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You Say You Wish You Had A Little More Power?? Thinking About Installing A Bored-Out Z24, Or Maybe Something Really Radical Like A "Killer B" Rotary Or V-Something??? Well, How Does 7.4 Liters
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| When Robb Duarte Fired Up His 510 Dragster Pictured Here, It Sounded Like It Ought To Be Sitting On A Runway Not In His Driveway In Suburban Concord ..."And That's Through The Mufflers" He Said. Those Stacks Poking Through The Hood Lead To A Fuel-Injected Big Block Chevy 468 Which Puts Out Over 850 Hp "... On Gas, Maybe 1100 With Nitrous." Pumped Out Through A Ford 9"Racing Rear End And 14 inch (Yes, Wide) Slicks That Yield Quarter-Mile In The Low 8 Seconds
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Zero To Sixty? "Oh, One Second, Maybe Less, It Comes Up Pretty Fast |
| By Now You're Asking Yourself Just How Much Original 510 Is Left In This Beast??? Frankly There's Not Much Beyond What You Can See From The Outside. It Began As An Unassuming 1970 2-Door Which Rob Pulled From The Junk Yard One Step, The Rumor Goes, Ahead Of Kurt Farry). Cutting All Around The Bottom And Inside, He Built A Tube Frame To Hold The Body Up. | |
| If It Looks A Little Long In The Front, That's Because The Hood And Fenders Have Been Stretched 4-Inches, With Splices From Another Set Of Panels, To Cover The Longer Wheel Base It's Very Low, Just Over The 3-Inch Minimum Clearance Required By NHRA. "I Need Ramps To Get Over The Bump At The End Of The Driveway, So It Doesn't Get Out On The Street Much" It Is However "Street-Legal". Or Was, Anyway, Until The Registration Ran Out. Robb Left In The Lights, Horn, Etc. So He Could Race It As Such, But I Think He'd Be Really Tough Time
Get It Smogged. Not To Mention Explaining It To Curious Law Enforcement Officials, Who Probably Be Numerous.
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Door Panels, Transmission Housing And Most Of Interior Is Made From Aluminum |
| So, What Does A Guy Who Builds A Monster Like This Drive To Work?? Would You Believe A Morris Minor?? No, Not A Mini Not Enough Room Under The Hood.... For A V-8! The Ultimate Stealth Hot Rod, His Black Minor Has A Full Tube Frame, A Small-Block Chevy Pumped Up By Twin Garrett Turbo's, And A Purpose-Built Race Suspension. Luckily, It's Still Up On Blocks Getting More "Final Touches", But I Shudder To Think What Might Do In The Wrong Hands In, Say E-Mod. Getting Back To The 510, As Any Of You Who Saw His Ad Know, It Can Be Yours If You're Willing To Part
With A Little Cash. A Serious Amount, Actually, About 16 Thousand, But It Comes With A Trailer, Spare Engine, Etc. It's Twice, Twice, Maybe, What A Credible Circle-Track Racer Would Run You, But We're Talking Major Uniqueness, Competitiveness, And All The Attention-Getting You Can Stand. It's Been Published, Too, In Popular Hot Rodding (5/89) And Street Machine, An Australian Magazine. Speaking Of Which, Robb Say's He Has Some Serious Interest From the Aussies In Buying The Car, So If You Crazy Enough To Really Want It, Give Him A Call Soon At (510)XXX-XXXX He's Also Got A Nice
Fiberglas Hood And Some Left Over Parts You Can Probably Get For A Good Price. Just Another Bizarre And Wonderful Feature Of The Mysterious East Bay ... Land Of The 510 (Area Code)
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Notice: The Extra Long Front Fenders. The Front Of The Car Actually Had To Be Lengthened To Accommodate The Larger Engine
Check Those Back Tires And Wheelie Bars! Parachute In The Back Helps Stop Car After Quarter Mile Runs In Low 8 Seconds
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By Ross Bogen
