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The Details
Randy Gillis' '66 Hertz ShelbyEngine
- Hi-Po 289-based 331ci stroker
- 4.030-inch bore
- 3.25-inch stroke
- Eagle forged crankshaft
- 5.315-inch Carrillo rods
- Edelbrock Victor Jr. heads, 2.05/1.60
- Del West titanium valves, retainers, and locks
- Steve Long Racing Cams solid roller, 264/272 at 0.050, 0.700/0.675-inch lift
- Ford Racing timing belt drive
- Pro Power 1.7:1 stainless steel roller rockers
- 1967 Ford Trans-Am dual-quad intake
- 1968 Ford SK-numbered Holleys, 720 cfm each
- 1966 Ford GT40 tach-drive distributor
- MSD 7AL2
- 1968 Ford Trans-Am mechanical fuel pump and Stewart Warner 240A electric pump
Transmission
- Original C4 automatic w/PA internals
- Winters reverse manual valvebody
- Munsinger 8-inch torque converter, 5,500-rpm stall
Rearend
- Original 9-inch housing, nodular iron center
- Ford 31-spline A/FX axles
- Detroit Locker differential
- Richmond 5.29 gears, lightened
Exhaust
- Custom headers by Randy Miller (Miller's Custom Headers), featuring 1 3/4-inch primaries with 3 1/2-inch collectors, metallic ceramic coated.
Suspension
- Front: Stock coil springs, sway bar removed, 1965-dated Cure-Ride 90/10 shocks, as used on factory Shelby GT350 drag cars
- Rear: Modified Chrysler Super Stock leaf springs, Original Koni shocks, Original Shelby over-ride traction bars
Brakes
- Front: Disc, Ford experimental aluminum four-piston calipers with titanium pistons
- Rear: Original Shelby drums
Wheels
- Front: PS Engineering 15x4-inch or Magnum 500 14x6-inch
- Rear: PS Engineering 15x8-inch or Magnum 500 15x7-inch
Tires
- Front: Goodyear 26x4.5-15 front-runners, or Goodyear 6.95-14 Blue Streaks
- Rear: Goodyear 29x10.0-15 slicks, or Nitto P275/60DR15 drag radials
Interior
- Original GT350 with added factory radio and heater deletes and fiberglass rear shelf (rear seat delete), five-point AutoPower rollbar
Exterior
- Original sheetmetal, resprayed in Wimbledon White by Mascar Body and Paint
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