheels: 15x811/42 stamped-steel
Tires: General XP2000 255/70-15. PLEASE CONTACT US FOR FURTHER DETAILS AND A FULL SET OF IMAGES. LOCATED IN FRANCE.
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