1975 Ford Cortina SBC TURBO Chevy V8 355ci 5.8 Drag Car Pro Street Hot Rod
For Sale on eBay1975 Ford Cortina SBC TURBO Chevy V8 355ci 5.8 Drag Car Pro Street Hot Rod
The text describes the characteristics of a car that is being sold, a Ford Cortina MK3 Bakkie, and the reason for the sale, to turbocharge the LS1-powered BMW M3 EVO. The car is a rust-free South African import that was built from the ground up in the UK, and it has been magazine featured (Street Machine) pre-turbo. The engine is a small-block Chevy 350 (355) with 4-bolt mains machined to plus 30 thou (355 ci) 5.8-litre V8, brand new Holley 850 DP Sniper EFI system, brand new Holley Sniper Digital MSD ignition system, Holley touch screen, Holley Terminator, new VS Racing rollerball bearing turbo, 550+ bhp @ 15psi, wheel-spinning on the dyno mapped by John Sleath Race Cars Ltd Doncaster, 4psi on the streets running low 11s, and @ 15psi at the strip should be in the 9s. The transmission is a TH400 auto, 10” 3500RPM high stall converter, TCI HD flex plate ARP bolts, and a B&M Pro Stick shifter. It has a full custom stainless exhaust system, 3-inch system with Flowmaster rear box, and a modified Cortina chassis using 3mm plate steel to upgrade front engine motor mounts, sleeved front cross-member mounts, and a rear chassis notched and extra cross-members added for strength with added 3mm steel plate and chrome molly round tube. The car has a Bosch fuel pump, Torques boost regulated fuel pressure reg, -8 AN black fittings with black -8 braided fuel lines, -6 black return fuel lines to Jez 10-gallon fuel cell in the pickup bed encased with in the roll cage. The brakes are Cortina servo master cylinder, roll stop/line lock, front Wildwood alloy 4-pot caliper kit with 285mm vented disc inc stainless braided hoses, and rear Curries Enterprises Ford 9” disc kit. The rear axle has Curries Enterprises Ford 9” axle, inc Curries heavy-duty 3rd member fitted with 4.11 gears and spool, LSD, and Strange streets 33-spline drive shafts. The car has a Jaz bucket seat and RSA Race Safety SFI approved 3” 5 point harness (black).