Lots of new status below. Check out the RED items. Have a good read...

Our Alpine was purchased from a local (when we lived there) Huntsville, Alabama resident in late summer of 1997. He had purchased the car as a parts car for a project of his. It was in pretty bad shape which made it perfect for this project. I am building an Land Speed Racing car which may also see duty as an ET bracket car in drag racing..

Planned Modifications & Status:

1. Current status is that the car has been stripped and sand blasted. Big dings removed.
2. The old cross member has been removed.
   • Drive train:
     • Ford 9 inch differential, narrowed to 44 inches, flange to flange (Installed)
     • 3.89:1 gear set (Drags, Maxton, Bonneville checkout); 2.80:1 (Bonneville)(Installed)
     • Wilwood Disk Brakes (Installed)
     • Dutchman 33 spline axles (Installed)
     • Strange 33 Spline Spool (Installed)
     • 15 x 10 wheels, 6 inches backspacing (Installed)
     • NASCAR Speedway Tires Mounted, IInstalled
     • 1990 Ford AOD, B&M shift kit, bands, clutches (Old tranny was trash! Will purchase a new one from PA)
     • TCI 3000 RPM Stall Converter (Available)
     • Mayfield designed, Art Morrison Fabbed 4-link frame (Installed)
   • Engine
     • DSS 306 block, ARP 1/2 inch head studs: Short block rebuild completed
     • AFR 205 cc Aluminum Heads (SS 2.02I/1.60E) (Not purchased yet)
     • DSS Crank (Crank is .02 under rods, .01 under mains, chamfered oil holes) (Installed)
     • Ford FRPP Motorsport F303 Cam (installed)
     • Ford Hydraulic Roller Lifters (installed), Comp Cams Stainless Steel Roller Rockers (not purchased yet)
     • Ford SEFI with EEC -IV (A9P ECM) with tweecer and data logging, laptop control
     • Ford Rods, ARP rod bolts (installed)
     • DSS 8.5:1 forged pistons (installed)
     • Balanced (completed)
     • High Vol Melling Oil Pump (installed)
     • Dual Garrett T03 Turbochargers (Comp .60 trim, Exhaust 0.63 A/R), 15psig - 22psig (available)
     • Speed Pro damper (installed)
     • Custom headers for turbo (fabricated, available)
     • Canton Pan and Windage Tray, modified for turbo oil return (installed)
     • DSS Main Girdle and Windage Tray (installed)
     • Ford Dist with TFI (installed)
     • Edlebrock Torker II Modified for EFI (completed, looks pretty good!)
     • Home grown Turbo Boost Control (available)

   • Suspension changes
     • 15 x 5 Front Wheels, 15 x 10 Rear Wheels (Weld Pro Stars) (Installed)
     • Goodyear Front Runners Installed
     • Goodyear Nascar Speedway Tires, 27.6 dia (Bonneville) (Installed)
     • Diagonal locating Link (Panhard bar removed) (Installed)
     • New cross member (custom) p/o new frame (Installed)
     • New drive shaft safety loop welded into rear cross member (Installed)
     • Pinto Rack and pinion steering (Installed)
     • Art Morrison 3 Inch Stroke Race Struts and Wilwood Disc brakes (Installed)

   • Body Mods
     • Rear wheel tubs (Installed)
     • Roll Cage (designed it myself!) - (Mostly installed: 4 helmet bars to be welded in yet)
     • Lexan Wind Screen (completed)
     • Wheel base stretched to 90 inches (Complete)
     • Front air dam (complete, but some rework needed)
     • Aluminum Tonneau (Later)
     • Seat Bracket fabricated and seat (Installed)
     • New 16 gauge firewall fabricated and welded in (completed)
     • New removeable transmission hump (fabricated and installed)
     • Battery Box Mounted (gonna have to relocate this as I want to put the water tank in trunk)
     • Fuel Cell Mount Fabricated (Ready for final instl)
     • Parachute tow line mount (fabricated and installed)

   • Instrumentation & Wiring
     • Gage Panel Fabricated
     • Instrumentation Panel wired, car wiring yet to be done. Most of the wiring is finished awaiting only final connections when the real motor is installed.
       • Volt meter
       • Air/Fuel Meter
       • Tachometer wit shift light
       • Oil Pressure
       • Boost Pressure
       • Fuel Pressure
       • Water temp
       • Speedometer (0 - 300 mph!)
       • Master disconect Switch
       • Fuse Panel
       • Light Switch for rear tail lights
       • Ignition Switch
       • Fuel Pump Switch
       • Water Pump Switch

     Lots of other fab and installations have taken place: those little details which always seem to jump up and bite you! I fabricated the remainder of the turbo piping from the twin turbos to the throtle body bonnet, made a dual MAF manifold for intake air to the turbos (only one MAFS is hooked up to the computer), plumbed in the fire bottles with 2 nozzles pointing at the headers, one multi-discharge angle nozzle at the fuel rail area, and 2 nozzles from a BIG 10 pound bottle to spray on the driver. A parachute release system was designed, fabricated and installed. Brackets for the fire bottle releases were designed, fabricated and installed. A new trunk cross member was designed, fabricated and installed: this carries the battery box and 10 gallon water tank. The water tank plumbing was completed. An alternator mounting bracket was designed, fabricated and installed. I decided to use water injection to cool the air charge and combustion products, so that system was designed, fabricated and installed.
     

   • The engine modifications with the turbos are expected to produce about 650 HP (sea level) at 15psig. I want to ultimately have the car run in the 8's, which I think is do-able. And to exceed 203.792 mph on the salt.

   • The paint scheme will be Carnival Red or Porche Guardsman Red. Update! The car was painted a Ford red color on the exterior, Grabber Blue in the engine compartment and cockpit, and artic white in the trunk. (Red, White, and Blue). I have put the graphics on the car as well: A half sunburst on the trunk sith Grabber Blue "Spirit of Sunbeam" incorporated; crossed British and American Flags on the hood; 1542 C/BFMS for the door numbers and Bonneveille car class/engine size; a tribute to Sir Henry Segrave on the left rear fender; and thanks to all who have supported and helped on the right rear fender.

   • I will post additional pictures and status as work progresses.