Chassis

• Custom mild steel tubing by owner, Dave Rudisell and “Dragster” John Vidricks

Wheelbase

• 115 inches

Rear Suspension

• Competition Engineering ladder bar using QA1 coil-over rear shock absorbers

Rearend

• Moser Engineering 4.56:1 geared Ford 9-inch

Rear Brakes

• GM metric

Wheelie Bars

• Modified Competition Engineering

Front Suspension

• Owner-fabricated straight axle equipped with Chevrolet spindles
• QA1 coil-over shock absorbers and GM metric front disc brakes using a Corvette master cylinder

Steering

• Homemade

Wheels

• 15×4.5-inch American Racing Torq Thrust, front
• 15×12-inch Ansen aluminum slotted mags, rear

Tires

• 15×5-inch Firestone 500, front
• 32x13x15-inch Mickey Thompson, rear

Engine

• Dart 434-ci small-block Chevrolet

Machining

• Woody’s Automotive Machine Shop, Thorntown, IN

Crankshaft

• Howard’s

Connecting Rods

• Callies

Pistons

• 15:1 compression JE Forged-aluminum with .020 over chrome-moly piston rings

Engine Bearings

• Clevite 77

Camshaft

• Crane cam and kit

Oil Pump

• Melling high volume

Oil Pan/Oil

• Moroso circulating Pennzoil 50W high performance racing oil

Timing Chain

• Cloyes

Engine Fasteners

• ARP

Cylinder Heads

• CNC-ported AFR 2.150-inch-diameter titanium by Manley and 1.650-inch-diameter Brodix exhaust
• K-Motion valve springs
• Jesel shaft rockers

Intake

• Brodix two-piece

Carburetor

• Quick Fuel Technologies

Ignition

• MSD 85551 with MSD HVC II coil, box and wires firing NGK spark plugs

Exhaust

• Sanderson fender well headers

Cooling

• Be Cool aluminum racing radiator

Transmission

• Manual body COAN TH400, 6,000-rpm stall speed convertor with B&M ratchet shifter

Driveshaft

• 7-inch custom-fabricated by Indiana Driveline, Schererville, IN

Body Modifications

• Reverse-tilt hood, rear wheel wells cut out by Auto Care Body Shop, Crowne Point, IN

Paint

• House of Kolor Candy Apple Red and Gold by Auto Care Body Shop

Lettering and Graphics

• TJ’s Signs & Awards, Watseka, IL

Interior

• Eight-point roll cage
• Red Plexiglas side windows
• JAZ Products twin racing buckets
• Auto Meter gauges and Race Quip safety harnesses

Weight

• 1,050 pounds

Top Speed

• 113 mph

Low Elapsed Time

• 10.59

Crew

• Judy Shervino, Tom Shervino, Dave Rudisell and John Vidricks