Boss 302 in final mockup before...
Boss 302 in final mockup before heading for header and exhaust work (stainless steel of course)
So what do you do when you have an honest to goodness G-code '70 Boss 302, but you got a hankerin' for better power, handling, and braking, but you don't want to drill a single hole in your Boss-Oh-2? Well, you start writing checks for a bunch of custom work!
While in Indy recently, we stopped by DVS Restorations to check in on our pal Dave Stribling to discuss our '68 project, since Dave is a wizard when it comes to modular engine swaps in classic Mustangs. So we found it strange for Dave to be working on, of all things, a pushrod project. But Dave has a little secret, he's a card carrying Mustang Melvin and really digs the rare stuff, so he was immediately drawn to this customer's project.
Currently in the final mock-up stage before everything gets torn down for final polishing, powder coating, and painting, the Boss features a Kenne Bell 2.8L blower perched on top of a 363 cube all-aluminum Cleveland. This insane small-block, which is expected to break 1,000 hp on the juice, features coil-on-plug (no distributor), liquid-to-air intercooler, dual throttle bodies, EFI, direct-port nitrous, and dry sump oiling (did we mention they found room to hang an A/C compressor and it all fits under the stock shaker assembly?). A G-force-built T56 six-speed with McLeod bell and twin disc clutch backs up the monster mill.
The Boss rolls on one-off 17-inch Minilites custom-made for the project and rolling stock is Goodyear's famous F1 GS-D3. Wheels are 17x10 out back and 17x8 up front with Stainless Steel Brakes visible through the wheel spokes. Inside are '05 Thunderbird seats, custom rollcage, and more, all mounted via existing mounting points on the body. We'll be following more of this project later in the year, so stay tuned to see how DVS handled all these installation hurdles.
 950hp (1100 on nitrous), twin...  950hp (1100 on nitrous), twin throttle bodies, Kenny Bell 2.8l blower, fuel injected, nitrous, coil on plug, distributorless ignition, all aluminum small block Ford with Blue thunder heads. And it all fits under the hood. |  Custom made 4 bar rear suspension...  Custom made 4 bar rear suspension does not add any holes to the chassis. Stainless Steel Brake Corp Force Ten brakes on all four corners. |  Custom made roll cage runs...  Custom made roll cage runs through drain holes in floorpan and does not destroy the chassis. Seats are from an '04 Thunderbird. |
 The car as they got it. Full...  The car as they got it. Full of bondo. |  Small block in mockup ready...  Small block in mockup ready for the dyno. Dry sump oil pump is hanging off the front. |  G-force Transmissions set...  G-force Transmissions set us up with a bullet proof T-56 6 speed transmission. Bell housing is the modular unit from Mcleod. |
 Kenny Bell 2.8L supercharger...  Kenny Bell 2.8L supercharger with early front snout. 98 lbs. injectors with fuel rails. |  DVS had to fabricate their...  DVS had to fabricate their own custom supercharger crank pulley to fit the 8 groove belt to the small block Ford. |  Gauge cluster mocked up with...  Gauge cluster mocked up with two additional gauges. 200 mph speedo. |
 Exoskeleton taking shape....  Exoskeleton taking shape. They took advantage of every hole Ford left in the chassis to mount this bad boy and keep things straight. |  Chassis strengthening being...  Chassis strengthening being fit to the car.This runs the entire length of the car and runs to the inner roll cage. |  Roll bar exits through the...  Roll bar exits through the drain holes in the floor pan and ties to the sub frame connectors. |